Dilutions!
Here is a page of more horse colours! It is VERY LONG and was a little difficult to format. It should show up fine on desktops but may cause issues on cellphones. The detailed genetics are laid out in "Colour Genetics 3"!
Champagne:
Gold Champagne
Champagne dilution acting on Chestnut base. More golden and shinier than a Palomino. All Champagnes have mottled skin.
Amber Champagne / Amber Dun
Champagne acting on a bay base. Still noticeable hints of red in coat.
A golden foal with their amber mother. Note the dam's more extensive darker hairs in the mane and tail, but more red tones in the coat than in a Classic Champagne. The foal may tighten as he ages, though he looks a bit Amber Champagne right now.
Classic Champagne
Champagne acting on Black. Noticeably darker coat, similar to a Blue Dun, but no primitive markings. Rare red hairs.
Sable Champagne
Champagne acting on a seal brown coat. This is the only confirmed Sable Champagne photo I could find that didn't have other genes, like dun, affecting the colour (besides the markings). Will look for more to add soon.
Dun:
Red Dun
Dun acting on a Chestnut base. Note the really strong red colours. This horse has a strong dorsal stripe and some zebra stripes just behind the knees on the forelegs.
A gorgeous Red Dun. Not many markings on this Quarter Horse, but the strong dorsal stripe with darker (however slightly) points indicate the Dun Dilution gene is present.
Classic Dun / Bay Dun / Zebra Dun
The horse in the foreground has lots of tan in the tail to match the body colour, but the dorsal stripe extends into the tail (a common sight in Dun horses). Lots of strong zebra stripes on all four legs!
A darker, more orange shade of Bay Dun. Really strong dorsal stripe and darker points.
This young horse is more tan with lots of zebra stripes.
Blue Dun / Mouse Dun / Grulla / Grullo
Dun acting on a black base. Gorgeous Grullo with some zebra stripes and dorsal stripe. The lighter parts of the mane are common in all shades of Dun, however, more so in Grullo's.
While we cannot see their back to see a dorsal stripe, the presence of leg stripes and the rare shoulder bars indicate that this horse is in fact a Dun.
Silver:
Bay Silver
Silver over Bay base. These horses may be called "dark Palominos" by some, however, palominos would not have the greatly darker lower legs. Also, the dark lower legs are cool and grey toned.
This Silver Bay has a much brighter coat, but there are still cool tones in the mane and tail hairs as well as the lower legs.
Black Silver
The above horse is also known as a "Chocolate Silver" as the dappling brings in more lighter shades into the coat. This is very commonly seen in black silvers. The horse to the left has no evident dappling, however the contrast is quite stunning!
Cream:
Palomino
Palominos are Chestnuts with one Cream allele.
This palomino is bright and a common shade.
This palomino is quite a bit darker, and it may be influenced by the sooty gene (to be discussed).
A bright Palomino on the right with a Cremello on the left. Note the pink skin on the young horse on the left.
This is an extremely pale Palomino. Its' black skin and dark eyes show it to be a Palomino and not a Cremello. Lack of mottling also show it to not be a Champagne.
Cremello
Cremello is due to a chestnut horse having two copies of the Cream gene. Pink skin and pale eyes define a homozygous Cream.
This cremello has warm undertones under that pale coat.
Buckskin
Bay plus one Cream gene. No dorsal stripes or other primitive markings.
This horse has some dappling along their neck and shoulders. A pale Buckskin.
This Buckskin is very golden and bright.
Perlino
Bay plus two creme alleles.
Reddish tones, especially in the hair, distinguish Perlinos from Cremellos. This Perlino is has a lot of red tones.
This Perlino doesn't have as many red tones, but it is definitely a Perlino!
Smokey Black
Black plus one cream allele. Many will bleach a more reddy colour in the strong summer sun.
It is hard to identify in this horse, but the ashy undertones in the reddy browns make this most likely a Smokey Black horse.
It's easier to see in this horse. Notice the red ends of the hair.
Smokey Cream
Black plus two cream alleles.
How is this not a perlino? There are red tones, but the overall coat and hair colours are ashy in comparison.
Pearl:
Pearl gene acting on any base will give a result similar to this one.
Champagne:
Gold Champagne
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| https://canadianpinto.webs.com/hollywooddream.htm |
Champagne dilution acting on Chestnut base. More golden and shinier than a Palomino. All Champagnes have mottled skin.
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| http://www.chboa.com/champagne_gene |
Amber Champagne / Amber Dun
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| https://colorgenetics.info/equine/pictorial-guide-horse-colors-part-4- gold-champagne-amber-champagne-sable-champagne-and |
Champagne acting on a bay base. Still noticeable hints of red in coat.
