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Future Color Possibilities
The following colors are found in
other species, some have been observed in cats,
but have not been standardized or developed
further. Some may be introduced by Outcrossing to
wild cats, as was rosetting/marbling in the Bengal.
 Yellow:
true yellow (as seen in palomino
horse), the ‘Palomino’ breed is said to be the color of a brown grocery bag.
Banded (Belted): solid color with a solid band of white around middle of body (seen in
Dutch
Rabbits) - some Spanish street cats already exhibit this pattern but it has not been developed.
Sheeted:
solid color with a wide band of color (shoulder to haunches) (seen in some breeds of cattle)
New Tortoiseshells: where the colors do not include red or cream e.g. black and blue patched.
New Tricolors: in random-bred Japanese cats a Black-Grey-White tricolor has been found (fully fertile male) A mutant exhibiting
Black-Yellow-White has occurred, the cat resembled a
Jack Russell
terrier, having a pointed face, long ears & bowed back legs.
Quadricolors:
i.e. patches in 4 distinct colors. I've seen only one example - a blue/cream/white tortie with a black/gray/white face; this may have been a form of mosaicism. The overall distribution of color was akin to a Bicolor Ragdoll (saddle, mask, white blaze). Eyes were blue.
Mosaics:
These look like torties, i.e. red with small black spots or patches but are genetically red/red tabby cats. This is because parts of the skin have a rogue black pigmentation which isn't genetically inherited. Mosaicism was first noticed when a 'fertile tortoiseshell' male was examined and proved to be a mosaic male, not a tortoiseshell.
New
Colourpoints: dark points on a solid colored body (as seen in dun horses) or white/pale points on a dark body (seen in some pig breeds).
Black and Tan:
black upper body and outside leg, tan lower body and inside leg as seen in Doberman dogs (where it is a mutation of agouti). There is a sharp dividing line between the black and tan parts (a "waterline").
Blue and Tan:
dilute black & tan, dove-gray upper (agouti mutation). Other colors and tan might then be possible.
New Tabbies:
horizontal stripes, reversed tabby patterns with light markings on a darker base, true spotting, clouding & marbling. Some of these effects are seen in wild cat species.
Zebra
Pink/Red Eyed Dilutes:
Seen in rodents, may already have occurred. A pink-eyed dilute has been reported, cat was tan with pink eyes. Kittens born to her were premature & stillborn. A pink-eyed white kitten was born in a cat shelter in the UK but died as a kitten.
Satin:
not actually a color, but a fur type which would have an effect on how the color appeared. It would add a sheen to the coat by reflect light in a different way (seen in mice).
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