Colors By Gene - How to use this page

Colors are sorted by gene and allele (gene version). You can go directly to the color's individual page by clicking on it's link, or you can click on the allele group link to see all the colors under that allele.

e.g. If you wanted to find the page on Otters, you would got to "A Locus Alleles" > "at: Tan Pattern" > then click on the "Otter (All)" link.
If you wanted to see all Tan Pattern (at) colors, you would instead click on the "at (Tan Pattern)" link to the left of the "A Locus Alleles"

A: Agouti Pattern
  • Chestnut, Opal, Chocolate Chestnut, Lynx
  • Chinchilla (All)
  • Copper, Wideband Opal, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Wideband Chinchilla (All)
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Orange, Cream, Red, Fawn
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (All)
  • Japanese Harlequin [agouti base] - (All)
  • Magpie Harlequin [agouti base] - (All)
  • Harlequinized Chestnut, Harlequinized Opal, Harlequinized  Chocolate Chestnut, Harlequinized Lynx)
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla (All)
  • Harlequinized Steel (All)
  • Odd (Agouti-based) Pointed White Colors (Agouti/Steel/Frosty-pointed)

aᵗ: Tan Pattern
  • Otter (All)
  • Tan (All)
  • Silver Marten (All)
  • Shaded Martens (All)
  • Fox (All)
  • Sallander Marten (All)
  • Shaded Point Marten (All)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (All)
  • Harlequinized Marten (All)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (All)
  • Steeled Marten (All)
  • Martenized Pointed White Colors (All)

a: Self Pattern
  • Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac
  • Self Chinchilla (All)
  • Seal (All)
  • Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable
  • Tortoiseshell (All)
  • Sallander (All)
  • Seal Point (All)
  • Sable Point (All)
  • Self Japanese Harlequin (All)
  • Self Magpie Harlequin (All)
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
  • Odd Pointed White Colors ('Torted')

B Locus Alleles: 

B (Black) | b (Brown/Chocolate)

B: Black-based (Non-Brown) - All Colors with the B Allele (Non-Chocolate)
  • Chestnut, Opal
  • Copper, Wideband Opal
  • Chinchilla, Squirrel
  • Orange, Cream, Red, Fawn*
  • Frosty (Black, Blue, Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (Black, Blue)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (Black, Blue, Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (Black, Blue, Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Japanese Harlequin - (Black, Blue,)
  • Magpie Harlequin - (Black, Blue, Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Harlequinized Chestnut, Harlequinized Opal
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla, Harlequinized Squirrel
  • Harlequinized Steel (Black GTS, Blue GTS, Black STS, Blue STS, Seal STS, Blue Seal STS, Sable STS, Smoke Pearl STS)
  • Otter (Black, Blue)
  • Tan (Black, Blue)
  • Silver Marten (Black, Blue)
  • Shaded Marten (Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Fox (Black, Blue)
  • Sallander Marten (Black, Blue)
  • Shaded Point Marten (Seal Point, Blue Seal Point, Sable Point, Blue Sable Point)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (Black, Blue)
  • Harlequinized Marten (Black, Blue)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (Black, Blue)
  • Steeled Marten (Black, Blue, Seal, Blue Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl)
  • Martenized Pointed White Colors (Black, Blue)
  • Black, Blue
  • Self Chinchilla (Black, Blue)
  • Seal (Black, Blue)
  • Sable, Smoke Pearl
  • Tortoiseshell (Black, Blue)
  • Sallander (Black, Blue)
  • Seal Point (Black, Blue)
  • Sable Point (Black, Blue)
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (Black, Blue)


*Note that Orange, Cream, Red, and Fawn can be Black-based or Chocolate-based, so they are included in both.

b: Brown-based - All Colors with the b Allele (Chocolate/Lilac)
  • Chocolate Chestnut/Amber, Lynx
  • Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Chinchilla
  • (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Orange, Cream, Red, Fawn*
  • Frosty (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel
  • (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine
  • (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Japanese Harlequin - (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Magpie Harlequin -
  • (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Chocolate Chestnut, Harlequinized Lynx
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla
  • (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Steel (Chocolate GTS, Lilac GTS, Chocolate STS, Lilac STS, Chocolate Seal STS, Lilac Seal STS, Chocolate Sable STS, Lilac Smoke Pearl STS)
  • Otter (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Tan (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Silver Marten (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Shaded Marten (Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Fox (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Sallander Marten (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Shaded Point Marten (Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Harlequinized Marten (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Steeled Marten(Chocolate, Lilac, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Martenized Pointed White Colors (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Chocolate, Lilac
  • Self Chinchilla (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Seal (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable
  • Tortoiseshell (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Sallander (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Seal Point (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Sable Point (Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (Chocolate, Lilac)


*Note that Orange, Cream, Red, and Fawn can be Black-based or Chocolate-based, so they are included in both.

