Himalayan Colors

The Himalayan Colors

by Kathy Durdick, Ristokat Himalayans & Persians

The first four Himalayan colors were accepted in CFA in 1957.

In the 45 years since then, 16 more pointed colors have gained championship status, including 10 lynx point colors, bringing the total of colors of Himalayans to 20.

Order and Year of Acceptance of Himalayan Colors in CFA
1957	Seal Point, Blue Point, Chocolate Point, Lilac Point
1964	Flame Point, Tortie Point
1972	Blue-Cream Point
1979	Cream Point
1982	Seal Lynx Point, Blue Lynx Point
1987	Chocolate-Tortie Point and Lilac-Cream Point
1990	Tortie Lynx Point, Blue-Cream Lynx Point
1993	Flame Lynx Point, Cream Lynx Point
1994	Chocolate Lynx Point, Lilac Lynx Point, Chocolate-Tortie Lynx Point, Lilac-Cream Lynx Point

Below is a table showing examples of each color, pairing the basic color with its lynx point equivalent along with the year of their acceptance. Some of these colors are not often seen.-

Examples of the Accepted Himalayan Colors in CFA
Seal Point Accepted 1957 GC, RW Everclassic's Little Wise Guy	Seal Point is the most basic himalayan color - it is simply the colorpoint expression of the black gene. The addition of the agouti tabby gene makes a seal point into a Seal Lynx Point.	Seal Lynx Point Accepted 1982 GC Degentilly Petit Prince
Blue Point Accepted 1957 GC, NW Teahs Melody-Of-My Heart	Blue Point is the recessive of Seal Point and is created by adding 2 dilute genes to the Seal Point color. The addition of the agouti tabby gene makes a Blue Point into a Blue Lynx Point.	Blue Lynx Point Accepted 1982 GC Whisperwood's Thin Blue Line
Chocolate Point Accepted 1957 GC New Destiny's Something To Remember	The Chocolate gene is often misunderstood. It is a completely separate gene to the black gene. Chocolate is a dominent color in itself however is recessive to black, so a cat must have 2 copies of this gene to be a Chocolate Point. The addition of the agouti gene makes a chocolate point into a Chocolate Lynx Point.	Chocolate Lynx Point Accepted 1994 GC Protocol's S'mores
Lilac Point Accepted 1957 GC, RW Yo-Man's Amazing Grace	Lilac Point is the dilute of chocolate and is created by adding 2 copies of the dilute gene (a recessive) to the chocolate point. The addition of the agouti gene makes a lilac point into a Lilac Lynx Point.	Lilac Lynx Point Accepted 1994 CH Noradawn Gino Ginelli
Flame Point Accepted 1964 GC, RW Whisperwood's Set The World On Fire	Flame Point is also a basic color - it is simply the colorpoint expression of the red gene. The addition of the agouti gene makes a flame point into a Flame Lynx Point.	Flame Lynx Point Accepted 1993 GC Brigantina's Beautiful
Cream Point Accepted 1979 GC Sezanne's Doubleshot of Tanglebox	Cream Point is the dilute of a Flame point and is created by adding 2 copies of the dilute gene to the flame point. The addition of the agouti gene makes a cream point into a Cream Lynx Point.	Cream Lynx Point Accepted 1993 GC Careyata's Stardust
Tortie Point Accepted 1964 GC, NW Sulltans Seize The Glory	Tortie Point is a combination of the 2 basic colors - black and red. Only a female can be a Tortie Point as is a sex-linked color, requiring 2 "X" genes - the genes that "make" a cat female. The addition of the agouti gene makes a tortie point into a Tortie Lynx Point.	Tortie Lynx Point Accepted 1990 GC Sandypaws Razza Ma Tazz
Blue-Cream Point Accepted 1972 GC, GP, RW Prancenpaws Glamor Shot of Ristokat, DM	Blue-Cream Point is created by adding 2 copies of the dilute gene (a recessive) to the tortie point. All Blue-Cream points are females. The addition of the agouti gene makes a blue-cream point into a Blue-Cream Lynx Point.	Blue-Cream Lynx Point Accepted 1990 GC, RW Oakheaven's Party Line of Teahs
Chocolate-Tortie Point Accepted 1987 GCI Mani-Joo Lavande of Manahos	Chocolate Tortie Point is a combination of 2 colors - chocolate (recessive to black) and red. Only a female can have both chocolate and red combined. The addition of the agouti gene makes a chocoalte-tortie point into a Chocolate-Tortie Lynx Point.	Chocolate-Tortie Lynx Point Accepted 1994 The Happy Sisters Nikita
Lilac-Cream Point Accepted 1987 GC Kutzikoo's Lilac Cloud	Lilac-Cream Point is created by adding 2 copies of the dilute gene (a recessive) to the chocolate-tortie point. Again, it is a sex-linked color with all Lilac-Cream Point cats being female. The addition of the agouti gene makes a lilac-cream point into a Lilac-Cream Lynx Point.	Lilac-Cream Lynx Point Accepted 1994 The Happy Sisters Special Delivery

