The Crazy World of Guinea Pig's Colors

Self
Solid colored includes:
* Beige
* Black
* Buff
* Chocolate
* Cream
* Golden (pink or dark-eyes)
* Lilac
* Red
* Saffron (pale yellow)
* White (pink or dark eyes)


Dutch
Colored head with white blaze; front half of the body white and rear half of the body same color as the head


Brindle
Intermingling of two colors; one dark and one light color, appearing consistently over the body


Tortoiseshell
Well-defined rectangular patches of black and red, similar in size and distributed evenly and uniformly over the body without running together


Tortoiseshell & white
Well-defined rectangular patches of black, red, and white, similar in size; the dividing line between the patches should run down the middle of the back and across the middle of the belly with colors alternating on each side of the division


Roan
Darker hairs (e.g., black or red) intermixed evenly with white hairs


Agouti
Alternate dark and light bands of color on each hair; colors include silver and golden


Dalmatian
White body with dark spots


Himalayan
White body with brown or black nose, ears, and feet; red eyes