AKC Miniature Schnauzer Color Information

• white
• white chocolate
• platinum silver
• wheaten
• liver or chocolate

• liver tan
• liver pepper
• salt & pepper parti
• platinum silver parti

• black & silver parti
• black parti
• liver parti
• liver tan parti
• liver pepper parti

Black & Silver

AKC Color Registration Code – 016

The black and silver essentially follows the same pattern as the salt and peppers, except the body coat color is solid black. The beard and legs tend to be silver white and the dark hair may extend farther down the legs.

In black & silver dogs with phantom markings, the silver white mixture typically fades out to light silver or white in the eyebrows, whiskers, cheeks, under throat, inside ears, across chest, under tail, leg furnishings, and inside hind legs.

Salt & Pepper

AKC Color Registration Code – 167

Salt & Pepper come in all shades ranging from various shades of gray, from almost silver white to almost black. The coat may also have tan shadings. In most Salt and Pepper, the eyebrows, beard and legs will be light gray or silver white. When stripped for the show ring, the body hair is banded in various shades of black, white, gray. The hairs of the harsh topcoat are banded, alternating black and white and then back to black.

In salt and pepper dogs with phantom markings, the salt and pepper mixture fades out to light gray or silver white in the eyebrows, whiskers, cheeks, under throat, inside ears, across chest, under tail, leg furnishings, and inside hind legs. It may or may not also fade out on the underbody.

Black

AKC Color Registration Code – 007

Solid blacks are entirely black with a black undercoat, except they may have a small white patch on the chest. The black topcoat is a true rich glossy color with the undercoat being less intense, a soft matting shade of black.

Platinum Silver

AKC Registration Color Code – 167

The platinum silver is registered with the same code as the salt & pepper. Platinum silvers are the lightest shades of salt & pepper you can find.  They are born the color of a brown paper bag and have banded hair that turns into and extremely light silver; some can even appear almost white. They typically have dark gray to black masks, but not always.

Liver or Chocolate

AKC Color Registration Code – 123

Liver and Chocolate color are used interchangeably to describe a brown miniature schnauzer. Solid liver are entirely liver with a liver undercoat, except they may have a small white patch on the chest. It is also common for liver dogs to have some white on their chin and tips of their toes.  The eyes are brown, hazel, or green. The nose and pads are brown.

White & White Chocolate

AKC Color Registration Code – 199

The solid white miniature schnauzer is entirely white. However, white can often look yellowish. The skin can range from a gray to black to pink tint. The eyes, nose and pads are black

The solid white chocolate miniature schnauzer is entirely white. The skin usually has a pink tint. The eyes are brown, hazel, or green.  The nose and pads are brown.

Liver Tan

AKC Color Registration Code – 124

The liver tan essentially follows the same pattern as the black and silver, except the body coat section must be solid liver. The beard and legs tend to be tan or white and the dark hair may extend farther down the legs.

In liver tan phantom dogs, the liver tan mixture typically fades out to light tan or white in the eyebrows, whiskers, cheeks, under throat, inside ears, across chest, under tail, leg furnishings, and inside hind legs. The eyes are brown, hazel, or green. The nose and pads are brown.

Liver Pepper

AKC Color Registration Code – 498

Liver Pepper come in all shades, from the light to dark mixtures and essentially follows the same pattern as the salt & pepper. In liver pepper dogs, the liver pepper mixture fades out to light grey or silver white in the eyebrows, whiskers, cheeks, under throat, inside ears, across chest, under tail, leg furnishings, and inside hind legs. It may or may not also fade out on the underbody. The eyes are brown, hazel, or green. The nose and pads are brown.

Parti

The parti color miniature schnauzer has two types of coat patterns with either random spots or what is referred to as a saddleback.  The spotted patterns are similar to Holstein cows with each one being a little different. The saddleback pattern is a large splotch of color on the topline of the miniature schnauzer. This is often referred to as a blanket and resembles a saddle or blanket.  The color of spots or saddleback determines the main parit color. The rest of the coat furnishings are solid white. The parti colors with liver have brown, hazel, or green eyes as well as a brown nose and pad.  The rest of the colors will have a black nose and pads.

Parti colors come in a wide range of colors of salt & pepper parti, black & silver parti, black parti, liver pepper parti, liver tan parti, liver parti, platinum silver parti, and wheaten parti.

Wheaten

AKC Color Registration Code – 224

The wheaten color ranges in various shades of cream to red color. The hair is reddish, banded hair in which the root is lighter and the tip is darker. Wheaten miniature schnauzers may have a black nose and pad or brown nose and pad. Typically, the eyes are brown, hazel, or green.