Examples of the color development in silver cats

black silver tabby: dark / medium / pale / shaded / chinchilla
red silver tabby: dark / medium / pale / shaded / shell
black silver torbie: dark / medium / pale / shaded / chinchilla

black silver tabby (dark)


black silver tabby (medium)


black silver tabby (pale)


black silver shaded


black silver chinchilla
For me it's only chinchilla if the body is already "white" (pale) at birth. If the kitten is darker on body at birth and get's pale later, it's pale shaded, like e.g.

black silver chinchilla white

blue silver chinchilla white

red silver tabby (dark)


red silver tabby (medium)


red silver tabby (pale)


red silver shaded


red silver shell


black silver torbie (dark)


black silver torbie (medium)


black silver torbie (pale)


black silver torbie shaded


black silver torbie chinchilla
For me it's only chinchilla if the body is already "white" (pale) at birth. If the kitten is darker on body at birth and get's pale later, it's pale shaded.