AFRMA Fancy Mice

AFRMA FANCY MICE

Self

Color is to be even over the entire body, extending to the skin and including the underparts, ears, feet and tail.

General Self Faults – Faded or rusty color; mottling, mealiness or shading of color; light underparts; stray white hairs in the coat; tan hairs around the vent or behind the ears; white toenails.
General Self Disqualifications – White spot on the body; white on the tail.
See the Standards book for additional details.

For complete details of these Standards including points, faults, and disqualifications, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.

Note: The pictures on this page are not meant to be true representatives of the animal’s color. Because of differences in monitors (CRT/LCD) and how the monitor is adjusted, the colors may be different.

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BEIGE - Color is a warm grayish-tan. Eye color is black.

BLACK - Color is a deep lustrous black. Eye color is black.

BLUE - Color is a medium slate blue. Eye color is black.

CHAMPAGNE - Color is a clean warm beige, enhanced by a pinkish cast running throughout the coat, like that of sparkling champagne. Eye color is pink.

CHOCOLATE - Color is a rich, deep chocolate brown, showing no tint of redness. Eye color is deep ruby or black.

COFFEE - Coffee is a very pale brown, similar to coffee with cream. Eye color is black.

CREAM - Color is a pale yellow, similar to that of rich dairy cream or vanilla ice cream. Eye color is black.

See the FinnMouse site for a photo of Cream with their Unstandardized colors.

DOVE - Color is a perfect blend of blue and chocolate, not too dark. Eye color is black.

FAWN - Color is a medium orange, midway between gold and orange. Eye color may be pink or black.

GOLD - Color is a light yellowish-orange, similar to that of gold metal. Eye color may be pink or black.

IVORY - Color is white with a pale yellow hue. Eyes black.

LILAC - Color is a medium dove gray, like that of the Lilac rabbit. Eye color is pink.

ORANGE - Color is a vivid bright orange, as rich as possible. Eye color may be pink, ruby, or black.

RED - Color to be a burnt orange red, the deeper the better, clear and without sootiness. Eyes black.

SILVER - Color is a very light gray, similar to a new coin, showing no hint of lilac. Eye color is pink.

WHITE - Color is a clear sparkling white, showing no yellow cast to the hair. Whites are subdivided into two classes, generally referred to as pink-eyed white (PEW) and black-eyed white (BEW). The pink-eyed white has a pink eye of medium color (not ruby); the black-eyed white has jet black eyes.

For complete details of the Standards including points, faults, eliminations, and disqualifications, please refer to the AFRMA Show Regulations & Standards book.
Purchase the AFRMA Official Color Standards Mouse book.

Updated March 23, 2012

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