Color Help!

[ErinsChins]

So, I was so excited for Athena to have her first litter. I had to wait until she was 2 years though and then another year after that for her to breed! I thought she would have one( she hardly gained any weight) but no..she had three healthy little kits! At first they all looked to be medium ebonies. Well, it's been a month and now I can tell that the male is definitely a standard, but the females throw me off. I can not tell if they are light/medium ebonies or just dirty belly standards. There is NO white in the belly, but it is like..a half shade lighter than the back. Here are some pictures, the flash washed them out a little.

I'm starting to see why some people don't use ebonies! Ha!

 

[Stackie]

Look like ebonies to me. They look too dark to be dirty belly standards.

 

[starleomach]

They all look like ebonies to me. Dirty bellied standards have white bellies at quick glance.....I see no white at all

 

[ErinsChins]

Thanks so much guys! I was having a hard time telling, would you guys say they are more likely to be light or medium?

 

[jamanalo]

i would say a dark medium. You would have to wait on him though, thats the thing with ebs, they tend to change with age. He may darken up or lighten up. Ebony is one of the most exciting mutations to watch grow because of color change

 

[RDZCRanch]

light medium ebonies. Light ebonies look like dirty belly standards. Your babies aren't dark enough to be regular mediums or dark mediums (confusing, I know) so they'd be light medium ebonies. You can just call them medium ebonies to simplify things.

 

[ErinsChins]

This is my first time with ebonies, all of my other litters have been standards with one beige xD

 

[VolunteerChin22]

If the flash washed them out a little I would say they are medium. They may grow into some darker veiling as they get older.