Table 2.

CIE color parameters of the grains and flour of newly developed wheat genotypes grown in the Western Himalayas.

Variety	Color profile of wheat kernel					Color profile of wheat flour
	L *	a *	b *	Chroma	Hue	L *	a *	b *	Chroma	Hue
KWQ-21-1	39.74 ± 0.05E	8.85 ± 0.02F	20.15 ± 0.02H	21.89 ± 0.03I	66.21 ± 0.05C	73.45 ± 0.41D	3.31 ± 0.04B	10.44 ± 0.05G	10.98 ± 0.05G	71.90 ± 0.04G
KWQ-21-2	42.72 ± 0.08D	9.33 ± 0.03E	21.53 ± 0.05G	23.45 ± 0.05H	66.69 ± 0.05B	66.83 ± 0.57G	2.87 ± 0.02D	12.62 ± 0.09D	12.82 ± 0.05D	76.77 ± 0.06A
KWQ-21-3	39.72 ± 0.11E	10.55 ± 0.03AB	21.52 ± 0.02G	23.85 ± 0.02G	63.88 ± 0.06F	79.25 ± 0.05B	3.53 ± 0.05A	13.08 ± 0.05B	13.55 ± 0.05B	76.39 ± 0.02B
KWQ-21-4	43.83 ± 0.08C	10.36 ± 0.03C	23.25 ± 0.04E	25.45 ± 0.04E	65.84 ± 0.05D	67.96 ± 0.11F	3.01 ± 0.03CD	11.49 ± 0.05F	11.77 ± 0.06F	75.32 ± 0.05D
SKW 374	45.13 ± 0.05AB	10.71 ± 0.04A	24.15 ± 0.02C	26.51 ± 0.02C	66.11 ± 0.04CD	72.50 ± 0.08E	3.15 ± 0.03BC	12.12 ± 0.06E	12.51 ± 0.05E	75.61 ± 0.04C
KWQ-21-6	44.32 ± 0.03BC	10.36 ± 0.03C	21.50 ± 0.03G	23.75 ± 0.05G	64.32 ± 0.05E	79.13 ± 0.07B	3.48 ± 0.05A	13.17 ± 0.05B	13.62 ± 0.05B	75.26 ± 0.06D
KWQ-21-7	45.14 ± 0.60AB	9.56 ± 0.03D	22.63 ± 0.02F	24.60 ± 0.02F	67.22 ± 0.05A	78.92 ± 0.04B	3.31 ± 0.08B	12.69 ± 0.07CD	13.14 ± 0.05C	74.85 ± 0.07E
Shalimar Wheat-2	45.32 ± 0.08AB	10.56 ± 0.03AB	25.13 ± 0.05B	27.17 ± 0.05B	67.13 ± 0.05A	74.89 ± 0.05C	3.16 ± 0.05BC	13.12 ± 0.05B	13.58 ± 0.05B	76.45 ± 0.08B
SKW 357	43.52 ± 0.05CD	10.45 ± 0.03BC	23.76 ± 0.05D	25.84 ± 0.05D	66.31 ± 0.06C	80.16 ± 0.06A	3.54 ± 0.07A	12.80 ± 0.08C	13.28 ± 0.05C	74.42 ± 0.03F
Shalimar Wheat-3	45.89 ± 0.05A	10.59 ± 0.02AB	25.34 ± 0.03A	27.49 ± 0.04A	67.29 ± 0.05A	78.62 ± 0.05B	3.50 ± 0.05A	15.03 ± 0.05A	15.43 ± 0.05A	76.86 ± 0.05A

Data are presented as the mean ± SD. Means with different superscripts in columns differ significantly (p ≤ 0.05). n = 3.