Persian Standard Colour Varieties
| Recognized Colour Varieties |
| Colour |
EMS Code |
*Remarks |
| White |
PER w 61/62/63/67 |
A, B, C, F |
| Solid |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e |
B |
| Tortie |
PER f/g/h/j |
B |
| Smoke |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s |
B |
| Silver shaded/shell |
PER n/a/b/c s 11/12 |
D |
| PER d/e/f/g/h/j s 11/12 |
B |
| Golden shaded/shell |
PER n/a y 11/12 |
D, H |
| Tabby |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 22/23/24 |
B, G |
| Silver tabby |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 22/23/24 62/64 |
B, E, G, I |
| Golden tabby |
PER n/a y 22/23/24 |
D, H |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 |
A, B, C, J, K |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour smoke |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 |
A, B, C, J, K |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour tabby |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 01/02 21 |
A, B, C, J, K |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 03 22/23/24 |
B |
| Van/Harlequin/Bicolour silver tabby |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 01/02 21 |
A, B, C, J, K |
| PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j s 03 22/23/24 |
B |
| Colourpoint |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 33 |
F |
| Tabby point colourpoint |
PER n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j 21 33 |
F |
Persian Standard remarks
| *Remarks |
| Eye colour |
A |
deep blue |
| B |
copper or deep orange |
| C |
odd eyed: one eye deep blue, the other one copper or deep orange |
| D |
green or blue green; green is preferred; outlined with the colour of the tipping/pattern |
| E |
green |
| F |
deep blue, resulting from the Himalayan gene, to be as deep and pure as possible |
| Coat colour |
G |
the tipping/pattern of the hair is dark |
| Misc. |
H |
cats with green and cats with copper/orange eye colour are judged in separate classes |
| I |
all eye colours of Van/ Harlequin are judged together in the same class |
| J |
for Van/Harlequin add 61 or 62 or 63 to the EMS-code, depending on the eye colour |
| K |
Persians with extra long coats may show slightly diffused markings |
