# What is “sesame”? Can someone give me the definition of the color “sesame” in the Shikoku standard? There is “Red Sesame”, “Black Sesame” and “Sesame”.... A picture would be most helpful. ## Thread In Shikoku Ken · started by brada1878 · 13 replies - **Category:** [Shikoku Ken](https://nihonken.org/community/c/shikoku-ken) - **Forum:** [Nihon Ken Forum](https://nihonken.org/community/) ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-02-15T01:02:48.000Z Can someone give me the definition of the color “sesame” in the Shikoku standard? There is “Red Sesame”, “Black Sesame” and “Sesame”.... A picture would be most helpful. ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2008-02-15T01:13:05.000Z Ahi is a perfect example of black sesame red sesame shiba   sesame shiba  it is just referring to the speckle of their coat as I understand it ## Romi (admin) · 2008-02-15T01:17:23.000Z This is what I found Definition of the colour sesame:  Sesame : Equal mixture of white and black hairs. Black sesame : More black than white hairs. Red sesame : Ground colour of hair red, mixture with black hairs. I would assume this is Sesame Colored Shikoku ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-02-15T02:23:03.000Z Thanx! I'm color blind so I have a hard time understanding the color terms in the breed standards. So would you consider Loa to be a sesame or red sesame? She has more red on her than the Shikoku posted above, but I would not consider her to have "Ground colour of hair red, mixture with black hairs". ## Romi (admin) · 2008-02-15T03:10:31.000Z I think Loa looks like a Red Sesame, from the pics and videos you post.  I would assume Sesame means maybe that the primary color in the coat is white.  But what do i know, Im just guessing.  Black Sesame - Primary Color Black.  Red Sesame - Primary Color Red.  Sesame - Primary Color White...or maybe Light Brown?  I dont know. lol ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2008-02-15T09:42:41.000Z When Katja wrote to me to tell me Himiko was born she said that all the pups were res sesame. Some were light red some dark red. I think Loa would be light red sesame. ## MommyofNiko · 2008-02-15T09:46:20.000Z I would think Loa is red.  I still struggle with Niko's color.  I think she is red but she has a lot of black hairs.... ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-02-15T14:00:12.000Z yea, the color thing is super confusing (especially if you are color blind) - it's just so ambiguous. Loa has about as much white on her belly as the Shikoku pic above... but she mos def has more red color. ## brandon_w (admin) · 2008-02-15T14:18:50.000Z For a Shiba or Shikoku (I'm assuming) to be called a sesame, the sesame has to be very distinct, like Ahi or the picture posted above.  I don't think Niko would be considered sesame, just a bad (by show/breed standards) coat.  Kind of along the lines of being a pinto, just a miscoloring that is a fault. ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2008-02-15T14:22:20.000Z Shibas are accepted in red, red/sesame, sesame, black and tan. Niko and Nemo both would be considered red. No sesame. Shikoku come only in sesames. Loa would be light red sesame. Or even just sesame. I know shiba and shikoku come in white and pinto and they are cute as hell. Just not show pups. And who really cares about that? really. ## ddowdemers · 2008-02-15T15:41:20.000Z Brad,  Tenji and Ronan are red-sesame.  Loa looks like she is red-sesame as well. ## Evan · 2008-02-15T21:06:04.000Z What is a Sesame? A Street, and a way to open stuff... ## MommyofNiko · 2008-02-15T21:58:23.000Z Brandon...you calling my dog ugly?? ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-02-16T00:47:46.000Z Evan - that is really funny... the open stuff part... lol! --- **Navigate:** [Forum home](https://nihonken.org/community/?format=md) · [Sitemap](https://nihonken.org/community/sitemap.xml)