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General Type Standard - Coat Colours

Coat colour may be Black, Blue, Chocolate, Lilac, Red, Cream, Caramel, Apricot, Black Tortie, Blue Tortie, Chocolate Tortie, Lilac Tortie, Caramel Tortie. The Burmese Colour Restriction of any of these colours is acceptable in all except the Self and Tortie varieties and the silver gene is accepted throughout the range.

Notes:
1. The following descriptions are for fully mature cats. In Burmese restriction coloured kittens, the coat colour will be slower to develop.
2. The Burmese colour restriction gene reduces the melanin in the hair shaft, particularly near the skin, thus colour in these cats cannot be sound to the roots of the hair.
3. In Burmese restriction colours, the cat may have a denser concentration of pigment on the mask and ears.
4. The full expression colour non-agouti Asian Tortie will show a greater degree of colour than Tortie Asians of other patterns.
5. In Silvers the inhibitor gene may cause the colour to lack e4ri warmth. This should not be penalised.
6. In Tiffanies the longer body hair may appear to cause paling of the colour.

Eye colour - The eyes may be any colour from yellow through to green, depending on the variety. In the Silvers, green is preferred; in the Selfs, gold is preferred.

Nose Leather - Appropriate to the coat colour. In agouti (Tabby and Shaded) cats, may be pink rimmed with the equivalent self or tortie colour.

Eye Rims and Paw Pads - Appropriate to the coat colour.

Note:
Reds, Creams and Apricots may show "freckles" on the nose, paw pads, lips, eye rims and ears. Slight freckling in a mature cat should not be penalised.

Black (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Jet Black.

Brown (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Rich, warm seal brown. Very dark colour bordering on black is incorrect.

Blue (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Medium to dark blue.

Blue (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Soft silvery grey which may be slightly darker on the back and tail.

Chocolate (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Rich warm chestnut brown, no dark or cold tones.

Chocolate (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Warm milk chocolate.

Lilac (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Frosty grey with a distinct pinkish tone giving an overall appearance of lilac. Colour too blue or too fawn is undesirable.

Lilac (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Pale delicate dove grey with a slightly pinkish cast giving a rather muted effect.

Red (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Rich intense red, as even as possible.

Red (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Light tangerine.

Cream (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Medium cool-toned cream, as even as possible.

Cream (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Warm cream showing a distinct bloom on ears and back resulting in a powdered effect.

Caramel (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Cool-toned bluish fawn. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen. The tone of caramel colour may vary depending upon whether it is blue or lilac based.

Caramel (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Cool-toned pale fawn graduating to honey colouring on the chest and abdomen with lilac overtones. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen. The tone of caramel colour may vary depending upon whether it is blue or lilac based.

Apricot (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Cool dusty cast over warm intense pinkish cream. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen.

Apricot (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Cool dusty cast over warm intense pinkish cream shading to pale tones on the body. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen.

Black Tortie (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Jet black with shades of red.

Brown Tortie (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Rich warm seal brown with shades of red.

Blue Tortie (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Medium to dark blue with shades of cream.

Blue Tortie (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Soft silvery grey with shades of cream.

Chocolate Tortie (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Rich warm chestnut brown with shades of red.

Chocolate Tortie (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Warm milk chocolate with shades of red.

Lilac Tortie (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Frosty grey with a distinct pinkish cast giving an overall appearance of lilac, with shades of cream.

Lilac Tortie (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Pale delicate dove grey with a slightly pinkish cast giving a rather muted effect, with shades of cream.

Caramel Tortie (Full Expression Colour)
Coat Colour - Cool-toned bluish fawn with shades of apricot. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen. The tone of caramel colour may vary depending upon whether it is blue or lilac based.

Caramel Tortie (Burmese Colour Restriction)
Coat Colour - Cool-toned pale fawn graduating to honey colouring on the chest and abdomen with lilac overtones, with shades of apricot. With maturity a soft metallic sheen may be seen. The tone of caramel colour may vary depending upon whether it is blue or lilac based.