Donkey Coat Color Calculator

Controls whether black pigment can be produced at all.

• E^d Produces black-based pigment.
• e^d Recessive red; e^d/e^d = red/sorrel only.

White hairs interspersed throughout coat.

• Rn Roan patterning; Rn/Rn is embryonic lethal.
• rn No roan.

Adds primitive markings and softens the base color.

• D Dun dilution with dorsal stripe, shoulder cross, and leg barring.
• d No dun effect; full intensity.

Controls pale muzzle/eye rings, belly, and inner legs.

• lp Standard light points.
• NLP Removes light points; NLP/NLP = dark points, lp/NLP carriers look light but pass NLP 50%.

Controls brown coloration intensity.

• br No brown effect.
• Br Br/br = brown; Br/Br = chocolate/dark brown.

Ranges from minimal white hairs to nearly white coats.

• W Dominant white; foals often white and pass W to 50% of offspring.
• W^s White spotted; also passed to 50% of offspring.
• w No white patterning detected.

W/W or W_s/W_s are typically not viable; W/W_s viability is unknown.