Perro pattern
Bicolor
Two colors in clearly separate areas: in cats and dogs usually a color with white; in koi and goldfish two colors on the body.
106 Perro breeds list Bicolor. It is in a club standard for 99 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Bicolor
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | KUSA | FCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Estándar (“Red & White (Akita)”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| AkitaAmericano | Estándar (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Alaskan Klee Kai | No ruling | Estándar (“symmetrical and distinctive dark and white contrasting-colored markings”) | Estándar (“a contrasting lighter color on the bottom half”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American English Coonhound | No ruling | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“white and red, white and black, white and lemon”) | Estándar (“red and white; white and black”) | No ruling |
| American Pit Bull Terrier | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Antiguo Pastor Inglés | Estándar (“Grey & White”) | Estándar (“with or without white markings or in reverse”) | Estándar (“the head, neck, forequarters and underbelly are white”) | Estándar (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) | Estándar (“head, neck, forequarters and under belly to be white with or without markings”) |
| Basenji | Estándar (“Pure black and white; Red and white”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“all with white feet, chest and tail tip”) | Estándar (“Pure black and white; red and white”) | Estándar (“Pure black and white; red and white”) |
| Basset Artesiano de NormandĂa | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“fawn and white”) | Estándar (“Fawn and white (bi-colour)”) | Estándar (“fawn and white (“bi-colour)”) |
| Basset Hound | Estándar (“lemon and white (bicolour)”) | Estándar (“Lemon & White”) | Estándar (“lemon and white”) | Estándar (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) | Estándar (“lemon and white (bi-colour)”) |
| Beagle | Estándar (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Estándar (“Lemon & White”) | Estándar (“all typical hound color combinations are acceptable”) | Estándar (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) | Estándar (“lemon and white; red and white; tan and white; black and white”) |
| Bichón Habanero | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“All colors and marking patterns are permissible”) | Estándar (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Estándar (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) | Estándar (“Patches in mentioned colours allowed”) |
| Border Collie | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“White & Black”) | Estándar (“bi-color”) | Estándar (“variety of colours permissible”) | Estándar (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Boston Terrier | Estándar (“with white markings”) | Estándar (“Brindle, seal, or black with white markings”) | Estándar (“Brindle, Seal, or Black, with white markings”) | Estándar (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) | Estándar (“Brindle, seal or black with white markings”) |
| Braco Alemán de Pelo Corto | Estándar (“black and white same variations”) | Estándar (“a combination of liver and white”) | Estándar (“any combination of liver and white”) | Estándar (“black and white, same variations”) | Estándar (“White with brown head markings”) |
| Braco Alemán de Pelo Duro | Estándar (“Liver and white”) | Estándar (“The coat is liver and white”) | Estándar (“liver and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Braco Alemán de Pelo Largo | Estándar (“Brown and white”) | Estándar (“Brown & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“Brown and white”) |
| Braco Francés Tipo Pirineos | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Chestnut”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Braco Italiano | Estándar (“White with orange, amber or chestnut markings”) | Estándar (“White & Orange”) | Estándar (“White with orange or chestnut patches”) | Estándar (“White with patches of varied size”) | Estándar (“White with patches of varied size”) |
| Bretón | Estándar (“Orange/white, liver/white, black/white”) | Estándar (“Orange and white or liver and white in either clear or roan patterns”) | Estándar (“in clear or roan patterns”) | Estándar (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) | Estándar (“with more or less extensive irregular white patches”) |
| Briard | No reconocido (“any demarcation line denotes a bi-colour which is unacceptable”) | Estándar (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Estándar (“combinations of two of these colors are permitted”) | Descalificante (“coat of two distinct colours”) | Descalificante (“coat of two distinct colours”) |
| Bull Terrier | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Estándar (“Brindle & White”) | Estándar (“May have white markings, but color predominates (Colored)”) | Estándar (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) |
| Bull TerrierColoreado | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Estándar (“Brindle & White”) | Estándar (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Estándar (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) |
| Bull Terrier Miniatura | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) | Estándar (“Brindle & White”) | Estándar (“May have white markings, but color predominates”) | Estándar (“For Coloured dogs: colour predominates”) | Estándar (“For Coloured, colour predominates”) |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) |
| Chihuahua | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Fawn & White”) | Estándar (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Estándar (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) | Estándar (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) |
| Chin Japonés | Estándar (“Black and white or red and white”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“black and white; red and white”) | Estándar (“White with markings of black or red”) | Estándar (“White with markings of black or red”) |
| Cirneco del Etna | Estándar (“Tan & White Markings”) | Estándar (“tan with white blaze or mark on head, chest and/or throat, white feet, point of tail”) | Estándar (“Fawn with white markings on head, chest, feet, tail tip and belly”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Tan and white”) |
| Clumber Spaniel | Estándar (“Lemon & White”) | Estándar (“primarily a white dog with lemon color or orange color markings”) | Estándar (“The primary body color is white, accompanied by lemon or orange markings”) | Estándar (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) | Estándar (“Plain white body preferred, with lemon markings”) |
| Collie | No ruling | Estándar (“Sable & White”) | Estándar (“typical white markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Collie Barbudo | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“White Markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings in the Irish Pattern”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) |
| Crestado Chino | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Estándar (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Drever | No ruling | Estándar (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | Estándar (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”) | No ruling | Estándar (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) |
| Eurasier | Estándar (“Red & Black”) | Estándar (“colour combinations”) | Estándar (“combinations of colors”) | No ruling | Estándar (“colour combinations”) |
| Field Spaniel | No reconocido (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Estándar (“either self-colored or bi-colored”) | Estándar (“Bi-color dogs must have roaning or ticking, not clear white”) | Falta (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) | Falta (“clear black and white, clear liver and white”) |
| Fox Terrier de Pelo Duro | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“White & Black”) | Estándar (“white is the predominant color”) | Estándar (“white predominates with black, tan ... markings”) | Estándar (“white predominates with black ... or tan markings”) |
| Fox Terrier de Pelo Liso | Estándar (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Estándar (“White & Tan”) | Estándar (“White is the predominant color”) | Estándar (“white with tan ... or black markings”) | Estándar (“white with tan ... or black markings”) |
| Foxhound Americano | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Red”) | Estándar (“Any color is acceptable”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Any colour”) |
| Foxhound Inglés | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Lemon & White”) | Estándar (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Estándar (“Any recognised Hound colour and markings”) | Estándar (“Any recognized hound colour and markings”) |
| Gran Basset Grifón Vendeano | Estándar (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Estándar (“Bi-color: white with any other color”) | Estándar (“white and black”) | Estándar (“white and black”) | Estándar (“white and black”) |
| Grifón de Muestra de Pelo Duro | Estándar (“White and brown”) | Estándar (“Brown & Gray”) | Estándar (“liver and white, orange and white”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Equally permissible white and brown and white and orange coats”) |
| Harrier | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“Lemon & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“Usually white as base colour, with all shades of black to orange”) |
| Husky Siberiano | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Estándar (“may have white markings”) | Estándar (“may have white markings”) |
| Kromfohrländer | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Brown”) | Estándar (“the basic color is white, with patches or saddle of tan or light to dark brown”) | Estándar (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) | Estándar (“Basic colour white with light brown, tan to very dark brown markings in shape of variously large patches or saddle”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Estándar (“white with brown or orange markings”) | Estándar (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Estándar (“white with brown or orange patches”) | Estándar (“White with brown or orange patches”) | Estándar (“white with brown or orange patches”) |
| Laika de Yakutia | Estándar (“bicolour”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“bicolour”) |
| Lundehund Noruego | No ruling | Estándar (“with black hair tips and white markings”) | Estándar (“Reddish-brown to fallow, black and gray have white markings”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Always combined with white”) |
| Malamute de Alaska | Estándar (“always with white on underbody”) | Estándar (“Gray & White”) | Estándar (“always with white on the underbody”) | Estándar (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) | Estándar (“white is always the predominant colour on underbody”) |
| Montaña de los Pirineos | Estándar (“White with patches”) | Estándar (“white with markings”) | Estándar (“white with color patches”) | Estándar (“white with patches”) | Estándar (“white with patches”) |
