Ruddy - this color of Abyssinian cat is most popular. Orange-brown, each hair ticked with two or three bands of either black or dark brown with a vibrant burnt orange color closest to the skin. Coat is warm brown ticked with black.
RUDDY: coat ruddy brown (burnt-sienna), ticked with various shades of darker brown or black; the extreme outer tip to be the darkest, with orange-brown undercoat. Tail tipped with black.
Ruddy - A term used to describe the particular breed of Abyssinian cats.
Ruff - The fine hairs around the neck of a longhaired cat, forming a frame for the face. Also called a "Frill".
Ruddy - Overall impression is of an orange-brown or ruddy color tipped with black. Color has radiant or glowing quality. Darker shading along spine allowed.
RUDDY
COAT
Ruddy brown ticked and tipped with black or dark brown.Base colour deep orange or apricot.Belly and inside of legs orange or apricot.Fur up back of hind legs and tail tip black or dark brown.
Ruddy, red, blue and fawn
Coat:
Ticked, richly colored tabby coat without markings on legs, tail and neck, but with dramatic facial markings.
Ruddy (=Usual/Ruddy Brown/Burnt Sienna); Red(=Sorrel/Russet); Blue; Fawn. A perfect specimen should be entirely free from tabby markings.
Other Names:
Abys ...
Ruddy Abyssinians (Usual) oftentimes remind us of a mountain lion. This burnt sienna-like color is the oldest and still most popular shade of the breed. It is very common to see dark brown or even black 'ticking' throughout their under-coat.
Ruddy, red (also called sorrel), blue, and fawn. In England, Australia, and New Zealand, a fifth color, silver, has been accepted.
White anywhere other than nostril, chin, and upper throat; abnormal tail; dark unbroken necklace; gray undercoat.
None.
A ruddy Somali kitten
Somalis have a striking, bushy tail, which, combined with their ruddy coat, has earned them the nickname of "fox cats" in some circles.
The Ruddy and Sorrel Somalis were accepted by the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) in 1979. The Blue was accepted by the CFA in 1986 and the Fawn in 2000.
The "ruddy" base color (my terminology) is the most commonly encountered. This is called "usual" by the GCCF (UK's premier cat association) in their standard of points. In the UK there are 5 championship colors: ...
Though ruddy is the color most associated with the breed, "Abys" are widely available in blue, fawn, and red (also known as sorrel), as well.
Tawny, (Ruddy or Usual) - Glowing, warm, rich tawny brown, ticked with Black or Brown.
Blue - Soft blue, , ticked with deeper blue
Cinnamon, (Red or Sorrel) - Glowing, warm, rich cinnamon-red, ticked with bright tan brown.
Only the Ruddy, Red, Fawn and Blue colors are recognized by CFA, AACE, ACFA or CFF however, Silver is now recognized by TICA and Cream and Lilac are accepted by ACA. Ruddy is the most popular color.
Usual or Ruddy is the best-known and most common coat colour in Abyssinians. Also seen is sorrel, blue and fawn. Silver Abyssinians are a separate group which includes black silver, blue silver, fawn silver and sorrel silver.
Chocolate - ruddy brown
Lilac - a soft mushroom colour
Added to this, the Tonks now come in Red, Tabby and Tortie coats as well.
As you can see, we have a cat for just about everyone.
TAWNY (RUDDY) ABYSSINIAN
Coat
Warm brown ticked with black. Base colour deep orange. Stomach and inside of legs deep orange to deep apricot to harmonise with the base colour. Any shading along the spine should be of a matching shade.
Ruddy: Orange-brown fur, ticked with dark brown or black; ears and tail are tipped with black; underside of body and inside legs are orange-brown or burnt sienna, without ticking; nose is tile red; paw pads are black or brown.
The original color in the breed was "Ruddy". However, the "Red" Abyssinian is suggested to have appeared in a litter of Abyssinians in 1880, although nothing else is known of the breeding.
In 1964, She mated a Sealpoint Siamese female named Tomboy Patter, to a Ruddy Abyssinian champion named Dalai Deta Tim of Selene. Their kittens looked like Abyssinians, but Daly reasoned that they ought to be carrying the Siamese point pattern.
In Australia, the Somali is most commonly available in the wild-looking colours of tawny (called ruddy in USA), cinnamon (also called sorrel), blue and fawn.
