The Color style allows users to adjust how they work with color during appliqué steps. There are three styles: Keep Color, PES Card (Traditional) and User Defined.
Use Keep Color to conserve thread changes by combining like colored Top Stitch and next position placement stitches. This will allow the machine to stitch the finishing stitch of the piece and the placement stitch of the next piece (if the same color) without having to start the machine again.
For traditional stops after each section, you may select the PES Card option from the Color type list. This selection may be necessary depending on your machine, particularly if you use PE-Design / Palette or similar to write a PES card for your machine.
The User Defined lets you use any color you want.