Dragon Li coat colors and patterns
One color, and the standard is strict about it. Brown mackerel tabby is the ONLY recognized color and pattern in CFA's (now-lapsed) standard, class codes 0510/0511, no AOV, no outcrosses. A DISQUALIFY clause excludes white paws, a white muzzle, and white anywhere beyond the eyes, nostrils, chin and upper throat. Which makes the breed's public image its best correction. The most-reused public photo of this breed (Wikipedia's own infobox cat, 'Pipi', used across at least five language editions) shows a white chest and white front paws, exactly what the standard disqualifies. Our hero photo was checked against the standard's own clause before publication. Our gallery keeps one non-compliant photo deliberately, labeled, as the teaching example.
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The color palette
Brown mackerel tabby (the only recognized dress)
The 'tears of the dragon' facial lines
Ringed legs and tail
Golden eyes (the classic pairing)
The Dragon Li in color
Royalty-free photos (Wikimedia Commons), full credits on the breed profile.
What the standard says
One color, and the standard is strict about it. Brown mackerel tabby is the ONLY recognized color and pattern in CFA's (now-lapsed) standard, class codes 0510/0511, no AOV, no outcrosses. A DISQUALIFY clause excludes white paws, a white muzzle, and white anywhere beyond the eyes, nostrils, chin and upper throat. Which makes the breed's public image its best correction. The most-reused public photo of this breed (Wikipedia's own infobox cat, 'Pipi', used across at least five language editions) shows a white chest and white front paws, exactly what the standard disqualifies. Our hero photo was checked against the standard's own clause before publication. Our gallery keeps one non-compliant photo deliberately, labeled, as the teaching example.
