Cat color
Gold
A rich golden yellow: golden dogs, golden shaded and chinchilla cats, gold poultry, goldfish and gold koi, gold eyes.
79 Cat breeds list Gold. It is in a club standard for 75 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.
Breeds whose standards accept Gold
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | ACFA | GCCF | WCF | CCA | LOOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbyssinianEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American BobtailEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Curl | No ruling | Standard (“Chinchilla Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American CurlEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American ShorthairEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American WirehairEyes | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite Giant | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite GiantEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian catEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Asian Semi-longhairEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BengalEyes | No ruling | Standard (“Green gold / gold to green”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BombayEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Longhair | Standard (“Corin”) | No ruling | Standard (“golden / corin”) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden Tipped”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British LonghairEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“deep gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Shorthair | Standard (“Corin”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden / corin”) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden Tipped”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| British ShorthairEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“deep gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BurmeseEyes | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Burmilla | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BurmillaEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Chantilly-TiffanyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling |
| ChartreuxEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ChausieEyes | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“or”) |
| Cornish Rex | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish RexEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CymricEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold to copper”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon Rex | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon RexEyes | No ruling | Standard (“yellow/gold”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic Shorthair | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic ShorthairEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“deep gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Foldex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling |
| FoldexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling |
| German Rex | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| German RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Khao ManeeEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling |
| Kurilian Bobtail | Standard (“Corin”) | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPerm | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPermEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lykoi | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LykoiEyes | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine Coon | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine CoonEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| ManxEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold to copper”) | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest CatEyes | Standard | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | 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 Bicolor | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental BicolorEyes | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Longhair | No ruling | Standard (“Ebony Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental LonghairEyes | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Shorthair | No ruling | Standard (“Ebony Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental ShorthairEyes | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern) | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (traditional) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peterbald | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Pixie-bobEyes | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“doré”) |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling) | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling)Eyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SavannahEyes | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish Fold | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish FoldEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk Rex | No ruling | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SerengetiEyes | Standard (“Gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety]) | Standard (“Corin goldens / Corin”) | Standard (“Golden”) | Standard (“golden / corin”) | No ruling | Standard (“Zolotoy”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety])Eyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“Gold”) | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SingapuraEyes | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SomaliEyes | Standard (“gold”) | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden yellow”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SuphalakEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“rich golden / intense gold”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ToygerEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Angora | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish AngoraEyes | No ruling | Standard (“green-gold”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| York ChocolateEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“golden”) | Standard (“deep gold”) | Standard (“or”) |
Breeds where Gold is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | CFA | FIFE | GCCF | WCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian (modern)Eyes | Disqualifying (“gold”) | No ruling | Disqualifying (“gold”) | No ruling |
| Japanese Bobtail | No ruling | Not recognised (“golden”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Thai | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (“Golden”) |
| Ojos AzulesEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
Color changes
How Gold can appear or change over an animal's life.
Bluechanges toGold
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks