| Coat Colour | Hairs are tipped with the appropriate colour with a narrow silver-white band at the roots, which can be seen only on parting the hair. Undercoat silver-white. In repose the cat appears to be solid coloured, but in motion the silver-white undercoat is clearly visible. The cats are silvery around the eyes and have silvery frown markings. Frill and ear tufts are silver-white. A smoke cat without ghost tabby markings is preferred. |
| Remarks | A smoke cat is a cat of contrast. Often kittens have some marks or reverse contrast, which usually disappear with the development of the kitten. |
| SEMS code | Nose leather / Paw pads |
| ns Black smoke / black tipped | black or seal |
| as Blue smoke / blue/grey tipped | blue-grey |
| bs Chocolate smoke / chocolate tipped | milk-chocolate/ cinnamon to milk chocolate |
| cs Lilac smoke /lilac tipped with a slightly pinkish tone | lavander-pink |
| ds Red smoke / red tipped | pink |
| es Creme smoke /creme tipped | pink |
| os Cinnamon smoke / warm cinnamon-brown tipped | cinnamon-brown/ cinnamon-brown to pinkish brown |
| ps Fawn smoke / warm beige fawn (beige-buff) tipped | pinkish fawn |
| fs Black tortie smoke /colour of tipping as for f | as for f |
| gs Blue tortie smoke / colour of tipping as for g | as for g |
| hs Chocolate tortie smoke /colour of tipping as for h | as for h |
| js Lilac tortie smoke /colour of tipping as for j | as for j |
| qs Cinnamon tortie smoke /colour of tipping as for q | as for q |
| rs Fawn tortie smoke /colour of tipping as for r | as for q |
| Coat Colour | Hairs are tipped with the appropriate colour. Tipping as even as possible. Tipping shading down from the back to the flanks and lighter on the front of the legs. The coat on the head, ears, back, flanks and upper side of the tail must be tipped with colour. Chin, ear tufts, chest and belly, inside of the legs and underside of the tail must be without tipping. |
| Eye/Nose rims | Eyes and nose leather outlined with the colour of the tipping, an even, distinct nose/eye rim is preferred. |
| Remarks | This description applies to all Shaded/Shell varieties. |