Light Dune
"dnldnl / dnldns"
Up until 2013, Light Dune was the lightest shade of the Dune series, hence its name. It is now considered to be the second lightest and second most recessive of the Dune colorations. Light Dune presents as a rich, medium brown to tawny color, but is often mischaracterized. Light Dunes can often be mistaken for Sand Dunes, Dark Yellows, and Dunes. Of the Dune series, it has the least amount of natural variation due to the lighter shades being renamed to Sand, the redder shades being reclassified as Terracotta, and the darker shades being already recognized as normal Dune.
Light Dune Examples
Disclaimer: These are correct, show quality examples but are not the only options and Nudari may be brighter, darker, or more / less saturated than this to an extent.
Light Dune Comparisons
Lightest Light Dune (Left) vs Darkest Sand Dune (right)
Light Dune should always be darker and/or more saturated than Sand Dunes, however there has been overlap in the past due to clinical error. The two shades are closely related and were once considered to be caused by the same gene.
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Lightest Light Dune (Left) vs Orange-Tinted Dark Yellow (right)
These two shades can appear similar to the undiscerning eye, however the yellow series should always be, as the name implies, more yellow in tone. The right dog is clearly xanthomorphic whereas the Light Dune retains a browny-tawny color.
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Double Dilute + Light Dune Examples
The double dilute gene overlays a sheen of white over the coat and skin, diluting everything except the eyes; their eyes can be just as dark as a non-diluted dog!
Two copies of the double dilute gene nullifies the Lutino modifier and results in a red, pink, or lavender eyed albino with pink skin. While Lethal Whites can survive birth, they are often reabsorbed in the womb or stillborn. Lethal White puppies can be born deaf, blind, or be born with severe deformities such as small eyes or lacking eyes altogether, hairlessness, cleft palate, skin allergies, a predisposition to skin cancer, cataracts, and multiple congenial organ defects that result in a failure to thrive.
Two copies of the double dilute gene nullifies the Lutino modifier and results in a red, pink, or lavender eyed albino with pink skin. While Lethal Whites can survive birth, they are often reabsorbed in the womb or stillborn. Lethal White puppies can be born deaf, blind, or be born with severe deformities such as small eyes or lacking eyes altogether, hairlessness, cleft palate, skin allergies, a predisposition to skin cancer, cataracts, and multiple congenial organ defects that result in a failure to thrive.