It is primarily a pale leaf green color with large red eyes.
He noted that the change in leaf color was "based primarily on the length of the day."
The leaf color is dark green, with new growth brilliant red, or orange in spring.
The leaf colors change from the normal green to different shades of reddish-brown, to dark brown.
The leaf color is medium green, turning yellow to orange in the fall.
The leaf color is bright green, turning yellow, then brilliant red, in autumn.
Japanese maples vary in leaf color according to the variety.
Planting in full sun aids the leaf color to develop.
The leaf color of a particular shrub is not going to get any better with the years after planting.
Just look at the leaf colour all along the bank there.