Ragdoll colours & patterns

We are often asked about the colours and patterns of Ragdolls. Here’s an overview of their colour and patterns with some photo examples :) we hope that this will help to clarify!

At Playground Ragdolls, we produce kittens in two colours - seal and blue, in three patterns - pointed, mitted and bicolour. Almost all Ragdoll kittens are born white and their colours start appearing over the first two weeks from birth. We are usually able to tell the colour and pattern of our kittens by the time that they are two weeks old (see pictures above). Their colours fill in as they get older. Our Ragdolls typically develop most of their colour by the age of about 1.5-2 years old. Their patterns are set from birth, which means what can be observed from kittens will stay as is and become more obvious as they age.

The above are examples of bicolour Ragdolls. These guys have an inverted V on their faces, known as a mask and some colouring on their bodies and tails. Layla (brown background) is a seal bicolour while Buzz (grey background) is a blue bicolour. Seal refers to dark brown while blue refers to grey in cat terms.

These are examples of mitted Ragdolls. They are characterised by their dark faces, which chins, white mittens and white socks. Marlena is blue mitted while Teddy beside her and Lele are seal mitted. Do note the difference in the colour between Teddy and Lele, as mentioned earlier, their colours fill in as they get older. Pointed Ragdolls are similar to their mitted counterparts except that they do not have white chins and do not wear socks.

We sometimes also have kittens that are mismarked - this means that their patterns do not conform to the standard bicolour/mitted/pointed profile. The kittens above for instance have blotches on their noses where it’s suppose to be pink/white. While they are not able to be shown at cat shows, we love them for how unique they are!