Hond color
Tan
A light reddish brown: the tan of black-and-tan points, and a coat color in its own right.
189 Hond breeds list Tan. It is in a club standard for 162 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 30 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Tan
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan (with symmetrical markings)”) | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Afghaanse windhond | Standaard (“All colours acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black and Tan”) | Standaard (“All colours”) |
| Airedaleterriër | Standaard (“All other parts tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All other parts are tan”) | Standaard (“All other parts tan”) | Standaard (“All other parts tan”) |
| American English coonhound | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tri color with ticking”) | No ruling | Standaard (“tricoloured with ticking”) |
| American leopard hound | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“tan trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| American pit bull terriër | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Any color, color pattern, or combination of colors is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse cockerspaniël | Standaard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“The color of the tan points range from light cream to dark red”) | Standaard (“colour of tan may be from lightest cream to darkest red colour”) | Standaard (“The colour of the tan may be from the lightest cream to the darkest red”) |
| Amerikaanse cockerspaniëlZwart | Standaard (“to include black with tan points”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“the Black and Tan (black with tan points)”) | Standaard (“definite tan markings on jet black or brown body”) | Standaard (“to include black with tan points”) |
| Amerikaanse cockerspaniëlASCOB | Standaard (“brown with tan points”) | Standaard (“Brown & Tan”) | Standaard (“Also includes tan points”) | Standaard (“Chocolate & Tan”) | Standaard (“brown with tan points”) |
| Amerikaanse cockerspaniëlMeerkleurig | Standaard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Tan points are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tricolours, any of above colours combined with tan markings”) | Standaard (“to include any such colour combination with tan points”) |
| Amerikaanse foxhound | Standaard (“Any colour”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any color is acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse naakte terriër | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan (ranging from dark tan to very light tan) (Coated Variety)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Amerikaanse staffordshireterriër | Standaard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) | Standaard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“black and tan ... not to be encouraged”) |
| Appenzeller sennenhond | Standaard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) | Standaard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) | Standaard (“rust ... markings”) | No ruling | Standaard (“reddish-brown ... markings”) |
| Australische herder | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan (copper) points”) | Standaard (“tan (copper) points”) | Standaard (“tan points”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| Australische kelpie | Standaard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan ranging from dark to cream”) | No ruling | Standaard (“black and tan, red, red and tan”) |
| Australische terriër | Standaard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) | Standaard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standaard (“The tan markings are as rich as possible”) | Standaard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) | Standaard (“rich tan (not sandy)”) |
| Australische veedrijvershond | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| Australische zijdeterriër | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) |
| Barzoi | Standaard (“with tans”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tricolour”) | Standaard (“with tans”) |
| Basenji | Standaard (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“tricolor (pure black, chestnut red and white)”) | Standaard (“Black, tan and white with tan melon pips and mask”) | Standaard (“black and tan, and white with melon pips and tan markings”) |
| Basset Artésien Normand | Standaard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) | No ruling | Standaard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) | No ruling | Standaard (“the head should be largely covered with tan hair”) |
| Bassethound | Standaard (“black, white and tan (tri-colour)”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“black, tan and white”) | Standaard (“black, white and tan (tricolour)”) | Standaard (“black, white, and tan (tricolour)”) |
| Beagle | Standaard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“Usually tri-color (black, white and tan)”) | Standaard (“Tricolour (black, tan and white)”) | Standaard (“Tricolour (black, tan, and white)”) |
| Bearded collie | Standaard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) | Standaard (“tan markings occasionally appear and are acceptable”) | Standaard (“tan trim may occur on all colors”) | Standaard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) | Standaard (“slight tan markings are acceptable”) |
| Beauceron | Standaard (“the tan, red squirrel coloured”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“the bright rust markings”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“the tan, red squirrel-coloured”) |
| Bedlingtonterriër | Standaard (“with or without tan”) | Standaard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standaard (“blue and tan, sandy and tan ... liver and tan”) | Standaard (“with or without tan”) | Standaard (“with or without tan”) |
| Beierse bergzweethond | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“clear tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) |
| Biewerterriër | No ruling | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“tan/gold trim on the head”) | No ruling | Standaard (“gold”) |
| Black and tan coonhound | Standaard (“rich tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | Standaard (“rich tan markings”) | No ruling |
| Bloedhond | Standaard (“black and tan and liver and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan, liver and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, liver and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan and liver and tan”) |
| Bluetick coonhound | No ruling | Standaard (“Blue Ticked and Tan”) | Standaard (“With or without tan markings”) | No ruling | Standaard (“With or without tan markings”) |
| Boheemse herder | Standaard (“vivid tan-markings”) | Standaard (“vivid tan-markings”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Border collie | Standaard (“variety of colours permissible”) | Standaard (“all colors or combination of colors and/or markings”) | Standaard (“tan points”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“variety of colours permissible”) |
| Borderterriër | Standaard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) | Standaard (“Grizzle & Tan”) | Standaard (“grizzle and tan and blue and tan”) | Standaard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) | Standaard (“grizzle and tan, or blue and tan”) |
| Bretonse spaniël | Standaard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”) | Niet erkend | No ruling | Niet erkend | Standaard (“tan spotting (orange to dark tan)”) |
| Brusselse griffon | Standaard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Brusselse griffonRuwhaar | Standaard (“Griffon Belge: Black, black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Brusselse griffonGlad | Standaard (“Petit Brabançon: The same colours are accepted as for the Griffons”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black with uniform reddish-brown markings”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) | Standaard (“black and rich tan”) |
| Bull terriër | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“they may also be ... tricolor (Colored)”) | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable (Coloured)”) | Standaard (“tri-colour acceptable (Coloured)”) |
| Bull terriërGekleurd | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“they may also be ... tricolor”) | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standaard (“tri-colour acceptable”) |
| Cairnterriër | Niet erkend (“Not ... black and tan”) | Standaard (“May be of any color except white”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend (“including ... black and tan, unacceptable”) | Niet erkend (“including ... black and tan, unacceptable”) |
| Carolina dog | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Catahoula leopard dog | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“color points or trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cavalier King Charles-spaniël | Standaard (“tan markings above the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears, on chest and legs”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan markings above the eyes”) | Standaard (“tan markings above the eyes”) | Standaard (“tan markings above the eyes”) |
| Centraal-Aziatische herdershond | Standaard (“Any”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Any colour”) |
| Chesapeake Bay-retriever | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“tan points”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Chihuahua | Standaard (“All colours in all possible shades and combinations are admitted”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors in all shades and combinations are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any colour or mixture of colours”) |
| Chinese naakthond | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any color, or combination of colors, is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tricolour”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) |
| Cirneco dell'Etna | Standaard (“Fawn colour in all shades ranging from dark to light and dilutions; Tan and white”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“Self colored fawn, ranging from fairly dark to Isabella”) | Standaard (“Self-coloured. Light to dark tan”) | No ruling |
| Collie | No ruling | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Coton de Tuléar | No ruling | Standaard (“light tan (mixture of white and light tan hairs)”) | No ruling | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Deens-Zweedse boerderijhond | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Standaard (“all shades of fawn”) | Standaard (“Self-colored, in all shades of fawn”) | Standaard (“any shade of fawn”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“all shades of fawn”) |
| Draadharige foxterriër | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) |
| Drever | Standaard (“All colours with white markings are permissible”) | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standaard (“All colors with white markings are acceptable”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Duitse herdershond | Standaard (“black with reddish-brown, brown and yellow to light grey markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black and Tan”) | Standaard (“black or black saddle with tan”) | Standaard (“black with reddish-brown, brown, and yellow, to light grey markings”) |
| Duitse pinscher | Standaard (“red or brown markings”) | Standaard (“red/tan markings”) | Standaard (“reddish/tan markings”) | Standaard (“reddish/tan markings”) | Standaard (“red or brown markings”) |
