United Pet Club

Cat color

Orange

A clear orange: orange rabbits and cats, goldfish and koi, the orange eyes of cats and poultry, and the orange bills and legs of ducks.

33 Cat breeds list Orange. It is in a club standard for 25 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 3 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Orange

BreedFIFEGCCFTICAWCFCFA
American CurlEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British LonghairEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
British ShorthairEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“orange”)No rulingStandard (“orange, deep orange”)No ruling
ChartreuxEyesNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“orange”)No rulingStandard (“orange”)
Cornish RexEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CymricEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Devon RexEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Exotic ShorthairEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
German RexEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Japanese BobtailEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kurilian BobtailEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LaPermEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LykoiEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Maine CoonEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“Orange Eye”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ManxEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Norwegian Forest CatEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“Orange eyed”)StandardNo rulingNo ruling
OcicatEyesNo rulingNo rulingStandardNo rulingNo ruling
Persian (modern)EyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Standard (“deep orange”)Standard (“orange eyed”)Standard (“Intense orange”)No ruling
SavannahEyesNo rulingNo rulingStandardNo rulingNo ruling
Selkirk RexEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety])EyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingStandard (“orange”)No rulingNo ruling
SphynxEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Turkish AngoraEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Turkish VanEyesStandard (“copper or deep orange”)Disqualifying (“Orange”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Orange is a fault

BreedGCCF
Asian catEyesFault (“orange”)
Asian Semi-longhairEyesFault (“orange”)
BombayEyesFault (“orange”)
BurmeseEyesFault (“orange”)
BurmillaEyesFault (“orange”)

Breeds where Orange is disqualified or not accepted

BreedGCCFTICA
Australian MistEyesDisqualifying (“Orange”)Disqualifying (“orange”)
Turkish VankedisiEyesDisqualifying (“Orange”)No ruling
RaasEyesNo rulingNo ruling

Color changes

How Orange can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Bluechanges toOrange

    Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks

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