Most Burmilla cats have white colored fur which is usually referred as a silver tone. The color usually looks white but have silver at the end of the fur tips.

Burmilla adult cats usually have green eyes which have been passed on from the  Chinchilla breed. Burmilla cats have a medium body size with a wedge shaped head and with large ears. The eyes are usually almond or oval shaped. These cats have long body and legs that are in proportion to the length of the body. These cats are fine boned with a long and beautiful bushy tail.

The head is sometimes short and has blunt shaped wedge look. The eyes are sometimes amber color and may have tortoise eye color which is also accepted for breed standards. The coat of its fur is short,silky smooth. the undercoat is very dense. The forehead has faint markings or tiger stripped in a silver tone. Some similar markings are also seen on the legs as well.