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Cat Coat Colours
The Basics
Cats come in all shapes, sizes and colours (colors).
Cat fanciers use the term "red" for colours that people often call "orange" or "ginger". The term "blue" is used for "grey" cats.
Solid Colours (Colors)
 Black (black all over) |
 Blue (blue-grey all over) |
 White (white all over) |
Tabby
 Brown Tabby (black stripes on a brownish back ground) |
 Tortoiseshell Tabby (patches of red tabby and brown tabby) |
| Blue Tabby | Red Tabby |
| Silver Tabby |
Bicolours (Bicolors)
A bicolour (bicolor) is a cat that is half white and half another colour.
A harlequin is a mostly white cat with two or three patches of colour.
A van is an almost white cat with colour patches only on the head and tail.
 Brown Tabby Bicolour |
 Blue Bicolour |
 Black Bicolour |
Other White Markings
 Mitted (white paws) |
Locket (white spot on the chest) |
| Buttons (white spots on the belly) |
References
Page S, The Complete Cat Owners Manual, Australia: Readers Digest, 1997
Taylor D, The Ultimate Cat Book, Great Britain: Dorling Kindersley, 1989
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