Goat color
Brown
A general brown. In horses a color of its own (seal brown): near-black with lighter brown on the muzzle, around the eyes, on the flanks and inside the legs. In eggs the usual mid-brown shell.
11 Goat breeds list Brown. It is in a club standard for 10 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.
Breeds whose standards accept Brown
| Breed | ADGA | AGS | AAGBA | CAGBA | ABGA | PYGORA BA | ASGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Standard (“brown or bay (chamoisee)”) | Standard (“any shade or mixture of brown (chamoisée)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AngoraColored | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Colored fiber on the fleece bearing parts of the body”) | Standard (“browns”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BoerEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“brown eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaMancha | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“Any pattern, color, or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nigerian Dwarf | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“Brown (very dark, medium and light browns)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nigerian DwarfEyes | No ruling | Standard (“brown eyes”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygmy | No ruling | Standard (“Any pattern, color, or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygora | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Brown Caramel / Brown Agouti”) | No ruling |
| Spanish | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colors vary widely”) |
| Toggenburg | Standard (“some shade of fawn or brown”) | Standard (“light fawn to dark chocolate”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Brown is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed |
|---|
| PygmyEyes |