| Otterhound | Estándar (“White & Black”) | Estándar (“Blue & Cream”) | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Estándar (“tan and white”) | Estándar (“tan and white”) |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Estándar (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Estándar (“white with black or tan markings”) | Estándar (“Predominantly white with black, tan ... markings”) | Estándar (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) | Estándar (“predominantly white with tan, lemon or black markings”) |
| Pastor Alemán | Estándar (“Bi-colour: predominantly black, may have tan or gold markings”) | Estándar (“Bi-Color”) | Estándar (“Bi-color (Black with tan markings)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastor Americano Miniatura | Estándar (“Black & white”) | Estándar (“White Markings”) | Estándar (“with or without white ... markings”) | Estándar (“with or without white ... markings”) | Estándar (“with or without white ... markings”) |
| Pastor Australiano | Estándar (“Black With White Trim”) | Estándar (“White Markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) |
| Pastor Belga | No ruling | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastor de Anatolia | Estándar (“All colours”) | Estándar (“Biscuit & White”) | Estándar (“All colors are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pastor de los Pirineos | Estándar (“black and white”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Estándar (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) | Estándar (“black with white markings (limited spotting)”) |
| Pastor de Shetland | Estándar (“Black and White”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“marked with varying amounts of white, tan, or white and tan trim”) | Estándar (“Black and white”) | Estándar (“Black and White”) |
| Pastor Inglés | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“Black and White”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pequeño Basset Grifón Vendeano | Estándar (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle or black markings”) | Estándar (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, black, sable, tricolor or grizzle markings”) | Estándar (“White, with any combination of lemon, orange, tricolor and grizzle markings”) | Estándar (“White with any combination of lemon, orange, sable, grizzle, or black markings”) | Estándar (“white and black”) |
| Pequeño Münsterländer | Estándar (“Brown & white”) | Estándar (“Brown & White”) | Estándar (“Brown and white”) | Estándar (“Brown-white”) | Estándar (“Brown-white”) |
| Perdiguero de Drente | No ruling | Estándar (“White with brown markings”) | Estándar (“White with brown markings”) | No ruling | Estándar (“White with brown markings”) |
| Perdiguero Portugués | Estándar (“Yellow & White”) | Estándar (“White Markings”) | Estándar (“with white markings”) | No ruling | Estándar (“or with white patches”) |
| Perro de Agua Portugués | Estándar (“black and white, brown and white”) | Estándar (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Estándar (“combinations of black or brown with white”) | Estándar (“Black in black, white, and pied animals”) | Estándar (“Black in black, white and pied animals”) |
| Perro de Granja Danés-Sueco | No ruling | Estándar (“White dominating. Patches of different colors, sizes, and combinations permissible”) | Estándar (“broken patches of different colors”) | No ruling | Estándar (“White dominating. Patches of different colours, sizes and combinations permissible”) |
| Perro de Osos de Carelia | No ruling | Estándar (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) | Estándar (“black and white coat”) | No ruling | Estándar (“Most individuals have clearly defined white markings”) |
| Perro de Taiwán | No ruling | Estándar (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“white and black, white and fawn, white and brindle”) |
| Perro Esquimal Americano | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Biscuit”) | Estándar (“white with biscuit or cream”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Perro Lapón Finlandés | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Perro Lapón Sueco | Estándar (“a combination of black and brown”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Perro Pastor Islandés | Estándar (“white always accompanies the predominant colour”) | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“must be accompanied by white”) | No ruling | Estándar (“white markings always accompany the main colour”) |
| Perro Pastor Polaco de las Llanuras | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | No ruling | Estándar (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Estándar (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Podenco Ibicenco | Estándar (“any combination of these”) | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“white or red, solid or in any combination”) | Estándar (“white and red”) | Estándar (“white and red”) |
| Podengo Portugués | Estándar (“Yellow & White”) | Estándar (“Yellow & white or fawn & white of any shade”) | Estándar (“either solid or with white patches”) | No ruling | Estándar (“with or without white markings”) |
| Pointer Inglés | Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Estándar (“either in combination with white”) | Estándar (“in combination with white”) | Estándar (“Lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) | Estándar (“lemon and white, orange and white, liver and white, and black and white”) |
| Rafeiro do Alentejo | No ruling | Estándar (“Spotted On White”) | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“white with patches of these colours”) |
