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HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TORBIE, TORTIE, CALICO AND TABBY COAT COLOR

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I love cats that come in all sizes, shapes and colors. Really, I don’t
discriminate, I just love them all despite their markings, fur length or coat
color. (Although I must say, there will always be a special place in my heart
for ginger tabbies!) Speaking of which, did you know there are different
classifications for tabbies? Not all have solid stripes, actually, and some have
stripes which are darker/bolder than others. If you’ve ever wondered what
exactly makes a torbie, tortie, calico or tabby cat, we’re here to tell you!

CHECK OUT OUR DETAILED OVERVIEW ON HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TORBIES,
TORTIES, CALICO AND TABBY CAT COAT COLORS.

TORTOISESHELL CATS

By definition, a tortoiseshell cat is a feline with a coat that resembles the
mottled or particolored shell of a tortoise. Similar to calicos, tortoiseshell
cats are almost exclusively female. And in the rare instances that a
tortoiseshell cat is male, it will typically be sterile as a result.
Tortoiseshell markings appear in many different breeds, as well as in
non-purebred domestic cats.

For those cat owners who share their home with one of these colorful cats, they
often report of their cat’s ““tortitude” with others. A tortie cat is known by
many for being a cat with attitude and a distinct personality with a voice all
of their own. If you’ve got a tortie, then you know exactly what we mean by
tortitude!

A COLLAGE OF EXAMPLES OF TORTIE CATS:

Since torties are not specific to any particular breed of cat, their overall
coloring typically appears brindled. Their appearance is a healthy mix of dark
black or chocolate, with shades of red, ginger, or orange mixed in.

Fun tortoiseshell cat fact: In many cultures, tortoiseshell cats are synonymous
with good luck. Dating back to Celtic times, tortoiseshell cats have been
perceived to bring good fortune into their homes. Even today, the Irish and
Scottish believe stray tortoiseshell cats bring them luck. In the United States,
tortoiseshells are sometimes referred to as money cats.

For some people (myself included!), it can be slightly difficult to determine
the difference between torbie and tortie cat coat color. Here’s something to
keep in mind when establishing the difference:

> Even on a solid color cat, you can often see stripes on reds and creams. The
> only way to be sure if you have a tortie or torbie is to ignore any stripes
> showing in the red or cream areas – just look to see if the black color is
> solid or has stripes. You may see small white spots, but usually, Torties have
> a predominance of black and red fur color. A tortie can also have a diluted
> coat that’s not as bold, but still be considered a tortie by definition.

COLE AND MARMALADES’ HOUSEMATES, JUGG AND ZIG ZAG, ARE BOTH TORBIES!

WHAT IS A TRICOLOR CAT? CALICOS, TORTOISESHELLS, AND TORBIES ALL BELONG TO A
CATEGORY OF CAT COLORS CALLED TRICOLOR.

TORBIE CATS

Of the four type of cat coat colors listed, the torbie cat is most rare. The
term “torbie” is short for tortoiseshell-tabby, and they were once referred to
as reverse torties. When a cat has tabby stripes but also tortoiseshell
markings, this results in what is known as a torbie. They are also called
“patched tabbies” since they are a tabby with patches of red or cream.

A collage of examples of torbie cats:

CALICO CATS

These predominantly female–as well as usually very loving–cats are rather easy
to recognize once you know exactly what to look for: orange, black and white. A
calico cat can come in a wide array of coat patterns, and no two really ever
look identical. Any cats with large piebald type white, orange, and black
patches are calico cats.

Add a tabby pattern into the mix with a calico cat and you have a cat called a
caliby! There are also cats that are “diluted” calicos, which have gray rather
than black on their coat coloring. (See image below for example.)

Fun calico cat fact: A calico is the official state cat of Maryland!

A collage of examples of calico cats:

Curious why calico cats are almost always female? Well, the truth is in the
genes! Here’s how it works:

> There is a color gene for orange cat coat color that is noted as O. The O gene
> can only be carried on the X chromosome. Since a male cat has only one X
> chromosome, if he carries the orange gene, he is either OY (orange) or oY
> (some other non-orange color). Female cats have two X chromosomes, which means
> they can be OO (dominant orange), oo (recessive orange, which results in the
> cat being some other color), or they can be Oo, which is tricolor. Tricolor
> contains both dominant and recessive orange genes.

