Description of color terms - Cats

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Solid or self - Cat is one color

Points - Paler body with darker color on face, legs and tail

Agouti or ticking - bands of color on a single hair

Bi-Color - Any color and white

Tri-Color or Calico - Brown or black with orange and white

Parti-color - solid color with areas of red or sometimes cream

Pied - uneven splashes of color

Brindle - streaks or swirls of color, usually darker than the base coat

Tortoise-shell - black with patches or streaks of red