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CFA Oriental Breed Profile

CFA Oriental Breed Standard

Oriental - Shorthair Division : Prefixes are 23xx/24xx Series Numbers (as shown), Compete in 23xx Color Classes.
Oriental - Longhair Division : Prefixes are 43xx/44xx Series Numbers (substitute first two digits in charts below), Compete in 43xx Color Classes
Oriental - Variants (Shorthair descendents of Longhair Cats) : Prefixes are 41xx/42xx Series Numbers (substitute first two digits in charts below) Compete in 23xx Series Color Classes Only

*NOTE: When “Tabby” is part of the Description, you should specify Classic, Mackerel, Spotted or Ticked, and the letter "C," "M," "S," or "T" will be added to the end of the prefix and the color class.  (eg. 2328M)  

Color Description

Male

Prefix

Female

Prefix

Color Class

Male/Female

Blue-Eyed White Solid

2300

2301

2300/2301

Green-Eyed White Solid

2302

2303

2300/2301

Odd-Eyed White Solid

2304

2305

2300/2301

Blue Solid

2306

2307

2300/2301

Ebony Solid

2308

2309

2300/2301

Red Solid

2310

2311

2300/2301

Lavender Smoke

2312

2313

2334/2335

Cream Solid

2314

2315

2300/2301

Chestnut Solid

2316

2317

2300/2301

Lavender Solid

2318

2319

2300/2301

Chestnut Smoke

2320

2321

2334/2335

Chestnut Tabby

2322

2323

2336/2337

Lavender Tabby

2324

2325

2336/2337

Blue-Cream and White (Dilute Calico)

2326

2327

2398/2399

Ebony Tabby

2328

2329

2336/2337

 

2330

2331

 

Ebony Silver Shaded (Obsolete: See 2412/13)

2332

2333

2332/2333

Ebony Smoke

2334

2335

2334/2335

Ebony Silver Tabby

2336

2337

2336/2337

Blue Smoke

2338

2339

2334/2335

R ed Tabby

2340

2341

2336/2337

 

2342

2343

 

 

2344

2345

 

Ebony Tortoiseshell

2346

2347

2346/2347

Ebony Tortoiseshell and White (Calico)

2348

2349

2398/2399

Blue-Cream

2350

2351

2346/2347

Blue Tabby

2352

2353

2336/2337

Cream Tabby

2354

2355

2336/2337

Fawn Solid

2356

2357

2300/2301

Ebony Torbie (Obsolete: See 2380/81)

2358

2359

2336/2337

 

2360

2361

 

R ed Silver (Cameo) Shaded

2362

2363

2332/2333

R ed (Cameo) Smoke

2364

2365

2334/2335

R ed Silver (Cameo) Tabby

2366

2367

2336/2337

Cinnamon Solid

2368

2369

2300/2301

 

2370

2371

 

Chestnut Tortoiseshell

2372

2373

2346/2347

Lavender-Cream

2374

2375

2346/2347

Cinnamon Patched Tabby

2376

2377

2336/2337

Particolor Smoke#

2378

2379

2334/2335

Ebony Patched Tabby

2380

2381

2336/2337

Lavender Patched Tabby

2382

2383

2336/2337

Ebony Patched Silver Tabby

2384

2385

2336/2337

Chestnut Patched Tabby

2386

2387

2336/2337

Blue Patched Tabby

2388

2389

2336/2337

Bi-Color Colors (& White) See 2490/91

2390

2391

2390/2391

Other Tabby Colors

2392

2393

2336/2337

 

2394

2395

 

 

2396

2397

 

All Other Varieties (Full Body Color)

2398

2399

2398/2399

*NOTE: When “Tabby” is part of the Description, you should specify Classic, Mackerel, Spotted or Ticked, and the letter "C," "M," "S," or "T" will be added to the end of the prefix and the color class.  (eg. 2328M)  
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Ebony Tortoiseshell Smoke, Blue-Cream Smoke, Chestnut Tortoiseshell Smoke, Lavender-Cream Smoke, Cinnamon Tortoiseshell Smoke, Fawn-Cream Smoke  




Color Description

Male

Prefix

Female

Prefix

Color Class

Male/Female

 

2400

2401

 

 

2402

2403

 

 

2404

2405

 

 

2406

2407

 

 

2408

2409

 

