Bengal Cats Color
The most popular spotted coat for a Bengal cat is the “Rosetted Bengal“. Spots are called rosettes when the spots are two-toned contrasting colors distinct from the background color. The Bengal cat is the only domestic cat with rosetted spots!
We Offer A Rainbow of Bengal Colors
Yep, your standard cat colors. But of course, the complex beauty that is the Bengal cat isn’t just 6 color options. Nope – there’s so much more to Bengal cat colors. But, no matter what the color/tone, the pattern on a Bengal cat should yield a high degree of contrast.
The traditional brown colored Bengals have green or gold eyes. The ground color can range from a gray-tawny tone to a vivid orange-gold. The spotting, rosetting or marbling color can range from black, light brown to a darker or reddish brown. If you have a brown furry friend, you probably know that brown come in a variety of shades like: Golden, Cream, Tawny, Honey, Taupe, Tan, Beige, Caramel, Cinnamon. All shades of brown are accepted but an orange-brown is preferred for ground color. As you can see, there’s virtually every shade of brown available for the Bengal breed.
- Brown to jet black markings
- A black tip tail
- Red nose
- Brown, copper, gold, green or hazel eyes
- A white belly is preferred
Looking for a mini snow leopard? Then this is the cat you’re looking for. Bengals also come in a range of cream, ivory colors associated with a form of albinism that comes from Siamese and Burmese cats ancestry. Contrary to what the name suggests, they are not pure white Bengal cats.
- A very light white cream color
- Dark or light seal markings
- Dark seal brown tail tip
- Blue eyes. Always.
- Ivory, cream, light tan color
- Various shades of seal mink to dark seal mink markings
- Dark seal brown tail tip
- Blue-green or aqua eyes
- Ivory, cream, light tan color
- Various shades of seal sepia to dark seal sepia markings
- Dark seal brown tail tip
- Green or gold eyes
Rosettes in Bengals only started appearing in the early 2000s when some breeders bred shadow spots to shadow spots. The rosette quickly developed.
Brown is the traditional Bengal color. It is the most popular and the most common in the Bengal world (though certainly still stunningly unique). This color spectrum looks most like a tiger/leopard/ocelot, and it was the beginnings of the Bengal breed coloration. Silver is actually a lack of pigment, and it most resembles a snow lynx or snow tiger in the blistery wilds.
