What is the current situation? Were you growing these plants under lights set for a long day and then changed to fewer hours/natural light? This occurred on some of my 3/4 poncirus hybrids. Change in day length appeared to turn plants dormant. Poncirus leaves frequently turn color before they fall.
Yeah the coloring is an autumn sign, it could have been from the light schedule, but at this stage with the leaves grown (during/after rooting) they would have been outside I think. But likely I kept them shaded more than usual because they were young cuttings.