Eye colors in Cat Breeds
Compare breeds by eye colors. The ordering follows the characteristic itself rather than the alphabet whenever a meaningful order exists.
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| # | Breed | Eye colors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold to amber Gold to amber is characteristic, often deepening with maturity. | |
| 2 | Yellow to amber Yellow through amber is characteristic; eye colour is warm rather than blue. | |
| 3 | Amber · light green Amber to light green eyes are characteristic and complement the brown marbled coat. | |
| 4 | Amber · blue · odd-eyed Amber, blue or odd-eyed combinations are characteristic. | |
| 5 | Vivid blue Vivid blue eyes are characteristic of the pointed Balinese. | |
| 6 | Deep blue Deep blue eyes are characteristic and expected. | |
| 7 | Blue Blue eyes are expected in the pointed/mink-derived Cherubim identity, with shade intensity varying by pattern. | |
| 8 | Vivid blue Vivid blue eyes are required by the pointed phenotype. | |
| 9 | Deep blue Deep blue eyes are characteristic of the pointed Persian phenotype. | |
| 10 | Blue · gold · green · odd-eyed Blue, gold/yellow-green and especially odd-eyed combinations are characteristic. | |
| 11 | Blue Blue eyes are characteristic because the breed is colourpointed. | |
| 12 | Blue Blue eyes are required by the colourpointed Neva Masquerade phenotype. | |
| 13 | Deep blue Deep blue eyes are the defining trait, including in cats without white or colourpoint coat genetics. | |
| 14 | Blue Blue eyes are characteristic of the traditional pointed Ragdoll phenotype. | |
| 15 | Vivid blue Vivid blue eyes are required by the colourpoint phenotype. | |
| 16 | Blue Blue eyes are characteristic because the breed is based on the Siamese colourpoint pattern. | |
| 17 | Blue Blue eyes are characteristic of the traditional colourpoint Thai phenotype. | |
| 18 | Blue Blue eyes are characteristic of the pointed Thai varieties represented here. | |
| 19 | Blue · green · gold · amber · odd-eyed Blue, green, gold/amber and odd-eyed combinations all occur; odd eyes are especially associated with white cats. | |
| 20 | Blue · amber · odd-eyed Blue, amber or odd eyes occur, with odd-eyed white cats particularly characteristic. | |
| 21 | Copper to gold Copper to rich gold eyes are characteristic, with deeper copper preferred in many standards. | |
| 22 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent Copper or gold is common, while green occurs in some silver/golden varieties and blue in colourpointed cats. | |
| 23 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent Copper or gold is classic, with green in some silver/golden varieties and blue in colourpoints. | |
| 24 | Gold to copper Gold through deep copper is characteristic; orange-copper is especially typical. | |
| 25 | Copper · green · blue; coat-dependent Copper is common; green occurs in some silver/golden varieties and blue in colourpointed Exotics. | |
| 26 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent British/Exotic ancestry gives a broad coat-linked range: copper/gold, green in some silver/golden cats, and blue in colourpoints. | |
| 27 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent Persian/Munchkin ancestry gives a broad coat-linked range: copper/gold, green in some silver/golden cats, and blue in colourpoints. | |
| 28 | Copper · green · blue; coat-dependent Copper is common; green occurs in some silver/golden Persians and blue in colourpointed Himalayans. | |
| 29 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-linked range occurs: copper/gold, green, and blue where white or pointed genetics permit. | |
| 30 | Copper · gold · green · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-linked range occurs: copper/gold, green, and blue where white or pointed genetics permit. | |
| 31 | Gold · amber · green Gold, amber or green, typically clear and expressive. | |
| 32 | Gold · copper · green · hazel · blue; coat-dependent Eye colour varies with coat: copper/gold is common, green occurs especially in silvers, and blue or odd eyes can occur in white cats. | |
| 33 | Gold · copper · green · hazel · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-dependent range similar to the American Shorthair is expected: gold/copper, green or hazel, with blue possible in white cats. | |
| 34 | Yellow to gold Yellow to rich gold is characteristic; blue or green tones are undesirable in the traditional Burmese phenotype. | |
| 35 | Gold · amber · brown · green; coat-dependent Gold, amber, brownish or green eyes fit the breed’s spotted domestic-wild appearance; blue is not typical. | |
| 36 | Gold · yellow · hazel · green Gold, yellow, hazel or green eyes occur; clear warm tones are common. | |
| 37 | Gold · copper · green · hazel · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-dependent range occurs, as in the Manx: gold/copper, green or hazel, with blue possible in appropriate white coats. | |