Photo: Marmalade in all his ginger glory!

TABBY CATS

By definition, a tabby cat is any domesticated feline that has “a coat featuring
distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, always together with a
mark resembling an ‘M’ on its forehead. Some tabby kittens are actually born
without stripes, and develop them after a few weeks of age. While tabby cats can
be male or female, ginger tabbies are almost always male due to their genetic
coding.

Cat lovers the world over have had a fondness for these patterned cats for
centuries. But what causes these cats to have such a unique coat pattern is
quite interesting:

> The tabby pattern is a naturally occurring feature that may be related to the
> coloration of the domestic cat’s direct ancestor, the African wildcat,
> which—along with the European wildcat and Asiatic wildcat—has a similar
> coloration. A genetic study found five genetic clusters from tabbies to be
> ancestral to wildcats of various parts of the world.

A collage of examples of tabby cats:

Tabby cat fact: The English term tabby originates from the translation of
the French phrase “striped silk taffeta”, the root of which is tabis, meaning “a
rich watered silk.”

Technically speaking there are different variations of tabby cat coat color:
mackerel, stripped, spotted, and ticked.

Do you have a tortie, torbie, calico or tabby cat in your life? Share your cats
coat color with us in the comments section!

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74 COMMENTS

1. Carol May 14, 2019 at 7:55 pm - Reply

I have one calico, one ginger tabby, three tabbies, one manx with tabby
markings, three tuxedo’s, one black and white (moo cow cat), and one all
black with gold eyes. One of the tabbies has black sides with silver swirls
that look like cinnamon rolls!

* Jezza October 18, 2023 at 11:52 pm - Reply

I have a male torbie and I named it Ashli.

2. Louise May 14, 2019 at 8:05 pm - Reply

We are the lucky room mates of both a calico (Wilma) and a striped tabby
(Lizzie). The two are biological sisters from the same litter and we
lovingly call them our little monsters. They are both very chatty and we
can enjoy long talks, especially with Wilma the calico. They greet us at
the door when we come home, they always come and/or talk to us when we call
their names and every evening they each have a cuddle time before a we can
all go to sleep. ???

3. Patricia L Harris May 14, 2019 at 8:30 pm - Reply

Enjoyed this article about coat colors.. I have 4 calicos (one is a ragdoll
dilute calico) and I also have one solid gray tabby… Love they all…

4. Donna Bryant May 14, 2019 at 8:49 pm - Reply

We currently have 2 grey tabbies, 1 orange tabby, 1 tortie, and 1 calico.
The other 3 cats in our group are an orange and white, a black and white,
and a seal point Siamese. We do love our kitties!!!

5. Rhonda Bullock May 14, 2019 at 9:44 pm - Reply

Have loved & owned so many of these beautiful kitties
Over the years.

6. Mel May 14, 2019 at 10:29 pm - Reply

My last kitty was, I’m told, a muted tortoiseshell. As I understand it, all
cats have an under layer and a top layer of fur. Torties have a top layer
that’s a darker colour than the under layer – and muted torties have a
thicker top layer than non-muted ones, so it’s harder to see the under
layer in certain lighting. In photos I have of my Nyssa (RIP), her
colouring and patterning changes depending on what the light is like, the
position she’s in, etc. Sometimes she’s got more of the brown undercoat
showing, while in other shots you see more of the dark grey undercoat…

7. Rosemary Lupo May 14, 2019 at 10:33 pm - Reply

I LOVE them! What about Siamese Tortie Points? They are pointed like a
Siamese but Tri-colored as well. Their coat changes color with age as their
“colors come in.” They start out as an ugly-duckling and end up as a
beautiful Tortie Point. Incredible color changing cats. My Heart cat was a
Tortie Siamese.

8. Cindy May 14, 2019 at 11:05 pm - Reply

This was so interesting and useful! Thank you!

