I also get the confusion.

I went to a show not so long ago and am always amazed at the variance of pastels. I see some that I would not immediately think they even were.

But upon closer inspection, it is a pastel, just a really muddy one.

Same with seeing some that look better than a few supers that are kicking around.

Early on I picked the best pastel I could find and paid the extra $$ for a male. Haven't regretted it for a minute.

Bruce