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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alaska Satin" data-source="post: 352994" data-attributes="member: 11341">I'd say castor.  Her forehead and the tips of her ears especially show the black, but her body surface color also looks ticked with black.  On an amber, there is much less contrast between the orange middle band and the chocolate ticking.Here are two photos that show difference in ring color between castor and amber.  The castor is darker than yours (there's a lot of variation among different animals) but you can see how different the colors are:[ATTACH=full]35157[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]35155[/ATTACH]Images are from <a href="https://wildriverrabbitry.weebly.com/mini-rex-color-guide.html" target="_blank">Mini Rex Color Guide</a> which is a fabulous resource for rex coat colors.  They can look very different from normal fur because all of the pigment is compressed into a very short hair.Here are some examples of the range in castor you can find (these are Mini Rex, but the color is the same on both breeds).  These were all Grand Champions, so illustrate an acceptable range of the color:[ATTACH=full]35158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35161[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]35162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35160[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]35159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35163[/ATTACH]</blockquote>