Understanding Mouse Color Standards

Self

Self mice have the same coat color throughout, from the belly, to the feet, ears, and tail. Each strand of hair is one color from base to tip.

Color

Clubs

Standard

Beige

c^e/c^e

with A/~, a/~ or a/a

AFRMA, FSPM, RMFE

A warm grayish-tan colored mouse with black eyes.

Black

a/a B/~ C/~ D/~ P/~

super black:

a^e/a^e B/~ C/~ D/~ P/~

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A dense, lustrous black mouse with black eyes.

Blue

a/a B/~ C/~ d/d P/~

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A medium slate blue mouse with black eyes.

Bone

A/~ or a/a

b/b c^e/c D/~

P/~ or p/p

FSPM

A pale cream colored mouse different from stone, ivory, or bone, having pink or black eyes.

Champagne

a/a b/b C/~ D/~ p/p

or sometimes:

a/a b/b C/~ d/d p/p

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A pink-eyed mouse with a warm pinkish beige colored coat, similar to champagne. Occasionally a pink-eyed lilac mouse has the requisite color.

Chocolate

a/a b/b C/~ D/~ P/~

sometimes

a/a b^c/b^c C/~ D/~ P/~

and

a/a B/~ c^ch/c D/~ P/~

a/a B/~ c^ch/c^e D/~ P/~

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A mouse the color of dark chocolate (not milk chocolate) with no hint of red.

The RMFE allows Ruby colored eyes, but other clubs only consider black eyes.

b^c the cordovan gene produces a deep lustrous chocolate colored mouse.

c^ch/c and c^ch/c^e with a B/~ gene combination results in a “mock” chocolate where a black mouse has been diluted by the c-locus recessives into a chocolate color that is often mealy, but which can be quite beautiful.

Coffee

A/~ or a/a c^e/c^e

a/a c^ch/c

AFRMA, FSPM, RMFE

A coffee colored mouse is a very pale brown color with a hint of gray, like coffee with cream. Black eyes.

Cream

A/~ or a/a

b/b c^e/c D/~

P/~ or p/p

A^y/~ and P or p

a/a B/~ C/~ D/~ e/e and P or p

AFRMA, LSCMRC, RMFE

A pale yellow-colored mouse similar in color to vanilla ice cream. Eye color black for the AFRMA, and pink or black for RMFE and LSCMRC.

FSPM

A rich pastel yellow colored mouse with pink or black eyes.

A^y/~ b/b C/~ d/d P/~ or p/p

Dove

a/a B/~ C/~ D/~ p/p

AFRMA

See Lilac

FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A pink-eyed black mouse, with the black diluted to a soft dove gray color.

Fawn

A^y/~ b/b C/~ D/~ p/p

AFRMA

A medium orange-colored mouse with either pink or black eyes.

LSCMRC, RMFE

A pink-eyed mouse with a deep tan coloring.

Gold

A^y/~ with P/~ or p/p

a/a e/e

AFRMA, RMFE

An orangey yellow colored mouse with color similar to gold metal, and eyes that are either pink or black.

Ivory

A^y/~ B/~ c^e/c^e D/~ p/p

AFRMA

A black-eyed white mouse that has a pale yellow tinge to its fur.

Lilac

a/a b/b C/~ d/d P/~

AFRMA

See Dove for description

FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A soft gray-colored black-eyed mouse with a slight pink or brown cast.

Orange

A^y/~ b/b C/c D/d P/~

(p/p)

AFRMA

A bright orange colored mouse with any color eye.

Red

A^y or A/a

b/b C/~ D/~ P/~

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC

A rich deep orange-red colored mouse with black eyes and a coat clear of sootiness.

Silver

a/a B/~ C/~ d/d p/p

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A light gray colored mouse with a coat so light as to resemble the color of a newly minted coin. There should be no hint of lilac or any sort of warm cast. Pink eyed (LSCMRC allows black eyed mice).

Black Eyed White

See BEW Recipe Page for details on Genetics

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A clear marking-free white coat without hint of shading. Black eyes.

Pink Eyed White

c/c

(occasionally can be achieved with other genes)

AFRMA, FSPM, LSCMRC, RMFE

A clear marking-free white coat without hint of shading. Pink eyes. Also known as albino.

Ruby Eyed White

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c^r/c^r

FSPM

Pure white mouse with deep ruby colored eyes, markedly darker than the pink of an albino mouse, but not the black of a black eyed white mouse.