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Please DO NOT use these guides anymore!

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BASE COLORS

Black - Ee or EE (X ) (X )
Sun Bleached Black - Ee or EE (X ) (X )
Bay - Ee/Aa or EE/AA or EE/Aa or Ee/AA (X ) (X )
Seal Bay - Ata or AtAt (X ) (X )
Wild Bay - A+a or A+A+ (X ) (X )
Light Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Blood Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Dark Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Chestnut or Sorrel - ee/aa or ee/Aa or ee/AA (X ) (X )
Liver Chestnut - same as chestnut (X ) (X )
Black Chestnut - same as chestnut (X ) (X )
DILUTIONS
are added to the base genocode. These can affect coloration, tones and shades.
Single Cream - nCr
Smoky Black - Black + Cream (X ) (X )
Buckskin - Bay + Cream (X ) (X )
Buttermilk Buckskin - Same as Buckskin (X ) (X )
Palomino - Chestnut + Cream (X ) (X )
Chocolate Palomino - Same as Palomino (X ) (X )
Double Cream - CrCr - causes pink skin and blue eyes
Smoky Cream - Black + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Cremello - Chestnut + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Perlino - Bay + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Champagne - nCh or ChCh - often causes pinkish, mottled skin and amber eyes.
Classic - Black + Champagne (X ) (X )
Amber - Bay + Champagne (X ) (X )
Sable - Seal/Wild + Champagne (X ) (X )
Gold - Chestnut + Champagne (X ) (X )
Pearl - Crprl or prlprl - often cause spinkish mottled skin and amber eyes and blue eyes.
Cream Pearl - Cream/Double Cream + Pearl (X ) (X )
Champagne Pearl - Champagne + Pearl (X ) (X )
Buckskin Pearl - Buckskin + Pearl (X ) (X )
Black Pearl - Black + Pearl (X ) (X )
Bay Pearl - Bay + Pearl (X ) (X )
Chestnut Pearl - Chestnut + Pearl (X ) (X )
MODIFIERS
these affect the coats and some of the markings that are seen on the horse. they are added to the base genocode.

Dun - nD or Dd or DD - causes darker faces and legs along with dorsal stripe and leg barring
Grullo - Black + Dun (X ) (X )
Red Dun - Chestnut + Dun (X ) (X )
Bay Dun - Bay + Dun (X ) (X )
Cream Duns
Dunskin - Buckskin + Dun (X ) (X )
Dunalino - Palomino + Dun (X ) (X )
Smoky Grullo - Cream + Grullo + Dun (X ) (X )
Double Cream Duns - Double Cream + Dun (X ) (X ) (X )
Champagne Duns
Amber Dun - Bay + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Classic Dun - Black + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Sable Dun - Seal/Wild + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Golden Dun - Chestnut + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Pearl Duns (X ) (X ) (X )
Grey - nG or Gg or GG - causes the hairs to turn grey/white. horses eventually grey out to almost completely white. Gray can range from many different styles and shades. Can cause bloody shoulder (only on fully greyed out horses) Horses tend to be completely greyed out by age 10.
Dappled Grey - Black + Grey (X ) (X )
Mulberry Grey - Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X ) (X )
Fleabitten Grey - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X )
White Grey - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X )
Bloody Shoulder - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X ) (X )
Roan - nR or Rr or RR - causes white sparse hairs on coat. Starts on the topline and moves across. Can be somewhat faded or prominant. roans have darker coloration on the legs and faces/neck area.
Blue Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Smoky Black Roan (X ) (X )
Bay Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Seal Bay Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Chestnut(Red/Strawberry) Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Liver Chestnut Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Partial Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Sooty - nSty or StySty - can be heavy or minimal. Rarely is able to cause just the mane/tail to be affected (see last example)
(X ) (X ) (X ) (X )
False Dun Sooty (X ) (X ) (X )
Pangare/Mealy - nPng or PngPng
(X ) (X ) (X )
Flaxen - nf or ff - only affects chestnut based horses. only affects the mane and tail.
(X ) (X ) (X )
Silver - nZ or Zz or ZZ - only affects black based and bay based horses. causes the mane and tail to become silvery. can sometimes lighten the coat itself.
(X ) (X ) (X )
Dominant White - nW or Ww (WW = lethal white)
(X ) (X ) (X ) (X ) (X )

Description

!!The design guides have been updated!!

Please DO NOT use these guides anymore!

Check The Design Hub for all the links to the NEW guides!

