Your Dog's Ribbon Rack and AKC Ribbon Colors

Every win and qualifying score you save in the AKCcalc.com calculators hangs here as a ribbon in the real AKC color - blue for first, purple for Winners, purple and gold for Best of Breed, dark green for a Q. Download a picture of the rack to share with family and friends.

A happy dog in front of a glowing wall of dog show rosettes in every AKC color

Whose ribbons?

Your ribbon rack

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AKC ribbon colors, award by award

A handler hanging a new blue rosette on a ribbon board while the dog watches

Every AKC show and trial uses the same ribbon colors, so you can tell what a dog won from across the room. Class placements go blue, red, yellow and white for first to fourth. The awards that come after the classes each have their own color.

Ribbon	Award	Color
	Best in Show	Red, white and blue
	Group 1st	Blue
	Group 2nd	Red
	Group 3rd	Yellow
	Group 4th	White
	Best of Breed	Purple and gold
	Best of Opposite Sex	Red and white
	Best of Winners	Blue and white
	Select Dog or Bitch	Light blue and white
	Winners Dog or Bitch	Purple
	Reserve Winners	Purple and white
	First place	Blue
	Second place	Red
	Third place	Yellow
	Fourth place	White
	Qualifying score	Dark green

Owner-Handled Series ribbons

Owner-Handled Best of Breed: maroon
Owner-Handled Group 1st to 4th: neon pink, neon green, teal and cream
Owner-Handled Best in Show: turquoise; Reserve: light green

Source: AKC NOHS point scale and ribbon colors.

Where the ribbons come from

Championship Progress Tracker: Winners, Best of Winners, Best of Breed, Groups
Obedience, rally, agility and the Title Tracker: green qualifying ribbons
Puppy of Achievement, Certificate of Merit and lure coursing: placements and breed wins

Sources: AKC, The Road to Best in Show; dark green qualifying ribbons, AKC Agility Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 25.

Ribbons in plain English

Blue, red, yellow, white

First to fourth place in a class, and in the Group ring too. Same colors at every AKC show, obedience trial and field event.

Purple means points

The purple Winners ribbon is the one that earns championship points. Purple and white is Reserve - the backup if the Winners dog's points are ever cancelled.

Purple and gold is the breed's best

Best of Breed goes on to the Group. Best of Winners is blue and white, Best of Opposite Sex red and white, and Select light blue and white.

Green is a Q

In obedience, rally and agility, every qualifying score earns a dark green ribbon - you are competing against the standard, not just the other dogs.

Common questions

What color ribbon is Best of Breed?

Purple and gold. Best of Winners is blue and white, Best of Opposite Sex is red and white, and Select Dog and Select Bitch are light blue and white.

What does a purple ribbon mean at a dog show?

Purple is Winners Dog or Winners Bitch, the only awards that earn championship points. Purple and white is Reserve Winners, which gets the points only if the Winners dog is later disqualified.

What color is a qualifying ribbon in obedience, rally or agility?

Dark green. Every dog that earns a qualifying score gets one, whatever its placement. Placements one to four are still blue, red, yellow and white.

Where do the ribbons on my rack come from?

From the wins and runs you save in the AKCcalc.com calculators, kept only in this browser. Nothing is uploaded, and the rack updates as you save more.