9. Chris Gagne May 15, 2019 at 1:31 am - Reply

We have one Tabby and one Torbie. Both of them have distinct attitudes. But
that simply makes them unique in their own way and i enjoy having them in
our lives.

10. shari gibson May 15, 2019 at 1:51 am - Reply

i am lucky enough to have several calicos, torties and torbie kitties. i
love them all! i have had a ginger tabby that was female.

11. Connie May 15, 2019 at 2:00 am - Reply

Because tabbies have wildcat ancestry, does that make it more prone to
biting? I have a year old female tabby and she can be loving 1 minute and
suddenly bite me the next. How can I stop this?

* CLH May 26, 2019 at 7:51 pm - Reply

I’ve noticed that cats will nip at our skin when ‘grooming’ us the same
way they nip at their own fur to pull it up and ‘lay it straight’ while
grooming themselves. This you just accept as part of being loved by a
cat. Otherwise it can be a play fight action like with another cat, or a
‘I’m temporarily NOT in the mood.’ Just calmly say “No” back off when
this happens. Real biting (intended to cause harm, not just playing)
means you crossed a line and scared or angered them; don’t do that again,
whatever caused it.

12. Vivian Voloris Davis May 15, 2019 at 2:05 am - Reply

Hi my name is Miss Vivian Voloris Davis and I have a stripe,dot, circle
gray Tabby.I was walking my dog n I heard a noise.I thought it was a bird
are something I looked to the sky n it wasn’t anything n then I looked into
a bushes n there was a tiny little thing baby kitten by the size of my
hand,palm.So when we meet eye to eye it came to my feet I was kinda curious
about picking it up but my dog seems to not mind he was quite happy so I
picked it up brought it into my home took a bath n it was fleas free.

13. DeAnn Vance May 15, 2019 at 2:06 am - Reply

I have a brown tabby male, a dilute tortie female, a torbie female and a
buff and white bi-color male…. All the loves of my life

14. Maggie May 15, 2019 at 2:07 am - Reply

We have one of each ! We have a gray stripped tabby, a calico who has is
predominantly black but with white and orange large patches ( but has the
whole fortitude thing?‍), and we adopted an abandoned young cat last summer
who is a torbie.

15. Norma May 15, 2019 at 2:37 am - Reply

I have three calicos. The mama is mostly black with orange mixed in and
white on her paws and belly. Her two babies are dilute calicos (gray/cream
orange/white.) She had another calico baby too, black/orange/white but that
one was adopted.

16. Constance R Mays May 15, 2019 at 3:52 am - Reply

Your comments about the various personalities above are absolutely true. My
“tortie girl” has a distinct personality and nothing seems to frighten her.
She can be tempermental but when I had my surgeries she was the most loving
and loyal of all of my kitty cats. I am fostering kittens and one of them
has calico patches. I noticed she does the most purring and although tiny
her lovable characteristics are very noticeable. I have 4 tabbies who are
great but due to their coloration are extremely difficult to see in the
dark. This is something to keep in mind if a person happens to be visually
impaired. I’m not but I think the camouflage ability of the tabby cat is
something to consider when taking on a new cat. Oh and maybe I should say 5
tabbies because a tortie is technically a tabby too

* Maggie C. May 19, 2019 at 5:37 pm - Reply

I have a beautiful grey tabby girl, two years old. Her stripes are very
defined and very dark almost black while her body is silver grey tabby. A
dark black line runs on the top of her spine from neck to base of tail.
Her belly is like greyish yellow, hard to define.She is a real beauty and
is my pride and joy

17. Megan Myburgh May 15, 2019 at 4:12 am - Reply

We share our home with a torbie (my husbands princess ?), a tuxedo and a
pitch black house panther.

18. Carolyn May 15, 2019 at 6:02 am - Reply

We have a lovely polydactl girl we adopted 8 years ago. She was a severely
depressed 3 year old who had spent at least 18 months in shelters! Don’t
know why, as she is sweet, smart and sassy, and we wouldn’t Trade Della
Rella , who is mostly black with one primarily gold/red foot, for love or
money! She is our second Tortie, after years of mostly Siamese. Our vet
says Torties are the “redheads” of the cat world, and we can vouch for the
temperment! She and our Siamese, Qwerty, don’t care much for each other,
but we have arranged our household around them to avoid confilct, of
course!

