Hedgehog Colors
Black
Quill color: widely banded black
Body color: black skin, undercarriage is extensively mottled black
Facial color: black
Eye color: black
Deep Grey
Quill color: widely banded deepest grey, near black
Body color: black skin, undercarriage is extensively mottled dark grey to black
Facial color: deepest grey, near black
Eye color: black
Dark Grey
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is dark grey/near black
Body color: dark grey skin, undercarriage is often mottled dark grey
Facial color: dark grey and in rare cases, even black
Eye color: black
Grey
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is grey in color
Body color: skin is light-medium grey and undercarriage may be mottled grey or dark grey
Facial color: typically grey but may show hues of brown or dark grey and in rare cases, even black
Eye color: black
Deep Brown
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is deepest brown in color
Body color: skin is dark brown to black and undercarriage may be mottled dark brown to black.
Facial color: typically deepest brown but may show hues of medium brown or even black.
Eye color: black
Dark Brown
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is dark brown in color
Body color: skin is medium-deep brown and undercarriage may be mottled medium-deep brown
Facial color: typically dark brown but may show deep brown, dark grey, or even black hues.
Eye color: black
Medium Brown
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is medium brown in color
Body color: skin is nude-dark brown and undercarriage may be mottled medium-dark brown
Facial color: typically medium-dark brown but in rare cases may be light brown, dark grey, or black
Eye color: black
Light Brown
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is light or oaky brown in color
Body color: skin is nude-light brown and undercarriage may be mottled light brown or brown
Facial color: light-medium brown. Rare cases may be dark grey or black
Eye color: black, garnet, or ruby
Pale Brown (Brown dilute)
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is tan or very pale brown in color
Body color: skin is typically nude or white and undercarriage 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.
Champagne
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is yellowish tan to very pale gold but no darker
Body color: skin is nude or white and is rarely ever mottled
Facial color: nude-pale tan to and in rare cases, light brown
Eye color: most often garnet but may be black or ruby
Cinnamon
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is yellowish tan to very pale gold but no darker
Body color: skin is nude or white and is rarely ever mottled
Facial color: nude-pale tan to and in rare cases, light brown
Eye color: most often garnet but may be black or ruby
Light Cinnamon
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is light-medium orange in color
Body color: white-tan and typically shows no mottling
Facial color: typically tan, pale orange, pale brown
Eye color: black or garnet
Apricot
Quill color: banding is average-wide and is pale orange in color
Body color: white-tan and typically shows no mottling
Facial color: typically pale orange to no discernible color
Eye color: typically ruby or garnet, rare cases may be black
Pale Apricot (Apricot Dilute)
Quill color: banding is narrow-wide and is pale peach or pale yellow in color
Body color: white and typically shows no mottling
Facial color: typically pale orange to no discernible color
Eye color: typically ruby or pale pink
NOTE: Dilute is a gene mutation rather than a true color.
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-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.
Leucistic
Quill color: quills are white; no banded quills whatsoever
Body color: white; no mottling whatsoever
Facial 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
Quill color: quills are white; no banded quills whatsoever
Body color: white; no mottling whatsoever
Facial color: white; no color whatsoever (nose is pink)
Eye color: pale pink
NOTE: Albinism is a gene mutation rather than a true color.