Our cat Esmé is approximately 15 years old. She is an orange striped cat. Sometimes her eyes are a deep butterscotch (to match her fur). Other times they are a light green. Why?

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Cat eye color varies depending on the breed, ranging from blue, green and yellow to orange and brown, according to an August 2015 PetMD article.

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Close up of snow leopard at zoo. (Image credit: Ellen van Bodegom via Getty Images) Tabin and his co-author documented the eye colors of more than 40 cat species by looking at cat images online.