

100 Free Cat Coloring Pages (PDF Printables)
Welcome to our collection of cat coloring pages! We have plenty of templates featuring our feline friends, perfect for cat lovers of all ages to download and print for free. We've captured cats in all sorts of poses – from playful kittens pouncing on yarn to elegant cats lounging in sunbeams, showcasing their unique personalities and grace.
Within this theme, you'll find diverse designs ranging from realistic depictions of various breeds like Tabbies and Siamese to imaginative, whimsical felines ready for creative coloring. Explore pages showing cats being curious, sleepy, or adventurous. Feel free to suggest other cat-related scenes you'd love to color, or simply dive in and enjoy these purrfect templates!
To start coloring, simply choose your favorite cat design, click to save the high-resolution PDF file, and print it out on standard A4 or US letter-sized paper. Grab your crayons, markers, or colored pencils, and let your creativity shine! Happy coloring!
Realistic Cats Coloring Pages
How to Choose Colors for Your Cat Coloring Page?
Choosing colors for cats offers so much variety! Think about real breeds for inspiration, or invent your own fantastical feline.
Realistic Colors:
- Tabbies: Use stripes of brown, grey, orange, or silver on a lighter background. Blend slightly for soft fur.
- Calicos/Tortoiseshells: Create patches of white, black, and orange/ginger. Remember, almost all calicos are female!
- Siamese: Use creamy white or light tan for the body, with darker points (ears, face mask, paws, tail) in seal brown, chocolate, blue, or lilac.
- Solid Colors: Black cats look sleek with subtle highlights. White cats can have hints of grey or cream shadows. Grey cats (like Russian Blues) often have a silvery sheen.
- Bicolor (Tuxedo): Sharp contrasts between black and white are key.
Creative Colors:
- Go wild with rainbow stripes, galaxy patterns, or floral motifs on the fur!
- Imagine a cat colored like fire or water.
Details:
- Eyes: Common colors are green, gold, amber, copper, and blue (especially in pointed or white cats). Some cats even have odd eyes (one blue, one gold/green)! Add a tiny white dot for a highlight.
- Nose & Paw Pads: Often pink, black, or matching the fur color.
- Fur Texture: Use short strokes for short hair, longer, wavier lines for long hair. Add darker shades for shadows (under the chin, belly, inside legs) and leave some areas lighter for highlights.
Creative Ideas for Your Finished Cat Coloring Pages?
Don't just leave your beautiful cat coloring page in a book! Here are some fun ways to use it:
- Bookmarks: Cut out a slender cat shape or a full cat picture, laminate it, and add a ribbon tassel.
- Greeting Cards: Fold cardstock in half and glue your colored cat picture to the front. Perfect for birthdays or notes for fellow cat lovers.
- Wall Art: Frame your favorite or most detailed cat coloring page. Create a gallery wall with several cat pictures.
- Journal/Notebook Decor: Glue the colored page onto the cover of a plain notebook or journal. Cover with clear contact paper for protection.
- Stickers: Print your coloring page on sticker paper, color it, and cut out the designs. Or, color a regular page, cut it out, and use adhesive backing or glue.
- Magnets: Glue your cut-out colored cat onto thin cardboard or craft foam, then attach a small magnet to the back.
- Gift Tags: Use smaller cat designs to create unique gift tags.
- Coasters: Glue onto square tiles or corkboard and seal with Mod Podge or varnish.
Fun Cat Facts to Inspire Your Coloring?
Let these fascinating cat facts spark your creativity!
- Sleepy Heads: Cats sleep for about 12-16 hours a day, sometimes even 20! Color a cozy scene of a cat napping in a sunbeam, curled in a ball, or tucked in a funny spot.
- Purrfect Vibrations: Cats purr when they're content, but also sometimes when stressed or healing. Imagine coloring the soft, warm feeling of a purring cat.
- Amazing Agility: Cats are incredible jumpers and climbers, always landing on their feet. Color a dynamic pose of a cat leaping, stretching, or balancing gracefully on a narrow fence.
- Whisker Wonders: Whiskers help cats navigate and sense their surroundings – they're as wide as the cat's body! Make sure to draw them clearly.
- Grooming Gurus: Cats spend a lot of time grooming themselves. Color a cat mid-lick, looking sleek and tidy.
- Night Vision: Their eyes are adapted for seeing in low light. Perhaps color a scene of a cat prowling mysteriously at twilight or night, with big, luminous eyes.