Chinchilla Color in Cats
Cat Coat Patterns and Colors
MetPet.com Staff Writer
Chinchilla is a coat color pattern in cats where each hair
has a white root and middle with a dark tip. When the tips are black, the cat
appears shimmering silver. When the tips are brown, the cat appears golden.
Sometimes the pale roots and middle are cream and not pure white.
In the world of show cats, depending on the country and
registry, there are many variations of the Chinchilla color pattern.
Blue Chinchilla Silver
Golden
Chinchilla Shaded Tortoiseshell
Chinchilla Shell Tortoiseshell
Dilute Chinchilla Shaded Tortoiseshell
Red
Smoke is a color
pattern that is similar to Chinchilla. Smoke hairs, however, are mostly dark with
just the roots being pale. Smoke cats appear dark in color while Chinchilla cats
appear light in color. |
