Bleaching
Examples
Basics
• Be careful that bleaching does not have the same "cloudy edges" effect that fading does.
• Bleaching may not have holes/freckles erased into it like roan. It must be a solid blanket.
• In your ketucari's genotype, bleaching is denoted by the letters "nBl" (heterozygous) or "BlBl" (homozygous).
• In its heterozygous form, bleaching has a pass rate of 50%. Homozygous bleaching has a 75% pass rate.
Color
Bleaching must be a lighter and less saturated tone of the base coat. It is never white. Saturation of bleaching shouldn't go into the gray range unless the ketucari is charcoal, pewter or axanthic.
This is in an example of incorrect bleaching. Notice that, although the color is a lighter shade of the base, it is more saturated. Bleaching should always be slightly more desaturated than the base.
Range
Since bleaching can appear anywhere on the body, there is no minimum range diagram for it. It may not cover more than 50% of the body or less than 10%.
Interaction with Other Markings
• All markings can be layered under or over bleaching.
• Bleaching may be slightly transparent when placed over other markings, slightly altering their color like below.
• When bleaching and the vibrant gene are present in the same ketucari, bleaching can have a slight hue shift as seen in these two ketucari. Be careful not to make the hue shift too drastic!
Fading, Silvering, and Bleaching: A Comparison
Accents
Here are some small accents you can add to your designs to make them more unique!
• Bleaching may have a subtle gradient, like below. 