TICKED TABBY - (ABYSSINIAN COLOURS)
| colour | Coat colour | Ticking | Nose leather | Paw pads | Eye rims | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruddy A- B- C- D- ii Ta- | The base colour is dark apricot to dark orange. | black | brick-red black rimmed | black | black | |
| blue ticked A- B- C- dd ii Ta- | The base colour is gently beige to light cream. | steel-blue | brick-red blue rimmed | blue-grey | blue-grey | In case of a light base colour the contrast is strong to the colour of the ticking, which should not be massed up with silver ticked. |
| chocolate ticked A- bb/bbl C- D- ii Ta- | The base colour is an intense apricot. | chocolate | old-rose chocolate rimmed | chocolate | chocolate | |
| sorrel (cinnamon) ticked A- blbl C- D- ii Ta- | The base colour is dark apricot. | intense rusty brown | dark pink red-brown rimmed | dark pink | red-brown | |
| fawn ticked A- blbl C- dd ii Ta- | The base colour is a dull, weak cream. | dark, warm cream | pink old-rose rimmed | old-rose | old-rose |
SILVER TICKED TABBY
| colour | Coat colour | Ticking | Nose leather | Paw pads | Eye rims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| black silver ticked A- B- C- D- I- Ta- | The base colour is pure silver-white. | black | brick-red black rimmed | black or seal | black |
| blue silver ticked A- B- C- dd I- Ta- | The base colour is pure silver-white. | steel-blue | brick-red blue rimmed | blue-grey | blue-grey |
| chocolate silver ticked A- bb/bbl C- D- I- Ta- | The base colour is pure silver-white. | chocolate | old-rose chocolate rimmed | chocolate | chocolate |
| sorrel silver (cinnamon silver) ticked A- blbl C- D- I- Ta- | The base colour is pure silver-white. | red-brown | brick-red brown rimmed | cinnamon to chocolate | chocolate |
| fawn silver ticked A- blbl C- dd I- Ta- | The base colour is pure silver-white. | warm cream | pink old-rose rimmed | old-rose | old-rose |
Only the colours are described here, which are recognized in the Abyssinian.
A- can be: AA or Aa
B- can be: BB or Bb or Bbl
C- can be: CC or Ccs or Ccb
D- can be: DD or Dd
I- can be: II or Ii
Ta- can be: TaTa or Tata
In all colours:
E- oY/oo ss =any tabby pattern= ww wbwb
Please note that the gene Ta and the gene for the tabby pattern are located
at different loci.