Australian Shepherd Color Genetics
Color Examples
Black
Black and Tan
Black Bi
Blue Merle
Blue Merle and Tan
Blue Merle Bi
Blue Merle Tri
Double Merle
Red
Red and Tan
Red Bi
Red Merle
Red Merle and Tan
Red Merle Bi
Red Merle Tri
Red Tri
Black Tri
Genetic Combinations
| Color | A | B | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | AA | BB | SS |
| Black | AA | Bb | SS |
| Black and Tan | AAt | BB | SS |
| Black and Tan | AAt | Bb | SS |
| Black and Tan | AtAt | BB | SS |
| Black and Tan | AtAt | Bb | SS |
| Black Bi | AA | BB | SiSi |
| Black Bi | AA | BB | SSi |
| Black Bi | AA | Bb | SiSi |
| Black Bi | AA | Bb | SSi |
| Black Tri | AAt | BB | SiSi |
| Black Tri | AAt | BB | SSi |
| Black Tri | AAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Black Tri | AAt | Bb | SSi |
| Black Tri | AtAt | BB | SiSi |
| Black Tri | AtAt | BB | SSi |
| Black Tri | AtAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Black Tri | AtAt | Bb | SSi |
| Blue Merle | AA | BB | SS |
| Blue Merle | AA | Bb | SS |
| Blue Merle and Tan | AAt | BB | SS |
| Blue Merle and Tan | AAt | Bb | SS |
| Blue Merle and Tan | AtAt | BB | SS |
| Blue Merle and Tan | AtAt | Bb | SS |
| Blue Merle Bi | AA | BB | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Bi | AA | BB | SSi |
| Blue Merle Bi | AA | Bb | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Bi | AA | Bb | SSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AAt | BB | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AAt | BB | SSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AAt | Bb | SSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AtAt | BB | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AtAt | BB | SSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AtAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Blue Merle Tri | AtAt | Bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AA | BB | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AA | BB | SS |
| Double Merle | AA | BB | SSi |
| Double Merle | AA | Bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AA | Bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AA | Bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AA | bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AA | bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AA | bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | BB | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | BB | SS |
| Double Merle | AAt | BB | SSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | Bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AAt | Bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AAt | bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AAt | bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | BB | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | BB | SS |
| Double Merle | AtAt | BB | SSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | Bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | Bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AtAt | Bb | SSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | bb | SiSi |
| Double Merle | AtAt | bb | SS |
| Double Merle | AtAt | bb | SSi |
| Red | AA | bb | SS |
| Red and Tan | AAt | bb | SS |
| Red and Tan | AtAt | bb | SS |
| Red Bi | AA | bb | SiSi |
| Red Bi | AA | bb | SSi |
| Red Merle | AA | bb | SS |
| Red Merle and Tan | AAt | bb | SS |
| Red Merle and Tan | AtAt | bb | SS |
| Red Merle Bi | AA | bb | SiSi |
| Red Merle Bi | AA | bb | SSi |
| Red Merle Tri | AAt | bb | SiSi |
| Red Merle Tri | AAt | bb | SSi |
| Red Merle Tri | AtAt | bb | SiSi |
| Red Merle Tri | AtAt | bb | SSi |
| Red Tri | AAt | bb | SiSi |
| Red Tri | AAt | bb | SSi |
| Red Tri | AtAt | bb | SiSi |
| Red Tri | AtAt | bb | SSi |