🧬 What Do All These Letters Mean?

Color Predictor​

Welcome to the Cherubim Kitten Color Predictor, an interactive tool created for Ragdoll breeders and enthusiasts to explore potential coat colors in kittens based on genetic pairings.

Use the dropdowns to select the genetics of your sire and dam, then click “Predict” to view possible outcomes for coat color, point type (solid, mink, sepia, or traditional pointed), dilution, and red/tortie inheritance.

This tool is tailored to the Cherubim Ragdoll standard, combining genetics seen in solid, mink, sepia, and pointed Ragdolls. It includes rare traits like chocolate, cinnamon, and dilute carriers, often found in Cherubim Ragdoll breeding programs.

If you're looking for more information, visit our Cherubim Ragdoll Genetics page.

🖤 B Locus – Base Coat Color

Determines black, chocolate, or cinnamon coloring.

• B/B — Black (Seal if combined with cs/cs, cs/cb, or cb/cb)

• B/b — Black/Seal carrying chocolate

• B/bl — Black/Seal carrying cinnamon

• b/b — Chocolate

• b/bl — Chocolate carrying cinnamon

• bl/bl — Cinnamon

❄️ C Locus – Point Type

Controls color restriction (pointing pattern).

• C/C — Solid (no point gene, full-color coat)

• C/cs — Solid carrying traditional point gene

• C/cb — Solid carrying sepia gene

• cs/cs — Pointed (Traditional Ragdoll look)

• cb/cb — Sepia (deeper-colored points, like Burmese)

• cs/cb — Mink (soft blend between pointed and sepia)

🎨 D Locus – Dilution

Affects how vibrant or pastel the base color appears.

• D/D — Full color (not dilute)

• D/d — Carrier of dilute gene (can produce dilute offspring)

• d/d — Dilute (blue, lilac, cream, or fawn)

🔥 O Locus – Red & Tortie

Determines red and tortoiseshell patterns.

• O — Red (males will be red; contributes to tortie in females)

• o — Non-red

• Oo — Female tortie (inherits one red gene)

💡 Red masks black/chocolate/cinnamon, making some kittens appear red even when they genetically carry other colors. This tool accounts for these possibilities automatically.

If you're a Cherubim or Ragdoll breeder in Virginia or elsewhere looking to simplify litter planning, this color predictor is a valuable tool to support your decisions.

White Spotting Calculator

In Ragdolls, Cherubim cats, and other breeds where coat patterns and white markings are essential, the S locus determines the inheritance of white spotting. Each kitten inherits one copy of this gene from each parent. The specific combination of alleles (gene versions) influences whether the kitten will be colorpoint, mitted, bicolor, or have high white (van) markings, including features like the classic inverted V on the face.

Here’s what each combination used in our White Spotting Predictor Tool means:

• s/s = Colorpoint: No white spotting. Markings restricted to the face, ears, legs, and tail, with no white on the body or paws.

• S2/s = Mitted: White paws, chin, and sometimes a belly stripe. May or may not have a blaze on the nose.

• S4/s = True Bicolor: Classic bicolor pattern with an inverted V marking on the face, white legs, belly, and partial white on the back.

• S2/S2 = High Mitted: Increased white on legs or body, often with symmetrical mitts. May appear similar to mitted but with more extensive markings.

• S4/S2 = Mid High White Bicolor: Intermediate expression—more white than true bicolor, possibly reaching high on the body or forming a broken saddle.

• S4/S4 = Van or High White Bicolor: Very high white expression. Almost completely white body with markings often limited to the head and tail. The inverted V is usually present but may be surrounded by even more white.

These codes are based on the expanded S locus model used by many breeders and referenced in scientific literature. While exact pattern outcomes can vary, this tool predicts the most likely kitten markings based on parental genotypes.

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