This read-create PolicerColorMode object specifies whether the Policer operates in color-aware or color-blind mode. An administrator sets color-aware mode when pre-existing color markings from an upstream device should be honored and only re-marked downward, versus color-blind mode where the policer ignores any incoming marking and evaluates every frame fresh. For example, a policer placed after another policer in a chain would typically be set to color-aware so it does not promote already-yellow-marked traffic back to green.