"Lilac" Dilute Doeling?

[AlaynaMayGoatLady]

Have any of you ever had a goat that appeared to be a dilute color (lilac, blue?) I had a doeling born the end of March that is quite an interesting color. The only way I can describe it is lilac and I have yet to find another goat with this color in searching through lots of Google images and skimming through articles on goat color genetics. Her fur is gray close to her body, then turns reddish near the ends. I am attaching a few pictures. You can really see the "lilac" color on her face and underside of the tail. Her eye color is also a little different from the clear brown of my other goats. Because of the skin pigmentation, I'm thinking she may be a true dilute of some sort. She also has white roaning, a couple moonspots, white spots, and frosted ears/ muzzle.
Her sire was a Nigerian - buckskin chamoisee, I think (if I'm remembering the definition of that color right) with white spots. Mother is a super colorful Nubian with black/ red base, white spots, roaning, and gray/ blue ticking in some places.
Thoughts?

Sire.

Dam.

Close-up of fur showing different colors on the hair shaft. Note gray, red, and white tipping/ roaning.

 

[Mini Horses]

Nubs are often roaned. As to color, while I have studied many dilute genetics in horses, not so much in goats --but, am certain they are varied and fun!

Often animals carry a recessive gene and if paired with others, you get some truly interesting colors. This year I had a doe birth twin doelings, both appearing black. Several weeks later it is obvious one carries her crème dilute, as she is now a lovely dark chocolate brown. Some dilutes, other color genetics, almost "hide" on the carrier. Eye color can often be an indicator when other indicators do not.

Some dilutes will show later. Like gray genetics in horses, I've had them born totally black and be white by age 3. You can often see white hairs around eyes and on their ears, alerting to what is to come. Some of mine carry a silver dilute and as adults "appear" to be a palomino with flax mane/tail. In reality they are a true Bay which would be brown with black points but, the silver gene makes the black turn to a flax color and lightens dark brown to a pale tan. So, they will throw Bay, not the palomino you think you see -- THAT would only be available if they had the CREME genetics, not the SILVER one.

Enjoy her lovely colors!

 

[Mini Horses]

This is an article that gives some good explanations about color. As with other animals, her "lilac" is probably a black base being influenced by another variance of color.

http://abga.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Goat-Color-Explained.pdf

 

[Latestarter]

She sure is pretty. Can't comment on the genetics.