 Solid/Self
The cat is a single color; the individual hairs are one color with no agouti banding on the hairs.
Agouti
Refers to the several bands of color on a single hair (e.g. on
Abyssinian cats or in the pale areas of a tabby cat). Agouti is also used to mean a ticked tabby cat such as the
Abyssinian.
Maltesing
Color dilution e.g. the dilute of black is blue (gray)
Sepia
(1)
Apparently self-colored cat bearing gene for Colourpoint e.g.
Burmese series; sometimes you can see that the legs, head and tail are darker than the body.
Sepia
(2)
The 'old ivory' color of Singapura cat
Mink
Intermediate between sepia and pointed; the points (face, legs, tail) are a darker version of main body color.
Pointed
The Siamese pattern (also called
Himalayan pattern) with a pale body and darker legs, tail and ears.
Bi-Color
(Magpie)
Any color & white; for show cats the color should be evenly distributed.
Tri-Color
Calico/Tortoiseshell (tortie) & White Color Range
Parti-Color
Usually defined as calico, with color patches on up to one-third of the body
Calico
Tortoiseshell (tortie) & white
Torbico
Torbie (tabby-tortie) & white
Van/Van
Bicolor
White with color on the tail between the ears.
Harlequin
Van markings (any color) + small patches (as few as possible) of the same color on the body and legs.
Pied
Unevenly splashed with color.
Mitted
White bootees on all four feet, the back bootees usually go up to the hocks, the front bootees are on the toes or paws only
Brindled
Tortie with intermingled colors
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