Iris' color/pattern

[wellingtoncats]

From the Shaded Silver Persian/Exotic Standard

"Tipping must be at least ‘5mm’ in depth. Shading of the appropriate
colour to appear up the back of hocks.
Tarnished silver on some areas of the face while undesirable should not militate against and otherwise outstanding
exhibit, as this can be an expression of the agouti gene in shaded silvers.
NB: Colour of the Shaded silver must be very light underneath shading to silver as it rises, tipping preferably not being less
than “5mm”, giving an overall impression of soft pewter, in contrast to the sparkling appearance of the Chinchilla"

Source: Persian [http://www.nzcf.com/breeds/sop/Persian.pdf]

 

[goldenkitty45]

So would you say a shaded has alternating bands like agouti or are the tabby markings of a shaded tabby the one causing the banding?

 

[northernglow]

I'm not sure if I understood the question correctly, but the difference between shaded tabby and a 'regular' shaded is the amount of banded hairs. If They have lots of them, you can see the pattern and then you can call them a shaded tabby. I have confused myself.

Here is a link, does it make any sense?

 

[goldenkitty45]

I'm getting confused now too

I always thought that tabbies (no matter what kind) had banded hairs to create the effect. Shaded was just two colors (white on the bottom, and the rest of the hair shaft is one solid color) - there is no alternating banding.

Maybe we need to call for HELP????