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Sponenberg (2009) also mentions a very rare color he refers to as smoky seal brown. This color is most commonly encountered in Morgans and Quarter Horses, although in principle it can be encountered in any breed where the Cream Dilution gene is present. Smoky seal brown horses are visually not different from faded black. Their bodies are almost black but with the expressed red nuances around the muzzle and eyes that are characteristic for seal brown color (see ssss1). The legs as a rule are black. So far the only registry using appropriate names for genetically seal brown horses that are also carriers of dilution genes is the International Champagne Horse Registry (www.ichregistry.com). In almost all other registries, such horses are recorded as brown, dark bay, or black.

Palominos are horses with chestnut base color, carrying one Cream Dilution allele. They appear bright pale yellow with white mane and tail (ssss1). The skin is dark gray, although it can be somewhat brighter than the skin in chestnut horses, and the hooves are pigmented. Palomino eyes are typically brown color and only rarely hazel or amber. Eyelashes are yellow or light red.