Ragdoll cats are wonderful for so many reason, including a generally relaxed and affectionate nature. Their striking blue eyes and soft, medium-length coat make them look almost as stunning as their sweet personalities. These cats come in a vast variety of colors and patterns. Like Siamese cats, Ragdolls have the Himalayan gene, which affects the development of points on their coats.

Cats with this gene will develop the classic pointed coloration because the gene that codes for melanin production within their fur is essentially faulty. It doesn’t work at body temperature, so the fur on the cat’s body will remain a pale color. As the body temperature drops across the ears, face, tail, and legs, we start to see melanin and color produced. That is how a pointed coat occurs!

We will first look at the colors available before diving into the different types of patterns. Now, let’s take a look at those eye-catching coat colors.

The 20 Ragdoll Cat Colors

The six main colors of Ragdolls are seal, chocolate, blue, lilac, red, and cream, although some associations also include cinnamon and fawn. These colors can either be solid or shaded with lynx (tabby) markings, tortie, or a combination of both, known as tortie-lynx.

For every Ragdoll cat color, the breed standard states that all points should be clearly defined along the face mask, ears, tail, legs, and feet.

Point Ragdolls

1. Seal Point Ragdoll

Seal point Ragdolls have fur in a warm cream-to-fawn color, which fades into a lighter shade across their tummies and chests. This Ragdoll cat’s points are a deep and rich brown, with the nose leather and paw pads in the same shade.

2. Chocolate Point Ragdoll

The chocolate point Ragdoll has pale ivory fur across most of their bodies, which fades toward their chests and stomachs. Their points are warm milk chocolate in color, and their nose and pads are cinnamon pink (with tones of brown).

3. Blue Point Ragdoll

A blue point Ragdoll has cool shades of white across their bodies, merging into points of deep gray-blue color. Their tummies and chests will be almost pure white. Their paw pads and nose leather are slate gray.

4. Lilac Point Ragdoll

Lilac-pointed Ragdolls have a pure white body with warm, pink-toned gray points. Their pads and noses are lavender to pink shades.

5. Red Point Ragdoll

Red-pointed Ragdolls are sometimes called “flame points.” Their bodies are a bright white and sometimes have pale shading in the same tone as their points, ranging from a deep and rich red to a brighter apricot shade, although darker colors are preferred. Their nose leather and paw pads range from flesh pink to red tones, depending on the color of their points.

6. Cream Point Ragdoll

Cream-pointed Ragdolls have body fur in a bright white and points in a subtle cream that can have pink or buff undertones. Their pads and nose leather can be seen in a range of pink tones, depending on the intensity of their cream points.

Lynx Point Ragdolls

Now, we’ll look at lynx point Ragdoll cat colors. These colors are based on the same six shades but are overlaid with distinct lynx or tabby barring, ticks, and stripes.

7. Seal Lynx Point Ragdoll

Seal lynx point Ragdolls will have rich brown points overlaid with lighter lynx stripes or bars. Their bodies may have paler brown stripes and ticks over cream or fawn fur. Their nose is either seal brown or sometimes pink with seal brown edges, and their pads are seal brown in color.

8. Chocolate Lynx Point Ragdoll

Chocolate lynx Ragdolls have points in the color of milk chocolate, with distinct stripes in a paler chocolate tone. Their bodies will be ivory but can have ticks and stripes in a pale brown.

9. Blue Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

Blue lynx point Ragdolls will have most of their fur in a white to platinum shade with undertones of blue. Their points are a deep slate gray with paler bars. Their white bodies can have stripes or ticks in a pale blue-gray. Their nose and pads are slate in color; a pink edge is permitted in the nose.

10. Lilac Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

Their body fur is glacial white but can have some stripes. The points are frosty gray with pinkish tone bars. The nose can be lavender-pink and might have a pink edge, and their paw pads are lavender-pink.

11. Red Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

A red lynx-point Ragdoll has a white body contrasting strongly with their points, which can be bright to apricot red. These points are overlaid with paler stripes that can extend onto their bodies. Ticking across the white fur is also sometimes seen in a paler tone than their points. The nose and paw pads are flesh or coral pink in color. Freckles may be present on their nose, lips, eyelids, and ears.

12. Cream Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

The cream lynx point Ragdoll will have a bright white body with points in slightly darker yet subtle shades of cream or buff. These points have paler stripes that merge into the main coat color.

Tortie Point Ragdolls

Next up, the tortie points! These Ragdoll cats have distinct points in either seal or chocolate. The points are blended with tortie markings in either red or a combination of red and cream.

13. Seal Tortie Point Ragdoll Cat

Ragdolls with the seal tortie point coloring will have cream to fawn bodies, and the fur is lighter in the belly and chest area. Their seal brown points are mottled with red or red and cream. Their nose leather and pads are seal-brown that can be mottled in a flesh or coral-pink color.

14. Chocolate Tortie Point Ragdoll Cat

Chocolate tortie point Ragdolls have ivory bodies that can develop mottling as they age. Their points are a milk-chocolate shade overlaid with either red or red and cream. Their nose and paw pads can be a cinnamon, flesh, or coral pink color that is desirable but according to the specific pattern and might have some mottling.

