kˈɜːliz ɑːɹ mˈoʊst kˈɑːmənli tʃˈɛstnʌt kˈʌlɚd, bˌʌt kæn biː fˈaʊnd ɪn ˈɛvɹi kˈʌlɚ fɹʌm stˈændɚd bˈeɪz, blˈæks, ænd ɡɹˈeɪz, tʊ ˌæpəlˈuːsə mˈɑːɹkɪŋz; fɹʌm pˈɪntoʊ pˈætɚnz tə daɪlˈuːt kˈʌlɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bˈʌkskɪn, ɹˈoʊn, ɡɹˈʌlə, ænd kɹɛmˈɛloʊ.
Curlies are most commonly chestnut colored, but can be found in every color from standard bays, blacks, and greys, to appaloosa markings; from pinto patterns to dilute colors such as buckskin, roan, grulla, and cremello.