C Locus Alleles: 

C (Full Color) | cᶜʰᵈ (Chinchilla dark) | cᶜʰˡ (Shaded) | cʰ (Pointed White) | c (Albino)

C: Full Color
  • Chestnut, Opal, Chocolate Chestnut, Lynx
  • Copper, Wideband Opal, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Orange, Cream, Red, Fawn
  • Japanese Harlequin (All)
  • Harlequinized Chestnut, Harlequinized Opal, Harlequinized  Chocolate Chestnut, Harlequinized Lynx)
  • Otter (All)
  • Tan (All)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (All)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (All)
  • Fox (All)
  • Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac
  • Tortoiseshell (All)

cᶜʰᵈ: Chinchilla Dark
  • Chinchilla (All)
  • Wideband Chinchilla (All)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Magpie Harlequin (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Harlequinized Silver-Tipped Steel (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Silver Marten (All)
  • Sallander Marten (All)
  • Steeled Marten (All)
  • Harlequinized Marten (All)
  • Self Chinchilla (All)
  • Sallander (All)

cᶜʰˡ: Chinchilla Light/Shaded
  • Chinchilla (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Wideband Chinchilla (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Magpie Harlequin (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Silver-Tipped Steel (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Marten (Seal, Blue Seal, Chocolate Seal, Lilac Seal, Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable)
  • Seal Marten (Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac)
  • Sable Point Marten (All)
  • Seal (All)
  • Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable
  • Seal Point (All)
  • Sable Point (All)

cʰ: Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian

Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
Agouti-based Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
Martenized Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
'Torted' Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
Harlequinized Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)
Steeled Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (All)

c: Albino
  • Ruby Eyed White (REW)

D Locus Alleles: 

D (Dense) | d (Dilute)

D: Dense - All Colors with the D Allele (Non-Dilute)
  • Chestnut, Chocolate Chestnut
  • Copper, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut
  • Chinchilla (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Orange, Red, Fawn*
  • Frosty (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (Black, Chocolate)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Japanese Harlequin - (Black, Chocolate)
  • Magpie Harlequin - (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Harlequinized Chestnut, Harlequinized Chocolate Chestnut
  • Harlequinized Chinchilla (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Harlequinized Steel (Black GTS, Chocolate GTS, Black STS, Chocolate STS, Seal STS, Chocolate Seal STS, Sable STS, Chocolate Sable STS)
  • Otter (Black, Chocolate)
  • Tan (Black, Chocolate)
  • Silver Marten (Black, Chocolate)
  • Shaded Marten (Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Fox (Black, Chocolate)
  • Sallander Marten (Black, Chocolate)
  • Shaded Point Marten (Seal Point, Chocolate Seal Point, Sable Point, Chocolate Sable Point)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (Black, Chocolate)
  • Harlequinized Marten (Black, Chocolate)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (Black, Chocolate)
  • Steeled Marten (Black, Chocolate, Seal, Chocolate Seal, Sable, Chocolate Sable)
  • Martenized Pointed White Colors (Black, Chocolate)
  • Black, Chocolate
  • Self Chinchilla (Black, Chocolate)
  • Seal (Black, Chocolate)
  • Sable, Chocolate Sable
  • Tortoiseshell (Black, Chocolate)
  • Sallander (Black, Chocolate)
  • Seal Point (Black, Chocolate)
  • Sable Point (Black, Chocolate)
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (Black, Chocolate)


*Note that in some breeds Fawn is another name for Orange, while in other breeds it is a dilute of Orange)

