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Orientals are judged in two Divisions: Longhair & Shorthair.
Each Division is separted into nine (9) color classes:
Solid, Parti-Color, Smoke, Shaded, Classic Tabby, Mackerel
Tabby, Spotted Tabby, Ticked Tabby, and Bi-Color. Below are some examples of
our beautiful colors and patterns.
1. The Oriental Solid Color Class:
The coat color should be
of uniform density and color from the tip to the root of each hair and from the
nose to the tail.
2. The Oriental
Smoke Color Class:
Cat in repose appears solid in
color. In motion the color is clearly apparent. Each hair has a narrow band of
white at the base of hairs next to the skin which may be seen when the fur is
parted. This color is a result of the silver gene on a solid or parti-colored
colored cat.
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| Ebony Smoke |
Ebony Tortie Smoke |
Red Smoke |
3. The Oriental
Shaded Color Class:
The shaded cat has a white
undercoat, with a mantle of colored tipping shading down from the sides, face
and tail from dark on the ridge to white on the chin, chest underside and under
the tail. Can come in any of the solid colors above, with the exception of
white. Also an expression of the silver gene.
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Ebony Silver |
Ebony Tortie Silver |
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4. The Oriental
Parti-Color Class:
A solid cat with patches
of red/cream or softly intermingled areas of red/cream on both body and
extremities (dilute colors exhibit cream instead of red).
5. The Oriental
Classic Tabby Pattern Color Class:
Large solid blotch on each side to
be encircled by one or more unbroken rings. Side markings should be the same on
both sides. Double vertical rows of buttons on chest and stomach. Can come in
any of the base colors, with or without silver, and with or without the
expression of red.
6. The Oriental
Mackerel Tabby Pattern Color Class:
Narrow pencil lines run down the
body from the back to the stomach. Can
come in any of the base colors, with or without silver, and with or without the
expression of red
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| Ebony Mac Tabby |
Ebony Silver
Mac Tabby |
Ebony Patched
Mac Tabby |
Ebony Mac Tabby |
Cinnamon Silver
Mac Tabby |
7. The Oriental
Spotted Tabby Pattern Color Class:
Patten of spots on body, with
preference given to round, evenly distributed spots. Can come in any of the base
colors, with or without silver, and with or without the expression of red.
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| Cinnamon Silver
Spotted Tabb |
Chestnut Silver
Spotted Tabby |
Chestnut
Spotted Tabby |
Lavender
Spotted Tabby |
Cinnamon
Spotted Tabby |
Ebony Silver
Patched Spotted Tabby |
8. The Oriental
Ticked Tabby Pattern Color Class:
The body hairs are ticked with various
shades of marking color and ground color. Body when viewed from top to be free
from noticeable spots, stripes, or blotches, except for darker dorsal shading.
Can come in any of the base colors, with or without silver, and with or without
the expression of red.
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| Ebony Silver
Ticked Tabby |
Chestnut Ticked
Tabby |
Red Ticked
Tabby |
Chestnut Silver
Patched
Ticked Tabby |
Ebony Ticked
Tabby |
9. The Oriental
Bi-color Pattern Color Class:
Bi-colors should conform
to the established standard for their co-existing pattern, with the addition of
white feet, legs, underside, chest and muzzle, including an inverted
"V" blaze on the face. These cats can come in any of the color and
pattern combinations listed above (except white), and additionally pointed
colors with white as well.
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| Red Mac Tabby
and White |
Calico |
Blue and White |
Seal Lynx Point
and White |
Ebony and White |
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