| Duitse spits | Standaard (“black-and-tan, brown-and-tan (Medium, Miniature)”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“all colors”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Duitse spitsGroot | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend | Standaard (“all colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Duitse staande korthaar | Standaard (“Yellow tan markings are permissible”) | Diskwalificerend (“A dog with any area of red, orange, lemon or tan”) | Standaard (“Tan markings are permissible”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Duitse staande langhaar | Standaard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”) | Standaard (“Occasionally fawn markings may occur as a very old throw-back to the Hounds”) | No ruling | Niet erkend | No ruling |
| Dwergpoedel (miniatuur) | Standaard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Dwergpoedel (toy) | Standaard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Dwergschnauzer | Niet erkend | Standaard (“tan shadings permissible in the banded or unbanded hair of the topcoat”) | Fout (“Any suggestion of tan or red banding”) | Niet erkend (“Liver & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Engelse cockerspaniël | Standaard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Clearly defined, richly shaded tan markings”) | Standaard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan; liver and tan”) |
| Engelse foxhound | Standaard (“Any recognized hound colour”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any good hound color is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tan & White”) | Standaard (“Any recognised Hound colour”) |
| Engelse herder | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan includes colors from light gold to mahogany brown”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Engelse setter | Standaard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) | Standaard (“Blue Belton & Tan (Tri-Color)”) | Standaard (“Black, white and tan”) | Standaard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) | Standaard (“blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan”) |
| Engelse springerspaniël | Standaard (“either of these colours with tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan points”) | Standaard (“either of these colours with tan markings”) | Standaard (“Either of these colours with tan markings”) |
| Engelse toyspaniël | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany tan markings”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) |
| Engelse toyspaniëlPrince Charles | Standaard (“brilliant tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Rich tan markings”) | Standaard (“brilliant tan markings”) | Standaard (“brilliant tan markings”) |
| Engelse toyspaniëlKing Charles | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany tan markings”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) | Standaard (“bright mahogany-tan markings”) |
| Entlebucher sennenhond | Standaard (““yellow- to reddish-brown” tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich rust/tan”) | Standaard (“symmetrical tan markings”) | No ruling |
| Eurasier | Standaard (“all colours”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“all colors”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Faraohond | Standaard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standaard (“Tan or rich tan”) | Standaard (“Tan or rich tan”) |
| Field spaniël | Standaard (“Black and tan”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“tri-color markings (tan over the eyes, on the cheeks, feet and pasterns)”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Finse lappenhond | Standaard (“all colours are permitted”) | Standaard (“Tan Points”) | Standaard (“all colors are allowed”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“all colours are permitted”) |
| Gladharige collie | Standaard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings about the legs and head”) |
| Gladharige foxterriër | Standaard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | No ruling | Standaard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“white with tan, black and tan ... markings”) |
| Gordonsetter | Standaard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”) | Standaard (“tan markings of rich chestnut red”) | Standaard (“markings of chestnut red, i.e. lustrous tan”) |
| Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standaard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standaard (“Tricolour”) | Standaard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) |
| Grote Zwitserse sennenhond | Standaard (“reddish-brown (tan) markings”) | Standaard (“Black, White & Red”) | Standaard (“Glossy rust-red markings”) | Standaard (“symmetrical tan markings”) | Standaard (“reddish-brown (tan) markings”) |
| Hamiltonstövare | Standaard (“The tan colour can range from a golden tint to a rich, deep rusty red”) | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standaard (“Tan can range from golden tint to a rich, deep reddish-brown”) | Standaard (“Tan ranges from golden to a rich, deep, rusty red”) | Standaard (“The tan colour can range from a golden tint to a rich, deep, rusty red”) |
| Harrier | Standaard (“all shades of black to orange”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any good hound color”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Havanezer | Standaard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors are acceptable; singly or in any combination”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Tan markings in all nuances permitted”) |
| Hokkaido | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| IJslandse hond | Standaard (“traditional tan markings”) | Standaard (“Tan & White”) | Standaard (“all shades of tan”) | Standaard (“various shades of tan”) | No ruling |
