Colour Colour range Pfund scale (mm) Mid range absorbance at 560 nm Water White Very light colour 8.0 or less 0.0945 Extra White Darker than water white 9-17 0.189 White Darker than extra white 18-34 0.378 Extra Light Amber Darker than white 35-50 0.595 Light Amber Darker than extra light amber 51-85 1.389 Amber Darker than light amber 86-114 1.39-3.008 Dark Amber Darker than amber in colour 114 >3.1 Sources: Biochrom Partners in Science, USDA (1985).

Table 2: Classification of honey samples based on colour absorbance at 560 nm.