Okapi [Ok]

Marking Type: Normal Marking

Rarity: Rare

Okapi takes its appearance from the animal of the same name, and creates natural pale or white symmetrical striping that appears on the legs and hindquarters of the animal.

Marking Range and Extent

Okapi creates horizontal stripes that extend from the back of the hindquarters and elbows and can cover all the way down towards the knee and hock joints. The marking also creates thick bands of color that wrap around the cannon bones, but will never touch the hooves.

Minimum Coverage

At minimum the marking must display the cannon band AND at least 2 stripes located somewhere on each leg.

Maximum Range

Maximum can show horizontal striping across the entire range that continues up to the solid cannon band.

Typical Expressions of Okapi

R-0528 Kvasir

Hard edge

Marking Edges

Okapi should have a hard, clear edge.

Marking Color

Okapi is always lighter than what it sits over and can range from a lighter version of the base color to white. They should not be more saturated than the base color. The marking is always opaque and never shows a gradient.

Please note that layer effects (such as screen, soft light, overlay, etc) in image editing software may change the saturation or color of your markings. If you are using non-standard layers, please check your saturation and hue before submitting to make sure they are consistent with the design guides.

R-0060 NoctibusLighter version of base coat

R-0528 KvasirWhite

Skin/Eye Color Effects

This marking has no effect on skin color and will have dark flesh. See the flesh color guide.

Eye color is not affected by this marking.

Element Effects

Effect on Metal and Gemstone elements: None

Effect on Ancient element: None

Coat Type Effects

Okapi may flow with the direction of the fur on coat types with longer hair like Stockings.

R-0000 Kjell

Okapi stripes on stockings can flow with the longer hairs

Interactions With Other Genes

R-0528 Kvasir

Okapi with Splash Accents and Blanket Appaloosa

Okapi can blend in with other markings of the same color

R-0002 Kastanja

Okapi with Dun

Dun can cause dark striping around the knees between okapi stripes

Color Modifiers

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

- Blue can lighten the okapi and give them a blue color
- Wine can lighten the okapi and give them a lilac purple color
- Champagne can lighten the okapi and give them a brown or golden color
- Olive can lighten the okapi 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. Lightening markings can be obscured by grey if the grey is white or nearly white. They do not have to be visible on very pale grey coats.
- 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.

Light markings can blend together. When combined with light markings like roan, frosting, snowline or pangare, splash accents can blend into these markings at the edges if they are the same color.

Hard Edged Stripe Markings can intersperse.

Dun can cause a few small leg bands to occur between okapi stripes around the knees.
Wilde can orient more horizontally than normal on a Rukaan who also has Okapi.