Base color
On this page all the info needed on base colors, and how to apply them to your cariyebi's design will be explained
Base color is one of 3 most deciding colors of your cariyebi, among iris color, and if present, Chroma. It's the color of the cariyebi underneath the visible markings. It always dictates the color of the soft coat, and is an optional choice for areas such as skin, flesh, scales, etc.
Among Chroma, base color can affect the color hue of the markings on top by giving a range of allowance, with the pigmentation gene (monotonous, analogous, or spectrum) as another major deciding factor.
A cariyebi's base color is made out of 2 parts that work together, consisting of value and hue genes. There are a total of 5 possible value phenotypes, and 8 hue phenotypes, totaling to 40 possibilities!
Despite having clear genetic boundaries between colors, a lot of base colors can have overlap in the colors they can create! And cariyebi of the exact same basecoat often don't look alike at all! This is because while value and hue genes do determine the category, many environmental factors are also at play as the embryo is formed (with a fancy word, epigenetics). Meaning one Smoked Cobalt cariyebi may be a more medium gray greenish blue, while another a vibrant dark purple blue!
QUICK LINK TO ALL LARGE BASECOAT SLIDERS
Among Chroma, base color can affect the color hue of the markings on top by giving a range of allowance, with the pigmentation gene (monotonous, analogous, or spectrum) as another major deciding factor.
A cariyebi's base color is made out of 2 parts that work together, consisting of value and hue genes. There are a total of 5 possible value phenotypes, and 8 hue phenotypes, totaling to 40 possibilities!
Despite having clear genetic boundaries between colors, a lot of base colors can have overlap in the colors they can create! And cariyebi of the exact same basecoat often don't look alike at all! This is because while value and hue genes do determine the category, many environmental factors are also at play as the embryo is formed (with a fancy word, epigenetics). Meaning one Smoked Cobalt cariyebi may be a more medium gray greenish blue, while another a vibrant dark purple blue!
QUICK LINK TO ALL LARGE BASECOAT SLIDERS
Some things to keep in mind when picking a base color:
- The available sliders are here to aid you in understanding of what colors are possible for a base color phenotype that's set for your cariyebi! They are actually rather lacking in portraying all the possibilities for said phenotype, and rather show some generalizations. You do not need to pick exactly from the sliders. You can check in what ranges the colors can go, pick your own or mix them to your preference. If the color makes sense with what the base color is about value, saturation and hue wise; you're good to go.
- You can pick 2 similar-in-hue colors! It's optional, however, you can opt to just pick one. You may mostly distribute them wherever you wish in the design. However, the edges/transitions must not be too dramatic, or obviously resemble stripes or spots. Areas of different color may not just be randomly broken in pieces. With similar-in-hue, it's intended you don't chose 2 colors that are too visibly different in hue (eg. a purple Silver and a yellow Silver is a no go, but you'll likely get away with a yellowish and reddish Silver), but you can go wild with the value difference allowed with the value gene! Rule is though, the more contrasting the value difference, the better blended it must be!
Acceptable edge transitions between the 2 chosen base colors:
Fully blended edge
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Soft edge
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Textured edge
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Example of a Pastel Silver cariyebi with base color variance on the slider image
The same cariyebi, but with some edges that won't pass
Reasons:
The soft edge on the face separates two colors that look too contrasting with too little blending between them
The textured edges show some too obvious, hard edges
The blended area on the back is broken in two
Reasons:
The soft edge on the face separates two colors that look too contrasting with too little blending between them
The textured edges show some too obvious, hard edges
The blended area on the back is broken in two
VALUE GENES
Value is how light or dark a color is. The value of the base color is controlled by 2 genes, one that can lighten the coat, and one that can darken the coat. Both interact with each other to create mixed values.
In cariyebi, there are 3 categories of value. These are:
The alleles that control the value are:
All possible geno- and phenotypes:
Value is how light or dark a color is. The value of the base color is controlled by 2 genes, one that can lighten the coat, and one that can darken the coat. Both interact with each other to create mixed values.
In cariyebi, there are 3 categories of value. These are:
- Pastel (whites and light colors)
- Neutral (medium toned colors)
- Smoked (dark and black colors)
The alleles that control the value are:
- W = affects the value to be lighter
- w = has no effect when homozygous
- B = affects the value to be darker
- b = has no effect when homozygous
All possible geno- and phenotypes:
- Pastel
WW/bb
WW/Bb
Ww/bb - Neutral
WW/BB
Ww/Bb
ww/bb - Smoked
Ww/BB
ww/Bb
ww/BB
HUE GENES
Hue is the shade that a color comes in (red, yellow, blue, etc). Cariyebi have 3 genes that control the vast array of hues their base color can be.
One controls the red pigment (R and r), the second the yellow pigment (Y and y), and the last the blue pigment (B and b).
Each gene has the possibility to be homozygous dominant, heterozygous, or homozygous recessive. The dominant alleles of these genes express with complete dominance, meaning there is no phenotype difference between, for example, RR and Rr.
However, when every allele is expressed recessively, the cariyebi isn't necessarily a complete 100% desaturated gray, but actually any desaturated gray appearing color.
The geno- and phenotype possibilities are:
Hue is the shade that a color comes in (red, yellow, blue, etc). Cariyebi have 3 genes that control the vast array of hues their base color can be.
One controls the red pigment (R and r), the second the yellow pigment (Y and y), and the last the blue pigment (B and b).
- R = adds red pigment
- r = has little effect
- Y = adds yellow pigment
- y = has little effect
- B = adds blue pigment
- b = has little effect
Each gene has the possibility to be homozygous dominant, heterozygous, or homozygous recessive. The dominant alleles of these genes express with complete dominance, meaning there is no phenotype difference between, for example, RR and Rr.
However, when every allele is expressed recessively, the cariyebi isn't necessarily a complete 100% desaturated gray, but actually any desaturated gray appearing color.
The geno- and phenotype possibilities are:
- Silver (gray)
rr/yy/bb - Chocolate (brown)
RR/YY/BB
RR/Yy/BB
RR/Yy/Bb
RR/YY/Bb
Rr/YY/BB
Rr/YY/Bb
Rr/Yy/BB
Rr/Yy/Bb - Rose (red)
RR/yy/bb
Rr/yy/bb - Tangerine (orange)
RR/YY/bb
RR/Yy/bb
Rr/YY/bb
Rr/Yy/bb - Gold (yellow)
rr/YY/bb
rr/Yy/bb - Emerald (green)
rr/YY/BB
rr/YY/Bb
rr/Yy/BB
rr/Yy/Bb - Cobalt (blue)
rr/yy/BB
rr/yy/Bb - Violet (purple)
RR/yy/BB
RR/yy/Bb
Rr/yy/BB
Rr/yy/Bb
BASE COLOR SLIDERS
As repeated before, you don't have to pick exactly from the sliders! They are here to give guidance to the range of allowed colors. They are actually rather limited considering how many possible colors there may be for every phenotype. If it makes sense; you're good to go. However, the limit has to be somewhere, so if your chosen color appears too different against the sliders when swatched, your design may get dinged.
As repeated before, you don't have to pick exactly from the sliders! They are here to give guidance to the range of allowed colors. They are actually rather limited considering how many possible colors there may be for every phenotype. If it makes sense; you're good to go. However, the limit has to be somewhere, so if your chosen color appears too different against the sliders when swatched, your design may get dinged.