Dilutions

Palomino cream on chestnut

Coat should be an even creamy golden, and can range anywhere from a dark chocolate tone to bright golden and buttercream yellow.

Mane and tail should be a creamy white.

Smoky black cream on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even dark shade of brown or black.

Tips of mane/tail can be faded, and the coat can have a faded "sunbleached" expression, lightening it softly.

Buckskin cream on bay

Coat should follow the variations of palomino.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of smoky black and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Cremello double cream on chestnut

Coat should be an even creamy white or near-white.

Mane and tail should be same or lighter than the coat.

Smoky cream double cream on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of beige.

Tips of mane/tail can be faded into a more yellow/golden tone.

Perlino double cream on bay

Coat should follow the variations of cremello.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of smoky cream and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Chestnut pearl cream on chestnut

Coat should be an even soft golden.

Mane and tail should be a similar or lighter shade than the coat.

Black pearl pearl on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of tan brown, and can be more of a desaturated earthly tone or even take on more golden hues.

Tips of mane/tail can be faded into a more yellow/golden tone.

Bay pearl pearl on bay

Coat should follow the variations of chestnut pearl.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of black pearl and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Palomino pearl cream pearl on chestnut

Coat should be an even soft golden, similar to chestnut pearl but diluted (lightened).

Mane and tail should be lighter than the coat, and like on palomino can be creamy white.

Smoky black pearl cream pearl on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of tan brown, similar to regular black pearl but diluted (lightened).

Tips of mane/tail can be faded into a more yellow/golden tone.

Buckskin pearl cream pearl on bay

Coat should follow the variations of palomino pearl.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of smoky black pearl and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Honey tawny on chestnut

Saturates the coat into an even shade ranging from bright red, peach, and golden orange.

Mane and tail should be a similar color to the coat but can be slightly light faded at the tips.

Cherry tawny on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of rich brown or reddish brown

Tips of mane/tail can be slightly faded.

Ginger tawny on bay

Coat should follow the variations of honey.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of cherry and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint. The mane, tail, and black points should always be darker than the honey-coloured areas.

Blue chestnut blue on chestnut

Desaturates the coat into an even shade of slate blue or slate grey. Despite the name, blue should never appear as a fully saturated blue, it will always be closer in color to grey. Just like regular chestnut it can have a large variation of possible colors, e.g. a liver chestnut would be a dark near-black blue/grey.

Mane and tail should be a similar color to the coat but can be slightly light faded at the tips.

Blue black blue on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of dark, near-black grey or slate blue. Despite the name, blue should never appear as a fully saturated blue, it will always be closer in color to grey.

Tips of mane/tail can be slightly faded.

Blue bay blue on bay

Coat should follow the variations of blue chestnut.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of blue black and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Blue honey blue & tawny on chestnut

Coat should be an even shade ranging anywhere from warm greyish pink to mulberry purple.

Mane and tail should be a similar color to the coat, or slightly lighter, and can be slightly light faded at the tips.

Blue cherry blue & tawny on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade ranging between dark plum purple, raisin and brown.

Tips of mane/tail can be slightly faded.

Blue ginger blue & tawny on bay

Coat should follow the variations of blue honey.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of blue cherry and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Gold champagne champagne on chestnut

Coat should be an even creamy light golden.

Mane and tail should be a similar, lighter shade than the coat, or creamy near-white.

Classic champagne champagne on black

Coat and mane/tail should be an even shade of tan brown, and can be more of a desaturated earthly tone or even take on more golden hues.

Tips of mane/tail can be faded into a more yellow/golden tone.

Amber champagne champagne on bay

Coat should follow the variations of gold champagne.

Mane, tail, and black points should follow the variations of classic champagne and the respective expression of bay/seal/tanpoint.

Typical dun

Dun dilutes most of the coat into a lighter shade, anywhere from very subtly lighter to a bright, creamy beige. Dun will always leave an undiluted "dorsal stripe" along the back/topline, undiluted rims on the ears, as well as undiluted legs or at the very minimum undiluted knees/hocks/fetlocks. The bottom/front of the face (between the muzzle to the eyes) should be undiluted as well, and may optionally extend further leaving most of the head undiluted.

Mane and tail should not be affected by dun, except for an optional "frosting" effect (see further below), diluting only the outer edges of the mane & tail.

Optional effect: Primitive markings

Common primitive markings are stripes on the knees/hocks ("leg barring"), stripes/barring around the withers, and "cobwebbing" on the forehead, but can also extend further.

Primitive markings should be the same color as the undiluted coat "under" the dun, and mimic the appearance of zebra or zorse stripes.

Optional effect: Mane & tail "frosting"

The mane and tail can optionally be affected, similar to Norwegian Fjord Horses, with lighter hairs on the outside edges of the mane and tail. A heavy frosting effect in the mane and tail can be even brighter than the diluted body coat hairs.

If primitive markings are present, the mane and tail will not show any frosting where the primitive markings "touch".

The undiluted dorsal stripe along the horse's topline causes the middle of the mane and tail to be unaffected by dun, giving it a two-colored appearance.