* Samantha Davidson July 21, 2023 at 2:10 am - Reply

We have a black tabby with calico features. And some diluted. And we have
a couple of new ones that resemble the mean gremlins stripe ( mohawkish)
hair style. Very cute. If you live around Borger, tx message me if anyone
us interested in kittens. We have a rainbow of colors.

19. Deborah May 15, 2019 at 9:25 am - Reply

We have a tortoise-point Himalayan. Because she is mostly white, it really
only shows up on her face, which is gray and orange around her muzzle and
gives her a slightly sneering look.

20. Jenn May 15, 2019 at 10:32 am - Reply

I have a tortie and tortico (tortie with a small white patch on chest)

21. Samantha May 15, 2019 at 12:36 pm - Reply

I have 2 tabby males. Minion (grey, black and a little brown, tabby) and
Simba (ginger tabby). They are brothers but not biologically. They
definitely have different personalities. Minion is my curious one and also
chewer And Simba is my scaredy cat. They are my fur babies.

22. Timmy Tomcat May 15, 2019 at 2:54 pm - Reply

What a clear and concise explanation of coat colors. We have a wonderful,
intelligent, friendly, loving, energetic, handsome and did I say smart and
witty Orange Tabby, Timmy! The other boring cats are a Bi-Color with a too
pushy personality, a big old Blue, a House Panfur, a Pure Breed American
Bob-Tail Rumpy and a cute but a bit standoffish Gray Tabby. It is amazing
how different our personalities are that is something that makes the Cat
such a wonderful house partner

23. Timmy Tomcat May 15, 2019 at 3:00 pm - Reply

Well… What a clear and concise explanation of coat colors. We have a
wonderful, intelligent, friendly, loving, energetic, handsome and did I say
smart and witty Orange Tabby, Timmy! The other boring cats are a Bi-Color
with a too pushy personality, a big old Blue, a House Panfur, a Pure Breed
American Bob-Tail Rumpy and a cute but a bit standoffish Gray Tabby. It is
amazing how different our personalities are that is something that makes
the Cat such a wonderful house partner

24. Cyndi C May 15, 2019 at 5:34 pm - Reply

I have a beautiful torby girl (Willow), who has the softest fur ever!
Somewhat muted colors. She definitely has “tortitude”! She thinks she’s the
queen of the other cats, but is also very loving. One of our males is a
gorgeous, and huge, tabby. He’s a complete dork! Also lovey.

25. Jules May 15, 2019 at 5:55 pm - Reply

Actually orange tabby females aren’t super-rare. One in every four or five
orange kittens is female.

* ray 1234 December 9, 2023 at 9:24 pm - Reply

You are correct —but what you didn’t say is female ginger orange tabbies
are

26. Shirley Riley May 15, 2019 at 7:49 pm - Reply

We share our home with a tortoiseshell and a calico. What fun these kitties
are!

27. Wendy May 15, 2019 at 9:15 pm - Reply

I have a a orange tabby, a tortie and a torbie as well as two black cats.

28. Pam May 16, 2019 at 3:51 am - Reply

I have a champagne tabby and a tortie. I also had a beautiful tuxedo cat
that passed away in March.

29. ZiShudo May 16, 2019 at 7:11 am - Reply

I have a Tortico and Tuxeco/Calico.
Torties with white should be called Tortico. Mine has the patterns of grey,
black and brown/orange on her back. Her face has some white but mainly
underneath on her belly and her neck area she has white.
Torticos need to be added into this.
My calico has a tuxedo head.

My friend has a Torbieco. She is a mix of Tortie/Calico/Tabby coat.

* ray1234 December 9, 2023 at 9:26 pm - Reply

I have a torbieco also Molly what an amazing cat

30. Lisa May 16, 2019 at 9:48 am - Reply

I have a tortie (F, Mocha), orange tabby (M, Loki), and a calico (F,
Callie). I can say that all live up to their descriptions!! Especially my
mocha with all her tortitude.

