A black cat, which has long been associated with witches and bad luck, has black or dark slate grey toe pads and a black nose. A true black cat has orange eyes, but many will have gold to green eyes as well. By trimming the black cat's coat during the warmer months, the glossy black color can easily be restored in most cases. The Havana Brown is the only purebred feline that is primarily chocolate colored, although this color is now being carefully selected in breeding programs for the Oriental Shorthairs and Persians. This color appears as a rich, warm brown.
White cats are true phenomena, in so many ways.
White cats often have blue eyes, and blue-eyed white cats may be deaf in many cases. Occasionally, a white cat may have one green eye and one blue eye. These cats are often deaf in the ear which corresponds to the blue eye. The white cat cannot make the pigment which causes the coat color. Three breeds, the Chartreux, Russian Blue, and Korat, have almost exclusively blue coats.