Oriental Longhair Breed Numbers and Colours - EMS
An EMS breed code starts with a three letter upper case code denoting the basic breed (OLH for Oriental Long hairs and Variants).
This is followed by one or more lower case letters describing the colour (the same regardless of the breed)
and then a number of pairs of digits (in ascending numerical order) describing pattern and eye-colour, and finally a lower case 'v' for Variants.
All components are separated by a space.
The relevant codes are:
Tabby Pattern | Eye Colour | |||
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21 | Unspecified | 61 | Blue-eyed | |
11 | Shaded | 63 | Odd-eyed | |
22 | Classic | 64 | Green-eyed | |
23 | Mackerel | Colour distribution | ||
24 | Spotted | 33 | Pointed | |
25 | Ticked |
The code for unspecified tabby is used only for Pointed cats; full coloured cats use the appropriate tabby pattern
A full list of OLH breed codes is given below:
Colour | Self/ Tortie | Smoke | Shaded | Tabby | ||
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Standard | Silver | Standard | Silver | |||
Blue-eyed White | OLH w 61 | |||||
Odd-eyed White | OLH w 63 | |||||
Green-eyed White | OLH w 64 | |||||
Black/Brown/Seal | OLH n | OLH ns | OLH n 11 | OLH ns 11 | OLH n 22/23/24/25 | OLH ns 22/23/24/25 |
Blue | OLH a | OLH as | OLH a 11 | OLH as 11 | OLH a 22/23/24/25 | OLH as 22/23/24/25 |
Chocolate | OLH b | OLH bs | OLH b 11 | OLH bs 11 | OLH b 22/23/24/25 | OLH bs 22/23/24/25 |
Lilac | OLH c | OLH cs | OLH c 11 | OLH cs 11 | OLH c 22/23/24/25 | OLH cs 22/23/24/25 |
Red | OLH d | OLH ds | OLH d 11 | OLH ds 11 | OLH d 22/23/24/25 | OLH ds 22/23/24/25 |
Cream | OLH e | OLH es | OLH e 11 | OLH es 11 | OLH e 22/23/24/25 | OLH es 22/23/24/25 |
Apricot | OLH em | OLH ems | OLH em 11 | OLH ems 11 | OLH em 22/23/24/25 | OLH ems 22/23/24/25 |
Cinnamon | OLH o | OLH os | OLH o 11 | OLH os 11 | OLH o 22/23/24/25 | OLH os 22/23/24/25 |
Fawn | OLH p | OLH ps | OLH p 11 | OLH ps 11 | OLH p 22/23/24/25 | OLH ps 22/23/24/25 |
Caramel | OLH m | OLH ms | OLH m 11 | OLH ms 11 | OLH m 22/23/24/25 | OLH ms 22/23/24/25 |
Black/Seal Tortie | OLH f | OLH fs | OLH f 11 | OLH fs 11 | OLH f 22/23/24/25 | OLH fs 22/23/24/25 |
Blue Tortie | OLH g | OLH gs | OLH g 11 | OLH gs 11 | OLH g 22/23/24/25 | OLH gs 22/23/24/25 |
Chocolate Tortie | OLH h | OLH hs | OLH h 11 | OLH hs 11 | OLH h 22/23/24/25 | OLH hs 22/23/24/25 |
Lilac Tortie | OLH j | OLH js | OLH j 11 | OLH js 11 | OLH j 22/23/24/25 | OLH js 22/23/24/25 |
Cinnamon Tortie | OLH q | OLH qs | OLH q 11 | OLH qs 11 | OLH q 22/23/24/25 | OLH qs 22/23/24/25 |
Fawn Tortie | OLH r | OLH rs | OLH r 11 | OLH rs 11 | OLH r 22/23/24/25 | OLH rs 22/23/24/25 |
Caramel Tortie | OLH k | OLH ks | OLH k 11 | OLH ks 11 | OLH k 22/23/24/25 | OLH ks 22/23/24/25 |
Colour | Self/ Tortie | Smoke | Tabby | Silver Tabby |
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Seal Point | OLH n 33 | OLH ns 33 | OLH n 21 33 | OLH ns 21 33 |
Blue Point | OLH a 33 | OLH as 33 | OLH a 21 33 | OLH as 21 33 |
Chocolate Point | OLH b 33 | OLH bs 33 | OLH b 21 33 | OLH bs 21 33 |
Lilac Point | OLH c 33 | OLH cs 33 | OLH c 21 33 | OLH cs 21 33 |
Red Point | OLH d 33 | OLH ds 33 | OLH d 21 33 | OLH ds 21 33 |
Cream Point | OLH e 33 | OLH es 33 | OLH e 21 33 | OLH es 21 33 |
Apricot Point | OLH em 33 | OLH ems 33 | OLH em 21 33 | OLH ems 21 33 |
Cinnamon Point | OLH o 33 | OLH os 33 | OLH o 21 33 | OLH os 21 33 |
Fawn Point | OLH p 33 | OLH ps 33 | OLH p 21 33 | OLH ps 21 33 |
Caramel Point | OLH m 33 | OLH ms 33 | OLH m 21 33 | OLH ms 21 33 |
Seal Tortie Point | OLH f 33 | OLH fs 33 | OLH f 21 33 | OLH fs 21 33 |
Blue Tortie Point | OLH g 33 | OLH gs 33 | OLH g 21 33 | OLH gs 21 33 |
Chocolate Tortie Point | OLH h 33 | OLH hs 33 | OLH h 21 33 | OLH hs 21 33 |
Lilac Tortie Point | OLH j 33 | OLH js 33 | OLH j 21 33 | OLH js 21 33 |
Cinnamon Tortie Point | OLH q 33 | OLH qs 33 | OLH q 21 33 | OLH qs 21 33 |
Fawn Tortie Point | OLH r 33 | OLH rs 33 | OLH r 21 33 | OLH rs 21 33 |
Caramel Tortie Point | OLH k 33 | OLH ks 33 | OLH k 21 33 | OLH ks 21 33 |
Variants have the appropriate breed code for their pattern and colour, followed by the letter v.
e.g. A Chocolate Tortie Silver Shaded Oriental Longhair Variant is OLH hs 11 v.
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