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There are additional colors determined by the Champagne gene combined with other dilution genes, besides Cream. Champagne dun horses have a strongly diluted color similar to dun with noticeable primitive markings in coffee or dark gold. Most often this combination is found in Quarter Horses. Classic dun and classic grullo horses (see ssss1) differ from champagne dun in the whitish-ashy body hair and light-chocolate guard hair. Sable dun color looks similar, but is lighter, while gold dun animals have body hair that is light cream or light amber with a mane and tail that are ivory or white. Amber dun is a beige body color with pale brown guard hair and lower legs. The eyes of champagne dun horses of any shade described here are most often light green.

Silver champagne horses combine the action of both dilution genes. The resulting amber silver horse has a light pinkish-amber or light ashy body color, and the lower parts of the legs are the same shade or are slightly darker. The mane and tail may contain whitish hair.