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[kittie1]

I didn't know the definition of bicolored is a cat with a white base. So what are other bicolored cats called? My cat is black and brown. I called her bicolored because she has two colors at the moment it might change to complete brown. But I'm wondering if a cat is black and brown or black and grey or brown and orange. Are they still bicolored or something else? What's the correct term.

 

[Willowy]

Usually the "black and brown" cats are called tortoiseshell. If the cat only has a small bit of brown shading (like many tabbies do), that's not considered. That's just normal tabby markings.

 

[orientalslave]

A bicolour is a plain colour plus white.

A cat with just one plain colour is called a 'self' in the UK.

What a patterened cat is called depends on the pattern.  Tabby, tortie-tabby and tortie are all possibilities.

 

[kittie1]

she's like a splash of brown here and there. It's a chocolate brown... She was born a solid black the brown just came in some time in February when she hit 6 months. Her tails has black swirls slightly her ears have brown at the bottom but her head is fully black. She doesn't really have dots but like splashes of brown... They're close in color it's hard to tell where which color is which. But she was brown on her entire underbelly and shoulders and rump I think it's brown and a bit of black.... Right now I  thought she was bi-colored because she has two different colors... Now I feel silly because I thought bicolored ust meant two colors.

 

[Willowy]

Black fur can fade/"rust" and look brown. Is it brown all the way to the root?

 

[kittie1]

it's brown from the root I see more

 

[orientalslave]

A decent photo of your cat showing the markings clearly would be far easier to work out than a description.

 

[kittie1]

on my avatar pretty much. But it's kinda dark but she's a cat it's not nice to put her in the light where she can barely see but her getting on her underbelly by her own will would mean she was nutts or something it's not like her to ever get on her back I can't take a photo of her on her back. Flash makes her glossy black but in the day she's brown splashed black cat.

Like I said they aren't markings... They're like she was splashed into paint.... Two on her shoulders rings on her tail a mix on her rump and some brown around her ear head area....

A description all in all is better since pictures aren't as correct. Her brown could have a reddish tone I guess.

 

[orientalslave]

I suspect she's a black cat that happens to not be as black as a pedigree would be, but without seeing her or a good photo I'm not sure.

 

[kittie1]

then why are her roots brown? Even some of her black ones are brown chocolate brown that is. She can appear actually as black as night in a picture. It's just irl it's not the same.

it's about these colors below

http://i42.tinypic.com/15ib1pz.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/11kv5ue.jpg

her brown is between these two colors. In the light it is about brown on the shoulders. In the shades it's more like chocolate. She has a lot of brown. But she has black in some places especially her head....

she looks like she has white markings on her forehead but it's actually lack of eyebrows...

her head and some other parts are this color.

http://i42.tinypic.com/315ok7s.jpg


these color except the last were all brown.

What is the second color counted for then?

 

[missymotus]

I suspect she's a black cat that happens to not be as black as a pedigree would be

Agree. Probably with ghost tabby markings and rufousing.

 

[kittie1]

what are markings? When I think markings I think spots or lines. The color takes over in splashes... Her whole underbelly has gone into a chocolate brown and regular brown inbetween the colors... Her longs have gone the that color the black that is there  is rooted brown. Those two colors were chocolate and brown cats.the havanna brown is a good example...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2057593573_3fcd5b4957.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/Havana_Brown.jpg/235px-Havana_Brown.jpg

 

[missymotus]

then why are her roots brown?

Because roots are often a slightly lighter colour than the coat, and as already said she's not like a purebred who's been bred for colour.

You really need to post photos in natural light for anyone to give you any proper answers, sorry but your descriptions aren't enough to go by. All the answers that can be given already have been.

 

[kittie1]

they weren't brown when she was a kitten though.. I thought others had dark brown/black splashed cats. I was just wondering what they called them apparently no one does though it seems.