Distribution in U − V vs. V − J (left panel) and SSFR vs. M_* (right panel) for the parent LEGA-C sample (small dots) and for the silver (empty symbols) and high-S/N golden samples (filled symbols). In the left panel, galaxies are distinguished into Q (magenta) and SF (blue) based on their distance from the star-forming MS, our default classification (i.e. Q galaxies lie below the dashed line in the right panel). In the right panel, red/blue symbols identify Q/SF galaxies according to their location in the UVJ plane (left and right of the dashed line in the right panel, respectively).