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MAINE COON COLOURS & PATTERNS
Maine Coons come in a huge variety of colours & patterns, with only Chocolate, Lilac, Cinnamon & Fawn being disallowed.
Colours:
Black:
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Solid Black, Black Smoke, Black Tortie, Black Smoke Tortie
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Black Tabby/Brown Tabby, Black/Silver Tabby
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Black Tortie/Tabby, Black/Silver Tortie/Tabby
Red [not ginger]:
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Red Tabby, Red/Silver Tabby
Blue [not grey]:
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Solid Blue, Blue Smoke, Blue Tortie, Blue Smoke Tortie
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Blue Tabby, Blue/Silver Tabby, Blue Tortie/Tabby, Blue/Silver Tortie/Tabby
Cream:
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Cream, Cream Tabby, Cream/Silver Tabby
All the above colours can come with and without White
Solid White
Eye colour: All colours should have Green, Green-gold, Gold or Amber eyes.
Solid White cats may have Blue eyes.
Patterns:
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Solid - One colour all over, with no pattern and no white.
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Solid & White - One colour all over, with white chest, paws &/or feet.
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Tabby, Tortie, and Torbie - Patterned body.
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Tabby/Tortie/Torbie & White - Patterned body with white chest, paws &/or feet.
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Bi-colour/Harlequin/Calico - Body is primarily white, with patches of colour or pattern.
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Van - White body with coloured tail and one or more patches of colour on the head. One or two small patches of colour on the body are allowed.
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Silver - Each hair is banded, with the tip being coloured and the base of the hair being silvery-white. Width of the banding can vary, but overall, darker than Silver Tipped.
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Silver Tipped - 1/8 of each hair is tipped with colour; the rest of hair is silvery-white. Overall paler than Silver Shaded.
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Smoke - Coloured body with silver-white undercoat, silver around the eyes and silvery at the base of the eyebrows.