31. Dawn May 16, 2019 at 11:16 pm - Reply

Grey tabby
Grey marbled tabby
Seal point rag doll
Dilute tortie
Orange tabby
Tuxedo

32. Tiff May 17, 2019 at 7:52 pm - Reply

I have sister kitties, one is a dilute calico and the other a dilute
tortillas. Such a beautiful pair!

33. Lee Wygand May 23, 2019 at 5:38 am - Reply

I have two torties. They have tortitude. They’re names are Stars and
Stripes. The also have vocal chords that do not close all the way so the
have breathy meows.

34. Katherine Lee May 23, 2019 at 4:19 pm - Reply

<3 ♡ So I have a mini Noah's Ark lol.

I have two brown mackeral tortoiseshell tabbies (AKA 'torbies') and two
tortoiseshell with white (AKA 'calico').
All 4 have different personalities. <3

I also have two all orange ('red') mackeral tabbies: 1 female, 1 male, and
two orange and white tabbies, 1 marble/classic tabby pattern female, 1
mackeral tabby pattern male.

I have two orange foster cats and one is not buff, but lighter, no white,
and is female, and a mackeral tabby male.

In the past I also had two orange/white famale fosters.

Two of my friends have had orange tabby females. Another friend had an
orange/white male and female.

My uncle had an orange tabby and buff/cream tabby, both female.

We had a neighor's cat who used to visit, buff, female.
So, not to burst bubbles, but orange females don't seem super rare lol.
They are beautiful though, and orange/red/cream has so many shades.

35. Lois Pipkin May 24, 2019 at 10:22 pm - Reply

I had a cat that I thought was tabby when he was born, but as he grew, the
stripes turned into circles. What is that all about?
I understand tortitude very well … sometimes she acts like a 2-year-old;
other times she’s such a diva!!

36. Temple (cat Nan of Brandy) May 26, 2019 at 11:45 am - Reply

We share our home with a tortie, who actually picked us. We were at a
shelter looking for a dog(we’re dog people) she was making such a fuss. In
the cat enclosure, that we just went in to say hi. The next day we went
back to look at a puppy. The cat saw us again, did the same thing. A couple
different ladies working there said she hasn’t been out of the treehouse,
except to eat and drink until you guys walk in. I’ve never been a cat
person, but this little girl stole my heart. She is very loving and vocal,
speaks her mind during any conversation we’re having. Greets each us when
we come in the afternoon and always is either with my husband and I or our
17 year old son, who is her favorite. They say these cats are good luck or
money cats, we were lucky to have found her and wouldn’t take a million
bucks for her. ♥️ Wish I could post a pic show how beautiful she is.

37. Sheridan Ernstmeyer May 26, 2019 at 5:48 pm - Reply

I am the proud property of 16 cats and kittens. Almost all are rescues. I
have flame points, tabbies (including one large finger polydactyl),
torties, torbies, calibies, and one terribly spoiled (more spoiled than the
others) black & white tuxedo. All talk to me to one degree or another and
remind me daily that they are glad to be with me and each other.

38. Carol May 27, 2019 at 3:30 pm - Reply

I have aTorbie that is a foster. She has all the tabby lines on the face
and forhead, but her body is a rich but dilute mix of the grey’s,
reds,orange , brown and a little cream that look like watercolors that ran
together

39. Sandra Clark May 29, 2019 at 4:36 pm - Reply

Got a Dilute Calico with plenty of torditude, she also has Chimera in her
with half ginger and half grey, she is a 6yr old spoilt beauty

40. Cathy May 29, 2019 at 11:36 pm - Reply

I have 5 cats. One female ginger cat, one grey and white, one grey, white
and black tabby, one mostly white with calico head and tali and one I would
consider a tortoise shell with 3 white feet and one black, also a white
chest. They’re all spoiled.

41. Jeff May 31, 2019 at 4:56 pm - Reply

I’m trying to figure out which one my miss Missy is :p she’s black and
white spotted she looks like an itty bitty cow ? I kinda thought maybe a
tuxedo, or a calico. Here’s a picture: https://imgur.com/a/psKjzYM

42. Betsy June 3, 2019 at 4:27 am - Reply

My Penny has gray/tan/brown tortoishell on her back, white/tan on her paws
and a gorgeous calico belly with big blobs of colors.

