- sk inned ▁pal om ino . ▁However , ▁l ighter , ▁fre ck led ▁skin ▁and ▁ha zel ▁eyes ▁identify ▁a ▁gold ▁champ agne , ▁which ▁can ▁otherwise ▁look ▁much ▁like ▁a ▁pal om ino . ▁ ▁Pear l ▁vs . ▁Pal om ino : ▁ ▁the ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁p ear l ▁gene ▁only ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁p ear l ▁alle le ▁is ▁hom o zy g ous . ▁ ▁In ▁such ▁cases , ▁the ▁red ▁hair s ▁are ▁light ened ▁to ▁an ▁apr ic ot ▁color . ▁▁ ▁Pse udo ▁double - d il ute ▁vs . ▁C rem ello : ▁ ▁A ▁horse ▁that ▁has ▁one ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁and ▁one ▁p ear l ▁alle le ▁may ▁res emble ▁a ▁hom o zy g ous ▁cre am , ▁including ▁p ink ish ▁skin ▁and ▁blue ▁eyes . ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁one ▁cre am ▁and ▁one ▁Champ agne ▁alle le ▁may ▁also ▁produce ▁a ▁similar ▁phen ot ype , ▁though ▁may ▁be ▁distinguish able ▁by ▁l ighter ▁yellow ish ▁or ▁blue ▁eyes ▁and ▁pale , ▁faint ly ▁fre ck led ▁skin . ▁White ▁vs . ▁Double ▁dil ute : ▁ ▁White ▁horses ▁with ▁blue ▁or ▁dark ▁eyes ▁and ▁p ink ▁skin ▁are ▁born ▁white ▁and ▁remain ▁so ▁throughout ▁life . ▁C rem ello ▁and ▁is ab ell ine ▁horses ▁that ▁ble ach ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁sun ▁may ▁approach ▁a ▁near - white ▁sh ade , ▁but ▁have ▁some ▁skin ▁p ig ment , ▁exhib ited ▁by ▁a ▁slightly ▁more