Brindle

The brindle cavy has fine intermixing of red and black hairs. The mixture should be even, and there should be no obvious patches. Red and black are the only colors allowed. The cavy can be basically red shot with black, or vice versa.

Brindle is a very popular color for Abyssinians.

Roan*

The Roan cavy's coat is made up of the intermixing of white and one or two other recognized self, agouti or solid colors. Head markings may vary, but the cavy's entire coat should be as well-roaned as possible. Lack of roaning will disqualify a cavy. Roan x Roan breedings have a high percentage chance of creating 'lethal' babies, babies that are completely white and have missing or no teeth, are blind, and usually die shortly after birth. Roans are often bred to self, agouti, or solid cavies to avoid this problem.

Roan is another popular color for Abyssinians.

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Dilute Solid

The dilute solid is similar to the golden and silver solid. The combination of base, tip, and eye colors can be any of the following

Golden Solid

The golden solid's coat is made up of red-tipped black hairs. It is similar to the agouti, but has no belly band. Oftentimes the best solids are born looking like they have no tipped hairs; the color comes in later. A common fault is lack of ticking on the feet.

Silver Solid

The silver solid's coat is made up of white-tipped black hairs. It is similar to the agouti, but has no belly band. Oftentimes the best solids are born looking like they have no tipped hairs; the color comes in later. A common fault is lack of ticking on the feet.