| 38 | Gold · green · hazel · blue; coat-dependent Gold, green and hazel are common possibilities; blue can occur where coat genetics permit. | |
| 39 | Gold · copper · green · blue · odd-eyed Gold, copper, green, blue and odd eyes occur; blue/odd eyes are particularly associated with white cats. | |
| 40 | Gold · yellow · green Gold/yellow to green eyes are typical; warm yellow-gold is especially common in the breed’s roan phenotype. | |
| 41 | Gold · copper · green · hazel · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-dependent range occurs: gold/copper, green or hazel, with blue possible in appropriate white coats. | |
| 42 | Gold · green · hazel · copper; blue excluded Gold, green, hazel and copper occur; blue eyes are generally excluded because colourpointing is not part of the standard phenotype. | |
| 43 | Gold · green · copper; coat-dependent Historical descriptions support the normal domestic range, most plausibly gold, green or copper according to coat colour. | |
| 44 | Gold · brown · gooseberry green Gold to brown and gooseberry-green shades are characteristic; blue is not typical. | |
| 45 | Gold · green · hazel · brown Gold, green, hazel and brownish tones occur, complementing the spotted serval-influenced phenotype. | |
| 46 | Gold · amber · green · hazel Gold, amber, green and hazel are typical, supporting the breed’s wild-spotted appearance. | |
| 47 | Gold · amber · green Gold, amber or green are characteristic, as in the Abyssinian. | |
| 48 | Yellow to gold As a British-bred self-colour type related to Burmese/Asian lines, warm yellow-to-gold eyes are the most plausible characteristic range. | |
| 49 | Yellow to gold Warm yellow to gold eyes are characteristic against the solid copper-brown coat. | |
| 50 | Aqua; blue or green-gold by pattern Aqua is characteristic of mink Tonkinese; pointed cats tend bluer and solid/sepia cats greener to yellow-gold. | |
| 51 | Gold · green · hazel Gold, green or hazel eyes suit the breed; blue is not typical of the standard tiger-like phenotype. | |
| 52 | Gold · green · hazel Gold, green or hazel eyes are consistent with historical descriptions of the chocolate/semi-longhair breed. | |
| 53 | Green · yellow-green · gold Green through yellow-green and gold are typical; eye colour is not narrowly fixed. | |
| 54 | Green · gold · copper · blue; coat-dependent A broad domestic-cat range is expected, including green, gold and copper, with blue possible in white or pointed cats. | |
| 55 | Green · yellow · gold · blue; coat-dependent Green, yellow and gold are typical; blue or odd eyes can occur with white coat genetics. | |
| 56 | Green · yellow · gold; harmonizes with coat Green, yellow and gold tones are typical, with eye colour generally harmonizing with coat colour. | |
| 57 | Yellow to green; coat-dependent Yellow through green is typical in the Asian group, with shade influenced by colour/variety. | |
| 58 | Yellow to green; coat-dependent Tiffanies generally have yellow-to-green eyes, with shade varying by coat variety. | |
| 59 | Green Green eyes are a defining feature, ranging from light to deeper green. | |
| 60 | Green · gold · hazel; blue in lynx point Green, gold or hazel are common; seal lynx-point Bengals have blue eyes. | |
| 61 | Green · gold · copper · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-dependent range occurs, commonly green, gold or copper; blue is possible with white/pointed genetics. | |
| 62 | Green Green is characteristic, from yellow-green in younger cats toward clearer green with maturity. | |
| 63 | Green · yellow · gold · amber Green, yellow, gold and amber are plausible and typical within this natural island population. | |
| 64 | Green · yellow-green · gold Green, yellow-green and gold eyes suit the brown mackerel-tabby phenotype; greenish tones are especially characteristic. | |
| 65 | Gooseberry green Gooseberry green is the hallmark adult eye colour. | |
| 66 | Green · gold · copper · blue; coat-dependent A broad coat-dependent range occurs, including green, gold and copper, with blue possible in white/pointed cats. | |
| 67 | Green Clear green eyes are characteristic and strongly associated with the breed. | |
| 68 | Green · yellow-green · gold Green to yellow-green or gold fits the breed’s spotted/tabby phenotype; blue is not typical. | |
| 69 | Luminous green Luminous green is the mature hallmark; kittens may pass through amber/yellow tones before full adult colour develops. | |
| 70 | Green · gold · copper · blue; coat-dependent A broad natural-population range is expected, commonly green, gold or copper, with blue possible in white cats. | |
| 71 | Yellow to green Yellow to green eyes are associated with this Thai black-cat landrace, typically contrasting with the dark coat. | |
| 72 | Green · gold · copper · blue · odd-eyed; coat-dependent Green, gold or copper are common; blue or odd eyes occur primarily in white cats. | |
