Black foal color can vary from inky-black to a chocolate-black. The two black fillies shown above are good examples of typical black foal colors. The first filly's black with slight brown tones is very common. The second black filly is more of a chocolate-black, which is not uncommon at all. Black foals commonly have counter shading dorsals and may also have counter shading leg markings.

The smoky black filly in top row has a dark golden brown coat in this photo. Outdoor photos did not look quite as "brown". They more closely resembled the second smoky black (bottom row, left), whose coloring appears mousy-black. Smoky black foals commonly have counter shading dorsals and may also have counter shading leg markings.

The two grulla foals shown above are very typical of dove-gray and buff with dove tones. Both are very clearly diluted and much generally paler than the black or smoky black foals. Grulla foals are born with clean, black dun dorsal, and may or may not be born with visible leg bars. They generally display black-ish face masking just above the nostrils.