▁ 2 5 % ▁hom o zy g ous ▁dil ute , ▁and ▁ 5 0 % ▁heter o zy g ous ▁dil ute . ▁ ▁H omo zy g ous ▁cre ams ▁(" double ▁dil utes ") ▁▁ ▁When ▁a ▁horse ▁is ▁hom o zy g ous , ▁meaning ▁it ▁has ▁two ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁cre am ▁alle le , ▁the ▁strong est ▁color ▁dil ution ▁occurs . ▁▁▁ ▁C rem ell os ▁are ▁hom o zy g ous ▁cre am ▁ch est n uts , ▁and ▁ ▁have ▁a ▁cre am ▁colored ▁body ▁with ▁a ▁cre am ▁or ▁white ▁man e ▁and ▁tail . ▁▁ ▁Per lin os ▁are ▁hom o zy g ous ▁cre am ▁b ays , ▁which ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁cre am - color ed ▁body ▁but ▁a ▁man e ▁and ▁tail ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁somewhat ▁more ▁re dd ish ▁in ▁color ▁than ▁a ▁cre m ello . ▁▁ ▁Sm ok y ▁C ream s ▁are ▁hom o zy g ous ▁cre am ▁black s , ▁and ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁vis ually ▁distinguish ▁from ▁cre m ell os ▁or ▁per lin os . ▁▁▁ ▁All ▁three ▁sh ades ▁can ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁one ▁another , ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁only ▁firm ly ▁identified ▁after ▁a ▁DNA ▁test . ▁ ▁While ▁both ▁red ▁and ▁black ▁p ig ments ▁are ▁turned ▁cre am , ▁the ▁black ▁p ig ment ▁retain s ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁color ▁and ▁tends ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁re dd ish ▁or ▁rust y ▁t int .