Scottish Fold Colors – 20 Common and Rare Varieties (With Pictures)

In addition to their distinctive folded ears and owl-like features, Scottish Folds are known for their diversity in terms of coat colors, color combinations, and patterns. According to the Cat Fancier’s Association (CFA), any genetically possible color and pattern or combinations of these colors and patterns are acceptable—this means the possibilities are pretty much endless!

In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the multitude of Scottish Fold colors, combinations, and patterns, both common and rare, to give you a true feel for just how diverse these smart and good-natured cats are.

The 20 Scottish Fold Colors

1. Black

The CFA describes solid black Scottish Folds as “coal black.” This pure color should come with no rust tints and no smoke undercoat. Black Scottish folds have copper or gold eyes, black or brown paw pads, and black noses.

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2. White

Like black Scottish Folds, white Scottish Folds are purely white—as white as snow, if you will! However, white Scottish Folds have an extra potential eye color, which is blue in addition to copper or gold. Some white Scottish folds even have eyes in two colors. The nose and paw pads are pink.

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3. Blue

Blue Scottish Folds can come in shades of both light and dark blue, though the CFA prefers lighter shades. These cats have blue noses and paw pads and copper or gold eyes. Judging by most photos, blue seems to be a pretty common Scottish Fold color.

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4. Red

If a Scottish Fold is red in color, you can expect it to be a very deep and striking red free of markings, shading, and/or ticking. The eyes are copper or gold and the nose and paw pads are a brownish-red color.

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5. Chocolate

Chocolate-colored Scottish folds are a gorgeous, deep, rich brown shade. The nose is also brown and the paw pads can be either cinnamon or brown. The eyes are copper or gold.

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6. Cream

Scottish Folds with cream coloration are light (preferred) in shade and marking-free. The color resembles a kind of very light tan shade. Cream Scottish Folds have copper or gold eyes and pink noses and paw pads.

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7. Fawn

Fawn is a shade of dilute brown, described by the CFA as “light lavender” with “cocoa overtones.” Like the cream Scottish Fold, the CFA prefers lighter shades of fawn. The nose and paw pads are also fawn in color and the eyes can be copper or gold.

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8. Lilac

Lilac Scottish Folds are a dusty grey color with, if you look closely, an almost pink tint to the coat. Like many other Scottish Fold colors, the eyes are gold or copper, but the nose and paws are a lavender-pink shade.

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9. Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a light brown shade with a reddish tone. The nose and paw pads are the same color as the coat and the eyes are copper or gold.

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10. Shaded Silver

Shaded silver Scottish Folds have white undercoats and black tipping on the face, tail, and sides while the belly, chest, chin, and the area underneath the tail are white. Their eyes, lips, and noses are black-rimmed and their eyes are green or blue-green. The nose is reddish-brown, and the paw pads are black.

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11. Chinchilla Silver

Like shaded silver Scottish Folds, chinchilla silver Scottish Folds have a pure white undercoat. Black tipping is visible on the back, head, tail, and flanks, and the legs can also be tipped. The chin, belly, chest, and ear tufts are white, and the eyes, lips, and nose are black-rimmed. The paws pads are black, the nose is reddish-brown, and the eyes are green or blue-green.

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12. Chinchilla Golden

Unlike the chinchilla silver Scottish Fold, the chinchilla golden Scottish Fold has a cream undercoat. The tail, head, back, and flanks are black-tipped and the chin, belly, chest, and ear tufts are cream. The nose is a rosy color, the paw pads are black, and the eyes are green or blue-green.

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13. Shaded Colors

The shaded coat type is very varied in Scottish Folds. In addition to shaded silver, you can also find Scottish Folds in the following colors:

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14. Smoke Colors

Smoke cats have pure white roots and colored tips on their coats. This is only possible in cats with a solid color. Here are the various smoke color combinations in Scottish Folds:

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15. Tabby

Tabby is another possible coat pattern in Scottish Folds and, once again, tabby Scottish Folds are very diverse. Here are the potential tabby patterns and colors:

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16. Tortoiseshell

Tortoiseshell cats are bi-colored, which gives their coats a tortoise-like appearance. In Scottish Folds, various combinations are possible, but the standard tortoiseshell is black with red patches and/or red areas in various places on the body and/or limbs. A variety of red shades are CFA-accepted. Other tortie combinations include:

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17. Calico

Calico Scottish Folds are tri-colored. Their coats are white with black and red patches and white on the underparts. The patches are unbridled. The eyes can be either gold, copper, or blue, or there can be one blue eye and one gold eye. Dilute calicos also have white coats, but the patches are blue and cream instead of black and red.

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18. Dilute Color Combinations

Dilute cat coat colors are cream, lilac, blue, and fawn. There are various dilute colors and combinations with solid colors including:

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19. Bi-color

Bi-color Scottish Folds are white with black patches, white with blue patches, white with red patches, or white with cream patches. The patches are unbrindled.

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20. Pointed

Pointed Scottish Folds have light-colored bodies clearly contrasted with darker points in various shades on the ears, feet, legs, mask, and tail. Point types are:

Final Thoughts

One thing’s for sure—if you’re planning on bringing home a Scottish Fold, you’re certainly going to be spoiled for choice color and pattern-wise! If you’re curious about the rarest cat coat colors, they are chinchilla, smoke, cinnamon, chocolate, lilac, fawn, cream, and pointed. That being said, Scottish Folds are pretty rare themselves!

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