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1949 COLOR CLASSIFICATION

GALLERY OVERVIEW

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WHITE SELF, code= W1

W1	‘Admiral Nimitz’ (1942) TB	‘Anne Marie Berthier (1939) TB	‘Arctic' (1941) TB	‘Cherry Jubilee' (1941) TB	‘Florentina' (1500) TB

WHITE PLICATA, code = W2

W2	‘Advance Guard’ (1945) TB	‘Azurite' (1959) TB	‘Benton Bluejohn’ (1945) TB	‘Blue Shimmer'(1941) TB	‘Dotted Swiss'(1956) TB

WHITE BITONE, code = W3

W3		‘Bright Hour’ (1949) TB	‘Brising’ (1949) TB

WHITE BICOLOR W4

W4		‘Alpine Meadow’ (1965) TB	‘Amas’ (1885) TB	‘Arc Above’ (1964) TB	‘Brokers Tip’ (1964) TB	‘Baby's Bonnet’ (1954) TB

WHITE BLEND W5

W5		‘Apple Valley’ (1958) TB	‘Arctic Blush’ (1958) TB

VIOLET SELF Vi

V1	‘Dr Wanlass’ (1942) TB	‘Amethyst Flame’ (1942) TB	‘Black Castle’ (1942) TB

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OFFICIAL IRIS COLOR CLASSIFICATION , 1949 REVISION

COLOR PATTERN

Predominant and governing color	Selfs	Plicatas	Bitones	Bicolors	Blends
Blue	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5
Green	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5
Black (Niger)	N1	N2	N3	N4	N5
Orange	O1	O2	O3	O4	O5
Red	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5
Violet	V1	V2	V3	V4	V5
White	W1	W2	W3	W4	W5
Yellow	Y1	Y2	Y3	Y4	Y5

The background color of the standards determines the color classification. Two color symbols used together designate a mixed color effect; e.g., VB for violet-blue; OR for orange-red. Letters placed after the color symbol means: P.pale; L.light; D. deep or dark; F. full.