Dog color
Apricot
A warm pale orange-cream: apricot Poodles and Pugs; in cats the warm cream the dilute modifier makes; apricot Call ducks; the blonde Syrian hamster, a creamy blonde with an orange tint.
17 Dog breeds list Apricot. It is in a club standard for 15 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 4 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Apricot
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Hairless Terrier | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bichon Frise | Standard (“White & Apricot”) | Standard (“shadings of buff, cream or apricot around the ears or on the body”) | Disqualifying | Standard (“cream or apricot markings acceptable up to 18 months”) | Standard (“cream or apricot markings acceptable up to 18 months”) |
| Borzoi | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour, except merle”) | Standard (“Any colours from white to black in any combination are acceptable”) |
| Chinese Crested | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Chinese Shar-Pei | Standard (“Apricot Dilute”) | Standard (“any solid color”) | Standard (“All solid colours acceptable”) | Standard (“Apricot Dilute”) | Standard (“All solid colours acceptable”) |
| Mastiff | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot”) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“Apricot”) |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Standard (“White & Apricot”) | No ruling | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standard (“all colours other than merle”) | Standard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot”) | Standard (“orange fawn (apricot)”) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Poodle (Standard) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot”) | Standard (“orange fawn (apricot)”) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“All solid colours”) |
| Poodle (Toy) | Standard (“Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot”) | Standard (“orange fawn (apricot)”) | Standard (“Apricots and reds”) | Standard (“Apricots and reds”) |
| Pug | Disqualifying | Standard (“silver or apricot, fawn and black”) | Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”) | Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn or black”) | Standard (“Silver, apricot, fawn, or black”) |
| Rat Terrier | Standard (“White & Apricot”) | Standard (“apricot”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schapendoes | Standard (“White & Apricot”) | Standard (“All colors are permitted”) | Standard (“All colours are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | Standard (“White & Apricot”) | Standard (“any variety of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tosa | Standard (“apricot”) | Standard (“All other shades of red”) | Standard (“apricot”) | No ruling | Standard (“apricot”) |
Breeds where Apricot is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | AKC | UKC | FCI | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Water Dog | Not recognised | No ruling | Disqualifying | Not recognised (“Apricot”) | Disqualifying |
| Schipperke | Disqualifying (“Apricot”) | Not recognised | Disqualifying | Not recognised | Not recognised |