American Bully Colors — Complete Guide to Every Coat Color
American Bully Colors — The Complete List
American Bully colors range from common solid blues and fawns to rare lilac merle tri combinations worth tens of thousands of dollars at elite kennels. Understanding the genetics behind each color helps buyers know what they are looking at — and avoid paying a premium for a color that is less rare than the seller claims.
All American Bully colors are produced by combinations of a small number of gene pairs. The four most important are the E locus (black/yellow), K locus (dominant black), B locus (chocolate), and D locus (dilute). Layered on top are the M locus (merle) and A locus (tan points/sable).
Base American Bully Colors
Black
Produced by dominant black (K/K or K/k). The most genetically simple color. A true solid black American Bully has no brindle striping or tan points.
Blue American Bully
Produced by the dilute gene (d/d) which dilutes black pigment to a slate-grey or steel-blue. Blue is the most popular color in the breed. Nose leather is blue-grey rather than black. See our Blue American Bully For Sale page for available puppies.
Maverick — Blue Male — $850
Chocolate
Produced by the brown gene (b/b) which changes black pigment to brown throughout — coat, nose, eye rims, and paw pads all turn brown. True chocolate dogs have amber or green eyes rather than brown.
Lilac
Produced by combining both the dilute gene (d/d) and the chocolate gene (b/b) — double diluting the base color to a pale silvery-lavender. Lilac is one of the rarest and most valuable solid colors in the breed. Dogs must carry two copies of both recessive genes to be lilac.
Rubi — Lilac Female — $850
Fawn
Produced by the agouti locus (A locus). Ranges from pale cream to deep reddish-fawn. One of the original common colors in the breed alongside black and blue.
Champagne
Produced by diluting fawn (d/d on a fawn base). Results in a pale gold or cream coat with a pink or Isabella nose. Champagne is moderately rare and highly sought after.
American Bully Patterns
Brindle
Tiger-stripe darker streaks over a lighter base color. Brindle is common and can appear over almost any base color — blue brindle, fawn brindle, chocolate brindle, lilac brindle.
Merle American Bully
The merle gene (M locus) creates a mottled, marbled pattern of diluted patches over the base color. Merle can appear over blue, chocolate, lilac, or fawn bases. Blue merle and chocolate merle are the most common merle patterns. Lilac merle is rare and extremely valuable. See our Merle American Bully For Sale page.
Ak — Blue Merle Male — $850
Tri Color American Bully
The tan point gene (at/at) adds rust-colored points above the eyes, on the cheeks, chest, and legs. Tri color can be combined with any base color and with merle — blue tri, lilac tri, merle tri, lilac merle tri. See our Tri Color American Bully For Sale page.
Oreo — Blue Merle Tri Female — $850
American Bully Color Rarity Chart
| Color | Rarity | Market Demand | Typical Price Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black / Fawn | Very Common | Moderate | Base price |
| Blue | Common | Very High | +$500–$1,500 |
| Chocolate | Moderate | High | +$500–$1,500 |
| Brindle | Common | Moderate | Base or slight premium |
| Tri Color | Moderate | Very High | +$1,000–$3,000 |
| Merle | Less Common | Very High | +$1,500–$4,000 |
| Lilac | Rare | Very High | +$2,000–$6,000 |
| Champagne | Rare | High | +$1,500–$4,000 |
| Lilac Merle | Very Rare | Extreme | +$5,000–$15,000 |
| Lilac Merle Tri | Extremely Rare | Extreme | +$8,000–$20,000 |
At Majestic Bully Puppies every color is $850 — blue, merle, lilac, tri color, exotic. No markup for rare patterns. The same colors that cost $5,000 to $15,000 elsewhere are $850 here.
What Makes a Color Exotic
In American Bully terminology “exotic” refers to dogs that combine multiple rare color genes — typically lilac or champagne with merle and tri point patterns. An exotic American Bully may carry four or more rare gene combinations producing colors that almost never occur in nature without selective breeding over multiple generations. See our Exotic American Bully For Sale page for examples.
Ken — Merle/White Exotic Male — $850
Also see our full American Bully Color Chart for a gene-by-gene breakdown of every color combination.
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