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Ragdoll Cat Colours & Patterns
Traditional & Mink Ragdolls
Both Mink and Tradidionally coloured ragdolls are descendant from the original ragdoll breeding program of the 1960s and share the adorable puppy-like ragdoll personality. The only differences between these two ragdolls are their coats, colouring and eye colour.
COLOURING
Traditional ragdolls have a cream coloured coat with colouring and patterning which develops mostly on their points (nose/face, paws and tail). Whereas the rarer mink radoll's coat is coloured from birth and develops to a deeper colour which is slightly lighter than their points.
See the below pic of the blue point mink and traditional ragdolls as this is a great example of the difference in coat colour.
EYE COLOURING
Another difference between the mink and traditional ragdoll is that the traditional ragdoll will always have the stunning blue eyes which the breed is famous for, whereas mink ragdolls usually develop stunning blue-aqua or aqua-green eyes, though they can also have the same eye colour as the traditionally coloured ragdolls.
COAT: SOFT OR SOFTER
The final difference between the traditional and mink ragdolls is that, whilst the traditional ragdolls have an beautifully soft cashmere-feel fur, much like that of a bunny, the mink ragdoll has an even softer feeling fur.
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Just FYI, I've noticed a few Gumtree listings of late which are put up by backyard/unregistered breeders who mistakenly refer to traditional ragdoll kittens or half-ragdolls as mink kittens. If you are seeking a mink ragdoll and are unsure about the kitten you are looking at, just ask the breeder for a pic of the litter as newborns - it is quite easy to identify if a kitten is a mink in these early pics. This is due to the fact that traditional ragdoll kittens are always born completely white (with their colours slowly developing as they age), and mink ragdoll kittens are born with colour already in their coats. If you are specifically seeking a quality purebred mink ragdoll, feel free to get in touch with me as I am happy to put you in touch with several registered and ethical mink ragdoll breeders who are located throughout Australia.
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To further confuse the matter of ragdolls and their colourings, the breed is also available in sepia or various solid colours.
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All of these colour variations are pure ragdolls and if you google the history of the ragdoll cat, you will find that the breed originated from a variety of colours, but the traditional coated kittens were more popular at the time.
In Australia, the current show standard for Ragdolls in a lot of cat councils only includes the traditional coated cats, but this seems to be slowly changing, which is great news for mink and solid ragdoll lovers!
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pic from ridgeview ragdolls
Ragdoll Colourings Explained
"What does "Mitted Blue Lynx Point"even mean!??"
Ragdoll cats come is the following point colours:
SEAL - A dark brown - nearly black
BLUE - A warm blue-grey
CHOCOLATE - A lighter brown than seal, think milk chocolate.LILAC - Very light grey.
RED - Much like a ginger cat's colouring, but lighter. Also known as Flame.
Cream - The lighter version on red.
CINNAMON - An even lighter brown with a slightly reddish hue.
(Cinnamon is not a colour recognised by Australian breed standards)
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Within these colourings, a ragdoll can have the following patterns:
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COLOUR POINT
Their colour develops solidly on their points (Face, Feet & Tail)
MITTED
Their colour appears on their points, but they have white "boots", a white chin & belly stripe.
Mitted ragdolls may also have a white patch on their forehead/nose which is referred to as a "blaze".
BI-COLOUR
As with colour point but Bi-colours have white on all four paws, underbellies,
chest and an upside down "v" on their face which leaves their muzzle white.
LYNX / TABBY
The coloured points of the ragdoll are striped like a tabby marking. In Australia, the lynx markings in ragdolls are more commonly referred to as "Tabby" markings. An adorable feature of the Lynx marking is the white "eyeliner" looking marking around the cats eyes, as shown in the "snow cat" pic at the top of this page.
TORTIE
The coloured points of the ragdoll are a random mix of 2 (non white) colours, as seen in a usual tortoiseshell cat.
SOLID
Solid (or "self coloured") ragdolls do not have coloured points, instead they are fully coloured and come in many patterns and colours as found in the coats of various other breed cats.
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So, if a cat is described as being a mitted blue lynx point, they are blue coloured with the tabby pattering on their points, with white boots, chin and belly stripe.
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As I find more pics, I will add them below to help demonstrate the various colour and pattern combinations.
