Hedgehog Color Chart
Left: Apricot  Middle: Albino Right: Chocolate
HEDGEHOG COLORS:

SALT & PEPPER Spines are white, banded with black; Face is white with black mask, ears, and nose; Shoulder skin is black.

DARK GRAY Spines are white, banded with black with narrow brown outer edges; Face is white with black mask, ears, and nose; Shoulder Skin is a dark gray.

GRAY Spines are white, banded by black with rusty brown outer eadges; Face is white with black Mask, ears, and nose; Shoulder Skin is gray.

CHOCOLATE Spines are white, banded by dark brown; Face is masked with a light brown, the nose is liver colored; Shoulder skin is light gray.

BROWN Spines are white banded by light oak brown; Face may have a light mask; Nose is liver colored; Shoulder Skin is pinkish-gray.

CINNAMON Spines are white banded by a light cinnamon brown; No Mask, liver colored nose; Shoulder Skin is pink.

CHAMPAGNE Spines are white banded by (75%) orange-beige and (25%) cinnamon. No Mask, pink eyes, pinkish nose; Sholder Skin is pink.

APRICOT Spines are white, banded by a light orange-beige; No mask, pink eyes, pink nose; Shoulder Skin is pink.

RECSSIVE HEDGEHOG COLORS:

SILVER Same features as the Salt & Pepper; Band coloring is closer towards the base of the quill making the hedgie appear to be silved when relaxed.
CHARCOAL Recessive of the Gray; 30%-70% of the spines are white; Remainder are banded by balck with brown outer edges; Other characteristics are the same as the Gray.

CHOCOLATE CHIP Recessive of the Chocolate; 30%-70% of the spines are white; Remaining characteristics are the same as the Chocolate.

BROWN SNOWFLAKE Recessive of the Brown; 30%-70% of the spines are white; Remaining characteristics are the same as the Brown.

CINNAMON SNOWFLAKE Recessive of the Cinnamon; 30%-70% of the spines are white; Remaining characteristics are the same as the Cinnamon.

CHAMPAGNE SNOWFLAKE Recessive of the Champagne; 30%-70% of the spines are white; The remaining characteristics are the same as the Champagne.

APRICOT SNOWFLAKE Recessive of the Apricot, 30%-70% of the spines are white; The remaining characteristics are the same as the Apricot.

PALE APRICOT SNOWFLAKE Double Recessive of the Apricot; 30%-70% of the spines are white; The remaining quills are banded by a very pale orange-beige; The remaining characteristics are the same as the Apricot.

PLATINUM Dilute of the S&P; 95%-97% of the spines are white Remaining spines are a light gray Remaining Characteristics are the same as the Salt and Pepper.

CHARCOAL WHITE Dilute of Gray; 95%-97% of the spines are white; Remaining spines are black with rusty brown outer edges; Remaining characteristics are the same as the Gray.

CHOCOLATE WHITE Dilute of the Chocolate; 95%-97% of the spines are white; Remaining spines are banded by chocolate brown; Remaining Characteristics are the same as the Chocolate.

BROWN WHITE Dilute of the Brown. 95%-97% of the spines are white; Remaining spines are banded by oak brown Remainging characteristics are the same.

WHITE Dilute of Cinnamon; 95%-97% of the spines are white; Remaining spines are banded by a pale cinnamon brown; Remaining characteristics are the same.

ALBINO This is completely differnet coloring because it is a completely different gene; All the spines are white, eyes are red, nose is pink, fur is white.
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