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"Eye black. An even pinky shade of lilac."

Breeding information below the pictures.

	The image has been somewhat modify to look more like the right shade of Lilac. SH lilac doe Noddyn Of Lilacs b & o: Satu Karhumaa pic: Arttu Väisälä
	A dark Lilac mouse of a too brown a shade. The colour should have more of the required pinkish shade. SHS lilac buck Noddyn Onyx b. & o: Satu Karhumaa Pic: Arttu Väisälä

Note: This article is old and waiting to be rewritten.

Quick Look

Lilac is a bit controversial colour. Opinions seem to differ on its actual shade. Lilac is the diluted Chocolate and it does take some effort to combine these two recessive factors. The first mating is Chocolate to Blue, which will produce Black (carrying both Chocolate and Blue). These are then mated together, mathematically 1/16 of the litter should be Lilacs. In real life, it can be any number of Blacks, Blues, Chocolates and Lilacs. Further breeding must be considered according to the results from the second generation. However, mating Lilac with dilute carrying Chocolate should give 3/4 of the litter Lilacs.

Black Eyed Silver, which is found in National Mouse Club's standards, is said to be actually Lilac mouse - selectively bred to be as light as Silver. B.E.Silver isn't currently standardized in Finland, but it can be shown in unstandardized classes.