Good morning!
So, I have a Brit kitten that I'm getting in March, that was just born on 01/07 (the kitten in my profile pic).
When I first reserved him, the breeder was pretty sure he was a fawn. Now, she's changed his status to be fawn/lilac.
Looking at pictures of fawns and lilacs I can't see much of a difference in color. Some of the images that come up under 'lilac' look like a paler version of blue, but there are also images of ones that look not too much different than the fawn ones, and others that look like a very pale chocolate.
I know in some cat breeds the way you can tell the actual color is a difference in pigment on the nose leather or paw pads. I guess my question is, what is the actual difference between a fawn and a lilac, and while I'm sure the breeder has reason to be unsure of his adult color, what does the kitten look like to you guys, a fawn or a lilac? To me, the color looks like a fawn and identical to his fawn sister, but I'm not an expert and I know kittens can change color as they grow.
This is only out of my curiosity, I'll love him no matter what color he is, genetics and cat colors are just fascinating to me.
If it helps on a genetic level, his sire is a blue and his mother is a chocolate. The litter of four has a blue boy, my fawn/lilac boy, a fawn girl, and a chocolate girl.
So, I have a Brit kitten that I'm getting in March, that was just born on 01/07 (the kitten in my profile pic).
When I first reserved him, the breeder was pretty sure he was a fawn. Now, she's changed his status to be fawn/lilac.
Looking at pictures of fawns and lilacs I can't see much of a difference in color. Some of the images that come up under 'lilac' look like a paler version of blue, but there are also images of ones that look not too much different than the fawn ones, and others that look like a very pale chocolate.
I know in some cat breeds the way you can tell the actual color is a difference in pigment on the nose leather or paw pads. I guess my question is, what is the actual difference between a fawn and a lilac, and while I'm sure the breeder has reason to be unsure of his adult color, what does the kitten look like to you guys, a fawn or a lilac? To me, the color looks like a fawn and identical to his fawn sister, but I'm not an expert and I know kittens can change color as they grow.
This is only out of my curiosity, I'll love him no matter what color he is, genetics and cat colors are just fascinating to me.
If it helps on a genetic level, his sire is a blue and his mother is a chocolate. The litter of four has a blue boy, my fawn/lilac boy, a fawn girl, and a chocolate girl.