If you would like to be more specific, you can denote feather color with ^, coat color with =, eye color with :, beak with > and tail with ,! Feel free to spell out a color or pattern if it isn't included!
Colors:
| b | bronze |
| bl | black |
| blu | blue |
| br | brown |
| c | copper |
| f | flesh (human skin tones) |
| g | gold |
| gr | green |
| gry | gray |
| o | orange |
| pur | purple |
| r | red |
| rnb | rainbow/multi-colored |
| s | silver |
| t | tawny |
| w | white |
| y | yellow |
Avian and Feline Patterning:
| be | bald eagle |
| ch | cheetah |
| k | kestrel |
| ge | golden eagle |
| gy | gyrfalcon |
| j | jaguar |
| l | leopard |
| os | osprey |
| p | peregrine falcon |
| rt | red-tailed hawk |
| sm | scarlet macaw |
| sn | snow leopard |
| so | snowy owl |
| ti | tiger |
Modifiers:
| | | stripes |
| @ | mottled |
| . | spots |
| / | highlights |
| - | color shifts/changes |
| L | light |
| D | dark version |
| M | metallic |
| T | transparent (like glass) |
| ~ | invisible or colorless |
| % | tie-dyed |
| $ | swirls and/or spirals |
Note: Put these modifiers *before* the color they affect (r|w is "red with white stripes", .r is "red spots", Dr is "dark red", %rnb is "tie-dyed in rainbow colors", etc.)! Some can be used on their own *or* modify other colors or patterns (r-blu is "can shift from red to blue", - alone indicates non-specified color shifting).
Examples: