Cat color directory
Base color
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| n | black, seal (in pointed cats), brown (in Burmese), ruddy (in Abyssinian and Somaly), tawny (in Ocicat) | |
| a | blue | |
| b | chocolate | |
| c | lilac | |
| d | red | |
| e | cream | |
| f | black tortie | |
| g | blue tortie | |
| h | chocolate tortie | |
| j | lilac tortie | |
| o | cinnamon (sorrel in Abyssinian and Somaly) | |
| p | fawn | |
| q | cinnamon tortie (sorrel tortie in Abyssinian and Somaly) | |
| r | fawn tortie | |
| w | white | |
| nt | amber (only in NFO) | |
| at | light amber (only in NFO) | |
| dt | red based on amber (only in NFO) | |
| et | cream based on amber ((only in NFO) | |
| ft | amber tortie (only in NFO) | |
| gt | light amber tortie (only in NFO) |
Silver/Gold
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| s | silver | ||
| y | golden |
Dilute modifier
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| m | modifier | |
| am | caramel, based on blue | |
| cm | caramel or taupe, based on lilac | |
| em | apricot, based on cream | |
| pm | caramel, based on fawn | |
| gm | caramel tortie | |
| jm | caramel, based on lilac tortie or taupe tortie | |
| rm | caramel, based on fawn tortie | |
| *m | caramel, where the base colour is unknown |
Amount of white
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | van | ||
| 02 | harlequin | ||
| 03 | bicolour | ||
| 04 | mitted (only applicable to RAG) | ||
| 05 | snowshoe (only applicable to SNO) | ||
| 09 | any other amount of white |
Tabby pattern
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | shaded (for BRI: tipped) | ||
| 12 | shell | ||
| 21 | unspecified tabby | ||
| 22 | blotched tabby | ||
| 23 | mackerel tabby | ||
| 24 | spotted tabby | ||
| 25 | ticked tabby |
Pointed pattern and typical breed colors
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Burmese pointed | ||
| 32 | Tonkinese pointed | ||
| 33 | Siamese pointed | ||
| 34 | Singapura color / sable seal sepia ticked | ||
| 35 | Abyssinian color / ticking |
Tail
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | rumpy | ||
| 52 | rumpy riser | ||
| 53 | stumpy | ||
| 54 | longie |
Eye color
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | blue | |
| 62 | orange | |
| 63 | odd eyed | |
| 64 | green | |
| 65 | Burmese eye colour | |
| 66 | Tonkinese eye colour | |
| 67 | Siamese eye colour |
Ears
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | straight | ||
| 72 | curled |
Coat structure
| Code | Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | longhair/straight hair (only Don Sphynx and Peterbald) | ||
| 82 | shorthair/straight hair (only Don Sphynx and Peterbald) | ||
| 83 | brush (only Don Sphynx and Peterbald) | ||
| 84 | straight (only applicable to La Perm shorthair and longhair) |