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BASE COLOURS
The 3 base horse colours are black, bay and chestnut. Horses may express various tones of those base colors, and some colors are affected in more dramatic ways by other genetics. For some, that occurs gradually over time (gray, roan) and others express less common coloration from birth or as they mature (dilutions). The presence of many unique genetic markings that a horse can express makes for a huge variety of potential combinations that can occur on top of a base coat.

Black
Coat Name Coat Color Eye Colour Significant Markings























 
Obsidian - Black
Jessie - Black
Polaris - Black Birdcatcher
Burrito - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Asteria - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Domino - Black Snowcap Appaloosa
Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Schwoompl - Blue Roan
Fortune - Blue Roan
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Gooseberry - Grullo
Hurricane - Grullo
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Mystic - Splashed White Black
Carousel - Classic Champagne
Bay (Brown)
Coat Name Coat Color Eye Colour Significant Markings
Carnelian Bay Brown Blue White stockings | Bald face
Marshall Dark Bay Light Brown N/A
Valegro  Dark Bay Dark Brown White socks | Blaze & Snip
Charlotte Blood Bay Yellow White marking | Star
Helios Copper Bay Light Brown White socks | Short blaze
Poppy Bright Bay Yellow Pink Snip
Vulcan Sooty Bay Amber White coronet/socks | Stripe & Snip
Mika Silver Bay Dark Brown White pastern
Freighter Silver Bay (Dark Bay) Brown White star | Primitive markings | Striped back
Birdie Bay Birdcatcher Dark Gray White socks | Irregular blaze | Birdcatcher spots
Monty Bay Roan Brown White star
Rain Bay Tobiano Cyan White stockings | Bald face
Joergen Bay Tobiano (Dark Bay) Brown N/A
Frank Bay Skewbald (Tricolor) Dark Gray White stockings
Romeo Graying Bay Skewbald Dark Blue Blaze | Graying
Marzapa Splashed White Bay Light Blue Extensive Splash
Mazie Bay Blanket Appaloosa Pink Blanket
Symphony Bay Dun Dark Brown Star & Snip | Primitive markings
Freyja Brown Dun Dark Brown Star & Snip | Primitive markings | Frosting
Spirit Buckskin Light Gray N/A
Kodiak Buckskin Cyan Dapples
Aphrodite Sooty Buckskin Tobiano Light Brown Bald face
Titus Sooty Buckskin Skewbald Dark Brown N/A
Dustar  Buckskin Overo Amber / Brown White facial marking | White socks & stockings
Champion Buckskin Appaloosa Gray White socks |  Star | Blanket
Wren Sable Champagne Light Brown N/A
Antique Amber Champagne Brown N/A
Sonata  Amber Champagne Dun Dark Brown Blaze & Snip |  Sock & Coronets
Chestnut (Red)
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Zippy - Chestnut 
Man O War - Chestnut
Secretariat - Chestnut
Sergeant Reckless - Chestnut
Bandit - Chestnut (Badger Face)
Blazie - Chestnut Roan
Delta - Chestnut Roan
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Calihan - Flaxen Liver Chestnut
El Cazador - Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa
Dollor - Dark Chestnut
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
Star - Palomino
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
Heartbreaker - Red Dun
Nero - Cremello Overo
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut
Citrine - Gold Champagne

Other / Unknown
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Avalanche - Pure White (Dominant)
Ghost - Gray
Paris - Gray
Ibis - Gray
Finbar Foaley - Gray
Hickory - Dapple Gray
Joey - Dapple Gray
Arial - Fleabitten Gray
Orion - Snowy Gray
Rosita - Rose Gray
No Buckle - Rose Gray Splash
Romeo - Graying Bay Skewbald


DILUTIONS
Dilution genes add a layer of genes that quite literally dilute the base coat, and occasionally the eyes or skin too.

