In the Highland Lynx Cat Breed there is a fabulous and amazing variety of color possibilities. This is one of the traits that makes them so beautiful. But for many people it is difficult to identify exactly what color their cat or kittens are.

Thank you to Highland Lynx Breeder Cathlene O’Hare in CA at www.AmericanExoticCats.com for most of the photos below. She has done a marvelous job in her studies of genetics and her breeding program and has put together a wonderful collection of cat photos to help identify cat colors. (In some cases DNA testing must be done to absolutely determine color, but the photos below can help steer you in the right direction.)

  • Black & Silver Classic (or Marble)
  • Black & Silver Ticked (or Tawny)
  • Solid Black
  • Black Smoke
  • Blue Classic (or Marble)
  • Solid Blue
  • Blue Spotted (or Leopard)
  • Blue Mink Spotted (or Leopard) Lynx Point
  • Brown Classic (or Bronze Marble)
  • Brown Spotted (or Bronze Marble)
  • Brown Ticked (or Bronze Tawny)
  • Charcoal Spotted (or Leopard)
  • Charcoal Classic (or Marble)
  • Solid Chocolate
  • Chocolate Classic (or Marble)
  • Chocolate Ticked (or Tawny)
  • Chocolate Spotted (or Leopard)
  • Cinnamon Classic (or Marble)
  • Cinnamon Spotted (or Leopard)
  • Red Classic (or Marble)
  • Red Lynx Point (or Flame Point)
  • Red Ticked (or Tawny)
  • Seal Lynx Spotted (or Snow Leopard)
  • Seal Point Mink
  • Seal Point
  • Seal Spotted Lynx Point (or Snow Leopard): “Shepherd’s Lair Snow Storm”

Thank you again to Cathlene at American Exotic Cats for the wonderful information and photos about Lynx Cat Colors!