Posts Tagged: Colour

Agouti colours Cinnamon english angora

Cinnamon Head, ears and feet a mixture of chocolate and cinnamon Wool to match head with depth of colour and banding essential White belly with or without pale cinnamon under-colour Eyes brown or glowing ruby red in subdued light

Agouti colours Brown-Grey english angora

Brown-Grey breed standard Head, ears and feet wild grey, a mixture of black and gold Wool blue, as dark as possible with tips to match head Eyes brown White belly with blue under-colour

Cream English Angora rabbit

Cream breed standard for the English Angora rabbit Head and feet cream, wool lighter cream with tips to match head Creamy white belly, eyes blue-grey preferred but brown acceptable The Cream is an Agouti colour. The Cream can be thought of as a dilute Golden (picture on the right) , and a Cream bred to… Read more »

Self colours Lilac English Angora

Lilac breed standard Head, ears and feet dove grey with a very distinct warm tone Wool pale dove grey, the tips (guard hair) to match the head and ears Eyes blue or shades of brown, from dark to pale ochre, often with a warm glow Under colour to match top colour Nails horn coloured in… Read more »

Blue English Angora

Blue breed standard Head, feet and ears blue, as dark as possible Wool blue without white base Tips to match head Ears and nose to be free of silvering Eyes blue-grey The Blue is a self colour, and when bred to Blue for several generations has the genotype aaBBCCddEEll. It can be thought of as… Read more »

Blue-Cream English Angora

BIue-Cream breed standard Mask and feet blue Wool as for cream but with blue shading on ears and flanks with the colour extended across the belly A blue tinge to the wool and blue tipping is desirable but NOT essential Eyes blue-grey Blue Cream is a self colour, not an Agouti colour, and a Blue… Read more »

Golden English Angora

Golden Head, feet and tips a rich, clean orange gold Wool lighter, with colour carried down as far as possible, shading to a creamy white base Belly creamy white, eyes brown This is one of the oldest colours of Angora, but sadly now is relatively rare. It is an Agouti colour, and when Golden has… Read more »

Sooty Fawn English Angora

Sooty Fawn breed standard – This has changed in 2021 Tortoiseshell (Sooty Fawn) Black mask and feet, wool as for Golden, but with Black and Sooty shadings on lower flanks and ears Belly creamy white Chocolate Tortoiseshell Chocolate mask and feet, wool as for Golden, but with Chocolate shadings on lower flanks and ears Belly… Read more »

Siamese Sable english angora

Siamese Sable Light Shade  A medium sepia colour similar to fur breed Ears, face and tail a deep sepia Body wool shaded from a medium sepia on back to lighter on chest and flanks Under-colour fawn Siamese Sable Medium Shade As for light sable except for dark sepia colour instead of medium Siamese Sable Dark Shade… Read more »

Smoke English Angora

The Smoke Angora is a stunning colour with a rich dark coloured head and the breed standard is as follows: Smoke Breed Standard Head, feet and ears black Wool dark bluish-grey without white base Tips to match head Nose and ears to be free of silvering Eyes blue but brown acceptable This is a self coloured… Read more »