📌 Quick Reference

1. Point Color Comparison Table

Point Color Point Shade Body Shade Contrast Level Rarity Relative Price Tier Notes
Seal Dark brown / near-black Light cream Strong Common $ Most classic, most bred
Chocolate Warm milk-chocolate brown Cream/ivory Soft Uncommon $$ Softer, warmer look than Seal
Blue Soft grey-blue White/pale grey Moderate Common $ Cool-toned, popular
Lilac (Frost) Pale grey with pink undertone Near-white Very soft Rare $$$ Lightest of the "diluted" colors
Red (Flame) Orange-red Cream/white Bold Uncommon $$ Warm, vivid points
Cream Pale apricot-cream Off-white Very soft Rare $$$ Diluted version of Red
Chocolate Mink Deep warm brown, less contrast Warmer body tone Low Rare $$$ Mink coats are richer overall, not just pointed
Seal Mink Dark brown, muted contrast Warm beige Low-Moderate Uncommon $$ Mink genetics vary from traditional pointed
Blue Mink Blue-grey, muted Warm grey Low Rare $$$ Less common than Blue Colorpoint
Chocolate Lynx Chocolate brown tabby stripes on points Cream Soft, striped Rare $$$ Tabby pattern layered on chocolate
Seal Lynx Dark brown tabby stripes on points Cream Strong, striped Uncommon $$ Most common lynx variant
Chocolate Tortie Mixed chocolate + red/cream patches Cream Variable Rare $$$ Almost always female (X-linked)
Seal Tortie Mixed seal + red/cream patches Cream Variable Uncommon $$ More common tortie variant
Chocolate Bicolor Chocolate points + white face/body patches White/cream Soft, patched Rare $$$ More white than Mitted
Seal Bicolor Dark points + white patches White/cream Strong, patched Common $$ Popular show pattern
Chocolate Mitted Chocolate points + white paws only Cream Soft Rare $$$ White limited to paws/chin/belly stripe
Seal Mitted Dark points + white paws only Cream Strong Common $$ Classic "mitted" look
Blue Bicolor Blue points + white patches White Moderate, patched Common $$ Popular pastel pattern
Cream Lynx Pale apricot tabby stripes Off-white Very soft, striped Very rare $$$$ One of the least common combos
Lilac Mitted Pale grey-pink points + white paws Near-white Very soft Very rare $$$$ Extremely subtle contrast

Price tiers ($ = baseline, $$$$ = premium) reflect relative rarity-driven demand, not a fixed dollar figure — actual price depends heavily on breeder, lineage, and health testing.

2. Point Color vs. Pattern — Quick Grid

Colorpoint Mitted Bicolor Lynx Tortie
Seal ✅ Classic ✅ Common ✅ Common ✅ Common ✅ Common
Chocolate ✅ Uncommon ✅ Rare ✅ Rare ✅ Rare ✅ Rare
Blue ✅ Common ✅ Common ✅ Common ✅ Uncommon N/A (male-only color)
Lilac ✅ Rare ✅ Very rare ✅ Very rare ✅ Very rare ✅ Very rare
Red/Flame ✅ Uncommon ✅ Rare ✅ Uncommon ✅ Rare N/A
Cream ✅ Rare ✅ Very rare ✅ Very rare ✅ Very rare N/A

3. Development Timeline (applies to all point colors)

Age What Happens
Birth Kitten is nearly all-white; no visible points
2–4 weeks Faint shading starts on ears, nose, tail tip
3–6 months Points visibly deepen; face mask forms
1–2 years Color continues to richen and settle
3–4 years Full mature coloring reached

4. Shared Traits Across ALL Point Colors