So what variations on colour are acceptable?
Toygers can come in a variety of subtle shades, which can confuse the budding Toyger owner.
Describing the shades is very difficult and often subjective, but they can range from a cool ‘pumpkin or greyish’ background up to a more brown/Orange tinted background. The markings will also vary dependant on the background. So although every photograph on our website are true photographs and have not been adjusted for hue or colour, we feel it a must that potential kitten owners visit us so that we can explain at first hand the differences.
Cool or not so Cool
Some people prefer the cooler coloured kittens and some prefer the more brown ones, although at this point it must be understood, that their colour may change as they mature
What Colour are Toygers...
Cool or Warm they're still adorable
Toygers when born are normally ‘cool’ coloured, that is to say they are somewhat grey / pumpkin coloured with dark stripes, and it is not until they are a few weeks old, that you try and guess what their final colour might be. Unlike other breeds where there are a number of accepted colours we describe all of our Toygers as ‘Brown’ Toygers.
Although as with every rule there is an exception, the exception in the case of Toygers, is what we call ‘Blue’ Toygers. Although the Blue are not recognised in the breed standard, very occasionally a liitle ‘Blue’ Toyger is born. These make stunning pets, and normally have great markings, but cannot be shown although they may be of full Toyger x Toyger breeding (SBT).
So what colours do the
judges prefer ?
We have shown cats with the full range of hues and when judged by international judges there still seems to be personal preferences on coat colours.
Remember when the Toygers are judged the judge carefully assesses the cat against a breed standard, this includes many other attributes a Toyger should have.
Quite often a judge will make comments on the markings, boning and conformation of the cat but not so much on the hue of the coat.
