11 MAIN SHETLAND COLOURS PLUS *INTERMEDIATE COLOURS
By Linda Wendelboe
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Click on "Mod Colours" below to see more details of these * colours.

Fleece colours in Ag sheep are a mix of light and dark fibres.  Fleece colours in Aa sheep are primarily fibres of one colour.  Each colour name can be applied to a range of colours and there will probably be some overlap or a transition zone between colours.  Click on  MORE to go to a page with more examples of that colour.  Warm Black is used as a colour name instead of Shetland Black in order to avoid confusion with the true black colour that is also found in Shetlands.  A number of breeders have contributed pictures for these colour pages.  Thanks to all of you who sent your photos in.

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COLOUR NAME	FLEECE COLOUR	RGB COLOUR VALUE
White (Genetically Awt)   MORE WHITE
Light Grey (Genetically Ag and BB, a mix of light and black fibres)
Grey  (Genetically Ag and BB, a mix of light and black fibres)   MORE AG GREYS
Emsket - dusky bluish-grey (May be genetically Ag with BB which would be a mix of light and dark fibres, may also be found in the Katmoget pattern, a third genetic possibility is a light modified black - AaAaBB and MmMm - where all of the fibres are one colour )
Shaela - dark steely-grey, like black frost (Genetically may be Ag with a mix of light and dark colours or perhaps a modified black - AaAa, BB and Mm - which would have fibres of one darker but not quite black colour)
*Charcoal/Pewter - colour that corresponds to mioget but in the black tones; may be very similar to  Shaela or Emsket, but with more of a brown overtone (Genetically likely a modified black - AaAa, BB and MmMm)		~119/100/77 to 210/190/168
Black (Genetically AaAaBB) MORE BLACKS AND WARM BLACKS		0/0/0 to 30/30/30
*Warm Black (might also be called Shetland Black) (Genetically AaAaBB, may be the result of AaAaBBBb; some warm blacks may be carrying Mm)
Musket - light greyish-brown (Genetically Ag and BbBb, a mix of light and brown fibres)   MORE MUSKET
Mioget - lightest brown tone (honey toned, yellowish-brown) (Genetically likely AaAaBbBb and modified - MmMm)		~255/173/77 to 255/223/168
Fawn (Genetically likely AaAaBbBb and carrying the modifier Mm)		~255/155/77 to 255/173/77
*Light Moorit (Genetically AaAaBbBb, some light moorits may be carrying the Mm modifier)
Moorit - shades from fawn to dark reddish brown (Genetically AaAaBbBb) MORE MOORITS		~74/45/0 to 149/80/47
Dark Brown  (May be the result of a number of genotypes; can be caused by AaAaBBBbMm) MORE DARK BROWNS		~74/50/0
© Linda Wendelboe 31/10/05

There are also many shades between these examples.  Click on the colour names to see more examples.  The SSS also has a web page with examples of fleece colours:  Shetland Sheep Society Fleece Colour Page
 

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