One of the nicest things in the Fila Brasileiro breed is the great variety of colors among the brindles, fawns, and blacks. There are also several tonalities of colors that make the Fila breed, one of those with a larger number of varieties and tonalities of colors permitted in the official standard F.C.I., No 225, C.B.K.C.. Below is a summary of the varieties and tonalities of colors permitted:
All solid colors are permitted except the disqualifying ones: white dogs, mouse-gray dogs, patched, dapple, or black and tan.
Brindles offer a large variety with solid bases and stripes of different intensities from a light shade to a very strong dark stripe. Very striking are coats of basic gray with dark stripes or yellow base with dark stripes.
Fawns come in a pale yellow, golden yellow, light brown, dark brown, and also some rare reds.
Blacks come in two varieties being called in Brazil "Preto-Azeviche", which translated from Portuguese is: coal-black. The other variety is "Preto-Ardósia", Portuguese for: slate-black. This color shows the laterals of the body in slate and the rest in black.
Blacks Filas are rare and account for only 4% of the registered Brazilian breeding stock, this according to the Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia(C.B.K.C.) affiliated with the Fédération Cynologique Internationale(F.C.I.).
A black mask may or may not be present in brindles and fawns, but the mouth and the nose are always black in all the colors, varieties, and tonalities.
White markings on the feet, chest, and tip of tail are very typical. White markings exceeding one-fourth of the body (a major fault) are not desirable. The white should not extend beyond the legs. White socks are acceptable and when they come in pairs are rather nice.
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