Photos of the more rare colors are unavailable at this time.
If you have a clear photo of one of these colors,
and would like to have it included in this chart,
please contact editor@pandecats.com

Description of Himalayan Division Colors in CFA as of March 2002:

HIMALAYAN (POINT) PATTERN:

Body: clear color is preferred with subtle shading allowed. Allowance should be made for darker color in older cats but there must be a definite contrast between body color and point color. The points, consisting of ears, legs, feet, tail, and mask show the basic color of the cat. The ideal mask extends from above the eyes down through the chin and stretches beyond the eyes from side to side.

CHOCOLATE POINT: body ivory. Points milk-chocolate color, warm in tone. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

SEAL POINT: body even pale fawn to cream, warm in tone, shading gradually into lighter color on the stomach and chest. Points deep seal brown. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

LILAC POINT: body glacial white. Points frosty grey with pinkish tone. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

BLUE POINT: body bluish white, cold in tone, shading gradually to white on stomach and chest. Points blue. Nose leather and paw pads: slate blue. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

FLAME (Red) POINT: body creamy white. Points deep orange flame to deep red. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

CREAM POINT: body creamy white. Points buff cream with no apricot. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

TORTIE POINT: body creamy white or pale fawn. Points seal with unbrindled patches of red and/or cream. . Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown and/or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

BLUE-CREAM POINT: body bluish white or creamy white, shading gradually to white on the stomach and chest. Points blue with patches of cream. Nose leather and paw pads: slate blue and/or pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

CHOCOLATE-TORTIE POINT: body ivory. Points chocolate with unbrindled patches of red and/or cream. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink and/or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

LILAC-CREAM POINT: body glacial white. Points lilac with patches of cream. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink and/or pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

HIMALAYAN LYNX (POINT) PATTERN:

Mask must be clearly lined with dark stripes, vertical and forming the classic "M" on the forehead; horizontal on the cheeks. The mask contains light rings around the eyes and dark spots on light whisker pads, clearly outlined in dark color edges. Inner ear light with ticking on outer ear. Markings dense, clearly defined and broad. Legs evenly barred with bracelets. Tail barred with lighter underside. No striping or mottling on body.

SEAL LYNX POINT: points beige-brown ticked with darker brown tabby markings. Body color pale cream to fawn, warm in tone. Nose leather: seal brown or brick red. Paw pads: seal brown. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

BLUE LYNX POINT: points light, silvery blue, ticked with darker blue tabby markings. Body color bluish white, cold in tone. Nose leather: blue or old rose. Paw pads: blue. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

FLAME (Red) LYNX POINT: points deep orange flame ticked with deep red tabby markings. Body color creamy white. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

CREAM LYNX POINT: points pale cream ticked with dark cream tabby markings. Body color creamy white, significantly lighter in tone than the points. Nose leather and paw pads: flesh to coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

TORTIE LYNX POINT: points beige-brown with dark brown tabby markings and patches of red. Body color creamy white or pale fawn. Nose leather and paw pads: seal brown, brick red and/or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

BLUE-CREAM LYNX POINT: points blue with darker blue tabby markings and patches of cream. Body color bluish white, cold in tone. Nose leather and paw pads: blue, old rose and/or pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

CHOCOLATE LYNX POINT: points milk-chocolate ticked with darker chocolate tabby markings. Body color ivory. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

LILAC LYNX POINT: points pale frosty grey with pinkish tone ticked with darker lilac tabby markings. Body color glacial white. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

CHOCOLATE-TORTIE LYNX POINT: points milk-chocolate ticked with darker chocolate tabby markings and patches of red. Body color ivory. Nose leather and paw pads: cinnamon pink and/or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

LILAC-CREAM LYNX POINT: points pale frosty grey with pinkish tone ticked with darker lilac tabby markings and patches of cream. Body color glacial white. Nose leather and paw pads: lavender pink and/or coral pink. Eye color: deep vivid blue.

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