Black Accents [Ba]

Marking Type: Normal Marking

Rarity: Common

Black Accents are a natural, dark, solid symmetrical marking most commonly seen on the head, neck and lower legs of the animal. This marking may exhibit a few natural appearing breaks in the pattern; some animals may even display a flank stripe. Minimum black accents may present anywhere in the design from just ear tips or tail tip; however, it must be visible.

Marking Range and Extent

Minimum Coverage

Illustration above shows minimum amount of black accents. As long as this amount of the marking is visible, it can appear anywhere in the marking's range and does not have to appear on the ear tip.

Maximum Range

Shown above is the maximum range and maximum extent for the marking. Marking can cover this entire range.

Maximum Range on Crested

Maximum Range on Cloaked

Maximum Range on Royal

Typical Expressions of Black Accents

R-0032 Bynja

Typical sharp edges for Black Accents

N-002 Elek

Softest edges allowable for Black Accents

Marking Edges

Black Accents should have a hard or slightly soft edge but should never be a gradient that blends completely with the coat. Edges should be relatively smooth and free of excessive jaggedness.

Marking Color

Black Accents are black or dark brown unless altered by another marking or modifier. They must be darker than whatever they sit over.

R-0028 Heh

Black

Typical coloration for black accents

R-0278 Hadvar

Dark brown

Lightest color of Black Accents without a modifier gene

R-1208 Smoldered Cuprite

Typical shape for Black Accents

R-1115 Tammi

Typical shape for Black Accents

Marking Shape

Black accents should appear largely as solid, simple blocks that are mostly connected to each other and to the edges of the topline, face, belly, tail or legs of the Rukaan. It does not cause excessive breaks, serrations, or fragments which might resemble spots or stripes. The markings should be smooth rather than jagged, though it can follow the flow of longer hairs.

Marking shape should resemble markings from the "Inspiration" section on this page.

Maximum Complexity

A maximum of 7 segments of black accents that are not connected to each other are allowed on each side of the Rukaan. Black Accents should not resemble spots (like Scorch Marks) or stripes (like Wilde or Brindled Chimera), but they can blend with or interact with other markings which are present.

The following are examples of the maximum level of intricacy/complexity, jagged edges and “stripiness”.

Skin/Eye Color Effects

This marking has no effect on skin color. Use a normal, undiluted flesh color.

Eye color is not affected by this gene.

Element Effects

Effect on Metal and Gemstone elements: None

Effect on Ancient element: None

Coat Type Effects

Black Accents may flow with the direction of the fur on coat types with longer hair.

R-0005 Fletcher

Black Accents on the neck and chest flow with the direction of the longer hairs.

Interactions With Other Genes

Durathror S-007

Black Accents with Blue

Black Accents are lightened and colored blue by the Blue modifier

R-0402 Hyhma

Black Accents with Scorch Marks

Scorch Marks can blend into edges of Black Accents

R-0556 Keijo

Black Accents with Champagne and Wilde

Black Accents are diluted by Champagne and can mimic Wilde markings outside the normal Wilde range if the Wilde gene is present

Color Modifiers

Color modifiers can, but do not have to, change the color of this marking.

- Blue can lighten the black accents and give them a blue color
- Wine can lighten the black accents and give them a lilac purple color
- Champagne can lighten the black accents and give them a brown or golden color
- Olive can lighten the black accents and give them a mossy green color
- Grey will affect all lightening and darkening markings and desaturate/lighten them to the same extent that it desaturates/lightens the base coat. Grey can but does not have to fade or soften the edges of hard edged lightening and darkening markings. Darkening markings can be lightened by grey but will remain darker than what they sit over.
- Tint can change the color of this marking to a color from any color palette in the species

White Markings go over this marking. All other markings can go over or under.

Black markings can blend together. When combined with sharp-edged dark markings (such as scorch marks or wilde) or other black markings (like points), black accents can blend into these markings at the edges if they are the same color.