Is Cat Coat Color Linked to Temperament?

In the 1960s in London, there was a preference for ginger cats or ginger bi-colors. In 1975, a study in Glasgow found that suburban residents in the city preferred cats with ginger or partly white coats. More recently in Southampton, there was a consistent preference for black cats. However cats in more run-down areas of the city were usually black or tabby. In a recent study which rated the attractiveness of 8 cat coat colors, gray was the most preferred color, black was second, with striped and black and white equal third. Ginger was least preferred, with calico as the second least preferred.

Most color/personality "information" is anecdotal, but there have been studies where owners or veterinarians were asked to associate particular colors with particular personality traits. Profiles are only available on two particular breeds and these ignored the breed-specific traits and concentrated on traits "associated" with the color/pattern.