43. Rachael June 9, 2019 at 12:25 pm - Reply

We have one solid white male, one solid black male, one brown Tabby female
and one orange tabby female (yes, I have a rare female orange tabby)!
Looking to complete my tribe soon with a calico♥️?

44. Desiree June 10, 2019 at 3:28 am - Reply

My BIG guy is a tiger tabby-no spots. Black gray and white-very handsome! A
real heart throbber and a loverboy who recieves limitless pampering! Lol.
The princess is a gorgeous, dark torte. Looks like a rich cup of coffee
hence, her name, Sumatra. She has a gold stripe down her face that looks
like a falling star-very fitting for her stardom of sassy tortitude!

45. Mary November 19, 2019 at 10:32 pm - Reply

I have 2 tortishell cats. They are sisters and adopted me! They just showed
up at my house one day. I’m assuming someone dumped them. The one is quite
aggressive while the other is very loving and she purrs when I give them
food Their names are Brindle and BonBon. Brindle is the aggressive one.
BonBon just had a litter of 2 babies, both of them are ginger tabbies, so I
assume they are male. I had never seen cats with coats like this nor had I
ever heard of it. I’m very fortunate indeed that they chose me to be their
adoptive mommy

46. Susanne Meek November 20, 2019 at 2:35 am - Reply

I have 2 cats one Tortoise Shell, which she has a White Shirt with Toxedo
coat also bowtie, her dad has nicknamed her Penguin. The other is a Silver
Tabby male, The Tortoise Shell is named Sapphire, an she does have her own
special ways of communication, also an attitude. The Tabby is called Lemmy
an he also has an attitude, both are 2 yrs old an I love my babies to bits
both of them.??

47. Michelle Tukutau November 29, 2019 at 12:25 am - Reply

I’m not sure if we have a tortie or a calico cat. She is definitely muted.
She is lighter brown with muted orange, grey and brown with white under her
chin, belly, and feet. I think she is tortie with white.

48. Cheri Pixley December 3, 2019 at 1:39 pm - Reply

I have a dilute orange female. My vet said she will have the personality of
a calico cat because of being dilute orange.

49. rustybeth May 17, 2021 at 4:44 pm - Reply

I have a longhair dilute mackerel torbie. What a handful! Also a melanistic
DSH and a longhair cow cat. Lots of brushing.

50. Marija V. July 3, 2021 at 10:18 am - Reply

I have two torties
Interesting cats, and so different in caracter
Older one is so calmed, I don’t even no that I have it, but younger one,
OMG, totally different, she is everywhere, doesn’t have fear of anything
and I KNOW she is there
Always

51. jess May 22, 2022 at 11:20 pm - Reply

What about Tabicos?

52. Krista July 20, 2022 at 12:35 am - Reply

Ive had a marmalade, 2 dilute torties, one more blue and the other shell
coloured, a dilute peach and cream tabbie and now have two calicos and what
I think is a little torie

53. Angela Dansie August 10, 2022 at 11:21 pm - Reply

I have what I THOUGHT was a calico, but found out in this article that
she’s a diluted caliby. Her coloring is amazing. Orange, white & gray, with
perfectly round black spots on the gray patches on her sides & gray/black
tabby stripes on her legs. I got her with 5 one day old kittens. One is a
caliby like her, 2 are nearly all white with black/orange around ears &
gray/black tabby stripes on their tail & legs, 1 is a blotchy tabby that is
starting to look like she’ll color in to be a torbie & 1 male cream patchy
tabby. I’m really glad I took this little family in!

54. Paula December 18, 2022 at 4:37 am - Reply

.there is no such thing as a tortoise point. The “points” refer to their
ears. Tortoise or tortoise shell refers to their coats.

55. merry March 25, 2023 at 7:44 pm - Reply

I have 2 new cats under a year after losing my last 2 to age (21yrs old!) I
now have a male orange tabby named Cheeto and a female torbie named
Sparkle, both rescues. I ‘ve never had these colorations in cats before, so
i haven’t seen the tortitude yet in the female. She is such a sweety pie.
…. so far.

