Cat color
Copper
A deep orange-brown with a metallic glint: copper eyes of British Shorthair and Persian cats, Black Copper Marans hackles, copper satin rabbits, copper bettas.
41 Cat breeds list Copper. It is in a club standard for 34 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 3 breeds.
Breeds whose standards accept Copper
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | GCCF | WCF | CCA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AbyssinianEyes | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American BobtailEyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American CurlEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| BombayEyes | Standard (“Copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | Fault (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| British LonghairEyes | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Standard (“Copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| British ShorthairEyes | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling |
| ChartreuxEyes | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“deep copper”) | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| CymricEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold to copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoyEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic ShorthairEyes | Standard (“Copper”) | Standard (“brilliant copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Standard (“Copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| FoldexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) |
| German RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese BobtailEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Khao ManeeEyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling |
| Kurilian BobtailEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPermEyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| LykoiEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine CoonEyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| ManxEyes | No ruling | Standard (“gold to copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest CatEyes | Standard | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| OcicatEyes | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern)Eyes | Standard (“Copper”) | Standard (“brilliant copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling)Eyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SavannahEyes | Standard | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish FoldEyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk RexEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety])Eyes | No ruling | Standard (“copper”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SingapuraEyes | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SomaliEyes | Standard (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish AngoraEyes | No ruling | Standard (“amber”) | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish VanEyes | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (“copper or deep orange”) | Disqualifying (“copper”) | No ruling | No ruling |
Breeds where Copper is a fault
| Breed | GCCF |
|---|---|
| Asian catEyes | Fault (“copper”) |
| Asian Semi-longhairEyes | Fault (“copper”) |
| BurmillaEyes | Fault (“copper”) |
Breeds where Copper is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | GCCF |
|---|---|
| BurmeseEyes | Disqualifying (“copper”) |
| Turkish VankedisiEyes | Disqualifying (“copper”) |
| California SpangledEyes | No ruling |
| Ojos AzulesEyes | No ruling |
Color changes
How Copper can appear or change over an animal's life.
Copperchanges toBlack
Coat · With age · by 78 weeks
Bluechanges toCopper
Eyes · With age · from 4 to 17 weeks