| Rastreador Brasileño | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“bicolor (white with fawn or black markings”) |
| Rat Terrier | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Black”) | Estándar (“bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero Valenciano | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Estándar (“black-white, cinnamon-white ... chocolate-white”) |
| Russell Terrier | Estándar (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Estándar (“White is predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Estándar (“predominantly white with any combination of black, tan, or brown markings”) | Estándar (“White MUST predominate with black and/or tan markings”) | Estándar (“White must predominate with black and/or tan markings”) |
| Sabueso de Transilvania | No ruling | Estándar (“Red & White”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Samoyedo | Estándar (“white and biscuit”) | Estándar (“White & Biscuit”) | Estándar (“white and biscuit”) | Estándar (“white with biscuit”) | Estándar (“white with biscuit”) |
| San Bernardo | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“All shades of red and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Schapendoes | No ruling | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | Estándar (“All colours are permitted”) |
| Setter Inglés | No reconocido | No ruling | Estándar (“black and white”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shih Tzu | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“All colors and markings are acceptable”) | Estándar (“All colours permissible”) | Estándar (“All colours permissible”) |
| Spaniel Francés | Estándar (“Brown & White”) | Estándar (“White & Brown”) | Estándar (“White and brown in irregular patches”) | No ruling | Estándar (“White and brown”) |
| Spinone Italiano | Estándar (“white and orange”) | Estándar (“white and orange”) | Estándar (“white with orange markings”) | Estándar (“White with orange markings”) | Estándar (“white with orange markings”) |
| Springer Spaniel Galés | Estándar (“Rich red and white only”) | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“Any color pattern is permitted”) | Estándar (“Rich red and white only”) | Estándar (“Rich red and white only”) |
| Springer Spaniel Inglés | Estándar (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Liver and white, black and white”) | Estándar (“Liver and white”) | Estándar (“Liver and white, black and white”) |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Estándar (“any one of these colours with white”) | Estándar (“any of these colors with white”) | Estándar (“with or without white”) | Estándar (“any one of these colours with white”) | Estándar (“any one of these colours with white”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | No ruling | Estándar (“any bi-color”) | Estándar (“any bi-color”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Terrier Americano sin Pelo | No ruling | Estándar (“Any color or combination of colors is allowed”) | Estándar (“bi-color (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Toy Fox Terrier | No ruling | Estándar (“White & Black”) | Estándar (“White and Black”) | Estándar (“White and black”) | No ruling |
| Toy Spaniel Inglés | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Estándar (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) |
| Toy Spaniel InglésBlenheim | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Estándar (“The Blenheim (red and white)”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) | Estándar (“Blenheim”) |
| Welsh Corgi Cardigan | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“white markings may found on the legs, chest, neck”) | Estándar (“with ... the typical white markings”) | Estándar (“with ... typical white markings”) |
| Welsh Corgi Pembroke | Estándar (“Red & White”) | Estándar (“White Markings”) | Estándar (“with ... white markings”) | Estándar (“with ... white markings”) | Estándar (“with ... white markings”) |
| Xoloitzcuintle | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Alternativo (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Estándar (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Estándar (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
| XoloitzcuintleCon pelaje | Estándar (“Black & White”) | Alternativo (“Black & White”) | Estándar (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Estándar (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) | Estándar (“spots of any colour, including white markings”) |
Breeds where Bicolor is a fault
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | KUSA | FCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyero de Berna | No reconocido | Falta (“Black & White”) | Descalificante | Descalificante | Descalificante |
| Sabueso de Hamilton | No reconocido | Descalificante (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Falta (“Two colored (yellow and white, black and white, black and tan)”) | Descalificante (“Bi-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) | Descalificante (“Two-coloured (yellow-white, black-white, black-tan)”) |
Breeds where Bicolor is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | KC | AKC | UKC | KUSA | FCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Boyero Suizo | No reconocido | Descalificante (“Red & White”) | No ruling | Descalificante | Descalificante |
| Schipperke | No reconocido | No ruling | Descalificante (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”) | No reconocido | No ruling |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Perro Pastor Galés | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Podenco Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |