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# Champagne
- URL: https://equinecolors.com/champagne/
- Published: 2026-04-16T11:45:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T10:57:15.000Z
- Description: Champagne is a dilution that lightens the base coat and eyes of horses and leads to the colors gold champagne, amber champagne and classic champagne.
- Author: Hannelore Roodhooft
- Tags: Colors, Dilutions, #Import 2026-08-12 09:42

> Champagne dilutes both red and black pigment. Red pigment gets diluted to a golden color, black to a chocolate brown shade. Champagne horses have pink to lavender skin with mottling/freckling, and amber or hazel colored eyes.

## Colors

[Gold champagneGold champagne is a horse coat color caused by the champagne dilution acting on a chestnut base. The coat is golden with a creamy or white mane and tail, amber coloured eyes, and freckled skin.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-194.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/goldchampagne-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/gold-champagne/)

[Classic champagneClassic champagne is a horse coat color caused by the champagne dilution acting on a black base. The coat is dark brown/tan with darker points, amber eyes and freckled skin.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-193.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/classicchampagne-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/cla/)

[Amber champagneAmber champagne is a horse coat color caused by the champagne dilution acting on a bay base. The coat is light brown/tan with darker points, amber eyes and freckled skin.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-195.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/amberchampagne.png)](https://equinecolors.com/amber-champagne/)

### Cream combinations

Gold cream

Classic cream

Amber cream

## Gene

[SLC36A1 geneThe SLC36A1 gene is responsible for the color champagne in horses.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-197.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/champagne-1-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/slc36a1-gene/)

## Presence in horses

The champagne dilution originated in North America and, as a result, is primarily present in American breeds like the Quarter Horse, Tennessee Walking Horse, etc.

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