Cat color
Red
Red to deep orange-red from red pigment: red dogs and cats, red-factor canaries, red poultry and koi; a red comb, earlobes or eyes.
67 Cat breeds list Red. It is in a club standard for 59 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.
Breeds whose standards accept Red
| Breed | GCCF | TICA | CFA | FIFE | WCF | ACFA | CCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssinian | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Bobtail | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Curl | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Shorthair | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Wirehair | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite Giant | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling |
| Arabian Mau | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian cat | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian Semi-longhair | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Balinese | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Birman | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard (“Red Factor points”) | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Brazilian Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Longhair | Standard (“Red Self”) | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Shorthair | Standard (“Red Self”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Burmese | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Burmilla | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Colorpoint Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Red Point”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish Rex | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cymric | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon Rex | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Donskoy | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoySkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| European Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic Shorthair | Standard (“Red Self”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Foldex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Red”) |
| German Rex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Highlander | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling |
| Himalayan | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard | Standard (“Flame (Red) Point”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese Bobtail | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Javanese | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Red Point”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kurilian Bobtail | Standard | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPerm | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lykoi | Standard | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine Coon | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“sex-linked red allele”) | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Manx | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Mekong Bobtail | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Munchkin | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Napoleon | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Bicolor | Standard (“Red & White”) | Standard | Standard (“Red Point and White”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Longhair | Standard (“Red Self”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Shorthair | Standard (“Oriental Red”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern) | Standard (“Red Self”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (traditional) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peterbald | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldSkin and scales | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling) | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragdoll | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish Fold | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk Rex | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red/Red Tabby”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siamese (modern) | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety]) | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“sex-linked red allele”) | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling |
| Snowshoe | Standard (“Red Point”) | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Somali | Standard (“Red”) | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxSkin and scales | Standard | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thai | No ruling | Standard | No ruling | Standard (“red”) | Standard (“Red Point”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tonkinese | Standard (“Red”) | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Angora | No ruling | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“red”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Van | Standard (“Auburn”) | Standard | Standard (“Red”) | Standard (“Auburn”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Red is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | GCCF | TICA | CFA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocicat | Disqualifying (“Red”) | Disqualifying (“phaeomelanistic color”) | Disqualifying (“red”) |
| BambinoSkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DwelfSkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kinkalow | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lambkin | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Minskin | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ojos Azules | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ukrainian LevkoySkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |