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Colors in Shetland Sheep

White | Greys to Black | Browns

Shetland wool comes in one of the widest ranges of colors of any breed... While this web page is still a work in progress, we hope to have examples of each color illustrated.  Please check in again, soon, to see our progress!

White

Greys to Black (listed from light to dark)

Light Grey

Grey

Emsket - dusky bluish-grey

Shaela - dark steely-grey, like black frost

Black

Browns (listed from light to dark)

Musket - light greyish-brown

Fawn

Mioget - light moorit (yellowish-brown)

Moorit - shades between fawn and dark reddish brown

Dark Brown

 

 
 
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