Rural Gardening: Silkie color please? , 1 by Light_for_Jesus

Light_for_Jesus wrote:
This little silkie was born a light yellow color with black spots. What in the world is that about? I have no chicken that looks like this, so it must be some gene popping up from somewhere. I know the rooster, but not which hen laid the egg. Could even be coming from genes from the rooster if they were doing some experimenting I suppose.

Maybe someone here can make some sense out of this for me. I don't understand it. I think it is a pretty color, but I would like to know what color it is exactly.

Is it possibly a paint?