Colours
Tawny Ruddy or Usual Somali
- The Tawny coat is a ruddy brown (burnt sienna), ticked with various shades of darker brown or black; the extreme outer tip to be the darkest, with orange-brown undercoat.
- The tail is tipped with black.
- The underside and inside of legs to be a tint that harmonises with the main colour.
- The nose leather is tile red.
- The paw pads are black or brown, with black between the toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.
Cinnamon or Sorrel Somali
- The Cinnamon coat is a rich, warm, glowing red, ticked with chocolate brown, the extreme outer tip to be dark, with red undercoat.
- Tail is tipped with chocolate brown.
- The underside and inside of legs to be a tint that harmonises with the main colour.
- The nose leather is rosy pink.
- The paw pads are pink with chocolate brown between the toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.
Blue Somali
- The Blue coat is a warm beige, ticked with various shades of slate blue, the extreme outer tip to be the darkest, with blush beige undercoat.
- Tail tipped with slate blue.
- The underside and inside of legs to be a tint that harmonises with the main colour.
- The nose leather is old rose.
- The paw pads are mauve with slate blue between the toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.
Fawn Somali
- The Fawn coat is a warm rose-beige, ticked with light cocoa brown, the extreme outer tip to be darkest, with blush-beige undercoat.
- Tail tipped with light cocoa brown.
- The underside and inside of legs to be a tint that harmonises with the main colour.
- The nose leather is salmon.
- The paw pads are pink with light cocoa brown between the toes, extending slightly beyond the paws.
