Brindle terms explained

The pattern brindle has already been explained on its own page, but there are also plenty of terms to describe different shades of brindle. Here you will be able to find some of them. If you are looking for a certain term, try using your browser's search function and search for the phrase, to see if it crops up under any of the listed terms.

Describing the colours

Blue brindle
Blue striping on cream, golden or red base.
Other names: Oyster brindle

Cream brindle
Brindle with a cream base. Stripes usually black but can be liver, blue or isabella.
Other names: Light brindle, silver brindle (especially when combined with sparse striping)

Golden brindle
Brindle with a golden base. Stripes usually black but can be liver, blue or isabella.
Other names: yellow brindle, fawn brindle

Red brindle
Brindle with a red base. Stripes usually black but can be liver, blue or isabella.
Other names: Chestnut brindle, mahogany brindle, dark brindle

Liver brindle
Liver striping on cream, golden or red base.
Other names: chocolate brindle

Isabella brindle
Isabella striping on cream, golden or red base.
Other names: lilac brindle

Describing the striping

Sparse brindling
Few darker stripes in the coat.
Other names: light brindle

Medium brindling
A medium amount of stripes. Usually referred to as simply 'brindle'.

Heavy brindling
Heavy striping - can appear almost solid black (or blue/liver/isabella).
Other names: black brindle, reverse brindle, onyx brindle, seal brindle

Masked red (genetically sable) and white american staffordshire terrier