▁Thus ▁all - red ▁co ats ▁are ▁turned ▁all - iv ory , ▁all - black ▁co ats ▁are ▁turned ▁all - rust y ▁cre am , ▁and ▁bay ▁co ats ▁have ▁iv ory ▁bodies ▁with ▁slightly ▁dark er ▁points . ▁ ▁H ors es ▁with ▁two ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁can ▁be ▁collect ively ▁called ▁double - d il utes , ▁hom o zy g ous ▁cre ams , ▁or ▁blue - ey ed ▁cre ams , ▁and ▁they ▁share ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁characteristics . ▁The ▁eyes ▁are ▁pale ▁blue , ▁pal er ▁than ▁the ▁un p ig ment ed ▁blue ▁eyes ▁associated ▁with ▁white ▁color ▁or ▁white ▁mark ings , ▁and ▁the ▁skin ▁is ▁ros y - p ink . ▁The ▁true , ▁un p ig ment ed ▁p ink ▁skin ▁associated ▁with ▁white ▁mark ings ▁is ▁clearly ▁visible ▁against ▁the ▁ros y - p ink ▁skin ▁of ▁a ▁double - d il ute , ▁especially ▁when ▁their ▁coat ▁is ▁w ett ed ▁down . ▁The ▁pal est ▁sh ades ▁of ▁double - d il ute ▁co ats ▁are ▁just ▁off - white , ▁while ▁the ▁dark est ▁are ▁distinct ly ▁rust - ting ed . ▁Their ▁co ats ▁may ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁nearly ▁white ▁or ▁iv ory ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁cre am . ▁▁ ▁The ▁off - white ▁coat , ▁pale ▁blue ▁eyes , ▁and ▁ros y ▁p ink ▁skin ▁distinguish ▁the ▁co ats ▁of ▁double - d il utes ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁true ▁white ▁horses .