Horse Coat Color Simulator Tool
Equine coat color genetics determine a horse's coat color. There are many different coat color possibilities, but all colors are produced by the action of only a few genes. Try pressing the genetic buttons to the left of the horse below and see how they all interact!
*Capital letters indicate DOMINANT variants and lower-case letters indicate RECESSIVE variants. Some of the color variants below are not yet genetically discovered but known to be heritable. More discoveries to come!
**This is a legacy tool designed by Jennifer Hoffman. Not all of the colors/variants shown are fully mapped. For a current demonstration of known/mapped variants only, please see Build-a-Horse.
E – Black
e – Red
A – Agouti/Bay
a – recessive Agouti
G – Grey
CR – Cream
prl – Pearl
D – Dun
CH – Champagne
F – Flaxen
Z – Silver
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Press Color Buttons Here >>
& See What Happens!
STY - Sooty
RB – Rabicano
RN – Roan
SB1 – Sabino 1
W – “Dominant” White
TO – Tobiano
O – Lethal White Overo
SPL – Splashed White
LP – Leopard Complex Spotting
PATN1 – Pattern 1
PATN2 – Pattern 2