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Deep tipping; little to no base color | Deeper tipping; 50% tipping, 50% base | Silver tipped; 25% tipping, 74% base | Slight tipping; 10% tipped 90% base | No tipping, all base color; some sheen |
Registering Organization | Points | Description |
ACFA | 20 Color |
Guard hairs silver tipped giving coat lustrous appearance. |
CCA | 20 Color |
Guard hairs shade to a silvery blue tip giving the coat its lustrous appearance. |
CFA | 20 Color |
Guard hairs distinctly silver-tipped giving the cat a silvery sheen or lustrous appearance. A definite contrast should be noted between ground color and tipping. |
FIFe | 10 Color |
Blue-grey coat, even and clear, with a distinct silver sheen. Medium blue-grey with a silver sheen preferred. |
GCCF | 15 Color |
Clear blue and even throughout with a distinct silvery sheen. Medium blue is preferred. The coat must be blue to the roots, which may be fractionally lighter in tone, and the hairs must show no banding or silver tipping although there may be absence of pigment at the tip. |
TICA | 20 Color |
Even bright blue throughout. Deeper
tipping preferred making the cat appear lighter in color. Guard
hairs tipped with silver, with deeper tipping preferred. This
silver tipping is not due to the action of the Inhibitor (silver)
gene. Ghost tabby markings permitted on kittens.
General Description: Of a medium blue color with silver tipping of the guard hairs, the coat reflects light, giving a silvery sheen to the fur. Silver-tipped guard hairs should contrast against solid blue ground color when hair is stroked against the grain. The coat is an even bright blue throughout, with deeper tipping preferred making the cat appear lighter in color. |