This one is beautiful... I dont see it as paler or washed out but more colorful, at least in the picture. there is certainly a range if color that is acceptable within the standard. My main objections are to ones called partridge that "just show up" for some mixed breeding that dont have the required penciling or that look almost totally red or so dark that the pattern is not obvious and might just be leakage and not partridge at all. You might try going to this link and reading the standard for the color and taking pictures you find and seeing how these pictures match up to your idea of how the standard is written. Sometimes hard from pics but I think it help define your own personal understanding. The standards are always going to be interpreted differently by people. http://farmgirly.com/apa-partridge-standard-of-perfection/