| Jack Russell-terriër | Standaard (“from the lightest tan to the richest tan (chestnut)”) | Standaard (“Tan can vary from lemon to mahogany”) | Standaard (“black, tan, or brown markings”) | Standaard (“from light tan to rich chestnut tan”) | Standaard (“from the lightest tan to the richest tan (chestnut)”) |
| Jagdterriër | Standaard (“yellow-red clearly defined markings”) | Standaard (“yellow-red clearly defined markings”) | Standaard (“brown, red, yellow or lighter-colored markings”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Jakoetische laika | Standaard (“White and any patching (bicolour or tricolour)”) | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | No ruling | Standaard (“White and with any patching (bicolour or tricolour)”) | No ruling |
| Japanse chin | Diskwalificerend (“Tricolour”) | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“black and white with tan points”) | Niet erkend (“Never tricolour”) | Diskwalificerend (“Tricolour”) |
| Jindo | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan”) | No ruling |
| Kanaänhond | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“any shade between cream and red-brown”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Kangal herdershond | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“pale tan”) | Niet erkend | No ruling |
| Kaukasische herdershond | Standaard (“Any solid colour”) | Standaard (“Any solid colour”) | Standaard (“tan or reddish tan”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Any solid colour”) |
| Keeshond (Pomeraan) | Standaard (“black-and-tan ... brown-and-tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Fout (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”) | Fout (“white or tan markings highly undesirable”) |
| Kerry blue-terriër | Standaard (“as is also a shade of tan”) | Standaard (“shades or tinges of brown”) | Standaard (“shades of brown”) | Standaard (“Tan permissible in puppies”) | Standaard (“Tan permissible in puppies”) |
| Kleine Münsterländer | Standaard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes and around the anus, and on the ears, tail and legs are permissible”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“Tan points on cheeks, above eyes and around anus acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes, ears, tail, around the vent, and legs permissible”) | Standaard (“Tan coloured markings on the muzzle, the eyes and around the anus, and on the ears, tail and legs are permissible”) |
| Kromfohrländer | Standaard (“light brown, tan to very dark brown markings”) | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan or light to dark brown”) | No ruling | Standaard (“light brown, tan to very dark brown markings”) |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Standaard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Sable, brown mask and tan markings permissible”) | Standaard (“Tan markings (in different shades) allowed”) |
| Lakelandterriër | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“wheaten or golden tan with a saddle”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) |
| Lancashire heeler | Standaard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich tan spots on the cheeks”) | Standaard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) | Standaard (“rich tan spots on cheeks”) |
| Langharige collie | Standaard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings on the head and legs”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings about legs and head”) |
| Lhasa Apso | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Löwchen | Standaard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors and color combinations are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours”) | Standaard (“All colours and combinations of colours are permitted”) |
| Manchesterterriër (standaard) | Standaard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standaard (“rich mahogany tan”) | Standaard (“rich mahogany tan”) |
| Manchesterterriër (toy) | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“jet black and rich mahogany tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Miniatuur Amerikaanse herder | Standaard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standaard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standaard (“tan markings vary in shade from creamy beige to dark rust”) | Standaard (“with or without tan points”) | Standaard (“tan markings vary in shades from creamy beige to dark rust”) |
| Miniatuur bull terriër | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“they may also be ... tricolor”) | Standaard (“tricolour acceptable”) | Standaard (“tri-colour acceptable”) |
| Mountain cur | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan Points”) | Standaard (“tan ... points”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Noorse lundehund | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norfolkterriër | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Norrbottenspets | Fout (“Tan-markings”) | Standaard (“Tan Patches”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwichterriër | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Otterhound | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors is acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, blue and tan”) |
| Papillon | Standaard (“All colours are admitted on a coat with a white background”) | Standaard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“white with patches of any color”) | Standaard (“Tricolours, black and white with tan spots over eyes”) | Standaard (“Tri-colours: black and white with tan spots over eyes”) |
| Parson Russell-terriër | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“white with ... tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) | Standaard (“tan ... markings”) |
