Color names used by breeders can often become very long and often have colors that aren’t recognised anywhere else. For that reason, we only use recognised colors based upon our own genetic research. Which is very similar to the Hedgehog Central guide that’s still used by most European breeders!
Odd ears and odd eyes are not listed as EMS code, because it’s not perse hereditary and goes around randomly within a bloodline. Those are often visible on photo’s though, so make sure to add photo’s to your registered hedgehogs!
Every hedgehog has a base color underneath the pattern, unless it’s a full reversed pinto. Make sure you list that color underneath in the pedigrees, otherwise making color calculations can become very difficult.
But if you’re certain that you have a new color on your hands and want to get it recognised, you can always send us a color standard application form. Read more about the process of getting colors recognised here, or get in touch!
English name | Latin name | EMS code |
---|---|---|
African Pygmy Hedgehog | Atelerix albiventris | APH |
North African Hedgehog | Atelerix algirus | NAH |
Somali Hedgehog | Atelerix sclateri | SOM |
Long Eared Hedgehog | Hemiechinus auritus | LEH |
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec | Echinops telfairi | LHT |
Color name | Genetic code | EMS code |
---|---|---|
Dark Grey | A* B* C* D* P* | a |
Black | aa B* C* D* P* | n |
Brown | A* bb C* D* P* | b |
Albino | A* B* cc D* P* | c |
Grey | A* B* C* dd P* | d |
Cinnicot | A* B* C* D* pp | m |
Chocolate | aa bb C* D* P* | f |
Cinnamon | A* bb C* dd P* | h |
Apricot | ** ** cc ** pp | am |
Pale Apricot | ** ** cc ** pp | em |
Champagne | ** ** cc ** pp | om |
Color name | Genetic code | EMS code |
---|---|---|
Slate Blue | aa B* C* dd P* | g |
Lilac | aa bb C* dd P* | j |
Fawn | aa bb C* D* pp | im |
Other colors | ** ** cc ** ** | y |
Pattern name | Genetic code | EMS code |
---|---|---|
Pinto | Pi* | 01 |
Reversed Pinto | Pi* rr | 02 |
Full Reversed Pinto (Leucistic/Ruby eyed white/Black eyed white) |
Pi* rr | 03 |
Masked Pinto (splitface, blaze, whiteface, etc.) |
Pi* ff | 04 |
Snowflake (Charcoal colors) |
Ss | 11 |
White (Platinum colors) |
SS | 12 |
Doublewhite (Platinum colors) |
SS or ww | 13 |
Umbrous (prev. algerian) |
U* | 21 |
No Umbrous (prev. Whitebellied) |
uu | No EMS code |