What color is Theodore?

[litheandgraphic]

Hey guys! 

I was wondering if anyone on here is either a member of an official Dutch rabbit club or association either in the US or UK (or anywhere else!), and/or could take a look at comparing some photos of Dutch colorations and some photos I’ve included below, and help me determine or decide what “official” color Theodore would be considered.

He’s not a show bunny, but I’m still curious!

According to the UK Dutch Rabbit Club, these are the standard color variations for Dutch rabbits. Of these, I’m leaning towards calling him a “Blue Dutch”. 

Here are some pics I snapped earlier today of the bunny:

Picture #1 | Picture #2 | Picture #3

His coat, as you may or may not be able to tell by these pictures (the second one isn’t good for his fur color as it’s too dark, but I thought it was cute anyway), is not quite brown and not quite grey. It’s a little bit of a mixture of both, and both my roommate and I agree that there is a weirdly “blue” color to his darker fur. His eyes, however, are dark brown, which apparently would rule him out of being a perfect Blue Dutch at a show… not that that matters to me!

Let me know what you think!

[Sarita]

He sure is a cutie – to be honest he looks black and white to me. But he could certainly be blue :~)

[LBJ10]

He looks dark gray (blue) and white to me in the pictures. I’m sure he looks different under different lighting.

[litheandgraphic]

Yes, he does look different in different lights… Though, he’s not quite the deep, ink black that you see in the black and whites, but he’s not really brown or a true grey, either. “Dark grey (blue)” sounds more accurate.

[Tessie]

He’s a lovely colour! But it might well be that he’s not a recognised colour.

[litheandgraphic]

Good point, Tessie! It’s very likely that he’s some in-between color that isn’t officially recognized. I guess I’m just approximating and trying to decide what he’s closest to. C:
The UK standards include more of those in-between colors I noticed. They have things like “pale grey”.

[litheandgraphic]

So I joined this Dutch rabbit group on Facebook (hahah) and asked them, and they all seemed to wholly agree that he’s a Blue! So that’s what I’m stickin’ with!

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