Cat color
Green
Green: green eyes, the wild colour of budgies and many parrots, green reptiles, green eggs, green legs in a few poultry breeds, and the greenish-yellow bill of Rouen and Mallard drakes.
72 Cat breeds list Green. It is in a club standard for 63 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 5 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Green
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | GCCF | WCF | ACFA | CCA | LOOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbyssinianEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American BobtailEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American CurlEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American ShorthairEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American WirehairEyes | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite GiantEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian catEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian Semi-longhairEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Australian MistEyes | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“any shade of green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BengalEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Green gold / gold to green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BombayEyes | Disqualifying (“Green”) | Disqualifying (“Green”) | Fault (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British LonghairEyes | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British ShorthairEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BurmillaEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“any shade of green”) | Standard (“any shade of green, clear green preferred”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChausieEyes | Standard (“light green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“vert”) |
| Cornish RexEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CymricEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon RexEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Egyptian MauEyes | Standard (“Gooseberry green”) | Standard (“gooseberry green”) | Standard (“light green "gooseberry green”) | Standard (“gooseberry green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| European ShorthairEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic ShorthairEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| FoldexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling |
| German RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Havana BrownEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese BobtailEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| KanaaniEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Khao ManeeEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | Standard (“Green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling |
| KoratEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“luminous green”) | Standard (“brilliant green”) | Standard (“Brilliant green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kurilian BobtailEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPermEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LykoiEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine CoonEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ManxEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| NebelungEyes | Standard (“Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“intense green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest CatEyes | Standard | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“Green eyed”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| OcicatEyes | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental BicolorEyes | Standard (“Green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“vivid, luminous green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental LonghairEyes | Standard (“Green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“vivid, luminous green”) | Standard (“Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental ShorthairEyes | Standard (“Green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“vivid, luminous green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern)Eyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“emerald”) | Standard (“intense green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (traditional)Eyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“emerald green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | Standard (“bright green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pixie-bobEyes | Standard (“Gooseberry Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Gooseberry Green”) | Standard (“Gooseberry green”) | Standard (“vert groseille”) |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling)Eyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russian BlueEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“vivid green”) | Standard (“vivid green”) | Standard (“Vivid green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Russian White, Russian Black, Russian TabbyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Vivid green”) | Standard (“intense green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | Standard (“vert”) |
| SavannahEyes | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish FoldEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SerengetiEyes | Standard (“light green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety])Eyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“Green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SingapuraEyes | Standard (“Celadon green, green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“brilliant green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SokokeEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“light green”) | Standard (“light green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SomaliEyes | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuphalakEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“slightly green shade”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thai LilacEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“clear green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| TonkineseEyes | Standard (“Chartreuse”) | Standard (“green to yellow/green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ToygerEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish AngoraEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish VanEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| York ChocolateEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | No ruling | Standard (“green”) | Standard (“vert”) |
Breeds where Green is a fault
| Breed | TICA | CFA | GCCF | CCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BurmeseEyes | Disqualifying (“Green”) | Fault (“Green”) | Fault (“Green”) | No ruling |
| Chantilly-TiffanyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Fault (“Green”) |
Breeds where Green is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | GCCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BalineseEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“tinged with green”) |
| ChartreuxEyes | Disqualifying (“Green”) | Disqualifying (“green”) | Not recognised (“green”) | Disqualifying (“Green”) |
| Siamese (modern)Eyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Disqualifying (“tinged with green”) |
| Dragon LiEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Korn JaEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ojos AzulesEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| RaasEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Green can appear or change over an animal's life.
Bluechanges toGreen
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks