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Difference between carbon and carbon fawn color.

The correct explication of the Cane Corso standard explained in detail.

As many of you were interested in the difference between these two colors, Cane Corso carbon color, and carbon fawn, and you can not find it anywhere but here! Once again I assure you that this is the right place for all answers and the right explication of the Cane Corso standard.

Check first Cane Corso carbon color so you know what we talk about – click here.

First, let’s clarify one fact: carbon and carbon fawn color, its two names for the same color – Cane Corso carbon color.
The carbon color is fawn color with black/grey overlay indeed. The overlay can be lighter or darker, so there are more names for carbonic Cane Corso such as heavy carbon color if the overlay is darker.
This is not a recognized color by FCI and AKC standards. Let’s check what is fawn color and the right understanding of that section in the standard.

In general, both standards, FCI and AKC are so similar, some things are different written but in general it’s all same. The question is, how people understood it after they read it? Do they understand it in their own way or the proper way?

Let’s quote FCI standard and accepted colors:

“Black, lead-grey, slate-grey, light grey, light fawn; dark fawn and stag red; dark wheat colour (stripes on different shades of fawn or grey); in fawn coloured and brindle dogs the black or grey mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes. A small white patch on the chest, on the tip of the toes and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable.“

While we have very clear written here about colors, I want to clarify that dark wheat color includes stripes on different shades of grey is reverse brindle color indeed. The term color we all use. Formentino color is something else but is related with fawn. This time, this article is about correct interpreting Cane Corso carbon color. Why it is not recognized by FCI and AKC. Not recognized means no value and no quality.

Now American Kennel Club:

Let’s quote AKC Cane Corso standard and accepted colors:

„Acceptable colors are black, lighter and darker shades of gray, lighter and darker shades of fawn, and red. Brindling is allowed on all of these colors. Solid fawn and red, including lighter and darker shades, have a black or gray mask. The mask does not go beyond the eyes.“

Here we come to the possible problem of correct explication of the standard. Let’s explain in detail.

So, the variations of the fawn are acceptable, lighter and darker shades of fawn. There wrote nothing about black, right? Then it says “solid fawn and red, including lighter and darker shades”. Check what are the variations of the lighter and darker shades of fawn below on the photo:

It says solid fawn, which means the one shade of fawn is all over the body, but it may consist of lighter or darker shades. They did not write lighter or darker BLACK or CARBON shades, but only write shades. We must consider it as FAWN shades. This means that a solid fawn dog can have on his body lighter or darker shades of fawn. Otherwise in AKC standard will write lighter or darker black shades, then “carbon” will become acceptable.

How is this possible?

In one sentence, if we speak precisely about only one color, mention shades in that sentence must be connected with the mentioned color. A lighter or darker shade on a fawn dog makes a dog still fawn or even formentino ( few to several variations of fawn color ) color, but not a carbon color.

AKC wrote BLACK or GREY mask, the mask does not go beyond the eyes! If a black or grey mask is not necessary but can be shaded, then they would write: solid fawn have a shaded mask. But they did not, they wrote it clearly: “Black or Grey mask”.

Cane Corso carbon color is a fawn colored dog with black or grey overlay. Black or grey overlay is not accepted by standards.

The Cane Corso with a standard color and a dog with not a standard color cannot be valued the same. A dog with a standard color means no value and no quality, while the standard color is valuable. So be careful when you are looking for the Cane Corso puppy, what you want to buy.