Shown below is a table of the British Shorthair breed numbers
together with their associated colours and patterns and Genetic
Colours.
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| Breed# |
Colour |
Pattern |
Genetic Colour |
| 14 |
White, Blue-eyed |
Self (Non-Agouti) |
white |
| 14a |
White, Orange-eyed |
- " - |
- " - |
| 14b |
White, Odd-eyed |
- " - |
- " - |
| 15 |
Black |
-
" - |
black |
| 15b |
Chocolate |
- " - |
chocolate |
| 15c |
Lilac |
- " - |
lilac |
| 15d |
Red |
- " - |
sex-linked red |
| 15k |
Cinnamon |
- " - |
cinnamon |
| 15r |
Fawn |
- " - |
fawn |
| 16 |
Blue |
- " - |
blue |
| 17 |
Cream |
- " - |
sex-linked cream |
| 18 |
Black Silver |
Tabby (Agouti) |
black, silver base |
| 18a |
Blue Silver |
- " - |
blue, silver base |
| 18b |
Chocolate Silver |
- " - |
chocolate, silver base |
| 18c |
Lilac Silver |
- " - |
lilac, silver base |
| 18d |
Red Silver |
- " - |
sex-linked red, silver base |
| 18e |
Tortie Silver |
- " - |
black/red, silver base |
| 18f |
Cream Silver |
- " - |
sex-linked cream, silver base |
| 18g |
Blue Tortie Silver |
- " - |
blue/cream, silver base |
| 18h |
Chocolate Tortie Silver |
- " - |
chocolate/red, silver base |
| 18j |
Lilac Tortie Silver |
- " - |
lilac/cream, silver base |
| 19 |
Red |
- " - |
sex-linked red |
| 20 |
Brown |
- " - |
black |
| 20a |
Blue |
- " - |
blue |
| 20b |
Chocolate |
- " - |
chocolate |
| 20c |
Lilac |
- " - |
lilac |
| 20e |
Tortie |
- " - |
black/red |
| 20f |
Cream |
- " - |
sex-linked cream |
| 20g |
Blue Tortie |
- " - |
blue/cream |
| 20h |
Chocolate Tortie |
- " - |
chocolate/red |
| 20j |
Lilac Tortie |
- " - |
lilac/cream |
| 21 |
Black |
Tortoiseshell
(Non-Agouti) |
black/red |
| 21b |
Chocolate |
- " - |
chocolate/red |
| 21c |
Lilac |
- " - |
lilac/cream |
| 22 |
Black Tortie & White |
Tortoiseshell
& White (Non-Agouti) |
black/red & white |
| 22a |
Blue Tortie & White |
- " - |
blue/cream & white |
| 22b |
Chocolate Tortie & White |
- " - |
chocolate/red & white |
| 22c |
Lilac Tortie & White |
- " - |
lilac/cream & white |
| 22w |
Van Pattern Tortie & White |
White &
Self (Non-Agouti) |
white & black/red, blue/cream,
chocolate/red or lilac/cream |
| 25 |
Manx |
All British
Shorthair Patterns (except Siamese) |
all British Shorthair colours |
| 28 |
Blue-Cream |
Tortoiseshell
(Non-Agouti) |
blue/cream |
| 30 |
Brown |
Spotted Tabby
(Agouti) |
black |
| 30a |
Blue |
- " - |
blue |
| 30b |
Chocolate |
- " - |
|
| 30c |
Lilac |
- " - |
lilac |
| 30d |
Red |
- " - |
sex-linked red |
| 30e |
Tortie |
- " - |
black/red |
| 30f |
Cream |
- " - |
sex-linked cream |
| 30g |
Blue Tortie |
- " - |
blue/cream |
| 30h |
Chocolate Tortie |
- " - |
chocolate/red |
| 30j |
Lilac Tortie |
- " - |
lilac/cream |
| 30s |
Black Silver |
- " - |
black, silver base |
| 30as |
Blue Silver |
- " - |
blue, silver base |
| 30bs |
Chocolate Silver |
- " - |
chocolate, silver base |
| 30cs |
Lilac Silver |
- " - |
lilac, silver base |
| 30ds |
Red Silver |
- " - |
sex-linked red, silver base |
| 30es |
Tortie Silver |
- " - |
black/red, silver base |
| 30fs |
Cream Silver |
- " - |
sex-linked cream, silver base |
| 30gs |
Blue Tortie Silver |
- " - |
blue/cream, silver base |
| 30hs |
Chocolate Tortie Silver |
- " - |
chocolate/red, silver base |
| 30js |
Lilac Tortie Silver |
- " - |
lilac/cream, silver base |
| 31 |
Bi-Colour |
Self &
White (Non-Agouti) |
black, blue, chocolate, lilac,
sex-linked red or sex-linked cream & white |
| 31w |
Van Pattern Bi-Colour |
White &
Self (Non-Agouti) |
white & black, blue, chocolate,
lilac, sex-linked red or sex-linked cream & white |
| 36 |
Smoke |
Smoke (Non-Agouti) |
black, blue, chocolate, lilac,
sex-linked red, sex-linked cream, tortie, blue tortie,
chocolate tortie or lilac tortie, silver based |
| 39 |
Tipped |
Tipped (Agouti) |
black, blue, chocolate, lilac,
sex-linked red, sex-linked cream, tortie, blue tortie,
