French Bulldog

dd + at/at. AKC DQ. Blue body with tan points. Popular in the non-standard market.

bb dd. AKC DQ. 8.1K monthly searches for "lilac french bulldog."

bb dd (same as Lilac). 2.4K monthly searches for "isabella french bulldog." Both names used in this breed.

bb dd + at/at. AKC DQ. Highly sought-after in Frenchie market.

dd + Ay. AKC DQ. 2.9K monthly searches for "blue fawn french bulldog." Specifically listed as DQ in AKC standard.

M/m + bb + dd. AKC DQ. 2.4K monthly searches for "lilac merle french bulldog."

kbr + dd. AKC DQ. Produced alongside other blue Frenchie lines.

M/m + at/at. AKC DQ. Merle with tan points.

M/m + dd + at/at. AKC DQ. Three-locus combo.

M/m + bb + dd + at/at. AKC DQ. Most complex common Frenchie combo.

sp/sp. Pied is AKC standard when combined with accepted base colors. Non-standard when on a DQ base color.

AKC will not register merle French Bulldogs. 18.1K monthly searches. Introduced via crossbreeding.

dd on black base. AKC DQ. 8.1K monthly searches. Associated with CDA risk.

Ay/- with ky/ky. AKC standard. One of the most common Frenchie colors.

Ay/- with significant black-tipped overlay. AKC standard. Often with black mask (Em).

kbr/- with no KB. AKC standard. 8.1K monthly searches for "brindle french bulldog."

Tan points (at/at) in Frenchies are nearly always paired with non-standard colors (blue, lilac, merle). Tri alone on a standard base is uncommon but possible.

l/l (L4 variant). AKC DQ. 49.5K monthly searches. Longer, softer coat on ears, chest, and body.

ee with phaeomelanin intensity dilution. AKC standard. Common and popular.

Merle on black base. AKC DQ. High search volume. Produced via introduced merle gene.

aa + bb + dd. AKC DQ (chocolate and dilute are each DQ). Recessive black base modified by chocolate and dilute; distinct from standard Isabella (Ay+bb+dd). Community term "New Shade" distinguishes the cooler, more uniform tone. Very rare; requires recessive homozygosity at A, B, D, and K loci simultaneously.

M/m + bb + Ay/-. AKC DQ (both merle and chocolate are DQ). Merle acting on chocolate fawn base. Breeder term in this program: "Isabella Fawn Merle." Warm, rose-toned merle patches over fawn body; distinct from blue merle (black base) and lilac merle (bb+dd base).

at/- + bb + dd + emem + ky/ky. AKC DQ (chocolate, dilute, and recessive red are each non-standard). Breeder term "Rojo" (Spanish: red) for this warm copper phenotype without black mask. Tan-point distribution visible as "Rojo and Tan." CDA risk from dd. DNA test all five loci.

bb + Ay/- + ky/ky. AKC DQ (chocolate is DQ). Maskless fawn variant with liver/brown eumelanin. Produced in Frenchie color programs. Distinct from standard fawn (B/-) and from blue fawn (D locus). Breeders may describe as maskless chocolate fawn.

M/m + bb. Both merle and chocolate are AKC DQ.

bb (homozygous brown). AKC DQ. 1K monthly searches for "chocolate french bulldog."

Full-intensity phaeomelanin. AKC standard. Less distinctly named in Frenchies; often described as fawn.

at/at + ky/ky + B/- D/- without white spotting. AKC DQ in Frenchies.

bb + at/at. AKC DQ. Chocolate with tan points.

ee + dd. AKC DQ. Very pale cream/champagne coat.