I was just looking up colours and is it the case that creams are always solid coloured and not banded Souffle? If so could he be a yellow banded?
Actually black eyed creams usually have dark ears don't they? Rather than flesh coloured ears. Which does suggest he isn't a cream! OH thought he was biscuit coloured.
Maybe he's a ghost yellow. Cream with yellow underneath and ticking. Mentioned on here
Yellow
This says a combination of cream and rust can give a more beige colour and pale ears. Waiting to see what Souffle says
Holmden Hill Haven - Black Eyed Cream Syrian Hamsters