ACF Group 3 Breeds & Colours

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GROUP 3

The following breeds and colours are accepted in Group 3 for ACF (please note some affiliates separate this group into a further group with the British Shorthair, Manx, Cymric, Scottish Fold, Scottish Shorthair and European Shorthair being Group 4, the rest being Group 3. Colour listings to be updated.

BRITISH SHORTHAIR

SOLID | TIPPED

SHADED | SMOKE

SILVER TABBY & SILVER TORTIE TABBY

TABBY & TORTIE TABBY | TORTOISESHELL

BI-COLOUR & VAN (INCLUDING TORTIE Bicolour)

COLOURPOINT

MANX | CYMRIC

SCOTTISH FOLD | SCOTTISH SHORTHAIR

EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR | CHARTREUX

RUSSIAN | ABYSSINIAN | SOMALI | BURMESE

CORNISH REX | DEVON REX | GERMAN REX

KORAT | AUSTRALIAN MIST | OCICAT

BENGAL | JAPANESE BOBTAIL | SINGAPURA

TONKINESE | BOMBAY | BURMILLA | SPHYNX

SELKIRK REX

*BRITISH SHORTHAIR*
SOLID
Black White (blue-eyed) White (odd-eyed)	White (orange-eyed) Blue Chocolate	Lilac Red Cream
TIPPED (Tipped Pewter, Shell Cameo and Tortie Tipped: orange-eyed)
Golden Shell(Green-Eyed) Black Tipped,Green-Eyed Black Tipped Pewter Blue Tipped, Green-Eyed Blue Tipped Pewter	Choc. Tipped,Green-Eyed Chocolate Tipped Pewter Green-Eyed Lilac Tipped Lilac Tipped Pewter Red Shell Cameo	Cream Shell Cameo Black Tortie Tipped Blue Tortie Tipped Chocolate Tortie Tipped Lilac Tortie Tipped
SHADED (Shaded Pewter, Shaded Cameo and Tortie Shaded: orange-eyed)
Golden Shaded (Green-Eyed) Black Shaded,Green-Eyed Black Shaded Pewter Blue Shaded, Green-Eyed Blue Shaded Pewter	Choc. Shaded,Green-Eyed Chocolate Shaded Pewter Lilac Shaded,Green-Eyed Lilac Shaded Pewter Red Shaded Cameo	Cream Shaded Cameo Black Tortie Shaded Blue Tortie Shaded Choc Tortie Shaded Lilac Tortie Shaded
SMOKE
Black Smoke Blue Smoke Choc Smoke Lilac Smoke	Red Smoke Cream Smoke	Black Tortie Smoke Blue Tortie Smoke Choc Tortie Smoke Lilac Tortie Smoke
SILVER TABBY & SILVER TORTIE TABBY ALL IN GREEN EYED AND ORANGE EYED
Black Silver Tabby Blue Silver Tabby Chocolate Silver Tabby	Lilac Silver Tabby Red Silver Tabby Cream Silver Tabby	Black Silver Tortie Tabby Blue Silver Tortie Tabby Choc Silver Tortie Tabby Lilac Silver Tortie Tabby
TABBY & TORTIE TABBY
Golden Tabby,Green-Eyed Black (Brown) Tabby,Orange-Eyed Blue Tabby	Chocolate Tabby Lilac Tabby Red Tabby Cream Tabby	Black Tortie Tabby Blue Tortie Tabby Choc Tortie Tabby Lilac Tortie Tabby
Note: All British Shorthair Tabbies are accepted in Blotched (Classic), Mackerel, Spotted and Ticked Tabby Patterns.
TORTOISESHELL
Black Tortie Blue Tortie (Blue Cream)	Chocolate Tortie Lilac Tortie	Note: Small or large patches or intermingled colour permissible.
BI-COLOUR & VAN PATTERNS (INCLUDING TORTIE Bicolour)
Black Bicolour Blue Bicolour Chocolate Bicolour Lilac Bicolour Red Bicolour Cream Bicolour Black Tortie Bicolour Blue Tortie Bicolour Chocolate Tortie Bicolour Lilac Tortie Bicolour	Black (Brown) Tabby & Wh. Blue Tabby Bicolour Chocolate Tabby Bicolour Lilac Tabby Bicolour Red Tabby Bicolour Cream Tabby Bicolour Black Tortie Tabby Bicolour Blue Tortie Tabby Bicolour Choc. Tortie Tabby Bicolour Lilac Tortie Tabby Bicolour	Black Smoke Bicolour Blue Smoke Bicolour Chocolate Smoke Bicolour Lilac Smoke Bicolour Red Smoke Bicolour Cream Smoke Bicolour Black Tortie Smoke Bicolour Blue Tortie Smoke Bicolour Choc Tortie Smoke Bicolour Lilac Tortie Smoke Bicolour
Silver Tabby Bicolour (in all Silver Tabby and Silver Tortie Tabby colours)
Shaded Bicolour (in same colours as Smokes)
Tipped Bicolour (in same colours as Smokes)
Van – all colours listed above, substituting "Van" for "Bicolour" (difference is in amount / distribution of white / colour).
COLOURPOINT
Seal Point Blue Point Choc Point Lilac Point Red Point Cream Point Caramel Point Apricot Point	Seal Tortie Point Blue Tortie Point Choc Tortie Point Lilac Tortie Point Caramel Tortie Point Seal Tabby Point Blue Tabby Point Choc Tabby Point Lilac Tabby Point	Red Tabby Point Cream Tabby Point Caramel Tabby Point Apricot Tabby Point Seal Tortie Tabby Point Blue Tortie Tabby Point Choc Tortie Tabby Point Lilac Tortie Tabby Point Caramel Tortie Tabby Point
(Abbreviations: "pt" = "point", "C/point" = "Colourpoint", "Choc" = "Chocolate".)
*MANX*
All Colours accepted except himalayan (siamese) pattern and associated colours*.
* Colours deriving from siamese coat pattern are seal, chocolate, lilac, cinnamon, fawn, caramel and apricot.

