RMCA Rat Standards

COLOR	COAT DESCRIPTION	EYE COLOR
BEIGE	light warm tan	dark ruby
BLACK	deep lustrous black, devoid of rustiness or white hairs	black
BLUE	slate blue, as dark as possible with no brown patches or silvering	very dark ruby or black
CHAMPAGNE	very light beige with a pinkish cast, with no suggestion of dullness or grayness	red
CHOCOLATE	deep rich chocolate brown, with no trace of redness, devoid of dinginess and silvering	black
COFFEE	light brown, similar to coffee with cream; not to be confused with beige	ruby or black
LILAC	medium dove gray, mixed with brown	dark ruby or black
MINK	even mid grey-brown, devoid of dinginess, silvering or patches, and having a distinct bluish sheen; foot color to match top	black
PLATINUM	even dove gray, with no blue, devoid of dinginess or silvering	ruby to dark ruby
POWDER BLUE	medium blue, lighter than slate blue, with no brown patches or silvering	ruby or dark ruby
RUSSIAN BLUE	like the Russian Blue cat--very dark slate blue with dark ticking throughout	black
SILVER	off white with a cool ice blue cast; this color is genetically a Pink-Eyed Blue	red
BLACK-EYED WHITE	as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining; any colored hairs to be severely penalized	black
PINK-EYED WHITE	as white as possible, devoid of creamy tinge or staining	pink