| Pekinees | Standaard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors and markings are equally permissible”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colours and markings are permissible and of equal merit”) |
| Peruaanse naakthond | Standaard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) | Standaard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standaard (“The hair can be any colour or combination of colours, except merle”) |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Standaard (“Black with tan markings (black and tan)”) | Standaard (“White Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tricolor”) | Standaard (“Tricolour”) | Standaard (“Tricolour”) |
| Plotthound | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan Brindle”) | Standaard (“Any shade of brindle”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Poedel (standaard) | Standaard (“Black with fawn markings”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Poolse herdershond | Standaard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“all colours and patches are acceptable”) |
| Portugese herdershond | Standaard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”) | Standaard (“with tan markings more or less noticeable”) | Standaard (“more or less marked with tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Portugese podengo | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Portugese podengo (klein) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black and Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling |
| Pyreneese berghond | Standaard (“pale yellow or orange (arrouye)”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“pale yellow or orange (shades of tan)”) | Standaard (“tan”) | Standaard (“pale yellow or orange (arrouye)”) |
| Rat terriër | No ruling | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan (ranging from dark tan to very light tan)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ratonero Valenciano | Standaard (“black-tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Rottweiler | Standaard (“markings of a rich tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings”) | Standaard (“Colour of markings from rich tan to mahogany”) | Standaard (“markings of a rich tan”) |
| Russische toyterriër | Standaard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan, brown and tan, blue and tan, lilac and tan”) | Standaard (“Black and tan; brown and tan; blue and tan; lilac and tan”) |
| Russische Tsvetnaja Bolonka | No ruling | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Saluki | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours is permissible”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors is permissible”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Any colour or combination of colours permissible”) |
| Schapendoes | Standaard (“All colours are permitted”) | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standaard (“All colors are permitted”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio Italiano | Standaard (“The tan markings, as in all black and tan dogs”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoKortharig | Standaard (“The tan markings, as in all black and tan dogs”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Segugio ItalianoRuwharig | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Shetland sheepdog | Standaard (“rich tan markings preferred”) | Standaard (“Black White & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan, or white and tan trim”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings preferable”) | Standaard (“rich tan markings preferable”) |
| Shiba Inu | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“BLACK-AND-TAN”) | Standaard (“Black and Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Shikoku | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberische husky | Niet erkend | Standaard (“Black Tan & White”) | Standaard (“black in black, gray or tan dogs”) | Standaard (“black in grey, tan or black dogs”) | Niet erkend |
| Slovenský Kopov | Standaard (“brown to mahogany coloured tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan markings on the legs”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Teckel | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| TeckelGlad | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| TeckelRuwharig | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| TeckelLangharig | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“rust-brown or yellow marks”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) | Standaard (“tan markings”) |
| Teddy Roosevelt-terriër | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan Points”) | Standaard (“any variety of colors”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tibetaanse mastiff | Standaard (“with or without tan marking”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“with or without tan markings”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“with or without tan marking”) |
| Tibetaanse spaniël | Standaard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colors and combinations of colors are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“All colours and mixture of colours permissible”) |
| Tibetaanse terriër | Standaard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors including white are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Any color or combination of colors, including white, are acceptable”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“in fact any colour ... permissible”) |
| Toy foxterriër | No ruling | Standaard (“White & Tan”) | Standaard (“White and Tan”) | No ruling | Standaard (“White and tan”) |
