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January 21, 2017 By Jeniffer Leave a Comment

What Are the Most Common Colors of Norwegian Forest Cats?

What Are the Most Common Colors of Norwegian Forest Cats?

Norwegian Forest cats come in a myriad of colors. In addition to color variations, they can have numerous coat patterns. Most colors and patterns of Norwegian Forest Cats are widely accepted by fanciers, so unlike other breeds, you don’t need to worry too much about a particular color or pattern signaling impurity with the exception of a handful of colors we will discuss shortly. In fact, patterns are not even documented at the time of breed registration because of the countless possibilities and variations.

Common Colors

The most common colors of Norwegian Forests must be seen in light of their patterns or the kind of coat a tabby has. Considering all variants, Norwegian Forest Cat coats are most commonly:

  • black
  • blue
  • red
  • cream
  • black tortie
  • blue tortie
  • smoke
  • silver
  • white
  • golden
  • light amber
  • amber

Common Patterns

Their coat patterns can be:

  • van
  • harlequin
  • bicolor
  • unspecified portions that are white

Specific tabby variants are categorized as:

  • blotched tabby
  • mackerel tabby
  • spotted tabby
  • ticked tabby

Common Combinations

The eye colors of Norwegian Forest cats can be blue, orange or green.

Depending on the color of a Norwegian Forest Cat, the coat and its pattern, you will frequently see the following combinations:

  • brown tabby
  • black tabby
  • red tabby
  • blue tabby
  • tortie tabby
  • cream tabby
  • silver tortie tabby
  • blue tabby
  • black smoke tabby
  • blue smoke tabby
  • blue silver tabby
  • red silver tabby
  • tortie silver tabby
  • tortie smoke tabby
  • cream silver tabby
  • blue tortie silver tabby
  • blue tortie smoke tabby
  • spotted tabby
  • ticked tabby
  • white blue eyed tabby
  • cream smoke and white tabby
  • white orange eyed tabby
  • white odd eyed tabby
  • white green eyed tabby

Color Exceptions

You should note that lilac, cinnamon, chocolate and fawn are not accepted colors of a Norwegian Forest cat. There are some who don’t accept amber or light amber either.

Special Variants

There are variants among the four major types of Norwegian Forests, namely:

  • ticked
  • mackerel
  • blotched
  • classic
  • spotted

All these variants can come in an all-white coat with specific types of patterns. Depending on the variant, there will be special facial features and there can be some stripes or spots of different hues on different parts of the body including the legs, tail, around the neck and between the ears. Many of these differences are noticeable even to an untrained eye but some are much more subtle and discernible only by an experienced breeder.

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