Orange Kittens: Cute Photos

The orange kittens featured on this page have a tabby pattern, sometimes called "red" or "ginger". Even if a cat appears to have a solid orange coat, it will usually have faint tabby markings on closer inspection. More male than female kittens are born with orange coloring.

All of these kittens have tabby markings. You can find out more about tabbies and see more photos of cute kittens and beautiful mature cats at our tabby cats page.

Tortoiseshell cats: Photos and Information

Tortoiseshell is a color pattern, often confused with calico. Tortoiseshell patterns have no white in their coats, just black and brown or red. Calico coats usually have large patches of the three colors, whereas you can see that these tortoiseshell cats have a more blended or flecked appearance.

The coloring is caused by a combination of certain genetic traits that mostly occur in females.

Markings are not symmetrical and can sometimes include areas of tabby-like pattern. Tortoiseshells are also called "calimanco" and "clouded tiger" in North America.