White

White Fleece is either pure white or may have very light tan or pale apricot shade (a result of pheomelanin) either in patches or evenly distributed across the fleece which usually fades to white before the lamb is6 months old. No traces of regular brown or black fibers.

Light Grey

A mix of white/black fiber which as a blend, appear to be shades of silvery grey to almost white with trace black fibers

Grey

A mix of white/black fiber which as a blend appear to be shades of med grey

Emsket

Dusky bluish grey in all fibers, (not a blend of white and black) varies from a brownish charcoal grey to blue grey

Shaela

Dark steely-grey, like black frost

Black

Jet black to shades of warm or off black, tips may fade to dark brown

Musket

Light grayish-brown - A mix of white/brown fibers which as a blend appear to be shades from soft brown to cream with trace brown fibers

Fawn

Dark honey brown or shades of medium to dark taupe

Mioget

Light moorit (yellowish-brown) Pale honey brown or shades of very light taupe, often with golden tones and occasionally with a pinkish cast

Moorit

Wide range of shades of brown between fawn and dark reddish brown, tips may fade to pale yellowish brown

Dark Brown

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Very deep brown, tips may fade to dark rust, lamb appears to be black at birth

Bersugget

 

Irregular patches of different colors; variegated.

Bielset

Having a complete circular band of different color around neck.

Bioget

With white back and darker sides and belly, or conversely

Blaeget

Having a lighter shade on the outer part of the wool fiber, especially in moorit and dark brown sheep.

Blaget

White with irregular dark patches resembling ground partly snow covered.

 

Blettet

With white spots on nose and top of head.

Bleset

Dark colored with white stripe down the forehead, or conversely.

Brandet

Having stripes of another color across body.

Bronget

Dark colored with light-colored breast, or conversely

Flecket

White with large black or brown patches (not as well defined as in Jacob sheep).

Fronet

Black-spotted with white head and black spots around eyes.

Gulmoget

Having light under parts with dark-colored body; opposite of katmoget.

Ilget

White with spots of a different color (usually grey or black).

Iset

Dark colored with many white fibers giving bluish hue from a distance.

Katmoget

Having a light colored body with dark belly and legs, and moget facial markings.

Katmollet

Having light-colored nose and jaws.

Kraiget

Having neck of different color from rest of body.

Kranset

Dark colored with white around eyes and neck.

Krunet

Dark colored with white patch on top of head

Marlit

Various shades of different colors, mottled.

Moget

Characteristic dark and light patches around mouth, eyes, and ears.

Mirkface

White with dark patches on face. 

Mullit

White with dark nose and jaws, or conversely,

Sholmet

Of any color, other than white, with a white face.

Skeget

Stripes of different colors on sides.

Smirslet

Dark colored with white around the mouth, head or neck

Sokket

With legs of a different color from that of the body.

Sponget

Dark colored with small white spots, or conversely.

Snaelit

Light-colored with snow-white face.

Yuglet

Having color around eyes different from remainder of body