Last updated 13 May, 2006

There are a number of colours representing furs in heraldry, but only a couple of them are in common usage.

Ermine	black spots on white, representing tails
Ermines	white spots on black
Vair	blue and silver representing grey squirrel skins
Counter Vair	As vair but alternate lines are inverted
Vair en point	As counter vair but the alternate inverted lines are offset
Pean	Gold spots on black
Potent	Blue T shapes on white
Counter Potent	As Potent but alternate lines are inverted