Acceptable colors for either the English or the American Labrador
are yellow, black or chocolate. The yellow Lab, also erroneously
called a Golden Lab, can be anything from a light cream, almost
white, to gold or fox-red. Black Labs are generally a solid black
color and chocolate Labs are medium to dark brown.
Puppies of all colors can potentially occur in the same litter as
color is determined by their genes.
Yellow
Labs should have a black nose; yellow Labs with a pink or brown nose
are flawed. All yellow Labs’ noses will turn to partially pink
during the winter months – this is just due to the change in
seasons. Every spring/summer, their noses should turn back to
black. Sometimes a black nose will lighten up as the dog gets older
and end up as a pink shade. Chocolate Labs should not be bred with
a yellow Lab as this will sometimes cause a pink or liver-colored
nose and this is unacceptable. Black and chocolate Labs will have a
nose the same color as their coats.