d: Dilute - All Colors with the d Allele (Dilute)
  • Opal, Lynx
  • Wideband Opal, Wideband Lynx
  • Squirrel, Chinchilla (Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Cream, Fawn*
  • Frosty (Blue, Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (Blue, Lilac)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (Blue, Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (Blue, Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Japanese Harlequin - (Blue, Lilac)
  • Magpie Harlequin - (Blue, Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Opal, Harlequinized Lynx
  • Harlequinized Squirrel, Harlequinized Chinchilla (Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Harlequinized Steel (Blue GTS, Lilac GTS, Blue STS, Lilac STS, Blue Seal STS, Lilac Seal STS, Smoke Pearl STS, Lilac Sable STS)
  • Otter (Blue, Lilac)
  • Tan (Blue, Lilac)
  • Silver Marten (Blue, Lilac)
  • Shaded Marten (Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Sallander Marten (Black, Chocolate)
  • Shaded Point Marten (Blue Seal Point, Lilac Seal Point, Blue Sable Point, Lilac Sable Point)
  • Harlequinized Otter/Tan (Blue, Lilac)
  • Harlequinized Marten (Blue, Lilac)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (Blue, Lilac)
  • Steeled Marten (Blue, Lilac, Blue Seal, Lilac Seal, Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable)
  • Martenized Pointed White Colors (Blue, Lilac)
  • Blue, Lilac
  • Self Chinchilla (Blue, Lilac)
  • Seal (Blue, Lilac)
  • Smoke Pearl, Lilac Sable
  • Tortoiseshell (Blue, Lilac)
  • Sallander (Blue, Lilac)
  • Seal Point (Blue, Lilac)
  • Sable Point (Blue, Lilac)
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian (Blue, Lilac)


*Note that in some breeds Fawn is another name for Orange, while in other breeds it is a dilute of Orange)

E Locus Alleles:

Eˢ (Steel) | E (Full Extension) | eʲ (Harlequin Pattern) | e (Non-Extension)

Eˢ - Steel
  • Gold-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Silver-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Steeled Otter/Tan (All)
  • Steeled Marten (All)
  • Steeled Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian

E: Full-extension
  • Chestnut, Opal, Chocolate Chestnut/Amber, Lynx
  • Copper, Wideband Opal, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Chinchilla (All)
  • Otter (All)
  • Silver Marten (All)
  • Shaded Marten (All)
  • Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac
  • Self Chinchilla (All)
  • Seal (All)
  • Sable, Smoke Pearl, Chocolate Sable, Lilac Sable
  • Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian

eʲ: Harlequin Pattern
  • Japanese Harlequin (All)
  • Magpie Harlequin (All)
  • Harlequinized Pointed White/Himalayan/Californian

e: Non-Extension
  • Orange, Red, Cream, Fawn
  • Frosty/Frosted Pearl/Ermine (All)
  • Fox (All)
  • Sallander Marten (All)
  • Seal Point Marten (All)
  • Sable Point Marten (All)
  • Tortoiseshell (All)
  • Sallander (All)
  • Seal Point (All)
  • Sable Point (All)

Harlequinized Combos (Eˢeʲ, Eeʲ)
  • Harlequinized Gold-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Harlequinized Silver-Tipped Steel (All)
  • Harlequinized Chestnut, Harlequinized Opal, Harlequinized Chocolate Chestnut, Harlequinized Lynx
  • Harlequinized Otter (All)
  • Harlequinized Marten (All)

Other Alleles:

W/w (Non-Wideband/Wideband) | Si/si (Non-Silver/Silver)

W/w (Non-Wideband/Wideband)

Non-Wideband

  • All other colors

Wideband

  • Copper, Wideband Opal, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Tan (All)
  • Red

Si/si (Non-Silver/Silver)

Non-Silver

  • All other colors

Silver

  • Silver
  • Argent

White Spotting Alleles:

En/en (Broken/Solid/Charlie) | V/v (Vienna/BEW) | Du/du (Dutch) | We/we (White Ear)

En/en (Broken/Charlie/Solid)

EnEn: Charlie

  • Charlie

Enen: Broken

  • Broken

enen: Solid

  • Solid

V/v (Non-Vienna/Vienna/BEW)

V: Non-Vienna

  • All non-Vienna colors

Vv: Vienna-Marked/Vienna Carriers

  • Vienna-Marked/Vienna Carriers

vv: Blue Eyed White (BEW)

  • Blue Eyed White

Wideband

  • Copper, Wideband Opal, Wideband Chocolate Chestnut, Wideband Lynx
  • Tan
  • Red

We/we (White-Ear/Non-White Ear)

WeWe: Extreme White Ear

  • Extreme White Ear

Wewe: White Ear

  • White Ear

wewe: Non-White Ear

  • Non-White Ear

Du/du (Don-Dutch/Dutch)

Du: Dutch

  • DuDu - Non-Dutch
  • Dudu - Mismark Dutch
  • dudu - Properly marked Dutch

Dutch + Broken

  • Enen + dudu: Hotot banding