Human hair color account for all possible shades of brown, blond, or red (for example, platinum blond versus dark blond/light brown), nor does it explain why hair color sometimes darkens as a person ages. Several gene pairs control the light versus dark hair color in a cumulative effect. A person's genotype for a multifactorial trait can interact with the environment to produce varying phenotypes (see quantitative trait locus). Natural hair color can be brown, blond, black, red, or white; all natural hair colors including grey, white and lightest blond, are shades of brown. The Fischer–Saller scale, named after Eugen Fischer and , is
Verity and the Shades Verity and the Shades Verity and The Shades is a music group from Cape Town, South Africa. Verity and The Shades have been performing throughout South Africa since 2004. Their music style is a fusion of pop, rock and township genres. The band is composed of Verity from Zimbabwe singing vocals, Tony Paco from Mozambique on drums, Nelson Malela from Congo on keyboards & Helder Gonzaga from Mozambique on bass. Verity and the Shades have performed at the following festivals and concerts: Up The Creek; Levis Vintage Sundays; Kirstenbosch Winter Concerts; Women's Show; Artscape Theatre Centre; V&A Waterfront Bandstand; Standard