{"id":184262,"date":"2022-07-18T11:06:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T11:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:06:53","slug":"what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the rarest color of cat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_color_are_cats_usually\" title=\"What color are cats usually?\">What color are cats usually?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_most_rare_color_of_cat\" title=\"What is the most rare color of cat?\">What is the most rare color of cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_least_popular_color_of_cat\" title=\"What is the least popular color of cat?\">What is the least popular color of cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_most_common_cat_color\" title=\"What is the most common cat color?\">What is the most common cat color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_rarest_cat_color\" title=\"What is the rarest cat color?\">What is the rarest cat color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_least_adopted_cat_color\" title=\"What is the least adopted cat color?\">What is the least adopted cat color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_least_popular_cat\" title=\"What is the least popular cat?\">What is the least popular cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_color_of_cat_is_most_common\" title=\"What color of cat is most common?\">What color of cat is most common?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_color_of_a_cat\" title=\"What is the color of a cat?\">What is the color of a cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_original_color_of_cats\" title=\"What is the original color of cats?\">What is the original color of cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_a_rare_color_for_cats\" title=\"What is a rare color for cats?\">What is a rare color for cats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_most_rarest_cat\" title=\"What is the most rarest cat?\">What is the most rarest cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#Do_purple_cats_exist\" title=\"Do purple cats exist?\">Do purple cats exist?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_color_cats_are_least_adopted\" title=\"What color cats are least adopted?\">What color cats are least adopted?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_most_desired_cat_color\" title=\"What is the most desired cat color?\">What is the most desired cat color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_least_popular_cat_breed\" title=\"What is the least popular cat breed?\">What is the least popular cat breed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_prettiest_color_of_cat\" title=\"What is the prettiest color of cat?\">What is the prettiest color of cat?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#What_is_the_friendliest_cat_color\" title=\"What is the friendliest cat color?\">What is the friendliest cat color?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-the-rarest-color-of-cat-8\/#Whats_the_rarest_color_of_cat\" title=\"What&#8217;s the rarest color of cat?\">What&#8217;s the rarest color of cat?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_color_of_cat\"><\/span>What is the rarest color of cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_least_popular_cat_Colour\"><\/span>What is the least popular cat Colour?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black cats seem to be the most common coat color and sadly also the least desirable at adoption time. In fact, black cats are half as likely to find a home than a cat of another color.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_prettiest_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the prettiest cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>7 Rare and Beautiful Cat Colors August 05 2017, 17 Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Chocolate. If you&#8217;re wondering why they call this color chocolate, look no further than the Havana Brown breed.  <\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon. Like Chocolate, Cinnamon is a dilution of the Black gene.  <\/li>\n<li>Fawn.  <\/li>\n<li>Lilac or Lavender.  <\/li>\n<li>Cream.  <\/li>\n<li>Smoke.  <\/li>\n<li>Chinchilla.<\/li>\n<p>05-Aug-2017<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_are_cats_usually\"><\/span>What color are cats usually?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Color in Cats is (Mostly) Linked to Sex Whether calico, tortoiseshell, orange, black, brown, or gray, a cat&#8217;s fur color is derived from two dominant colors: <b>Black and red. These colors can mutate into different shadesblack can become chocolate, cinnamon, lilac, blue and fawn.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_rare_color_of_cat\"><\/span>What is the most rare color of cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1. <b>Albino Cats. The albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_least_popular_color_of_cat\"><\/span>What is the least popular color of cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Black cats seem to be the most common coat color and sadly also the least desirable at adoption time. In fact, black cats are half as likely to find a home than a cat of another color.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_common_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the most common cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>7 Rare and Beautiful Cat Colors August 05 2017, 17 Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Chocolate. If you&#8217;re wondering why they call this color chocolate, look no further than the Havana Brown breed.  <\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon. Like Chocolate, Cinnamon is a dilution of the Black gene.  <\/li>\n<li>Fawn.  <\/li>\n<li>Lilac or Lavender.  <\/li>\n<li>Cream.  <\/li>\n<li>Smoke.  <\/li>\n<li>Chinchilla.<\/li>\n<p>05-Aug-2017<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the rarest cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_least_adopted_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the least adopted cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Specifically, black cats experienced the highest euthanasia and lowest adoption rates, while <b>white cats had the lowest euthanasia and highest adoption rates.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_least_popular_cat\"><\/span>What is the least popular cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Here are 14 of the rarest cat breeds in the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devon Rex. VIA FLICKER\/ELENA PLESKEVICH.  <\/li>\n<li>Kurilian Bobtail. VIA WIKI COMMONS.  <\/li>\n<li>Norwegian Forest Cat. VIA FLICKR\/EVA 101.  <\/li>\n<li>Minskin. little_curls_cattery.  <\/li>\n<li>Egyptian Mau. VIA FLICKR\/MARY STEVENS.  <\/li>\n<li>Tonkinese. VIA FLICKR\/PRECONSCIOUS EYE.  <\/li>\n<li>Serengeti. VIA WIKI COMMONS.  <\/li>\n<li>Chartreux. Via Wiki Commons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_meanest_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the meanest cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Gray-and-white cats exhibited the highest levels of aggression during visits to the vet. The survey also revealed that black-and-white cats were most likely to react negatively when handled, while calicos were more likely to become irritated. Black, white, gray and tabby cats were rated lowest on the aggression scale.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_rarest_color_for_a_cat\"><\/span>What is the rarest color for a cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of all the cats we discussed, <b>the true albino cat is the rarest. These cats will have an all-white coat with blue eyes. The non-albino white cat is the next rarest, followed by other cats that have white fur due to albinism or the gene that prevents color from reaching the skin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_color_for_a_cat\"><\/span>What is the best color for a cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most felines tend to like <b>blue the best. This is due to the fact that this is the color they see most clearly. The rest of the world has a dull gray tint to it. Think of what a colorized picture looks like when they use a pop of color in a black and white photo for dramatic effect.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_of_cat_is_most_common\"><\/span>What color of cat is most common?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What Is The Most Common Cat Color? <b>Black and brown tabbies are the most common cat color. The genes which code for dense black pigment and a tabby markings override almost all other colors and patterns.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_color_of_a_cat\"><\/span>What is the color of a cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are several solid colors: <b>white, blue, chocolate, cinnamon, lilac or lavender, red, cream, sable or brown and cream. A striped cat  a  tabby  may have one of four different patterns  mackerel, classic, spotted or ticked.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_original_color_of_cats\"><\/span>What is the original color of cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All cats are tabbies The original cat coat is the <b>striped or &#8216;mackerel&#8217; tabby, with the &#8216;blotched&#8217; tabby pattern appearing later. Whether a cat shows their tabby pattern depends on whether they have inherited the recessive solid colour gene or not.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_rare_color_for_cats\"><\/span>What is a rare color for cats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1. <b>Albino Cats. The albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_rarest_cat\"><\/span>What is the most rarest cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of all the cats we discussed, <b>the true albino cat is the rarest. These cats will have an all-white coat with blue eyes. The non-albino white cat is the next rarest, followed by other cats that have white fur due to albinism or the gene that prevents color from reaching the skin.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_purple_cats_exist\"><\/span>Do purple cats exist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Sokoke cat<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_color_cats_are_least_adopted\"><\/span>What color cats are least adopted?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>black<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_most_desired_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the most desired cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Orange cats were regarded as the friendliest by respondents, while white cats were labeled aloof, and tortoiseshell cats were thought to have too much attitude. The subject was revisited in a University of California Davis study a few years later. This time, results were tabulated from 1,274 completed surveys.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_least_popular_cat_breed\"><\/span>What is the least popular cat breed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Overall, orange cats and bi-colored cats were characterized as friendly, while <b>black cats, white cats and tri-colored cats were regarded as more antisocial. White cats were considered to be more shy, lazy and calm, while tortoiseshell cats were more likely to be depicted as both more intolerant and more trainable.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_prettiest_color_of_cat\"><\/span>What is the prettiest color of cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_friendliest_cat_color\"><\/span>What is the friendliest cat color?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>7 Rare and Beautiful Cat Colors August 05 2017, 17 Comments<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Chocolate. If you&#8217;re wondering why they call this color chocolate, look no further than the Havana Brown breed.  <\/li>\n<li>Cinnamon. Like Chocolate, Cinnamon is a dilution of the Black gene.  <\/li>\n<li>Fawn.  <\/li>\n<li>Lilac or Lavender.  <\/li>\n<li>Cream.  <\/li>\n<li>Smoke.  <\/li>\n<li>Chinchilla.<\/li>\n<p>05-Aug-2017<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_rarest_color_of_cat\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the rarest color of cat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <b>albino cat is the rarest of all coat types. Two recessive alleles in the C gene cause complete albinism, and it is extremely rare for cats to get both.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is the rarest color of cat?What is the least popular cat Colour?What is the prettiest cat color?What color are cats usually?What is the most rare color of cat?What is the least popular color of cat?What is the most common cat color?What is the rarest cat color?What is the least adopted cat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184262"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}