Cream Point Ragdolls

Ragdolls with cream points have mottled areas like tortie points, but this time, the patches are only seen in cream and never combined with red.

15. Blue Cream Point Ragdoll Cat

These Ragdoll cats have cold white bodies with deep slate gray points mottled with cream. The chest and belly fur is lighter in color, and their bodies may also become mottled as the cat matures. The nose and paw pads can be slate gray, flesh, or coral in color and might have some mottling.

16. Lilac Cream Point Ragdoll Cat

The lilac cream point Ragdoll has a pure white body with gray points in a cold tone. Their points are a frosty gray with pink tones. This is overlaid with cream-mottled patches. Their nose and pad paws are flesh or coral pink and might have some mottling.

Tortie-Lynx Point Ragdolls

Now the tortie lynx points! These blend many colors into one beautiful coat color, combining the best tortie and lynx patterns. These Ragdolls show the normal tabby pattern, overlaid and intermingled with different shades of red or cream. Both elements, tortie and tabby, should be clearly visible, and each point should show some breaks in the color, even if it is small. Any large areas of red or cream may show some tabby markings.

17. Seal Tortie Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

These Ragdoll cats have fawn to pale cream bodies that can have stripes and ticks in the pale colors of their points. Their points have a dark brown undertone and mottling in red or red and cream overlaying the base color. Their nose leather and paw pads can be a range of colors, from seal brown to pink.

18. Chocolate Tortie Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

Chocolate tortie lynx point Ragdolls have ivory bodies with milk chocolate-colored points. These points have paler barring and an overlay of mottling in red or both red and cream. Their nose leather and paw pads can be seen in various colors, including cinnamon, pink, flesh-colored, or mottled.

Cream-Lynx Point Ragdolls

Cream lynx point Ragdoll cats have tabby or lynx-style barring and ticking across their points and sometimes their bodies. On their points, this is overlaid with cream mottles. They look more like pure lynx-pointed Ragdolls than tortie-pointed Ragdolls.

19. Blue-Cream Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

The blue-cream lynx-pointed Ragdolls have platinum to blue-white fur across their bodies with gray-blue points. These points are overlaid with barring and cream mottling. Their nose leather and paw pads can be a range of colors, including slate, mottled, or pink.

20. Lilac Cream Lynx Point Ragdoll Cat

The lilac cream lynx point color is a pure white body combined with gray points that have a pink undertone. These points have barring covered by cream mottles. Their bodies may have pale bars or ticking. Nose leather and paw pads will be lavender-pink, coral, or flesh-colored, with some mottling allowed.

The 4 Ragdoll Coat Patterns

There are many colors that a Ragdoll can have, so let’s look at the patterns they can come in as well. The four patterns can be seen on any of the coat colors listed above.

21. Bi-Color Pattern Ragdoll Cat

A bi-color Ragdoll cat will have darker points on the ears and top of the head, bisected by a bright white blaze. The points extend across their back (also referred to as a “saddle”) and tail. The white facial blaze should resemble an upside-down “V,” extending to the edges of their eyes. Their nose leather should be pink, and while pink paw pads are preferred for judging classes, you may also see a mixture of colors on their pads. Their chin, chest, and all along the underside of their tummy should be a snowy white.

22. Van Pattern Ragdoll Cat

Ragdoll cats with the van pattern only have darker points across their ears, mask, and tail. This color should be well defined from the surrounding white fur, although minor spotting patterns are allowed all across a cat’s coat with this pattern. They should have pink noses and pads.

23. Colorpoint Pattern Ragdoll Cat

The colorpoint pattern is the classic pointed pattern, where the ears, face, tail, and feet are all a clearly defined darker color. It’s common to see cats with a paler chest, chin, and bib than the points, but this should still differ from the paler remainder of their coat. The nose and paw pads of a colorpoint Ragdoll should be the same color as their points.

24. Mitted Pattern Ragdoll Cat

The mitted Ragdoll pattern is similar to the colorpoint pattern, except their paws will be overlaid with bright white mittens. The mittens on their back paws can go up and around their hocks but not over their thighs. The front paws should have evenly matched tiny mittens extending to the wrist. The chin of a mitted Ragdoll should be white, with it joining to a white stripe across their bellies. The face of a mitted Ragdoll can have a white marking shaped like a diamond, star, hourglass, or line. This can be made up of either one line or a broken line but should be central and symmetrical.

A mitted cat’s nose leather and paw pads should match the color of their points, but the pads may have a small number of darker spots.

Conclusion

You might see Ragdolls advertised in other colors and patterns, including the mink bloodline some breeders offer. The colors and patterns we’ve listed are all accepted by the official Ragdoll Breed Standard of the Cat Fanciers Association.

Maybe you’ve found your dream combination of Ragdoll color and pattern in our list, or perhaps you’ve successfully identified the coloring of your cat! We’d love to know more in the comments below.

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