Correct Coloring

Self Varieties
Color	Surface Color	Undercolor	Eye Color	Faults	Ring Color (agouti only)
Black	Jet Black	dark slate-blue	Brown	faded color, white hairs, light undercolor	N/A
Blue	Dark Blue	medium blue	Blue-gray	faded color, white hairs, light undercolor	N/A
Chocolate	rick chocolate	dove-gray	Brown	faded color, white hairs, light undercolor	N/A
Lilac	dove-gray w/pinkish tint	pale dove-gray	Blue-gray	faded color, white hairs	N/A
BEW	Pure White	pure white	Bright Blue	creamy, yellow, or stained fur	N/A
REW	Pure white	Pure white	ruby red pupil w/lighter pink iris	creamy, yellow, stained fur	N/A
Shaded Varieties
Color	Surface Color	Undercolor	Eye Color	Faults	Ring Color (agouti only)
Sable Point	creamy body color	creamy white	Brown	streaks, blotches, smut, white hairs	N/A
Siamese Sable	lighter sepia on side,chest, belly, inside of legs & underside of tail. Darker face color	slightly lighter than surface color	Brown	streaks, blotches, too light/too dark, white hairs or darker color loin	N/A
Siamese Smoke Pearl	rich smoke grey, fading to a pearl dray. Dark face color	slightly lighter than surface color	Blue-Grey	poor blending, too light/too dark, white hairs or lack of darker loin	N/A
Agouti Varieties
Color	Surface Color	Undercolor	Eye Color	Faults	Ring Color (agouti only)
Chestnut	top & sides-light brown ticked with jet black;	dark slate-blue	Brown	too light or too dark; wrong int. band(orange) or undercolor	dark slate blue/light brown/orange/light brown/jet black
Chinchilla	top & sides-pearl white ticked w/ jet black	dark slate-blue	Brown	too light/too dark; brown patches; brownish tinge; lack of black ear lacing	dark slate-blue/dark grey/pearl white/black
lynx	top & sides-lilac & fawn	off-white	Blue-gray	lacking lilac; lack of distinct int. band (fawn)	off-white/fawn/lilac/fawn
Opal	top & sides-blue & fawn	medium slate-blue	Blue-grey	light surface, intermediary band or undercolor	medium slate-blue/fawn/blue/fawn
Squirrel	top & sides-blue & white	medium slate-blue	Blue-grey	too light or too dark, brown patches or extreme bluish tinge to ring color	medium slate-blue/white/white/blue
Tan Pattern color is judged according to surface color (see above) for blue, chocolate, lilac, smoke pearl and siamese sables
AOV Varieties
Color	Surface Color	Undercolor	Eye Color	Faults	Ring Color (agouti only)
Fawn	creamy orange color	off-white	Blue-grey	smutty color of blue or lilac ear lacing	N/A
Himalayan	Pure white	Pure White	ruby red pupil w/lighter pink iris	light,faded,indistinct markings, white hairs scattered in markings	N/A
Orange	bright orange	off-white	Brown	smutty color or black or blue ear lacing	N/A
Steel	Black w/ light brown ticking	dark slate-blue	Brown	absence of ticking; ring color on back	NONE on back
Tortoise Shell	rusty orange blending to grey black	Blueish-white	Brown	too light or too dark; light underside of tail; white belly or tail	N/A