chocolate tortie or lilac tortie, silver based |
| 40 1 |
Seal Colourpoint |
Siamese Colour
Restriction |
seal points |
| 40 2 |
Blue Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue points |
| 40 3 |
Chocolate Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate points |
| 40 4 |
Lilac Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac points |
| 40 5 |
Red Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked red points |
| 40 6 |
Cream Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked cream points |
| 40 7 |
Seal Tortie Colourpoint |
- " - |
seal/red points |
| 40 8 |
Blue Tortie Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue/cream points |
| 40 9 |
Chocolate Tortie Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate/red points |
| 40 10 |
Lilac Tortie Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac/cream points |
| 40 11 |
Seal Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
seal (black) tabby points |
| 40 12 |
Blue Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue tabby points |
| 40 13 |
Chocolate Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate tabby points |
| 40 14 |
Lilac Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac tabby points |
| 40 15 |
Red Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked red tabby points |
| 40 16 |
Cream Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked cream tabby points |
| 40 17 |
Seal Tortie Tabby Colourpoint |
- " -
|
seal/red tabby points |
| 40 18 |
Blue Tortie Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue/cream tabby points |
| 40 19 |
Chocolate Tortie Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate/red tabby points |
| 40 20 |
Lilac Tortie Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac/cream tabby points |
| 40 21 |
Cinnamon Colourpoint |
- " - |
cinnamon points |
| 40 23 |
Fawn Colourpoint |
- " - |
fawn points |
| 40 1s |
Seal Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
seal smoke points |
| 40 2s |
Blue Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue smoke points |
| 40 3s |
Chocolate Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate smoke points |
| 40 4s |
Lilac Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac smoke points |
| 40 5s |
Red Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked red smoke points |
| 40 6s |
Cream Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked cream smoke points |
| 40 7s |
Seal Tortie Smoke Colourpointed |
- " - |
seal/red smoke points |
| 40 8s |
Blue Tortie Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue/cream smoke points |
| 40 9s |
Chocolate Tortie Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate/red smoke points |
| 40 10s |
Lilac Tortie Smoke Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac/cream smoke points |
| 40 11s |
Seal Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
seal (black) silver tabby
points |
| 40 12s |
Blue Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue silver tabby points |
| 40 13s |
Chocolate Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate silver tabby points |
| 40 14s |
Lilac Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac silver tabby points |
| 40 15s |
Red Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked red silver tabby
points |
| 40 16s |
Cream Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
sex-linked cream tabby points |
| 40 17s |
Seal Tortie Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
seal/red silver tabby points |
| 40 18s |
Blue Tortie Silver Tabby Colourpoint |
- " - |
blue/cream silver tabby points |
| 40 19s |
Chocolate Tortie Silver Tabby
Colourpoint |
- " - |
chocolate/red silver tabby
points |
| 40 20s |
Lilac Tortie Silver Tabby
Colourpoint |
- " - |
lilac/cream silver tabby points |
| 75 |
Golden Tipped |
Tipped (Agouti) |
black, standard base |
| 79 |
Selkirk Rex |
Any colour of any pattern
(Longhaired or Shorthaired) |
