Brown Merle (barna cifra)
Brown and white hairs mixed together in varying amounts over the whole dog, there are solid brown patches, but there should not be solid white patches
(except chest and toe tips)
Brown merle is the eighth most common color pattern of Mudi. It is called Red Merle in other breeds.
Less than 1% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as brown merle.
Gray Merle
(hamvas cifra)
Gray and white hairs mixed together in varying amounts over the whole dog, there are solid gray patches, but there should not be solid white patches
(except chest and toe tips)
Gray merle is the ninth most common color pattern of Mudi. This is a true Blue Merle. It is called Ash Merle in FCI countries.
Less than 1% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as gray merle.
Graybrown (hamvasbarna)
Pale lilac-brown to dark silvery cappucino
Graybrown is the seventh most common color of Mudi. It is called Isabella in other breeds. It is called Ashbrown in FCI countries.
Less than 1% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as graybrown.
Graybrown Merle (hamvasbarna cifra)
Graybrown and white hairs mixed together in varying amounts over the whole dog, there are solid graybrown patches, but there should not be solid white patches
(except chest and toe tips)
Graybrown merle would be the tenth most common color pattern of Mudi.
No Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been seen or recorded as graybrown merle.
Black Merle (cifra)
Black and white hairs mixed together in varying amounts over the whole dog, there are solid black patches, but there should not be solid white patches
(except chest and toe tips)
Black merle is tied for third most common color pattern of Mudi (with yellow). It is called Self Merle and Blue Merle in other breeds.
More than 4% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as black merle.
Brown (barna)
Shiny chestnut to dark liver
Brown is the sixth most common color of Mudi.
More than 2% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as brown.
Gray (hamvas)
Silvery blue to deep gray
Gray is the fifth most common color of Mudi. It is called Ash on the FCI standard.
More than 3% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as gray.
White (fehér)
Cream to butter
White is the second most common color of Mudi.
More than 7% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as white.
Not Standard Mudi Colors/Patterns
Occasionally a Mudi will be born a color or pattern that is not accepted, according to the breed standard. Less than 2% of Mudis recorded since the mid 1960's have been non-standard colors/patterns. These include:
Albino (red or blue eyed)
White or Yellow with not black pigment
Any Merle with more than two colors
Tricolored (trikolor)
Black and white patches (fekete-fehér)
White with merled patches
Masked yellow (maszkos fakó)
Wolf/Agouti (ordas)
Brindle (csíkos)
Bi-color patterns:
Black and Tan (fekete-cser)
Brown and Tan (barna-cser)
Isabella and Tan (hamvasbarna-cser)
Black and Silver (fekete-ezüst)
Colors
(*updated March 2010)
Mudi fur comes in a "rainbow" of colors. The breed is allowed six solid colors and one pattern,
according to the breed standard.
A very small white chest patch and white
toe tips are allowed, but not desirable.
Black (fekete)
Shiny, coal black
The most common color of Mudi is black.
More than 72% of Mudis born since the mid 1960's have been recorded as black.