| 73 | Green Green is characteristic, often developing from yellow-green in younger cats to clearer green in adults. | |
| 74 | Green · gold · copper · blue · odd-eyed; coat-dependent Green, gold and copper occur widely; blue or odd eyes are possible in white cats. | |
| 75 | Green · blue · odd-eyed; coat-dependent Green is common in non-pointed Orientals; blue or odd eyes can occur with white/pointed colour genetics. | |
| 76 | Green; blue in pointed or white Green is characteristic in most non-pointed varieties; blue occurs with pointed genetics and can occur in white cats. | |
| 77 | Green; blue in pointed or white Green is characteristic in most varieties; blue is associated with pointed genetics and may occur in white cats. | |
| 78 | Green · yellow-green · gold Green to yellow-green and gold are plausible typical colours for this Indonesian landrace. | |
| 79 | Vivid green Vivid green is the hallmark eye colour of the Russian Blue-type breed. | |
| 80 | Green · gold · amber Green, gold and amber are plausible typical colours in this small French natural-type population. | |
| 81 | Green · gold · copper; blue in pointed or white Green, gold and copper occur widely; blue is associated with pointed Neva-type cats and can occur in white cats. | |
| 82 | Hazel · green · yellow Hazel, green or yellow eyes are characteristic; blue is not typical. | |
| 83 | Yellow · green · gold · blue; coat-dependent Yellow, green and gold are common; blue can occur in coat varieties whose genetics permit it. | |
| 84 | Yellow · green · gold Yellow, green and gold tones are plausible for this Thai natural-type cat; no single eye colour defines it. | |
| 85 | Yellow · green · gold Yellow, green and gold are the most plausible range for the reported Carpathian landrace phenotype. | |
| 86 | All eye colors; often harmonizing with coat A broad range is accepted, commonly gold, copper, green or blue where coat genetics permit. | |
| 87 | All eye colors; blue required in colorpoint All eye colours occur; colourpointed cats should have blue eyes. | |
| 88 | All eye colors; blue common with pointing Eye colour follows the Sphynx-derived coat/colour genetics; blue is common in pointed cats, while green, gold and other colours occur. | |
| 89 | All eye colors; coat-dependent A wide range occurs and generally corresponds with coat colour, including gold, green and blue. | |
| 90 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours occur, generally in harmony with coat colour; blue is common in pointed cats. | |
| 91 | All eye colors; coat-dependent A broad range occurs, including green, gold and blue according to colour genetics. | |
| 92 | All eye colors; blue common with pointing Eye colour follows its Sphynx/Munchkin/Curl ancestry and coat genetics; blue is common with pointing, while green and gold also occur. | |
| 93 | All eye colors; coat-dependent The broad traditional colour range brings gold, copper, green, blue and odd eyes depending on coat genetics. | |
| 94 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours can occur and generally harmonize with coat colour. | |
| 95 | All eye colors; coat-dependent Curl/Munchkin ancestry permits a broad coat-dependent range, including gold, green and blue. | |
| 96 | All eye colors; coat-dependent Selkirk Rex/Munchkin ancestry supports a broad coat-dependent range, including gold, green and blue. | |
| 97 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours occur, generally related to coat colour rather than restricted by breed. | |
| 98 | All eye colors; blue common with pointing A broad range occurs; blue is frequent with pointed patterns, while green, gold and other colours are possible. | |
| 99 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours occur, generally corresponding with coat colour. | |
| 100 | All eye colors; coat-dependent A broad range occurs; green is common in Oriental-type colours and blue in pointed cats. | |
| 101 | All eye colors; blue · aqua · green · gold common A broad range is accepted, including blue, aqua, green and gold; eye colour can relate to coat pattern. | |
| 102 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours occur and generally correspond with coat colour. | |
| 103 | All eye colors; coat-dependent All usual feline eye colours occur, including green, gold and blue according to colour genetics. | |
| 104 | All eye colors; coat-dependent A broad domestic-cat range occurs, with eye colour generally related to coat colour. | |
| 105 | All eye colors; blue in pointed A broad range occurs; blue is expected in pointed Toybobs, while green or gold can occur in non-pointed colours. | |
| 106 | All eye colors; coat-dependent A broad range occurs, including green, gold and blue according to colour genetics. |
Breed comparisons describe tendencies, not guarantees about an individual cat. Approximate entries are kept separate from the canonical research record and can be refined as better evidence arrives.
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