The word Tortie is an abbreviation of Tortoiseshell as the coat resembles the mottled shell of a tortoise. The coat of the Tortie Ragdoll cat combines two colors other than white, either closely mixed or appearing in larger patches. Tortie Ragdoll cats are always female. Tortie Ragdoll Cats may also present with Lynx markings.
Tortie cats are not to be confused with Calico cats. There are a few key differences between a tortie and a calico. For starters, a tortie is a cat with two colors in its coat, while a calico has three. Secondly, torties tend to have more of an even mix of color in their fur, while calicos tend to have large patches of color. A Ragdoll cat can only be tortie and not calico.
Seal-Tortie Point
The Seal-Tortie Point’s body is pale fawn to cream, with shading to lighter color on the stomach and chest. The body color may be mottled with cream in older cats. The points are seal brown, variably mottled with red and/or cream. The nose leather are seal brown with flesh or coral pink mottling.
Chocolate-Tortie Point
The Chocolate-Tortie Point’s body is ivory and may be mottled in older cats. The points are a warm milk-chocolate variably mottled with red and/or cream. The nose leather and paw pads are cinnamon with flesh or coral pink mottling.
Blue-Cream Tortie Point
The Blue-Cream Tortie Point’s body is bluish white to platinum grey, cold in tone, with shading to lighter color on stomach and chest. The body color may be mottled in older cats. The points are deep blue-grey variably mottled with cream. The nose leather and paw pads are slate-colored with flesh or coral pink mottling.
Lilac-Cream Tortie Point
The Lilac-Cream Tortie Point’s body is glacial white with mottling, if any, in the shade of the points. The points are frost grey with a pinkish tone, variably mottled with pale cream. The nose leather and paw pads are lavender-pink with flesh or coral pink mottling.
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