 British Golden Retrievers can have a coat colour of any shade of gold or cream; red or mahogany are not permitted.Originally, cream was an unacceptable colour in the UK standard, but the standard was revised in 1936 to include cream.At the time of this revision, the exclusion of cream as a colour was agreed to as a mistake, as the original "yellow" retrievers of the 19th century were actually lighter in colour than was permitted by the standards used before 1936.