*CYMRIC (Longhaired Manx)*
All Colours accepted except himalayan (siamese) pattern and associated colours*

*SCOTTISH FOLD (Shorthair and Longhair)*
All colours and patterns accepted, as for British Shorthair. See HERE
*SCOTTISH SHORTHAIR (Straight-eared Scottish Fold)*
All colours and patterns accepted, as for British Shorthair. See HERE

*CHARTREUX*
In all shades of Blue

*EUROPEAN SHORTHAIR*
Colours as for British Shorthair. See HERE

SELKIRK REX (Shorthair & Longhair)
All colours and patterns accepted. Divided for showing into Agouti, Non Agouti, Agouti & White, Non Agouti & White.

*RUSSIAN*
Blue	White	Black

*ABYSSINIAN*
Tawny Cinnamon Blue Fawn	Black Silver Cinnamon Silver Blue Silver Fawn Silver

*SOMALI*
Colours as for Abyssinian - See HERE

*BURMESE*
Brown Blue Chocolate Lilac	Red Cream	Brown Tortie Blue Tortie Chocolate Tortie Lilac Tortie

*CORNISH REX*
All colours and patterns accepted. Divided for showing into Agouti, Non Agouti, Agouti & White, Non Agouti & White.

*DEVON REX*
All colours and patterns accepted. Divided for showing into Agouti, Non Agouti, Agouti & White, Non Agouti & White.

*GERMAN REX*
All colours and patterns accepted.

*KORAT*
Blue

*AUSTRALIAN MIST*
Brown Blue Chocolate	Lilac Caramel	Gold (Cinnamon) Peach (Fawn
In Spotted and Marbled patterns.

*OCICAT*
Tawny (Brown Spotted Tabby) Blue Chocolate Lavender	Cinnamon Fawn Black Silver Blue Silver	Chocolate Silver Lavender Silver Cinnamon Silver Fawn Silver

*BENGAL*
Traditional Category, Tabby Division
	Brown Spotted Tabby	Brown Marbled Tabby
Sepia Category, Tabby Division
	Seal Sepia Spotted Tabby	Seal Sepia Marbled Tabby
Mink Category, Tabby Division
	Seal Mink Spotted Tabby	Seal Mink Marbled Tabby
Pointed Category, Tabby Division
	Seal Lynx Point (spotted or marbled) only.
Silver Series (Spotted & Marbled)
	Black Silver Tabby; Seal Silver Sepia; Seal Silver Mink; Seal Silver Lynx Point
Any Other Colour (no challenges)

*JAPANESE BOBTAIL*
White Black Red	Black & White Red & White	Mi-Ke (Tri-Colour) Tortoiseshell
Other Japanese Bobtail Colours (OJBC) Other Solid Colours: Blue, Cream. Tabby Colours: Red Tabby, Brown Tabby, Blue Tabby, Cream Tabby, Silver Tabby. Patched Tabby Colours: Brown Patched Tabby, Blue Patched Tabby, Silver Patched Tabby. Other Parti-Colours: Blue Cream, Blue & White Bi-Colour, Cream & White Bi-Colour. Tabby & White: Brown Tabby & White, Blue Tabby & White, Cream Tabby & White, Silver Tabby & White. Patched Tabby & White Colours: Brown Patched Tabby & White, Blue Patched Tabby & White, Silver Patched Tabby & White. Parti-Colour & White Colours: Tortoiseshell & White, Blue Cream & White (Blue Tortie & White). Other Tri-Colours: Dilute Mi-ke (Blue Cream & White), Patterned Mi-Ke (spots of brown tabby and red tabby on white), Dilute Patterned Mi-Ke (spots of blue tabby and cream tabby on white).

*SINGAPURA*
Sepia Agouti

*TONKINESE*
Brown (Natural) Mink Blue Mink	Choc. (Champagne) Mink Lilac (Platinum) Mink	A.O.V. Colour and pattern (no challenges)
Abbreviations: "Choc" = "Chocolate", "A.O.V." = "Any Other Variety".

*AUSTRALIAN BOMBAY* AND BOMBAY- provisional, no challenge
Black

*BURMILLA*
Group A: Non-Orange
	Black Silver Tipped Blue Silver Tipped Lilac Silver Tipped Chocolate Silver Tipped	Black Silver Shaded Blue Silver Shaded Lilac Silver Shaded Chocolate Silver Shaded
Group B: Orange
Red Silver Tipped Red Silver Shaded Cream Silver Tipped Cream Silver Shaded Caramel Silver Tipped Caramel Silver Shaded	Apricot Silver Tipped Apricot Silver Shaded Black Tortie Silver Tipped Black Tortie Silver Shaded Blue Tortie Silver Tipped Blue Tortie Silver Shaded	Choc. Tortie Silver Tipped Choc. Tortie Silver Shaded Lilac Tortie Silver Tipped Lilac Tortie Silver Shaded Caramel Tortie Silver Tipped Caramel Tortie Silver Shaded

Sphynx
All colours and patterns, including varieties with white; any amount of white allowed. Divided for showing into Agouti, Non Agouti, Agouti & White, Non Agouti & White.

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