Cat pattern
Bicolour
Two colours in clearly separate areas: in cats and dogs usually a colour with white; in koi and goldfish two colours on the body.
51 Cat breeds list Bicolour. It is in a club standard for 43 breeds. At least one club disqualifies it in 1 breed.
Breeds whose standards accept Bicolour
| Breed | TICA | CFA | FIFE | WCF | ACFA | GCCF | CCA | LOOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bobtail | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Curl | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Shorthair | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| American Wirehair | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Aphrodite Giant | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âWith whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Arabian Mau | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBlack and Whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Balinese | Standard (âAny color with whiteâ) | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Longhair | Standard (âTabby and Whiteâ) | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| British Shorthair | Standard (âTabby and Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | Standard (âBi-colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cornish Rex | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Cymric | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Devon Rex | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Donskoy | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| DonskoySkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| European Shorthair | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Exotic Shorthair | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Foldex | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBi-colourâ) | No ruling |
| German Rex | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Himalayan | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Japanese Bobtail | Standard (âand Whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-colorsâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Kurilian Bobtail | Standard (âTabby and Whiteâ) | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âwith or without any amount of whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| LaPerm | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Lykoi | No ruling | Standard (âbicolorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Not recognised (âbicoloursâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Maine Coon | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | Standard (âBi-colour and Parti-colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Manx | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Napoleon | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Norwegian Forest Cat | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | Standard (âSolid Color and Whiteâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | Standard (âBicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Bicolor | Standard (âparticolorsâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Longhair | Standard (âparticolorsâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Oriental Shorthair | Standard (âparticolorsâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Persian (modern) | Standard (âwith white colors/patternsâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolorâ) | No ruling | Standard (âBi-colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Peterbald | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| PeterbaldSkin and scales | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragamuffin ( Liebling) | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âwith or without whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ragdoll | Standard (âbicolorâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âBi-colourâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Scottish Fold | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Selkirk Rex | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siamese (modern) | Standard (ââAny color with whiteâ pointsâ) | No ruling | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Siberian ( Siberian Forest, Neva Masquerade [colorpoint variety]) | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | Standard (âWhiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Snowshoe | Standard (âBi-colorâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Alternate (âBi-Colour Snowshoeâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| SphynxSkin and scales | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Turkish Angora | No ruling | Standard (âBi-Colorâ) | Standard (âbicolourâ) | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| York Chocolate | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (âwith whiteâ) | No ruling | No ruling | Standard (â& Whiteâ) | Standard (âsolide et blancâ) |
Breeds where Bicolour is disqualified or not accepted
| Breed | TICA | ACFA | GCCF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish Van | Disqualifying (âbicolor patternâ) | No ruling | No ruling |
| Highlander | No ruling | Not recognised (âAnd Whiteâ) | No ruling |
| Ocicat | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| Somali | Not recognised | No ruling | Not recognised (âwhite spottingâ) |
| Thai | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| Tonkinese | Not recognised | No ruling | No ruling |
| Minskin | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |
| Ojos Azules | No ruling | No ruling | No ruling |