(Championship status)
Eye Colour: Green with no flecks of contrasting colour.
Coat Colour: The base colour in all Oriental Torties should be coloured to the roots and free from tabby markings. This base colour is patched and/or mingled at random with shades of red/cream/apricot which may show tabby markings. The head, body, tail and all four legs need not be evenly patterned but all must show some break in colour. Presence or absence of a blaze is immaterial.
Nose Leather, Eye Rims & Paw Pads: Plain or patched, in accordance with the base colour and/or pink.
ORIENTAL TORTIE (BLACK) (37e): Jet black with shades of dark and/or light red.
BLUE ORIENTAL TORTIE (37g): Light to medium blue with shades of cream and/or pale cream.
CHOCOLATE ORIENTAL TORTIE (37h): Rich warm chestnut brown with shades of dark and/or light red.
LILAC ORIENTAL TORTIE (37j): Frosty grey with a distinct pinky tone with shades of cream and/or pale cream.
CINNAMON ORIENTAL TORTIE (37m): Warm cinnamon brown with shades of dark and/or light red.
CARAMEL ORIENTAL TORTIE (37p): Dark brownish grey (for blue based) or a warmer brownish grey (for lilac/fawn based) with shades of apricot, showing a metallic sheen.
FAWN ORIENTAL TORTIE (37y): Warm rosy mushroom with shades of rich and/or paler cream.
Withhold Certificates or First Prizes in Kitten Open Classes for:
- Base colour not sound to roots.
- Scattered white hairs.
- General Oriental withholding faults.