| Transsylvaanse hond | Standaard (“Tan markings on muzzle and legs”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“tan on the muzzle, legs and eyebrows”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Treeing walker coonhound | No ruling | Standaard (“Tri-Colored”) | Standaard (“Tri-colored (white-black-tan)”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welsh corgi Cardigan | Standaard (“tri colour with red points”) | Standaard (“with or without tan or brindle points”) | Standaard (“with or without tan or brindle points”) | Standaard (“tricolour with red points”) | Standaard (“tricolour with red points”) |
| Welsh corgi Pembroke | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan”) |
| Welshterriër | Standaard (“black and tan for preference”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“a clear tan”) | Standaard (“black and tan for preference”) | Standaard (“black and tan for preference”) |
| Working kelpie | No ruling | Standaard (“Tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Xoloitzcuintli | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) |
| XoloitzcuintliBevacht | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Standaard (“Tan Markings”) | Standaard (“Any color combination is allowed”) | Standaard (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) |
| Yorkshireterriër | Standaard (“rich, bright tan”) | Standaard (“Blue & Tan”) | Standaard (“TAN”) | Standaard (“rich, bright tan”) | Standaard (“a rich, bright tan”) |
| Zwarte Russische terriër | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Standaard (“Black and Tan (black with tan points) are permissible”) | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend |
| Laekense herder | Diskwalificerend | Alternatief (“Black & Tan”) | No ruling | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend |
Breeds where Tan is a fault
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldog | Fout (“black with tan highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“black and tan are very undesirable”) | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Chinook | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Fout | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maltezer | Diskwalificerend | Fout (“White & Tan”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Pyreneese herdershond | Fout (“black coat with tan on head and on limbs (black marked with fawn)”) | Fout (“black with tan points”) | No ruling | Fout (“black and tan highly undesirable”) | Fout (“black coat with tan on head and on limbs (black marked with fawn)”) |
| Pyreneese herdershondGladharig gezicht | No ruling | Fout (“black with tan points”) | No ruling | Fout (“black and tan highly undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Pyreneese mastiff | Fout (“Tricolour or pure white dogs are undesirable”) | Fout (“Tan point patches”) | Fout (“Tri-color or pure white dogs without markings are undesirable”) | Fout (“Tricolour or pure white dogs undesirable”) | No ruling |
| Schnauzer | Niet erkend | Fout (“shadings or mixtures thereof in the topcoat such as ... tan”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Staffordshire bull terriër | Fout (“black and tan ... highly undesirable”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Fout (“black and tan”) | Niet erkend (“black and tan”) | Niet erkend (“black and tan”) |
Breeds where Tan is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | FCI | AKC | UKC | KC | KUSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese shar-pei | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) |
| Dalmatische hond | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“White Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“Tri-color”) | Niet erkend (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) | Niet erkend (“Tricolours and spotting other than black or liver unacceptable”) |
| Fila Brasileiro | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) |
| Franse bulldog | Diskwalificerend (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“black with fawn markings (black and tan)”) |
| Glen of Imaal-terriër | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan colour”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Black & tan colour”) |
| Italiaans windhondje | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“Tan marking, such as those found on black and tan dogs of other breeds”) | Niet erkend (“black or blue with tan markings”) | Niet erkend (“black or blue with tan markings”) |
| Mopshond | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend |
| Newfoundlander | Diskwalificerend (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”) | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Markings of any other colour than white on a black or brown dog”) |
| Olde English Bulldogge | No ruling | No ruling | Diskwalificerend (“black with rust/mahogany/tan trim”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Reuzenschnauzer | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Rhodesische ridgeback | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“Black and tan, or brown and tan”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Schipperke | Diskwalificerend | Diskwalificerend (“Black & Tan”) | Diskwalificerend (“Bi-colored dogs such as black and tan”) | Niet erkend | Niet erkend |
| Spaanse waterhond | Diskwalificerend (“black and tan or chestnut and tan coat”) | Diskwalificerend (“Tan Points”) | Diskwalificerend (“tan points”) | Niet erkend | No ruling |
| Spinone Italiano | Diskwalificerend (“tan markings”) | Diskwalificerend (“tan points”) | Diskwalificerend (“Tan markings”) | Niet erkend | Diskwalificerend (“tan markings”) |
| Biewer Yorkshire à la Pom-Pon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Bodeguero Andaluz | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Hortaja borzaja | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Welshe herdershond | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |