Blue (gray) tabby – The blue tabby has a pale blue-ivory background with tabby markings in deep blue (gray).They may or may not have white fur on their faces. Silver Patched and White tabby (Silver and White Torbie) – The silver patched and white tabbies are similar to the silver patched but with white fur on their bibs, bellies and all four paws.Silver Patched tabby (Silver Torbie) – A silver patched tabby has a pale silver background color with the tabby pattern in black with patches of red and/or cream.Silver and White – Silver and white tabbies have a silver and white background color with the tabby pattern in black.Silver tabby – A silver tabby Maine Coon has a pale silver background color with a black tabby pattern.Red and White tabby – As for red tabby but with white fur on their bibs, bellies and all four paws.Red tabby (orange/ginger) – A red tabby has a red (orange/ginger) background color with a deep, rich red tabby pattern.Brown Patched and White tabby (Brown and White Torbie) – These are the same as the brown patched tabby except they have white fur on their bibs, bellies and all four paws.Brown Patched tabby (Brown Torbie) – The brown patched tabby has a coppery brown background color and the tabby pattern is black with patches of red.Brown and White tabby – Brown and white tabbies have the same colors as the brown but with white fur on their bibs, bellies and all four paws.The tabby markings are dense black and this is sometimes confused with the black tabby cat.
Brown tabby – The brown tabby coat has a warm brown or bronze background.These Maine Coon colors can have mackerel, classic or ticked tabby patterns.Īs there are at least 22 colors and combinations per pattern, over 66 Maine Coon tabby variations are possible! Some even believe a Maine Coon is a cat and raccoon crossbut this is a genetic impossibility. Tabby leg and tail patternsĪll have stripes of darker fur on their legs, buttons of darker colors on their bellies, a darker stripe of fur along their spines, and rings around their tails.Īs the rings around their tails look similar to those on a raccoon’s tail many people believe this is where the Coon part of the name came from. Other Tabby Maine Coon features Tabby facial markingsĪll tabby Maine Coons have the same facial markings: a dark line leading from the outside corner of each eye angling downwards to beneath each ear (often referred to as mascara markings), and a darker capital M on their foreheads. The tabby Maine Coon pattern consists of stripes, swirls, and ticks and can be a variety of colors. This pattern is often referred to as the Agouti tabby pattern and the section on genetics, later on, makes it clear why this is. The ticked tabby Maine Coon has several bands of different colors on every hair on its body and head, the usual tabby face, and the usual tabby rings on its legs and tail. It is often referred to as a black tabby Maine Coon because it sports a black pattern on a brown coat. The original brown tabby Maine Coon is still the most common. The Maine Coon tabby mix is often indistinguishable from a purebred Maine Coon.
The Maine Coon tabby mix is a popular cat because Maine Coon tabbies are in abundance. In Maine Coons, this tabby gene is frequently dominant which is why there are so many more tabby Maine Coons than any other pattern.
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