Hedgehog Colors

Hedgehog Colors

Black

Black

Black

Quill Color: Widely banded black
Body color: black skin, mottled belly
Facial color: Black
Eye Color: Black

Grey

Black

Black

Quill color: Widely banded deep grey to average banding black to varying shades of grey.
Body color: black to varying shades of grey
Eye Color: Black

Brown

Black

Light Brown

Quill color: Banding is average and varying shades of brown.
Body Color: Mottled varying from brown to grey to black hues
Eye Color: Black

Light Brown

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Light Brown

Quill color: Banding is average - wide and is light brown in color.
Body color: skin is nude-light, may have mottled belly in brown or light brown hues.
Eye Color: Black, Garnet or Ruby

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Quill color: Banding is average-wide and is tan or very light pale brown color.
Body color: skin is typically nude or white and belly may be mottled tan or pale brown.
Facial color: Tan or very pale brown but may have a brown or grey hue.
Eye color: Black
**Note: Dilute is a gene mutation rather than a true color. Some breeders refer to this color as Lilac or Lavender.

Cinnamon

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Pale Brown / Cinnacot (Brown Dilute)

Quill Color: Banding ia average-wide and ranges from yellowish tan to pale gold even light to medium orange.
Body Color: White -tan belly is rarely mottled
Facial color: Nude-pale tan to pale orange or pale browns.
Eye Color: Garnet, Black, or Ruby

Apricot

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Champagne

Quill Color: Average wide, pale orange to pale peachor pale yellow.
Body Color: White -tan to white and shows no mottling on the belly.
Facial color: Pale orange to no discernible coloring
Eye color: Ruby or garnet, in rare cases black

Champagne

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Champagne

Quill Color: Banding is average-wide and is yellowish tan to pale gold but no darker
Body Color: Skin is nude or white and is rarely ever mottled
Facial Color: nude-pale tan and in rare cases, light brown
Eye color: most often garnet but may be black or ruby

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Quill Color: Banding is average-wide and is silvery or very pale grey in color
Body Color: typically light grey and may show pale grey mottling
Facial Color: typically pale grey to no discernible color
Eye Color: Black
**NOTE: Dilute is a gene mutation rather than a true color.

Leusistic

Leusistic

Silver (Grey Dilute)

Quill Color: Quills are white: no banded quills whatsoever
Body Color: White: no color whatsoever (nose is pink or very pale tan)
Eye Color: Black
NOTE: Leucism is a gene mutation rather than a true color

Albino

Leusistic

Albino

Quill Color: Quills are white: no banded quills whatsoever
Body Color: White: no color whatsoever (nose is pink)
Eye Color: Pale Pink
NOTE: Albinism is a gene mutation rather than a true color