Dog color
Orange
A clear orange: orange rabbits and cats, goldfish and koi, the orange eyes of cats and poultry, and the orange bills and legs of ducks.
33 Dog breeds list Orange. It is in a club standard for 27 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 6 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Orange
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracco Italiano | Standard (“White with patches of varied size of an orange or more or less dark amber colour”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“White with orange or chestnut patches”) | Standard (“White with orange, amber or chestnut markings”) | Standard (“White with patches of varied size of an orange, or more-or-less dark amber colour”) |
| Brittany | Standard (“White and orange”) | Standard (“Orange & White”) | Standard (“Orange and white”) | Standard (“Orange/white”) | Standard (“White and orange”) |
| Cirneco dell’Etna | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“white with orange patches is acceptable, but not preferred”) | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Clumber Spaniel | Standard (“orange permissible”) | Standard (“Orange Markings”) | Standard (“lemon or orange markings”) | Standard (“Orange markings permissible”) | Standard (“orange permissible”) |
| Deutscher Wachtelhund | Not recognised | Not recognised | Standard (“shades of orange, blond, red, and dark brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| English Cocker Spaniel | Standard (“orange and white”) | Standard (“Orange & White”) | Standard (“shades of red”) | Standard (“orange and white”) | Standard (“orange and white”) |
| English Setter | Standard (“orange and white (orange belton)”) | Standard (“Orange Belton”) | Standard (“orange and white; orange belton”) | Standard (“orange and white (orange belton)”) | Standard (“orange and white (orange belton)”) |
| German Spitz | Standard (“orange (Medium, Miniature)”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“all colors”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“orange”) |
| German SpitzGiant | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Standard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“Fawn with white spotting (white and orange)”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“Fawn with white spotting (white and orange)”) | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“Fawn with white spotting (white and orange)”) |
| Great Pyrenees | Standard (“orange (arrouye)”) | No ruling | Standard (“orange (shades of tan)”) | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“orange (arrouye)”) |
| Japanese Chin | No ruling | Standard (“The term red shall include all shades of red, orange, and lemon”) | Standard (“Red includes all shades of red (orange, lemon, and sable)”) | Standard (“Red includes all shades of sable, lemon or orange”) | No ruling |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Standard (“orange with or without white”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“solid orange”) | Standard (“solid orange”) | Standard (“Orange, with or without white”) |
| Norrbottenspets | Standard (“in all nuances of red and yellow”) | Standard (“Orange Markings”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Standard (“various shades of red or orange”) | No ruling | Standard (“various shades of red or orange”) | Standard (“All shades of red or orange”) | No ruling |
| Perro de Presa Canario | Not recognised | Standard (“Orange”) | Disqualifying | No ruling | Not recognised |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standard (“Fawn with white spotting (white and orange)”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“orange”) |
| Plott Hound | No ruling | Standard (“Orange Brindle”) | Standard (“Any shade of brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pointer | Standard (“orange and white”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“traditionally referred to as orange colored”) | Standard (“orange and white”) | Standard (“orange and white”) |
| Pomeranian | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Standard (“orange”) | Standard (“orange”) |
| Porcelaine | Standard (“roundish orange spots”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“orange spots”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo | Not recognised | Standard (“Orange”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | No ruling |
| Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Standard (“Yellow and fawn in all shades from light to dark”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“Yellow and fawn of any shade”) | Standard (“Yellow, fawn (in all shades from light to dark)”) | No ruling |
| Saint Bernard | Standard (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”) | Standard (“Orange & White”) | Standard (“All shades of red”) | Standard (“Orange”) | Standard (“Brownish-yellow tolerated”) |
| Spinone Italiano | Standard (“white with orange markings”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“white with orange markings”) | Standard (“white and orange”) | Standard (“White with orange markings”) |
| Stabyhoun | Disqualifying | Disqualifying (“Orange & White”) | Standard (“orange”) | No ruling | Disqualifying |
| Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Standard (“white and orange coats”) | Standard (“White & Orange”) | Standard (“orange and white”) | Not recognised | No ruling |
Breeds where Orange is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Spaniel | Fault (“orange”) | Not recognised | Not recognised | Not recognised (“orange”) | Fault (“orange”) |
| Keeshond | Not recognised | Fault (“never containing tan, brown, or orange tones”) | Fault | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| Maltese | Fault (“Traces of pale orange shades are tolerated but not desirable”) | Not recognised | Fault (“An ivory tinge, or traces of orange, are permitted but they are considered an imperfection”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |
Breeds where Orange is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalmatian | Disqualifying (“orange coloured spots”) | Disqualifying (“White & Orange”) | Disqualifying (“Any color markings other than black or liver”) | Not recognised (“White with Orange Spots”) | Not recognised (“spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) |
| English Springer Spaniel | Not recognised | Not recognised (“Orange & White”) | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Not recognised | Disqualifying (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”) | Disqualifying (“Any red, orange, or lemon color”) | Not recognised | Not recognised |