> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://equinecolors.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Cream - URL: https://equinecolors.com/cream/ - Published: 2025-11-10T14:02:09.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-10T09:52:33.000Z - Description: Cream is a dilution, located on the same gene as pearl, sunshine and snowdrop. It lightens the base coat of horses and leads to the colors palomino, buckskin, smoky black, cremello, perlino and smoky cream. - Author: Hannelore Roodhooft - Tags: Colors, Dilutions, MATP, #Import 2026-08-12 09:42 > Cream is responsible for a variety of coat colors. It can ligthen the coat, mane, tail and eyes of horses. One copy of cream lightens red pigment while black is not or only very sublty affected. Two copies of cream dilute both pigment types, leading to a creamy colored horse with blue eyes. ## Colors ### One copy of cream [PalominoPalomino is a horse coat color caused by one copy of the cream dilution acting on a chestnut base. The coat is golden with a creamy or white mane and tail.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-55.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/palomino-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/palomino/) [BuckskinBuckskin is a horse coat color caused by one copy of the cream dilution acting on a bay base. The coat is yellow/golden, while the points remain black.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-54.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/buckskin.png)](https://equinecolors.com/buckskin/) [Smoky BlackSmoky black refers to a horse with one copy of the cream dilution on a black base coat. It looks the same as black.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-56.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/blackhorse-1-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/smoky-black/) ### Two copies of cream [CremelloCremello is a horse color caused by two copies of the cream dilution on a chestnut base. The coat, mane and tail are a creamy color.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-58.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/cremello-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/cremello/) [PerlinoPerlino is a horse color caused by two copies of the cream dilution on a bay base. The coat, mane and tail are a creamy color.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-59.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/perlino.png)](https://equinecolors.com/perlino/) [Smoky creamSmoky cream is a horse color caused by two copies of the cream dilution on a black base. The coat, mane and tail are a creamy color.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-61.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/smokycream.png)](https://equinecolors.com/smoky-cream/) ### Pearl combinations Cream and pearl are located on the same gene and together create "pseudo-double dilutes". [Palomino PearlPalomino pearl is a horse color caused by one copy of pearl and one copy of cream on a chestnut base. The coat, mane and tail are a creamy color.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-78.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/palominopearl-2-4.png)](https://equinecolors.com/palomino-pearl/) [Smoky black pearlSmoky black pearl is a horse color caused by one copy of pearl and one copy of cream on a black base.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-80.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/smokyblackpearl-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/smoky-black-pearl/) [Buckskin pearlBuckskin pearl is a horse color caused by one copy of pearl and one copy of cream on a bay base. They have a creamy color with darker points.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-88.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/buckskinpearl-1-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/buckskin-pearl/) ### Sunshine combinations [Cream sunshineCream sunshine is a horse color, caused by one copy of cream and one copy of sunshine, diluting the coat.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-95.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/cremello-2-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/cream-sunshine/) ### Dun combinations [DunalinoDunalino, or palomino dun, is a horse coat color caused by one copy of cream and one copy of dun on a chestnut base. The coat is golden with primitive markings and a creamy or white mane and tail.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-206.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/dunalino-2.png)](https://equinecolors.com/dunalino/) [Smoky dunSmoky dun, or smoky black dun, is a horse coat color caused by one copy of cream and one copy of dun on a black base. It looks the same as black dun: the coat is diluted, and primitive markings are present.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-126.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/blackdun.png)](https://equinecolors.com/smoky-dun/) [DunskinDunskin, or buckskin dun, is a horse coat color caused by one copy of cream and one copy of dun on a bay base. The coat is golden with primitive markings and dark points.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-128.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/dunskin.png)](https://equinecolors.com/dunskin/) ### Silver combinations [Silver smoky blackSilver smoky black is a horse coat color caused by the silver dilution and one copy of the cream dilution on a black base. The horse has a brown, caramel-like color.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-153.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/silversmokyblack.png)](https://equinecolors.com/silver-smoky-black/) ### Mushroom combinations [Buckskin mushroomBuckskin mushroom is the result of a bay base coat diluted by mushroom and one copy of cream.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-186.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/buckskinmushroom-1-1.png)](https://equinecolors.com/buckskin-mushroom/) ## Gene [MATP geneThe MATP gene is responsible for the dilutions cream, pearl, sunshine and snowdrop in horses.![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/icon/favicon-69.ico)Equine ColorsHannelore Roodhooft![](https://equinecolors.com/content/images/thumbnail/MATP.png)](https://equinecolors.com/matp-gene/) ## Presence in horses Cream-related colors are fairly common in a variety of horse breeds. 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