Perlino
Like cremello, but on a bay base: slightly warmer mane and tail.
What does this colour look like?
A cream body with slightly warmer, reddish to rusty mane, tail and lower legs. Pink skin, blue eyes.
- Body
- cream-white
- Mane and tail
- rusty cream
- Legs
- rusty cream
- Skin
- pink
- Eyes
- blue
How does this colour arise?
A bay horse with two cream genes.
More about the genetics
Perlino = bay (E_, A_) + Cr/Cr. Double cream dilutes the body to cream, but the points keep a warmer, rusty tint.
What is this colour often confused with?
- Cremello
An almost white, cream-coloured chestnut with pink skin and blue eyes.
- Smoky cream
Double cream on a black base; cream-coloured with blue eyes.
Discover more
Sources: UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory · Sponenberg, D.P. & Bellone, R.R. (Wiley-Blackwell).