Cremello
An almost white, cream-coloured chestnut with pink skin and blue eyes.
What does this colour look like?
A very light, cream to nearly white coat, slightly darker mane/tail, pink skin and blue eyes. Not a true white horse: the skin is pink, not pigmented white.
- Body
- cream-white
- Mane and tail
- slightly darker cream
- Legs
- cream-white
- Skin
- pink
- Eyes
- blue
How does this colour arise?
A chestnut with two cream genes, so almost all colour disappears.
More about the genetics
Cremello = chestnut (e/e) + two copies of cream (Cr/Cr). Double cream dilutes strongly and gives pink skin and blue eyes. It differs from perlino (bay base) and smoky cream (black base).
What is this colour often confused with?
- Perlino
Like cremello, but on a bay base: slightly warmer mane and tail.
- Smoky cream
Double cream on a black base; cream-coloured with blue eyes.
- Gold champagne
Champagne on a chestnut base: golden, with pink/mottled skin and amber eyes.
- Grey
A grey turns whiter year after year, whatever colour it was born.
Discover more
Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).