coat colors and patterns
The coat colors and patterns
The coat colors and patterns in the Bengal
The coat and the patterns in the Bengal. There are two basic patterns in Bengal, namely the spotted pattern and the marble pattern. The print/pattern on the cat's fur can consist of different types of 'spots'. The types of patterns that you can encounter on the coat are often named with one of these words. spot marble rosette pawprint donut rosette spearhead rosette / arrowhead rosette shade rosette / clouded rosette A spotted Bengal has spots / spots that can vary in size. The spots also come in different colours, from black to warm brown. The pattern comes out best when the background is as light as possible, creating a good contrast. These colors can also vary per cat from gray to red / orange. A spotted Bengal should preferably have no vertical stripes (rib stripes). Furthermore, it is preferable that the spots are placed as horizontally as possible on the body. A marble / marbled Bengal has spots / stripes that are wide. The pattern is placed horizontally and/or diagonally on the coat. A bulls-eye spot/pattern is undesirable. Marble cats are often warmer in color, preferably marble cats are seen with a three-colored coat color. Because of the warmer color and the horizontally placed pattern, marble cats are often used / deployed in a breeding program for spotted / rosetted cats. Breeders try in this way to get the patterns as horizontal as possible with an extra beautiful / improved color of the coat. A Rozetted Bengal has rosettes/spots that are 'round' and can vary in size. The rosettes are clearly outlined and filled with a warmer / darker color than the background. With the Rozetted Bengal it is preferable that the fur consists of three colors and that the rosettes are placed as horizontal as possible. Usually the rosettes are placed on the middle and side of the body, the shoulders and back are then simply spotted / spotted. The pawprint occurs in a Rozetted Bengal. This print resembles a paw print hence the name. A pawprint consists of a warm center surrounded by clearly darker 'spots' in a number of places. A donut rosette is 'round' with a warmer color in the center of the rosette and the sides are clearly outlined. A spearhead rosette / arrowhead rosette is usually pointed and placed completely horizontal on the body. You can also see this print on 'wild' tiger cats. These animals have triangular spots with a warm red interior. shadow rosette / clouded rosette these are spots with a kind of warmer part on one side, this looks like shadow. These rosettes also occur in three-colored marble bengals. Advantages are: a throat band a white chest and white belly with marking spots on the legs and spots or rosettes on the tail a clear contrast beautiful outlined patterns three or more shades in the coat color The background color, spot color and the pattern can differ a lot from each other. The background color must be warm. Care must be taken that the color does not become too warm. If the color is too warm, the pattern may turn brown instead of black. If the pattern becomes too brown in color, the pattern may fade. The development of the coat can take a few years. The spot color can range from inky black to variations of dark brown. The darkest spots (ink black) naturally give the most contrast and they stand out the best. The Bengal's pattern should stand out as clearly as possible against the background. In addition to the color difference between the pattern and the background and the size of the pattern, ticking is also important. Ticking means that several colors occur in a hair. Ticking causes the pattern to fade. When breeding Bengals, an attempt is made to avoid ticking and to get the pattern/contrast as clear as possible. Explanation per color can be found via the following links: Brown silver snow charcoal blue melanistic, smoke & solid