The Many Shades of Maine Coon Cats

​The Many Shades of Maine Coon Cats

Maine Coon cats come in a wide variety of colors. Some people believe the different colors come with different personality traits but I'm not so sure about thist Whichever color Maine Coon you choose, you will find yourself sharing your world with one of the most sociable and gentle domestic cats in the world

Maine Coons are revered for being the perfect family cat which is probably why they are also the most popular domestic breed. They are full of character and will provide you with endless hours of joy and entertainment!

Solids
As you would expect from the name a solid color Maine Coon cat has fut of just one color with no other patches of other colors to be found. The recognized solid colors of Maine Coon are:

• Black
• White
• Red (also referred to as ginger or orange)
• Blue also referred to as grey
• Cream

Smoke Maine Coon coat colors
A smoke-colored Maine Coon cat looks like it has fur of just one color on the surface but at the roots, its hair is much lighter than the at the tips. Here is the range of smoke colors available:

• Black smoke
• Blue smoke
• Red smoke
• Cream smoke
• Tortile smoke
• Blue Tortie smoke

Tabby Maine Coon coat colors
A tabby Maine Coon cat has fur that is mottled or streaked with stripes. Tabbies are one of the most sought-after Maine Coon colors. They are split into the following five categories:

Classic Tabby colors

• Black Classic Tabby (Brown)
• Blue Classic Tabby
• Red Classic Tabby
• Cream Classic Tabby
• Tortie Classic Tabby
• Blue Tortie Classic Tabby

Mackerel Tabby colors

• Black Mac Tabby (Brown)
• Blue Mac Tabby
• Red Mac Tabby
• Cream Mac Tabby
• Tortie Mac Tabby
• Blue Tortie Mac Tabby

Silver Classic Tabby colors

• Black Silver Classic Tabby
• Blue Silver Classic Tabby
• Red Silver Classic Tabby
• Crearm Silver Classic Tabby
• Tortie Silver Classic Tabby
• Blue Tortie Silver Classic Tabby
• Silver Mackerel Tabby colors
• Black Silver Mac Tabby
• Blue Silver Mac Tabby
• Red Silver Mac Tabby
• Cream Silver Mac Tabby
• Tortie Silver Mac Tabby
• Blue Tortie Silver Mac Tabby
• Silver Shaded Tabby colors
• Black Silver Shaded Tabby
• Blue Silver Shaded Tabby
• Red Silver Shaded Tabby
• Cream Silver Shaded Tabby
• Tortie Silver Shaded Tabby
• Blue Tortie Silver Shaded Tabby

Bi-color Maine Coon Coats
Bi-colored Maine Coon cats are a combination of white and another color They may or may not have white on their faces but always have white on their bib (chest area), their tummies and all four paws. Here are the range of bi-colors:

• Black and white
• Blue and white
• Red and white
• Cream and white

Eyes
The Maine Coon has beautiful eyes. They are large, round, wide-set and have a slightly oblique setting. Their eye color may be shades of green, gold or amber but there is no relationship between eye color and coat color, except in solid white cats, which may be blue-eyed, amber-eyed, green-eyed or odd-eyed.

Color and Personality
There is no hard evidence that there is a link between color and personality, some people are convinced that there is. This may be because they have had two Maine Coons of different colors and found their personalities are poles apart. And, of course, different cats can have different personality traits.

Colors our breeders can produce at the moment

​Black Smoke
Black
Black with white
Black Silver Tabby
Black Brown Tabby
Black Brown Tabby with White
Black Tortie (female only- mix of black, red, cream)
Black Tortie Smoke (female only)
Black Torbie (female only- tabby face- mix of black, red, cream)
Blue
Blue Tabby
Blue Tabby with white
Blue with white
​Blue Smoke
Blue Tortie (female only- mix of blue, red, and cream)
Blue Tortie with white (female only)
Blue Tortie Smoke (female only)
Blue Tortie Smoke with white (female only)
Blue Torbie (female only- tabby face- mix of blue, red, cream)
Blue Torbie with white (female only)
Red Tabby (male only)
​Red Smoke (male only)
Red with white (male only)
Cream (male only)
​Cream with white (male only)
​Silver Tabby
Silver Shaded
Silver Chinchilla
*Polydactyl

Maine Coon Color Codes

​Three capital letters identify the breed

• MCO=Maine Coon

The color is identified with small letters

• n - black
• a - blue
• d - red
• e - creme
• f - blacktortie
• g - bluetortie
• s - silver
• w - white

Numbers describing the cats pattern

• 01 - Van
• 02 - Harlequin
• 03 - Bicolor
• 09 - Unspecified amount of white
• 11 - Shaded
• 12 - Shell/ Chinchilla 
• 21 - Agouti (unspecified tabby pattern)
• 22 = blotched tabby (classic tabby)
• 23 - macharel tabby
• 24 - spotted tabby
• 25 = ticked tabby

​Black Smoke- MCO ns

Lydia is dark but you can see her silver roots.  To be a true smoke, the roots are silver and the tips are another color.

Black- MCO n

​Black and White- MCO n 03

Black Silver Tabby- MCO ns 22 ​

​Black Silver Tabby with White- MCO ns 03

​Silver Shaded- MCO ns 11

​Silver Chinchilla- MCO ns 12

​Brown Black Classic Tabby- n 22

​Brown Black Ticked Tabby- n 23

Brown Black Classic Tabby with white- n 09 22

​Blue Smoke- MCO as

Blue- MCO a

Blue with White- MCO a 03

​Blue Classic Tabby- MCO a 22

​Blue Classic Tabby with White- MCO a 03 22

Red Classic Tabby- MCO d 22

​Red Classic Tabby with White- MCO d 03 22

​Red Smoke- MCO ds

​Cream- MCO e

​Cream with White- e 03

​Black Tortie (female only)- MCO f

Black Tortie with White (female only)- MCO f 03 ​

​Black Torbie (tabby face- female only)- MCO f

Blue Tortie with white (female only)- MCO g 03

​Blue Tortie- MCO g

​Blue Torbie (tabby face- female only)- MCO g

​White Odd Eye- MCO w 63