The upperparts of the Eurasian Collared Dove are mostly pale grey-brown, with darker grey towards the wings tips, whilst the underparts are a creamy-white, variably suffused with some vinous grey.

It has a pale, soft grey forehead, with the top of the head to the nape a greyish-brown, suffused with pink-vinous and a typifying black collar with a grey border around the lower neck.