The British Shorthair is bred in all kind of solid colors. With the exception of the white British Shorthair, the coat of solid colored British Shorthair cats should not contain white hairs or markings. Every hair should also have the same color from tip to root as much as possible. This is called 'well colored'. Usually solid colored kittens have a light tabby marking in the coat, the ghost markings or ghost marks at a very young age. This ghost drawing usually fades as the animal gets older and usually disappears within a year. Sometimes these faint tabby markings remain partially visible in an adult animal, especially on the tail and sometimes on the legs. These ghost drawings would not have been appreciated at an exhibition, although young animals are turned a blind eye.

All plain-clothed Britons should have orange eyes, without large spots or large fringes. However, the white Brit can also have blue eyes with an orange and a blue eye. In kittens, however, the eyes are always blue. When the cat is about six weeks old, the eye color starts to change and once the animal is about ten months old, the eyes are completely colored. Elderly British often have golden to yellowish eyes. New litter kittens british shorthair.

The coat of a Black Brit should be deep black, with no ruddy nuances. It is precisely this color that is difficult to achieve because black tends to become a bit reddish under the influence of sunlight and moisture (water, the effect of enzymes from saliva). Because a poor coloring of the coat is very noticeable in black Britons, the partner of a black British should excel in good coloring. Each hair should be the same shade as far towards the root as possible. There is no quick recipe for breeding a beautiful deep black, well colored coat and deep orange eyes. it is preceded by a long road of consistent selection for these traits.