Chestnut Silver Shaded

2410

2411

2332/2333

Ebony Silver Shaded

2412

2413

2332/2333

Lavender Silver Shaded

2414

2415

2332/2333

Blue Silver Shaded

2416

2417

2332/2333

Ebony Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2418

2419

2332/2333

Chestnut Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2420

2421

2332/2333

Blue-Cream Silver Shaded

2422

2423

2332/2333

Lavender-Cream Silver Shaded

2424

2425

2332/2333

Cinnamon Silver Shaded

2426

2427

2332/2333

Cinnamon Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2428

2429

2332/2333

Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point

2430

2431

2498/2499

Seal Tortie Lynx Point

2432

2433

2498/2499

Blue-Cream Lynx Point

2434

2435

2498/2499

Lilac-Cream Lynx Point

2436

2437

2498/2499

Cream Lynx Point

2438

2439

2498/2499

Fawn Silver Shaded

2440

2441

2332/2333

Cinnamon Smoke

2442

2443

2334/2335

Lilac-Cream Point

2444

2445

2498/2499

Seal-Tortie Point

2446

2447

2498/2499

Chocolate-Tortie Point

2448

2449

2498/2499

Blue-Cream Point

2450

2451

2498/2499

Seal Lynx Point

2452

2453

2498/2499

Chocolate Lynx Point

2454

2455

2498/2499

Blue Lynx Point

2456

2457

2498/2499

Lilac Lynx Point

2458

2459

2498/2499

R ed Lynx Point

2460

2461

2498/2499

Fawn Smoke

2462

2463

2334/2335

Lavender Silver Tabby

2464

2465

2336/2337

Cinnamon Tabby

2466

2467

2336/2337

Cinnamon Silver Tabby

2468

2469

2336/2337

Fawn Tabby

2470

2471

2336/2337

Blue Silver Tabby

2472

2473

2336/2337

Chestnut Silver Tabby

2474

2475

2336/2337

Fawn-Cream

2476

2477

2346/2347

R ed Point

2478

2479

2498/2499

Cinnamon Tortoiseshell

2480

2481

2346/2347

 

2482

2483

 

Blue Patched Silver Tabby

2484

2485

2336/2337

 

2486

2487

 

 

2488

2489

 

Bi-Color Colors (Pointed & White)

2490

2491

2390/2391

 

2492

2493

 

 

2494

2495

 

Cream Point

2496

2497

2498/2499

All Other Varieties  (Pointed)

2498

2499

2498/2499


Color Description

Male

Prefix

Female

Prefix

Color Class

Male/Female

All Other Varieties (Full Body Color)

2398

2399

2398/2399

All Other Varieties  (Pointed)

2498

2499

2498/2499

Bi-Color Colors (& White)

2390

2391

2390/2391

Bi-Color Colors (Pointed & White)

2490

2491

2390/2391

Blue Lynx Point

2456

2457

2498/2499

Blue Patched Silver Tabby

2484

2485

2336/2337

Blue Patched Tabby

2388

2389

2336/2337

Blue Silver Shaded

2416

2417

2332/2333

Blue Silver Tabby

2472

2473

2336/2337

Blue Smoke

2338

2339

2334/2335

Blue Solid

2306

2307

2300/2301

Blue Tabby

2352

2353

2336/2337

2326

2327

2398/2399

Blue-Cream Lynx Point

2434

2435

2498/2499

Blue-Cream Point

2450

2451

2498/2499

Blue-Cream Silver Shaded

2422

2423

2332/2333

Blue-Cream Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Blue-Cream

2350

2351

2346/2347

Blue-Eyed White Solid

2300

2301

2300/2301

Cameo ( R ed Silver) Shaded - See R ed Silver Shaded

2362

2363

2332/2333

Cameo ( R ed Silver)Tabby - See R ed Silver Tabby

2366

2367

2336/2337

Cameo ( R ed) Smoke - See R ed Smoke

2364

2365

2334/2335

Chestnut Patched Tabby

2386

2387

2336/2337

Chestnut Silver Shaded

2410

2411

2332/2333

Chestnut Silver Tabby

2474

2475

2336/2337

Chestnut Smoke

2320

2321

2334/2335

Chestnut Solid

2316

2317

2300/2301

Chestnut Tabby

2322

2323

2336/2337

Chestnut Tortoiseshell

2372

2373

2346/2347

Chestnut Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2420

2421

2332/2333

Chestnut Tortoiseshell Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Chocolate Lynx Point

