In the F.C.I. standard, they are officialy five colours for the great dane : fawn, brindle, harlequin, black and blue.
The english standard, the american standard and the canadian standard reconized the mantle great dane as a sixth colour.
There is also another color, the merle, that is currently recognized by any standard.
Coat goes from light gold fawn to deep gold fawn. Black mask is desired. Small white marks on chest and toes are undesirable.
Shakyra Nakya van de Paschardena
(Goldfinger's Argus/Nakya van de Paschardena)
Goldfinger's Argus
(Lord Arko van de Paschardena/Goldfinger's Uschi)
© Van de Paschardena breeding
Méherzugi Olympia
(Sting des Petites Vernières/Aida Aurora's Hope)
© De Ulmer breeding
Basic colour goes from light to deep gold fawn with black stripes as regular and clearly defined as possible, running with the direction of the ribs. Black mask is desired. Small white markings on chest and toes are undesirable.
Enjoy the Silence della Rupe del Basso
(Bruno des Terres de la Rairie/Calamity Jane della Rupe del Basso)
© Della Rupe del Basso breeding
Tithan des Terres de la Rairie
(Rairie des Terres de la Rairie/Oratzie des Terres de la Rairie)
© De la Boite de Pandore breeding
Basic colour is a pure white, preferably with no ticking, with pure black patches well distributed all over the body, having the appearance of being torn. Grey or brownish patches undesirable.
Borée-Atos d'Iskandar
(Tariqa d'Iskandar/Manolo von der Ofnethôhle)
© D'Iskandar breeding
Coat is a jet black. White markings are permitted.
Taïko de La Vallée des Eoliennes
(Nat de l'Aygues-River/Limba noir de la Benjamine)
Uhlan de la Vallée des Eoliennes
(Ramayana/Shamaco de la Benjamine)
© De la Vallée des Eolienne breeding
Included here are :
Von Ferden Paradisio "Paz"
(Ghandi Von Ferden Landes des Helds/Forever Joshua Von Ferden)
© Hessell breeding
Eléa Dazelia
(Chadoc de l'Etoile de Geïko/Chimène De L'Etoile de Geïko)
© Dazelia breeding
Coat is a pure steel blue. White markings on chest and feet are permitted.
Enduro vom Hause Wagner
(Uxalanda de la Benjamine/Nirvana vom Hause Wagner)
© Endurial breeding
This colour is not an official colour in the great dane standard, so there are no rules. But we can say that the merle colour is like the harlequin colour, the basic gray colour remplacing the basic white colour.
Athéna du Domaine de Sultan
(Pharamond d'Iskandar/Odyssée du Domaine de Sultan)
© Du Domaine de Sultan Breeding