The pigment in a scale rarely changes color completely in ball pythons. It may turn a lighter or darker shade but usually not a completely different color. There are exceptions to every rule keep in mind. My point is that if a hatchling bee has a significant number of darker colored scaled peppering the yellow, than it will most likely be a darker "browned out" bee as an adult. The reason is simply because as an adult the scales are much larger and therefore much more noticeable. Think about it like the pixels in your computer's paint program. If you were to paint a solid yellow background and then use the spray can to spray one short burst of brown, the brown would not be very noticeale because the brown pixels would be so small. But if you were to then zoom in 100X on the area with the brown pixels, all of the sudden the overall picture would start to look more brown because the brown pixels are now larger and therefore catching your attention more easily. If you take a close up look at the scales of the bee, or any morph, it will give you a better idea of what it will look like as an adult. If you notice alot of scales that aren't yellow mixed in among the yellow scales, then chances are that the snake will not hold its color well. If you find a bee with minimal dark "flecking" through the yellow, then chances are you will be happy with the way the snake looks as an adult. BUT if you are super turned off by "browning out" than I suggest you spend the money on a super like you thinking, they are amazing looking animals!! I hope this little analogy helps.