The standard ragdoll comes in four colours and three patterns.
All ragdolls are pointed cats, this means they have colour on their ears, face, legs and tails with a much lighter contrasting body colour.
The four standard colours are seal, blue, chocolate and lilac.
Seal ragdolls have points that are a deep seal brown, with their body being a fawn to cream colour, some may have a darker shading. Nose and paw pad leather should be a deep seal brown.
Blue ragdolls have points that are a slate blue to silver and look grey in colour. Their bodies can be ivory to a bluish white. Nose and paw pad leather should be slate blue.
Chocolate ragdolls have points that are a light milk chocolate colour .Their bodies should be ivory to cream. Noses should be a burnt rose tone although some chocolates have a darker coloured nose leather.
Lilac ragdolls have points that are lilac to pinkish beige. Their bodies should be milk white. Noses should be pink to lavender.
Other colours
Tortie point
Tortie point ragdolls have a red gene and have a tricolour mottled appearance to their points.
Flame point
Flame point ragdolls also have the red gene and have a reddish hue to their points.
Tabby or lynxThe tabby pattern adds a sriking striped effect to the face, legs and tail, and has contrasting white on the inside of the ear and can be found on any of the colours or patterns.
Patterns
There are three standard ragdoll patterns:-
Colourpoint
These ragdolls have darker colour on their faces, legs, feet and tail . Their body is lighter than the point colour, the chest and chin are lighter in colour but are closer to the body colour.
Mitted
These ragdolls are the same as the colourpoints except they have a white chin, chest and paws. The front paws have mittens and the back legs the mittens go half way up their legs and become boots. Their bodies except the chin and chest are a shade lighter than the point colour.
Bi-colour
These ragdolls have darker colour on their ears, face and tail. The characteristic of a bi-colour is a white inverted v on the face, white stomach, white legs , feet and ruff. The body should be at least a shade lighter than the point colour and the bi-colour may have markings of white and colour patches across the back. This should be no more than one third white. Nose and paw pad colour is pink.
whatever the colour of the ragdoll it should always be a large semi long-haired pointed cat with blue eyes and non-matting coat with a docile and laid back personality and can weigh between 10 and 20lbs when fully mature.
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