She bred a ruddy Abyssinian male carrying cinnamon named Dalai Deta Tim of Selene to a large seal point Siamese female named Dalai Tomboy Patter.
Somalis have a striking, bushy tail, which, combined with their ruddy coat, has earned them the nickname of "fox cats" in some circles.
The Usual or Ruddy Somali is golden brown ticked with black. There are 28 colours of Somali in total (some organisations accept only some of these colours). All organisations accept Somalis in usual/ruddy, sorrel/red, blue, and fawn.
It has a distinctly ticked, double coat, which can come in several colors: ruddy, red, blue, and fawn.
The ocicat was developed in 1964 by accident, when Siamese breeder Virginia Daly, of Michigan, crossed a seal point Siamese female with a ruddy Abyssinian male in the hopes of developing an Abyssinian-pointed Siamese.
The solid cats are usual (ruddy). blue. sorrel (red). chocolate. fawn. lilac. red or cream. The silver colored cats are blue. usual (ruddy). sorrel (red). chocolate. fawn. lilac. red or cream. The tortoiseshell cats are usual. blue. chocolate. fawn.
The coat can be either ruddy brown ticked with dark brown-black (the original colour known as Ruddy), red ticked with chocolate (known as Sorrel or Red), beige ticked with slate blue (known as Blue), ...
An unexpected member of a litter in 1964, the Ocicat was the result of the crossing of a ruddy coated Abyssinian with a seal point Siamese. The one kitten became a large, ivory colored cat that had golden spots and copper eyes.
This sleek looking animal looks like it could be a tiny cougar. The ruddy version of the animal has a dazzling coat.
Colors include: blue, ruddy and red and the eyes are gold or green.
Temperament
This is an athletic, wild looking, yet gentle, soft voiced and companionable cat. ...
Recognised colours are Ruddy (Usual), Sorrel (Cinnamon), Blue, Fawn and corresponding Silvers.
CATZ Inc recognises this breed for full Championship Status ...
Ticked hairs with two or more bands of colour comprise the coat, The overall colour is ruddy, but crosses have also created red and blue varieties. Italian breeders have developed a similar breed called the Wild Abyssinian.
Daly bred a seal point Siamese female to a ruddy Abyssinian male; the subsequent kittens looked like Abyssinians but carried the gene for the Siamese pattern.
The Cat Fancier's Association (CFA), the main cat association in the United States, only recognizes the more wild looking color variations: Ruddy, Red, Blue, and Fawn.
This slender, shorthaired breed is distinguished by its ticked tabby coat pattern, which is a pattern more commonly seen in wild cats. Though ruddy is the color most associated with the breed, "Abys" are available in blue, fawn, ...
They are very intelligent, outgoing and enjoy the home life. The original colouring was the ruddy brown ticked pattern, now known as the 'usual', although many colours are accepted today with eye colours of amber, green and hazel.
Paws: oval-shaped with five in front and four in back
Tail: characteristically bushy tail
Coat: longhair and traditionally, red or "ruddy" colored; however, other color varieties have also been developed; tabby patterns not allowed ...
This medium-sized breed sports a short, ticked coat, usually a ruddy or reddish color, but sometimes fawn, blue or other color. The Aby has large upright ears, a fine, thin neck, lion-like tail, and usually gold or green almond-shaped eyes.
The hair is agouti, or ticked, with anywhere from 4-20 bands of color on each strand. The standard colors for the Somali are red, blue, ruddy, or fawn, but this breed is born in a lot of other colors as well.
Shorter fur across the shoulders
Tail is fluffy and full
The feet have tufts between the toes
Large, almond-shaped eyes range in color from intense green to rich copper
Recognized in four colors: ruddy, red, blue and fawn ...
The ticked fur mantles the cat with harmonizing solid color on its underside. They come in four recognized colors: ruddy, red, blue and fawn. Somalis have small litters of three to four kittens, which develop slowly.
The Somali has an agouti, or ticked, coat with four to twenty bands of color on each hair. The ticked fur mantles the cat with harmonizing solid color on its underside. Somali cats come in four recognized colors: ruddy, red, blue and fawn.
 See also: Fawn, Somali, Ticking, Wedge, Cinnamon
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