Ten International Recognized Burmese Colours


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EMS-Code Coat colour Nose leather Paw pads
BUR n - BROWN rich warm, seal brown rich brown seal brown
BUR a - BLUE  blue-grey, with a clar pewter coloured sheen blue-grey pinkish blue-grey
BUR b - CHOCOLATE  milk coffe, café au lait chocolate-brown cinnamon to chocolate
BUR c - LILAC pale, delicate dove-grey with a light pink cast lavender lavender
BUR d - RED tangerine pink pink
BUR e - CREAM light apricot showing a distinct powdery bloom on ears, head and back pink pink
BUR f - SEAL TORTIE  seal brown and tangerine (dark and / or pale) patched and / or mingled pink and / or seal brown pink and / or seal brown
BUR g - BLUE TORTIE blue-grey and light apricot (dark and / or pale) patched and / or mingled pink and / or blue-grey pink and / or blue-grey
BUR h - CHOCOLATE TORTIE   milk coffee and tangerine (dark and / or pale) patched and / or mingled pale red / pink and / or chocolate pale red / pink and / or chocolate
BUR j - LILAC TORTIE dove grey and light apricot (dark and / or pale) patched and / or mingled pink and / or lavender pink and / or lavender

In FIFe - Europe's largest breeder's organization - there is a strong reglementation -
Quotation:
"2.6.4 BUR (Burmese)
The FIFe shall only recognise the following EMS codes in Burmese: n, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j. The FIFe will not encourage any person or federation to produce Burmese in any other colour varieties than those listed above. When breeding Burmese:
• Silver and/or agouti varieties and/or piebald spotting are not allowed for breeding
• Offspring in a non recognised colour variety shall be registered as XSH"

In all colours the underparts of the body appear paler than on the back and legs, but shading should be gradual. The coat should shade gradually to a paler colour at the roots. The face and ears may show a little contrast.
All varieties must be without any barring, smoke effects, ticking or spotting.
Table and text © copyright by: Birgit Dietzel, Apsaras Burmakatzen
Translation: Silvia Röll-Becker, Burmakatzen vom Silvan