Landsat 5-7

RGB Vegetation Urban Soil Ice, snow, Water

clouds
432 Shades of red Cyan blue Dark to light White/light
(Standard  Darker: healthies -light blue brown cyan
false  Lighter: for densely
composite) grassland/sparsely populated?
vegetated areas
321 Green  Sparsely vegetated areas: Not as good 
(Natural  Light green: as 451/432
color) Recently cleared  Vegetation type: Not as 451
field  Shallow water from soil: Not as 753
 Brown/yellow:
Unhealthy
vegetation
742  Bright green: Pink: barrens
Healthy vegetation soil
 Olive green to Highlighted in
bright green: multitude of
Forest colors: sand,
 Light green: Grass soil, mineral
land (eg. light (striking
green spots in city: imagery in
park, golf course) desert)
 Brown/orange:
Sparsely vegetated
area
 Orange: Dry
vegetation

451  Shades or red, White, cyan, Green/Brown Dark:

brown, orange, gray Bright blue: Clear/deep
yellow: Healthy Recently water
vegetation clearcut areas Shades of
 Reddish: new lighter blue:
vegetation growth shallow or
(sparse grassland) water with
sediment
453 (Land  Greater precision of inland lakes/streams
water  Brown, green, orange: vegetation type & condition
boundaries)  Show moisture difference: analysis of soil & vegetation condition
 Wetter soil darker
753  Dark & light green  white,  Sand, soil,  Dark  Black/dark
gray, mineral: blue: blue:
cyan, variety of snow, water
purple colors ice  Shallow
 flooded
area:
appear
gray &
difficult to
distinguish
in 321; but
here it’s
dark
blue/black
 well
defined
coast lines
and
highlighted
sources of
water
within the
image
543 (like  bright green:   mauve  
451) healthy vegetation
 for agricultural
studies
541 (like  Like 742, bright    
742) green: healthy
vegetation
 Better for
agricultural studies
754  Coastline & shores    
 Blue: vegetation
 745 make
vegetation green
531  Display    
topographic
textures
 731 display
differences in rock
types