Colors
The Goldendoodle coat colors are a wide range. The Golden Retriever ancestry brings shades of Cream, Apricot & Red.
Apricot & Cream
Red
The Poodle brings the cream, apricot and red shades as well as black, chocolate, silver and gray.
Black
Blue
(black that gradually clears to dark gray)
Silver
(black that gradually clears to light gray)
The Poodle also brings different color patterns. Please see the different color patterns below that are present with the Goldendoodle:
Parti: At least 50 % white with solid patches of any other color.
Parti
Parti
Abstract: A solid color with white markings that cover less than 50% of the body. Other names for Abstract are Mismarks and chrome.
Abstract
Sable: Black-tipped hairs; the background color can be gold to yellow, silver, gray, or tan. The darkness of the coat depends on how much of each hair is black versus the lighter color.
Sable
Shaded Sable
Phantom: Solid color with a second color that presents as specific points on the face, eyebrows, chest, interior of all four legs and under their tail.
Phantom
Phantom
Merle: Different coat colors and patterns caused when a dog has one copy of the Merle gene (M Allele). This creates spots or smears of color in the coat. This can also affect eye color and skin pigment.
Merle
Merle
Brindle: This pattern presents as stripes and the color and width vary with each dog.
Brindle
