Chocolate colours can stay rich and dark, or fade. They should always remain a chocolate color ranging from a milk chocolate to dark chocolate shade. True chocolates are born almost black in colour and maintain the rich dark color throughout their lifetime.

 

All dogs with a "bb" pair and at least one "E" will be Brown:

• bbEe and bbEE are brown dogs (with brown pigment):

• bbEe is brown carrying recessive cream

• bbEE is a brown dog

• Shades of those basic colours are modified by other genes.