Many of the pedigreed cat breeds recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association and The International Cat Association come in grey or blue. 1 Another type of black-and-white bicolor cat is referred to as a 'cow cat' or 'moo cat' and includes the magpie, cap-and-saddle and mask-and-mantle patterns. Some breeds do not come in grey at all, including the Bombay, Burmilla, Havana Brown, Japanese Bobtail, Khao Manee, Ragdoll, Siamese, Singapura, and Tonkinese. Other popular cat breeds come in grey or blue, but also appear in other colors, whether solid or patterned. A tabby cat is a cat that has black and grey spots and stripes, with either a white or a gold (or a white and gold) neck and belly. Some cat breeds only come in grey or blue, such as the Chartreux, Korat, Nebelung, and Russian Blue. The term 'tabby' is just a coat color/pattern.

The dilute versions of calico and tortoiseshell cats also have some grey color in their coats, but in these coat patterns, grey is mixed with orange or tan (tortoiseshell) or orange/tan and white (calico).Īlso Read: Tortoiseshell Versus Calico Cats: What’s The Difference Between Them? Mackerel Tabbies Mackerel tabbies are probably the most familiar type of tabby. Coat Pattern: Mackerel Tabby Color: Blue Breed: Devon Rex 1. Grey cats also come in a variety of different patterns, including solid grey, grey tabby, grey spotted tabby, grey ticked tabby, grey spotted, grey pointed, and bi-colored (grey with white). Tabby can also be mixed with other marking genes to create cats that display both (i.e., tabby calicos, pointed tabbies, and tabbies with white on their coat.) Below I will describe each. In cats, grey coats come in a range of hues, from very light silvery grey to deep slate blue. The color grey, which is also called blue, is a dilute variation of black, which is a very common color in cats. Though grey is one of the most beautiful colors found in cats, grey cats are not particularly rare.

Gray tabby cat white and caramel belly