▁acceptable ▁term . ▁Like ▁an ▁am ber ▁cre am , ▁they ▁retain ▁champ agne ▁tra its ▁in ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁eyes , ▁and ▁range ▁from ▁pale ▁buff ▁to ▁pale ▁ch oc olate y - gray . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁coat ▁is ▁black - based , ▁the ▁man e ▁and ▁tail ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁dark er . ▁▁ ▁Gold ▁cre am : ▁ch est nut - based ▁coat ▁with ▁one ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁champ agne ▁alle le . ▁Form er ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" iv ory ▁champ agne ." ▁The ▁champ agne ▁tra its ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁eyes , ▁and ▁the ▁coat ▁is ▁an ▁all - over ▁iv ory ▁color . ▁ ▁S able ▁cre am ▁or ▁ ▁Brown ▁bu ck sk in ▁champ agne : ▁brown - based ▁coat ▁with ▁one ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁champ agne ▁alle le . ▁The ▁coat ▁color ▁falls ▁between ▁am ber ▁and ▁classic ▁cre am . ▁ ▁Silver ▁bu ck sk in : ▁bay - based ▁coat ▁with ▁one ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁silver ▁d apple ▁alle le . ▁The ▁effect ▁var ies , ▁as ▁silver ▁d apple ▁does ▁not ▁act ▁on ▁red ▁co ats , ▁but ▁the ▁bu ck sk in ' s ▁golden ▁tone ▁is ▁somewhat ▁lost . ▁ ▁Silver ▁sm ok y ▁black : ▁black - based ▁coat ▁with ▁one ▁cre am ▁alle le ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁silver ▁alle le . ▁The ▁effect ▁var ies ▁from ▁ch