If it was reasonably priced, I would definitely buy that snake, I'm a sucker for reduced patterns! That snake looks like one of the 'prettier' browned out pastels IMO. Get it if you like it. As for the het, you could always prove it out if you really want to know.
Also, I've never seen a plain old pastel not brown out, even the high end lines, it has to have some other gene added to keep it bright.