Well, one of my favorites that has not been described is Cinnamon. Now a standard quailty cinnamon is not very special. The body is a deep chocolate brown color, the markings are deep tan colored, some have spots of reddish brown blushing along the back. Blushing means it looks like someone tried to erase the color in that spot. Cinnamons also have bright white bellies.
Now, a high quality cinnamon is a whole different ball game. The body is rich milk chocolate brown, the markings are shades of tan and orange as babies, that eventually become all tannish orange. The back and head are usually a rich cinnamon red/brown from the large amounts of blushing. The markings are rimmed in black, and the belly is stark white. They are beautiful.
Pieds are a can't miss in the looks department. The combination of snow white with patches of orange and tan rimmed and streaked with black never gets old. The patterns on pieds are also a lot of the attraction. The pattern on a pied is all, melty and drippy and squiggly. Sometimes pieds have smiley faces on their backs. These will be patches of burnt orange or deep tan ringed in black, with black eyes and mouths like a child would draw. People always turn to mush with a smiley face pied.
Albinos, especially high contrast albinos are really beautiful. Their bodies are stark white, and the loops and swirls of pattern are deep orange as babies, fading to dandelion yellow as they mature.
The bumblebee is another good one, if you get a high quality one. The back and body are daffodil yellow, the sides and belly are snowy white, and the black lines over the back make you think of a spiderweb. Unfortunately, low quality bees are very common. And they are not nearly so attractive. They are more of a muddy yellow as babies, which quickly fades to an unattractive tannish color.
I wish you all the best in your quest for another ball.
Gale
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