There are a lot of choices when you are considering wood deck. Remember that freshly cut cedar contains a color range from the light brown all the way to salmon pink. When the cedar is untreated, it will commonly change colors to silver gray as then will make its way to dark, dark brown. Grades are used to determine the levels of grades. These are, A, B, C, and D.
Commonly available, wood decking is available in most of the lumber outlets in a range of grades and dimensions for any of your decking use. The wood is separated with tags to be stapled at the ends of the pieces to determine its use. Often you will see the labels, above ground and ground contact.