The double Claro is the lightest colored cigar. This cigar is also slightly green due to the retained chlorophyll in the tobacco. This cigar is however almost flavorless and significantly dry. Next in line is the Claro–a tad bit darker with a slight yellowish tan. This is because the tobacco used in this cigar was grown in the shade and the cigar is very light, smooth and delicate. The Colorado Claro is clearly brown; not too brown but a very noticeable and clearly distinctive brown nonetheless. Then comes the Colorado which is a darker shade of brown but with a noticeable touch of red to it, although this red may be absent in some cigars. The Colorado is quite aromatic and spicy, with a slight nutty flavor infused into it, and more often than not, is medium bodied.
Next are the really darker ones. Comparing the following three with the first three would show you just how much of a color difference there is. The Colorado Maduro is a darker shade of virgin brown–no red or green in it–just brown. The Maduro is black or a very dark brown and the Oscuro is very, very black; sometimes known as the double Maduro. Both the Maduro and the Oscuro are full-bodied and rich.
The lighter the wrapper, the drier and lighter it would be with the darker ones more full-bodied and sweeter.