Chocolate

A warm, rich brown — a black-series variant from the B locus.

EMS code: bGroup: Solid

The genetics

Chocolate is a recessive B-locus variant of the black series (b), giving warm brown instead of black. Its dilute form is Lilac.

Cats in this colour

LEO

Scottish Kilt

Lilac (Lavender)

A pale, pinkish dove-grey — the dilute form of chocolate.

Black

A dense, full-strength black coat — the baseline eumelanin colour.

Cinnamon

A light, warm reddish-brown — the lightest black-series colour.

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