Beige chinchillas can exist in either a homozygous or heterozygous state. A homo beige tends to be lighter in colour, have bright red eyes, and usually no freckles on the ears. A hetero beige has dark red eyes, usually freckled ears and tends to be darker in colour. However hetero beiges can be separated into light, medium and dark at shows. Both should have bright white bellies and strong veiling. Again the blue hue should be present. I find a lot of beiges are plagued by red/rust tints and have creamy bellies. Finding a good beige takes work, but can be done! If a beige has the TOV gene it is generally known as a brown velvet. The veiling is identical to the black velvet, however in the beige colouring.