BLACK….Deep, solid & carrying well down to the skin, with a Blue under colour, the deeper the better. Free from any white hairs & mealy or flecking. Eyes dark hazel.
BLUE…. Deep, solid, slate blue, colour to carry well down to the skin. Blue under colour, the deeper the better. Free from white hairs & flecked or mealy coat. Eyes dark blue.
STEEL…. Dark steel grey merging to pale slate blue under colour. Interspersed with black guard hairs. The medium bright & evenly ticked shade is the one to aim for, the extreme tips of the fur tipped with steel blue or grey. The mixture to carry well down the sides, flanks & hind feet. Belly colour will be a lighter shade varying with the top colour. Upper part of tail to match the body colour, underside to tone with the belly colour. Ears to match body. Eyes deep hazel.
CHOCOLATE…. Deep, solid dark chocolate, carrying well down to the skin. Under colour to match the top colour as near as possible. The deeper the under colour the better the top colour will appear. To be free from white hairs & mealiness. Eyes hazel, the deeper the better.
YELLOW…. An even shade of yellow on ears, cheeks, back & upper part of tail, to be carried well down the sides, flanks & hind feet. Ideally free from chinchillation with no eye circles. Belly colour can be a lighter shade, toning with the top colour. Under tail to tone with the belly colour. Eyes hazel.
BROWN GREY…. Slate blue at the base followed by a band of yellowy orange then a black line, finishing by light or nut brown tips to the fur. The whole interspersed by black guard hairs. That is the impression you get when the fur is parted. The general impression should be light or nut brown on ears, cheeks, body, hind feet & top of tail, the whole ticked with black hairs. Belly colour & eye circles (small as possible) bright straw colour. A lighter shade permissible under the tail. Eyes hazel, the deeper the better.
PALE GREY…. Top colour biscuit, carrying well down & merging into pale slate at the base. The whole interspersed with black ticking. The general impression should be biscuit ticked with black on ears, cheeks, body & top of tail. Belly colour white with pale slate under colour. Eye circles white but non-existent or as small as possible. Body colour should be present on hind feet. Under side of tail white. Eyes hazel. TORTOISESHELL…. An even shade of orange top colour to carry well down & shading off to a lighter colour to the skin. Ears, belly & under the tail blue-black. Cheeks & hind quarters ( flanks) shaded or toned with blue-black. Eyes hazel the deeper the better.