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| http://www.chboa.com/characteristics/foalcolors.html |
A golden foal with their amber mother. Note the dam's more extensive darker hairs in the mane and tail, but more red tones in the coat than in a Classic Champagne. The foal may tighten as he ages, though he looks a bit Amber Champagne right now.
Classic Champagne
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/27092035230395460/ |
Sable Champagne
Champagne acting on a seal brown coat. This is the only confirmed Sable Champagne photo I could find that didn't have other genes, like dun, affecting the colour (besides the markings). Will look for more to add soon.
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| http://www.ichregistry.com/colors.htm |
Dun:
Red Dun
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/84301824246780118/ |
Dun acting on a Chestnut base. Note the really strong red colours. This horse has a strong dorsal stripe and some zebra stripes just behind the knees on the forelegs.
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/161214861644129302/ |
A gorgeous Red Dun. Not many markings on this Quarter Horse, but the strong dorsal stripe with darker (however slightly) points indicate the Dun Dilution gene is present.
Classic Dun / Bay Dun / Zebra Dun
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/roguehorse/color-dilutes/ |
The horse in the foreground has lots of tan in the tail to match the body colour, but the dorsal stripe extends into the tail (a common sight in Dun horses). Lots of strong zebra stripes on all four legs!
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| http://www.morgancolors.com/dun.htm |
A darker, more orange shade of Bay Dun. Really strong dorsal stripe and darker points.
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| http://www.morgancolors.com/dun.htm |
This young horse is more tan with lots of zebra stripes.
Blue Dun / Mouse Dun / Grulla / Grullo
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/480477853971799204/ |
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| https://www.grulla.net/achievements.html |
While we cannot see their back to see a dorsal stripe, the presence of leg stripes and the rare shoulder bars indicate that this horse is in fact a Dun.
Bay Silver
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| http://equinetapestry.com/2012/11/bay-silver-comparisons/ |
Silver over Bay base. These horses may be called "dark Palominos" by some, however, palominos would not have the greatly darker lower legs. Also, the dark lower legs are cool and grey toned.
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/112871534389588932/ |
This Silver Bay has a much brighter coat, but there are still cool tones in the mane and tail hairs as well as the lower legs.
Black Silver
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| https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Silver-colored-Rocky-Mountain-Horse-The-typical-shiny-white-mane-and-tail-as-well-as-a_fig2_23681092 |
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| https://www.rachelneumeier.com/2015/12/29/all-the-pretty-horses/ |
The above horse is also known as a "Chocolate Silver" as the dappling brings in more lighter shades into the coat. This is very commonly seen in black silvers. The horse to the left has no evident dappling, however the contrast is quite stunning!
Cream:
Palomino
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| https://www.wideopenpets.com/12-palomino-horses-that-remind-us-of-butterscotch/ |
Palominos are Chestnuts with one Cream allele.
This palomino is bright and a common shade.
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| https://colorgenetics.info/equine/pictorial-guide-horse-colors-part-2-palomino -buckskin-smoky-brown-cremello-perlino-and-smo |
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/373095150363494549/ |
A bright Palomino on the right with a Cremello on the left. Note the pink skin on the young horse on the left.
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/447897125413173761/ |
This is an extremely pale Palomino. Its' black skin and dark eyes show it to be a Palomino and not a Cremello. Lack of mottling also show it to not be a Champagne.
Cremello
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/439734351093249530/ |
Cremello is due to a chestnut horse having two copies of the Cream gene. Pink skin and pale eyes define a homozygous Cream.
This cremello has warm undertones under that pale coat.
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| https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/30258628723298036/ |
This Cremello has a lot more yellow colouration.
Buckskin
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| http://www.theequinest.com/breeds/buckskin/ |
Bay plus one Cream gene. No dorsal stripes or other primitive markings.
This horse has some dappling along their neck and shoulders. A pale Buckskin.
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/judigilpin/horses/ |
Perlino
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/472244710900047305/ |
Reddish tones, especially in the hair, distinguish Perlinos from Cremellos. This Perlino is has a lot of red tones.
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| https://colorgenetics.info/equine/pictorial-guide-horse-colors-part-2-palomino -buckskin-smoky-brown-cremello-perlino-and-smoky |
This Perlino doesn't have as many red tones, but it is definitely a Perlino!
Smokey Black
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_black |
Black plus one cream allele. Many will bleach a more reddy colour in the strong summer sun.
It is hard to identify in this horse, but the ashy undertones in the reddy browns make this most likely a Smokey Black horse.
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| https://www.cheval-creme.com/en/smoky-black.html |
Smokey Cream
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| https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/27092035230370088/ |
Black plus two cream alleles.
How is this not a perlino? There are red tones, but the overall coat and hair colours are ashy in comparison.
Pearl:
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| http://www.animalgenetics.us/Equine/Coat_Color/Pearl.asp |
Pearl gene acting on any base will give a result similar to this one.
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