56. Megan Styles May 16, 2023 at 9:27 am - Reply

I know this is really late (I usually am late though lol) but my mom and I
just rescued two cats from a horrible situation. One is definitely calico
and her kitten, which Im confused about, has gray striped patterns on her
back and tail, on an all white body but also splashes of cream on her under
belly and the underside of her tail. She also has gorgeous green eyes! Im
wondering if she’d be considered a caliby, or a calico? Her cream colored
spots aren’t visible except for one very small circular patch on her right
front leg, which consists of the gray and cream colors. Other then that
patch, she’s white on her legs, belly, and chest. Then in comes the striped
light gray color from her mid section to her back, with some on her face
white is predominantly on her face though. Any suggestions on breed? Mind
you she’s coming from a calico mommy, no clue as to what dad was. TIA!

57. Clifton Norton May 29, 2023 at 6:05 am - Reply

This may be the best, most informative article I have yet found on this
topic! Compliments to all involved
I am an animal rescuer and have seen so many variations in cat coats – also
a few “quirks” seemingly perpetuated through the calicos, they are
Supermums! One pregnant rescue gave birth to 7 kittens for her 1st litter,
escaped through an unsecured door while feeding the following week and
returned 2 hours later with another kitten.

58. Evelyn Carter June 13, 2023 at 4:01 pm - Reply

I have a torbie, a short hair gray tabby and a long hair black manx.

59. Mary Miller June 13, 2023 at 8:50 pm - Reply

My Buddy Cat was a gray striped tabby, my Marble is a tortie, and my
Midnight was a mini panther like Cole. I miss having three cats. Marble is
the only one I have left; both Buddy and Midnight crossed the rainbow
bridge in 2021.

60. Sandra Gander June 14, 2023 at 10:38 am - Reply

I have one very large Mackerel Tabby – predominently brown, with lovely
black stripe patterns, just fringes of gold fur, with white feet, bib, and
belly. She is a bit “chubby”, totally arrogant, and totally fits her name,
Foxy Lady!

61. Drake July 13, 2023 at 5:21 pm - Reply

Just adopted two feral kittens (6.5 weeks) one (boy) is a grey/black tabby
and the other is either a torbie or a caliby. Not sure yet, but mother was
calico with father unknown. Her colors are tortoiseshell on back, orange
tabby and white on feet and head more like the calico patchwork, so she has
grey, black, white, dark orange, light orange. She is fiesty so far.

62. Susan Dobrinic July 20, 2023 at 9:50 am - Reply

throughout my life I have had a: diluted calico, a gray tabby, an orange
tabby, and currently a beautiful Torbie
Side note: I’ve also had a tuxedo with a white off center ! on his nose!
Wish I could upload pics of all my beautiful cats!

63. Louise September 9, 2023 at 11:23 pm - Reply

You forgot about Calibys (calico tabbies)!

* JessiCAT September 10, 2023 at 9:43 am - Reply

Tabicos too, it’s what Calypso is

64. Jennifer October 13, 2023 at 10:01 pm - Reply

We just adopted a beautiful little girl Mira, she is torti in the back and
tabby tuxedo in the front. If you take a pic of her from the back she’s
totally different from the front we love her. I believe based on this
article that she is definitely a torbi.

65. Robin M. November 15, 2023 at 9:34 am - Reply

I just took in 2 kittens that my niece found in a box on the side of her
house, a brother and sister I assume since they were together. I have a vet
appointment the end of the month for them but I’m curious as to what kind
of cat they are. The girl, Christmas Clara looks to be a diluted calico.
She is long hair and tri color white grey and orange, but I do not know
what the boy, July Drosselmayer is. He is mostly white white an orange
patch on his back and his ears are orange.

66. Sharon Hennessey January 26, 2024 at 1:46 am - Reply

We have a seal point torbie mitted ragdoll.. gorgeous!

67. Chris February 12, 2024 at 2:22 pm - Reply

I have a beautiful Tortie and just found out that the baby Siamese I got in
June ’23 (named Juniper), is actually a tortie point siamese .

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