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Foal color possibilities

This chart is strictly for the cream-related colors; if you have other genes modifying the colors, such as pinto, dun, Appaloosa, champagne, roan, etc., you would need to take those into account as well. In colors where the black gene or the bay gene is present, the possibility of heterozygosity is assumed. Slight chances are shown in parentheses. Percentages are not guarantees; they only show probability where applicable (except 100%). Clicking the horse pictures will take you to a DIFFERENT PAGE, about that color. We're using "sorrel" to mean sorrel OR chestnut.

Colors Crossed
	100% palomino	buckskin palomino (smoky black)	smoky black palomino buckskin	50% palomino 50% cremello	perlino buckskin palomino cremello (smoky black) (smoky cream)	smoky black smoky cream buckskin perlino palomino cremello
	buckskin palomino (smoky black)	buckskin palomino (smoky black)	smoky black buckskin palomino	palomino buckskin perlino cremello (smoky black) (smoky cream)	buckskin perlino palomino cremello (smoky black) (smoky cream)	smoky black smoky cream buckskin perlino palomino cremello
	buckskin palomino smoky black	buckskin smoky black palomino	smoky black palomino	buckskin perlino palomino cremello smoky black smoky cream	buckskin perlino palomino cremello smoky black smoky cream	smoky cream smoky black palomino cremello
	50% palomino 50% sorrel	bay sorrel buckskin palomino (smoky black) (black)	bay sorrel buckskin palomino smoky black black	25% sorrel 50% palomino 25% cremello	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello (black) (smoky black) (smoky cream)	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello black smoky black smoky cream
	sorrel bay palomino buckskin (smoky black) (black)	buckskin bay palomino sorrel (smoky black) (black)	bay buckskin black sorrel palomino smoky black	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello (smoky black) (smoky cream)	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello (black) (smoky black) (smoky cream)	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello black smoky black smoky cream
	buckskin smoky black palomino sorrel bay black	bay buckskin black sorrel palomino smoky black	black smoky black palomino sorrel	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello (black) (smoky black) (smoky cream)	bay sorrel buckskin palomino perlino cremello (black) (smoky black) (smoky cream)	smoky black black smoky cream sorrel palomino cremello

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