BASE COLORS

Black - Ee or EE (X ) (X )
Sun Bleached Black - Ee or EE (X ) (X )
Bay - Ee/Aa or EE/AA or EE/Aa or Ee/AA (X ) (X )
Seal Bay - Ata or AtAt (X ) (X )
Wild Bay - A+a or A+A+ (X ) (X )
Light Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Blood Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Dark Bay - same as bay (X ) (X )
Chestnut or Sorrel - ee/aa or ee/Aa or ee/AA (X ) (X )
Liver Chestnut - same as chestnut (X ) (X )
Black Chestnut - same as chestnut (X ) (X )
DILUTIONS
are added to the base genocode. These can affect coloration, tones and shades.
Single Cream - nCr
Smoky Black - Black + Cream (X ) (X )
Buckskin - Bay + Cream (X ) (X )
Buttermilk Buckskin - Same as Buckskin (X ) (X )
Palomino - Chestnut + Cream (X ) (X )
Chocolate Palomino - Same as Palomino (X ) (X )
Double Cream - CrCr - causes pink skin and blue eyes
Smoky Cream - Black + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Cremello - Chestnut + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Perlino - Bay + Double Cream (X ) (X )
Champagne - nCh or ChCh - often causes pinkish, mottled skin and amber eyes.
Classic - Black + Champagne (X ) (X )
Amber - Bay + Champagne (X ) (X )
Sable - Seal/Wild + Champagne (X ) (X )
Gold - Chestnut + Champagne (X ) (X )
Pearl - Crprl or prlprl - often cause spinkish mottled skin and amber eyes and blue eyes.
Cream Pearl - Cream/Double Cream + Pearl (X ) (X )
Champagne Pearl - Champagne + Pearl (X ) (X )
Buckskin Pearl - Buckskin + Pearl (X ) (X )
Black Pearl - Black + Pearl (X ) (X )
Bay Pearl - Bay + Pearl (X ) (X )
Chestnut Pearl - Chestnut + Pearl (X ) (X )
MODIFIERS
these affect the coats and some of the markings that are seen on the horse. they are added to the base genocode.

Dun - nD or Dd or DD - causes darker faces and legs along with dorsal stripe and leg barring
Grullo - Black + Dun (X ) (X )
Red Dun - Chestnut + Dun (X ) (X )
Bay Dun - Bay + Dun (X ) (X )
Cream Duns
Dunskin - Buckskin + Dun (X ) (X )
Dunalino - Palomino + Dun (X ) (X )
Smoky Grullo - Cream + Grullo + Dun (X ) (X )
Double Cream Duns - Double Cream + Dun (X ) (X ) (X )
Champagne Duns
Amber Dun - Bay + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Classic Dun - Black + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Sable Dun - Seal/Wild + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Golden Dun - Chestnut + Champagne + Dun (X ) (X )
Pearl Duns (X ) (X ) (X )
Grey - nG or Gg or GG - causes the hairs to turn grey/white. horses eventually grey out to almost completely white. Gray can range from many different styles and shades. Can cause bloody shoulder (only on fully greyed out horses) Horses tend to be completely greyed out by age 10.
Dappled Grey - Black + Grey (X ) (X )
Mulberry Grey - Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X ) (X )
Fleabitten Grey - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X )
White Grey - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X )
Bloody Shoulder - Black/Bay/Chestnut + Grey (X ) (X ) (X )
Roan - nR or Rr or RR - causes white sparse hairs on coat. Starts on the topline and moves across. Can be somewhat faded or prominant. roans have darker coloration on the legs and faces/neck area.
Blue Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Smoky Black Roan (X ) (X )
Bay Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Seal Bay Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Chestnut(Red/Strawberry) Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Liver Chestnut Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Partial Roan (X ) (X ) (X )
Sooty - nSty or StySty - can be heavy or minimal. Rarely is able to cause just the mane/tail to be affected (see last example)
(X ) (X ) (X ) (X )
False Dun Sooty (X ) (X ) (X )
Pangare/Mealy - nPng or PngPng
(X ) (X ) (X )
Flaxen - nf or ff - only affects chestnut based horses. only affects the mane and tail.
(X ) (X ) (X )
Silver - nZ or Zz or ZZ - only affects black based and bay based horses. causes the mane and tail to become silvery. can sometimes lighten the coat itself.
(X ) (X ) (X )
Dominant White - nW or Ww (WW = lethal white)
(X ) (X ) (X ) (X ) (X )