Related Clues:

• Less green, say
• More yellow, but not yet brown, say
• More ready to eat
• More harvest-ready
• Redder, perhaps
• Closer to being edible
• Less green, maybe
• Closer to being ready to pick
• Readier for picking
• Less green, as a banana
• Like a yellow banana vis-à-vis a green one
• More mellow, as a fruit