HWO Horse Color Guide

[Argent]

I'm going to be working on this, for all the newbies out there

Please refrain from adding replies so I can keep this guide neat.

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Bay+

Bay +Cream x2


Bay +Cream


Bay +Cream/Pearl


Bay +Pearl


Bay +Pearl x2


Bay +Cream x2 +Champagne


Bay +Cream +Champagne


Bay +Cream/Pearl +Champagne


Bay +Pearl +Champagne


Bay +Pearl x2 +Champagne

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Brown+

Brown +Cream x2


Brown +Cream


Brown +Cream/Pearl


Brown +Pearl


Brown +Pearl x2


Brown +Cream x2 +Champagne


Brown +Cream +Champagne


Brown +Cream/Pearl +Champagne


Brown +Pearl +Champagne


Brown +Pearl x2 +Champagne

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Black+

Black +Cream x2


Black +Cream


Black +Cream/Pearl


Black +Pearl


Black +Pearl x2


Black +Cream x2 +Champagne


Black +Cream +Champagne


Black +Cream/Pearl +Champagne


Black +Pearl +Champagne


Black +Pearl x2 +Champagne

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Chestnut+

Chestnut +Cream x2


Chestnut +Cream


Chestnut +Cream/Pearl


Chestnut +Pearl


Chestnut +Pearl x2


Chestnut +Cream x2 +Champagne


Chestnut +Cream +Champagne


Chestnut +Cream/Pearl +Champagne


Chestnut +Pearl +Champagne


Chestnut +Pearl x2 +Champagne

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A note: These images are from before the art update, so there are some differences in appearance. However, the differences are generally subtle enough that you should still be able to figure out what color your horse is.

In addition to the images, here are a few quickie tips:

CHAMPAGNE is always accompanied by freckling on the muzzle. Use the Gallery tab to zoom in on the horses face.
PEARL is not visible on any horse that has only copy. You can only tell if a horse has one pearl gene based on whether it produces double dilute foals or has a double pearl parent. Double pearl horses will appear diluted and have pale muzzles and dark eyes.
CREAM will dilute chestnut, bay, and brown horses with only a single copy, but does not have any visible affect on adult black horses (black foals with one cream gene will have greyish manes and tails). Single cream horses have dark muzzles and dark eyes, while double cream horses have pale muzzles and blue eyes.
DUN is expressed to varying degrees, but different markers include a dorsal stripe; stripes on the legs, shoulders, neck, ears, or hip; a facial mask; and/or a paler body than legs.
FLAXEN is only expressed on red based horses and will be most visible on chestnuts; it turns red manes yellow, which would be difficult to see on a palomino or cremello.
SILVER is only expressed on black based horses and turns the mane and tail greyish. It also dilutes the coat. The game expresses silver on black horses as causing dappling.
BAY(S) VS BROWN VS BLACK VS CHESTNUT As a foal, bays, browns, and chestnuts look painfully similar. However, once they reach a year old and blow their foal coats, you'll be able to get a better idea of what color they are. If any darker coloration is present around the lower leg and eye/muzzle, the foal is either bay or wild bay; wild bays have darker coloration only around the fetlock. If the horse has lighter areas at the muzzle, groin, and armpit areas, it is brown. Chestnuts and blacks have fairly even body coloration, except that mealy/pangare would lighten the belly on a chestnut horse, as well as a bay or brown.

[Satinka]

The guide is very helpfull, thank you. Do you plan to add the names to the colors?

[Totina]

I know this thread was supposed to be kept clean, but I think this picture is very helpful with the naming of most kinds of dilutions and combinations of them:
http://orig04.deviantart.net/b5f3/f/201 ... 412m28.jpg

[owlclover]

I have to ask: why don't the horse's colors come as declared with the rest of the horse's description? Why do we have to guess, and wait? Does this really enhance the game experience?

I am a newbie, but I can put in my two cents that this seems like an unnecessary complication.

I look forward to hearing why this feature is in place as it is.

[SeinaMacabre]

I have to ask: why don't the horse's colors come as declared with the rest of the horse's description? Why do we have to guess, and wait? Does this really enhance the game experience?

I am a newbie, but I can put in my two cents that this seems like an unnecessary complication.

I look forward to hearing why this feature is in place as it is.

• • Because horses dont come with colour tags on them in real life either.
    It takes some experience and knowledge to determine your horse colour aswell as it often requires genetic tests.