2454

2455

2498/2499

Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point

2430

2431

2498/2499

Chocolate-Tortie Point

2448

2449

2498/2499

Cinnamon Patched Tabby

2376

2377

2336/2337

Cinnamon Silver Shaded

2426

2427

2332/2333

Cinnamon Silver Tabby

2468

2469

2336/2337

Cinnamon Smoke

2442

2443

2334/2335

Cinnamon Solid

2368

2369

2300/2301

Cinnamon Tabby

2466

2467

2336/2337

Cinnamon Tortoiseshell

2480

2481

2346/2347

Cinnamon Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2428

2429

2332/2333

Cinnamon Tortoiseshell Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Cream Lynx Point

2438

2439

2498/2499

Cream Point

2496

2497

2498/2499

Cream Solid

2314

2315

2300/2301

Cream Tabby

2354

2355

2336/2337

Ebony Patched Silver Tabby

2384

2385

2336/2337

Ebony Patched Tabby

2380

2381

2336/2337

Ebony Silver Shaded (Obsolete See 2412/13)

2332

2333

2332/2333

Ebony Silver Shaded

2412

2413

2332/2333

Ebony Silver Tabby

2336

2337

2336/2337

Ebony Smoke

2334

2335

2334/2335

*NOTE: When “Tabby” is part of the Description, you should specify Classic, Mackerel, Spotted or Ticked, and the letter "C," "M," "S," or "T" will be added to the end of the prefix and the color class.  (eg. 2328M)


Color Description

Male

Prefix

Female

Prefix

Color Class

Male/Female

Ebony Solid

2308

2309

2300/2301

Ebony Tabby

2328

2329

2336/2337

Ebony Torbie (Obsolete: See 2380/81)

2358

2359

2336/2337

Ebony Tortoiseshell

2346

2347

2346/2347

Ebony Tortoiseshell and White (Calico)

2348

2349

2398/2399

Ebony Tortoiseshell Silver Shaded

2418

2419

2332/2333

Ebony Tortoiseshell Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Fawn Silver Shaded

2440

2441

2332/2333

Fawn Smoke

2462

2463

2334/2335

Fawn Solid

2356

2357

2300/2301

Fawn Tabby

2470

2471

2336/2337

Fawn-Cream Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Fawn-Cream

2476

2477

2346/2347

Green-Eyed White Solid

2302

2303

2300/2301

Lavender Patched Tabby

2382

2383

2336/2337

Lavender Silver Shaded

2414

2415

2332/2333

Lavender Silver Tabby

2464

2465

2336/2337

Lavender Smoke

2312

2313

2334/2335

Lavender Solid

2318

2319

2300/2301

Lavender Tabby

2324

2325

2336/2337

Lavender-Cream

2374

2375

2346/2347

Lavender-Cream Silver Shaded

2424

2425

2332/2333

Lavender-Cream Smoke

2378

2379

2334/2335

Lilac Lynx Point

2458

2459

2498/2499

Lilac-Cream Lynx Point

2436

2437

2498/2499

Lilac-Cream Point

2444

2445

2498/2499

Odd-Eyed White Solid

2304

2305

2300/2301

Other Tabby Colors

2392

2393

2336/2337

Particolor Smoke #

2378

2379

2334/2335

R ed (Cameo) Smoke

2364

2365

2334/2335

R ed Lynx Point

2460

2461

2498/2499

R ed Point

2478

2479

2498/2499

R ed Silver (Cameo) Shaded

2362

2363

2332/2333

R ed Silver (Cameo) Tabby

2366

2367

2336/2337

R ed Solid

2310

2311

2300/2301

R ed Tabby

2446

2447

2226/2337

Seal Lynx Point

2330

2331

2498/2499

Seal Tortie Lynx Point

2342

2343

2498/2499

Seal-Tortie Point

2344

2345

2498/2499

 

2360

2361

 

 

2370

2371

 

 

2394

2395

 

 

2396

2397

 

 

2400

2401

 

 

2402

2403

 

 

2404

2405

 

 

2406

2407

 

 

2408

2409

 

 

2482

2483

 

 

2486

2487

 

 

2488

2489

 

 

2492

2493

 

 

2494

2495

 

 Thank you Bob Agresta for compiling this table!