Champagne
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Carousel - Classic Champagne
Antique - Amber Champagne
Wren - Sable Champagne
Citrine - Gold Champagne
Sonata - Amber Champagne Dun

Cream

SINGLE DILUTES:

Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Spirit - Buckskin
Kodiak - Buckskin
Dustar - Buckskin Overo
Champion - Buckskin Appaloosa
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Star - Palomino
Mr Ed - Palomino
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Trigger - Palomino (Golden)
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano
DOUBLE DILUTES:

Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Nero - Cremello Overo

Dun
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Gooseberry - Grullo
Hurricane - Grullo
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Freyja - Brown Dun
Symphony - Bay Dun
Sonata - Amber Champagne Dun
Heartbreaker - Red Dun
ND1:
Freighter - Dark Silver Bay

Silver
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano
Mika - Silver Bay
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Freighter - Dark Silver Bay


WHITE MARKINGS
White markings (excluding roan, rabicano and leopard complex) can also be referred to as Pinto - and the term can apply to horses expressing one or more of certain markings in the presence of different genetic influences. These markings create minimal, medium or extensive areas of white on a horse.

Dominant White
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Avalanche - Pure White (Dominant)

Frame Overo
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Dustar - Buckskin Overo
Nero - Cremello Overo
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Annie - Chestnut Tovero

Leopard Complex
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 

Mazie - Bay Blanket Appaloosa
Burrito - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Asteria - Black Leopard Appaloosa
Domino - Black Snowcap Appaloosa
Champion - Buckskin Appaloosa
El Cazador - Liver Chestnut Pintaloosa

Roan
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Blazie - Chestnut Roan
Delta - Chestnut Roan
Schwoompl - Blue Roan
Fortune - Blue Roan
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Monty - Bay Roan
Hibiscus - Palomino Roan

Sabino

Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 
Splashed White
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


No Buckle - Rose Gray Splash
Panama - Silver Dapple Splash
Mystic - Splashed White Black (Minimal)
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut (Medium)
Marzapa - Splashed White Bay (Extensive)

Tobiano
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Rain - Bay Tobiano
Frank - Tricolour Skewbald (Bay Tobiano)
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald
Sweetboi - Blue Roan Tobiano
Joergen - Dark Bay Tobiano
Masquerade - Black Tovero
Annie - Chestnut Tovero
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Toothbrush - Grullo Tobiano
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano

Rabicano
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Lunar - Black Silver Rabicano

Non-specific Pinto
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Romeo - Graying Bay Skewbald
Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald

NOTE:

  • Certain combinations of Pinto markings often have their own terms:
    • Tobiano + Overo = Tovero
    • Any pinto markings + Appaloosa = Pintaloosa
  • Horses with white markings are often mistakenly be referred to indiscriminately as Paint, however Paint horses are a breed that heavily feature Pinto markings, the term is not specific to the markings themselves.
  • In the UK, horses are commonly referred to as Piebald (Black & White) or Skewbald (Brown & White) when describing Pinto markings.

SPECIAL FEATURES
Features by type that give a specific appearance - includes both genetics (sooty, flaxen, dapples) or more cosmetic/markings (bald faced, dapples).

Sooty
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Titus - Sooty Buckskin Skewbald
Vulcan - Sooty Bay

Dapples
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Hickory - Dapple Gray
Joey - Dapple Gray
Kodiak - Buckskin
Dahlia - Palomino Tobiano

Birdcatcher Spots
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Polaris - Black Birdcatcher
Birdie - Dark Bay Birdcatcher

Blood Marks
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Paris - Gray

Fleabitten
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 

Arials - Fleabitten Gray
Pangare
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Primrose - Chestnut Skewbald

Flaxen
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Calihan - Flaxen Liver Chestnut

'Bald' Facial Markings
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings























 


Fortune - Blue Roan
Carnelian - Bay
Esperanza - Palomino (Golden)
Rain - Bay Tobiano
Frank - Tricolour Skewbald (Bay Tobiano)
Aphrodite - Sooty Buckskin Tobiano
Inferno - Splashed White Chestnut
Mystic - Splashed White Black
Marzapa - Splashed White Bay

Badger Face
Coat NameCoat ColorEye ColourSignificant Markings





Bandit - Chestnut


DON'T SEE YOUR FAVORITE COAT HERE?
Originally, SWEM planned to include only 16 coats + 2 secret coats. That number was greatly surpassed to bring over 100 coats ahead of V1's release. With so much to do and so many potential genetics or coat variations to consider, some coats inevitably did not make it in. Look out for them in the genetics update in V2!