Goat color
Black
Solid black pigment. In birds often with a green or purple sheen; on skin, legs, beak, comb and tongue the dark pigment some standards call for.
18 Goat breeds list Black. It is in a club standard for 14 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.
Breeds whose standards accept Black
| Breed | ADGA | AGS | AAGBA | CAGBA | ABGA | CASHMERE GA | MYOTONIC GR | PYGORA BA | ASGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Standard (“black”) | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AngoraColoured | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“Colored fiber on the fleece bearing parts of the body”) | Standard (“black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Boer | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“any hair color”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BoerSkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“pigmentation on the hairless area under the tail”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cashmere | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“may be any color”) | No ruling | 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 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Myotonic (Fainting) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“All colors are acceptable, all combinations, and all patterns or markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nigerian Dwarf | Standard (“Any color or combination of colors”) | Standard (“Black”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Nubian | Standard (“Any color or colors, solid or patterned”) | Standard (“Any pattern, color, or combination of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oberhasli | Alternate (“black does”) | Standard (“solid black in does”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| OberhasliSkin and scales | Standard (“black udder”) | Standard (“black skin”) | No ruling | No ruling | 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 | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pygora | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“solid black / Black / Solid Black”) | No ruling |
| Spanish | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Colors vary widely”) |
| Toggenburg | Alternate (“black does with correct markings”) | Fault (“black does”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |