Gallery of Maine Coon Colours

Maine Coons come in a wide variety of colours - over sixty recognised by the GCCF! The reference code for the Maine Coon is MCO, the numbers and letters following MCO refer to the actual colour and pattern. 
For example, MCO as 03 22: MCO = Maine Coon, a = blue, s = silver, 03 = bicolour (meaning with white), 22 = classic tabby. So the cat is a Blue Silver Classic Tabby & White Maine Coon. 

For a full list the "GEMS Code" of colour reference numbers for all breeds, click here (PDF document)

Here we have a some of them to show you.

PATTERNS
Tabbies - Classic Tabby, Mackerel Tabby  (Please note that Ticked or Spotted Tabby Maine Coons are not allowed to be shown in GCCF).
Solids & Tortoiseshells
Smoke & Shaded
Bi-Colour & Parti-Colour
 	 
Please note that all colours come with or without white (Bi-Colour and Particolour).  Where possible, we have tried to obtain an example of each colour.

If there is a colour not illustrated, and you have a suitable photo that we can include, please e-mail it to mainecooncc@gmail.com Thank you in anticipation

BROWN TABBY SERIES - Brown Tabby, Blue Tabby
RED TABBY SERIES - Red Tabby, Cream Tabby, Tortie-Tabby, Blue Tortie-Tabby
SILVER TABBY SERIES - Silver Tabby, Blue Silver Tabby, Red Silver Tabby, Cream Silver Tabby, Tortie Silver Tabby, Blue Tortie Silver Tabby
SOLIDS - Black, Blue, Red, Cream, Tortie, Blue Tortie, White
SMOKES - Black Smoke, Blue Smoke, Red Smoke, Cream Smoke, Tortie Smoke, Blue Tortie Smoke
SHADEDS - Black Shaded, Blue Shaded, Tortie Shaded, Blue Tortie Shaded, Silver Shaded, Blue Silver Shaded, Red Silver Shaded, Cream Silver Shaded, Tortie Silver Shaded, Blue Tortie Silver Shaded
 
Our thanks to the following photographers for the use of their photos: Mario Mage, Alan Robinson, Animals Unlimited, John Daniels, Denise Gillaspy, Shirlaine Forrest, Gina Rymer and Mike Eames as well as individual owners and breeders for the use of their photos.

ShadedShaded cats have a lot of pale undercoat visible, with a mantle of colour over the top, making it appear like it has just had coloured flour sprinkled on the coat. The body should be as free of tabby markings as possible. 

There are two versions: 
Standard shaded where the undercoat is a paler colour than the outer tips of the hair. 
These can be black standard shaded, blue standard shaded, red standard shaded, cream standard shaded, tortie standard shaded or blue tortie standard shaded.

Silver shaded is where the undercoat is silvery white. 
They can be black silver shaded, blue silver shaded, red silver shaded, cream silver shaded, tortie silver shaded or blue tortie silver shaded.

This cat is a Red Silver Shaded.

Both Standard (non-silver) and Silver Shaded colours are accepted in any solid or tortoiseshell colour. Shaded cats are genetically agouti. In the shaded cat the coloured fur should give the overall appearance of a mantle on the back. The body should be as free from tabby markings as possible in adults. Kittens may well exhibit ghost tabby markings on the body.
In Standard Shaded, the undercoat should be as pale as possible with the shaft of each hair pale at the root and darkening to the base colour at the tip. In Silver Shaded, the undercoat should as pale a silver as possible with shallow tips shading to the basic colour; the dark points being most clearly defined on the back, head and feet and the lighter points on the flanks and ear tufts. 

We have very few photos of shaded cats at this time. We will add to the gallery as we get photos. Like the other colours and patterns, all shaded cats can be with or without white.

Gallery of Maine Coon Colours

Maine Coon Patterns

Find out more about the breed by following links below

The Maine Coon Breed