Butter Yellow Maine Coon Looks Like He Was Dipped in Sunshine
Maine Coons are basically sweet balls of sunshine as they are. Everybody loves a Maine Coon, and they're just so kind. There's nothing better than one of them... Except when there's a Maine Coon with a super cute coat color.
Case in point, this Maine Coon who's literally walking around looking like he was dipped in sunshine. His fur is the perfect shade of yellow, and it's melting everybody's hearts:
@mossycottagemainecoons Soft cream and sunshine. #mainecoonkitten#goldenhour#ethereal#creammainecoon#mainecoonlovers
Golden Hour - Violin Version - ViOLiNiA Zhanna Stelmakh
Mossy Cottage Maine Coons is the most perfect name for a cattery full of stunny, fairy-core kittens. As the caption suggests, this boy is made of soft cream and sunshine: both of them blend together to create this soft, yet still vibrant color.
His eyes kind of match: they're a little bit of a deeper brown color, but they pair so well with his coat. The entire litter of kittens he's part of is like this, too, though they're not quite as vibrant. Luckily, though, he loves them anyway, and they all love to play together.
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Mossy Garden Maine Coons specializes in European cats, though they don't necessarily aim for rare and outstanding coat colors. They have some standard cats, but they also have these incredible butter yellow boys. There's another one, all grown up:
@mossycottagemainecoons Only 22 days until Buckeye Bourbon's 1st birthday! I'm excited to announce he's officially passed ALL of his health testing. Beyond excited to see Mini shots of Bourbon running around #mainecooncat#ethics101#ourgraduates#mainecoonlovers#healthoverhype
original sound - Mossy Cottage Maine Coons
This cat is about a year old, so he's not part of the same litter... And although he's literally massive, he's still a baby. He's still got at least 3 years left until he's full-grown. Maine Coons are so crazy to me.
How Many Colors of Maine Coons Are There?
Butter yellow is not a color you see every day when it comes to these cats: more often than not, they're just orange. However, as both boys in these videos prove, they do exist!
TICA recognizes at least 80 coat variations when it comes to the Maine Coon, and more are constantly being presented. Some are more common than others, though, such as:
- Red (orange).
- Orange Tabby.
- Brown Tabby.
- Grey.
- Black.
Most variations are built off of those colors, like Black Smoke, which is slightly rarer and occurs with a genetic mutation in Black Maine Coons. You can also find Blue Smoke, Tortie, and just about any other color your heart desires if you look hard enough! I think my heart desires these butter yellow ones now, though!
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This story was originally published May 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM.