Colors
have different names in different countries and in
different breeds. Different breeds/countries may
use the same name for different colors! This
section describes colors in as non-specific a way
as possible.
Albino: lack of pigmentation i.e.
white with blue eyes; the most extreme form of
albino is a cat with pink eyes. Apricot:
pink-brown of Foreigns Beige:
of Foreigns Black:
jet black, called Ebony in Foreigns Blue: blue-gray; the dilute of black Brown:
called Sable/Seal in Burmese/Siamese Caramel: of Foreigns, cafe-au-lait color (biscuit color) Champagne: Burmese version of Chocolate Chestnut:
medium-dark brown (Oriental version of chocolate) Chocolate: medium-dark brown
(Siamese version of chestnut) Cinnamon (Light Brown): milk-chocolate brown Cream : buff (dilute of red) Ebony: of Foreigns (called Black in other breeds) Fawn: "hotter" version of cream Frost: alternate term for Lilac Indigo:
(new development, no description available) Lavender: described as warm blue-brown, or pinkish frosty gray Lilac:
alternative name for Lavender (dilute of Chocolate) Light Brown:
alternative name for cinnamon Light Chocolate: milk-chocolate (of Burmillas) Peach:
pink-brown of Russian Shorthair Platinum:
Burmese version of Lilac Red:
faint tabby markings (ginger) Seal:
very dark brown; Foreign/Siamese version of black White:
blue/orange/odd eyed varieties, also green-eyed whites.
Red, Fawn and Cream
are not true self colors as there will always be
faint tabby markings. Breeders work to dissipate
the tabby markings and give impression of a
non-patterned, self-colored cat.
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Albino: lack of pigmentation i.e.
white with blue eyes; the most extreme form of
albino is a cat with pink eyes.
