| E: | Extension: black self | wildtype | red self | Geheel zwart | wildkleur | geheel rood | |
| D: | Dilution: grey/grulla | yellow | brown | mouse | fawn | Verdunning: grijs/blauw | geel | bruin (Simmental) | |
| S: | white Spotting: whitehead/Hereford | color sided/Pinzgauer | piebald spotted | Bont: witkop | kleurflank | platenbont | |
| R: | Roan: roan | white | Schimmel | wit |
| W: | Nellore White: recessive white | Recessief wit | |
| P: | White Park: dominant white | Dominant wit |
| B: | Belted | Lakenvelderpatroon |
| Br: | Brindle | Gestroomd | Inofficial gene-symbol? |
| Dn: | Dun (dominant) | Dunkleur (dominant) | Inofficial gene-symbol? Dun color in Dexter is by another (recessive) gene |
| Dx: | DeXter Dun (recessive) | Dexter dunkleur (recessief) | Dx is not the official gene-symbol; this is the classic mammal B-locus |
| | No color genes, effect not shown in pictures: | Geen kleur genen, niet getoond op de plaatjes: |
| Po: | Polled | Horned | Hoornloos | gehoornd | Inofficial gene-symbol? |
| Sl: | Short-Leg | Laagbenig | Inofficial gene-symbol? |