seal bay
Appearance
Seal bay only shows on black-based (EE or Ee) coats. It is also recessive to bay (A), making it a less common bay variation. Seal bay restricts the brown areas on the coat to the muzzle, eyes, and flanks. The black point expression will always minimally affect the legs, and gradually darken the rest of the body generally starting from the topline. Just like with regular bay, the brown areas of seal bay can be any shade that chestnut is allowed to be. The body coat is allowed to be a dark brown, with lighter brown around the flanks and muzzle. The black points (legs, mane, tail, and rims of ears) must still be plain black.
Examples
The following examples are allowed variations of seal bay, and show how the coat can vary in brightness and tone, as well as black point expression. Feel free to copy the colours or pick something inbetween.
Seal bay
Seal bay with maximal black points
Seal bay with minimal black points
Dark seal bay
Red seal bay
Light seal bay
Eye colour: Dark brown
Dark brown eyes can range from near-black to a lighter chocolate, but should not appear golden or too bright.
Skin colour: Dark
Dark skin should be either dark grey or black. Skin areas affected by white patterns or markings must be light pink.
Horn/hoof colour: Dark
Dark horns and hooves should be black, dark grey or very desaturated dark brown. They should not be a saturated or rich brown. If white markings are touching, the affected parts of dark horns and hooves will be very light or cream-coloured.