Cat Coat Patterns. All cats possess the tabby gene. This is when your cat demonstrates both types of coat pattern.
Van (red mackeral tabby van) mostly white, color mainly on head and tail. The variations among cat coats are physical properties and should not be confused with cat breeds. The combinations are many, (or in the case of the common domestic shorthair or longhair cat, endless), and the variations that can exist in one breed can be dizzying for the uninitiated.
Mixed, these colors create amazing patterns and beautiful shades.
Bicolor (black and white bicolor) ~1/2 white, color on head and torso. The combinations are many, (or in the case of the common domestic shorthair or longhair cat, endless), and the variations that can exist in one breed can be dizzying for the uninitiated. Other solid colors seen in cats are brown, blue, lilac/lavender, cinnamon, and cream. However, two mutations have arisen, the dominant ticked tabby ( t a ) and the recessive classic tabby.