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| Brown also referred to as "gold" color | Spotted Tabby
A spotted Bengal is bred to have the resemblance of a spotted leopard. A spotted Bengal may come in brown, silver, or snow colors. | Marble Tabby
A marble Bengal is bred to emulate the clouded leopard. The marble may come in brown, silver, or snow colors. |
(Encore Bentley, originally known as Zeppelin) A spotted Bengal my have either spots that are rosetted, or spots that are solid in color. Many spotted Bengals are born with solid black spots (pictured above) that will become rosetted spots as they get older (pictured below). Both solid and rosetted spotted Bengals are common today and both are accepted in the breed standards. 
(SierraGold Rhapsody of Encore)
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(RW Supreme Grand Champion, Sierra Gold Mnt. Tapestry. Picture courtesy of Sierra Gold Bengals)
(Encore Cadence)
The marble pattern should have a flowing pattern from the front to the back and with strong contrasting colors. The tri-colored marble (pictured above) is still not very common, and is highly desired by marble fans. Although not related to the Bengal, the clouded leopard (below) shows the same type of flashy and chaotic pattern as the marble Bengal. Additional facts and pictures about the cloud leopard is available from the San Diego Zoo. 
(Picture courtesy of Brandywine Zoo)
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| Silver Officially accepted by TICA for championship in 2004, the silver color is a newly developed color and still not as common as the brown/gold color. | Spotted Tabby | | Marble Tabby |
| The silver spotted Bengal has bold, black spots with a clear white background. silver spotted Bengal with a contrasting rosettes is often called a clouded spotted silver. | The silver marble has only recently been officially recognized for championship titles. The color is still rare, and good quality tri-colored silver marble is highly desired by many. |
(Encore Silver Symphony of SierraGold)
Pictured above is a spotted silver with bold black spots and a clear white background. Picture below is what is commonly called a "clouded spotted silver" | 
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(BaliHai "Aces High" of SierraGold. Pictures courtesy of Sierra Gold Bengals)
| more pictures coming soon... |
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| | Rosetted | | Tri-Color |
| Color & Pattern Variations | A rosetted Bengal is not registered in a separate category of coloration or patterns. However, Bengal owners and breeders will frequently make the distinction between a spotted Bengal with rosettes versus one with solid spots. Below are examples of rosetted spots and solid spots. | | A tri-colored marble is not a separate category of coloration or pattern. However, the term is commonly referred to a marble Bengal that has more colors than the more common 2-tones found on some marbles. A high-quality tri-colored marble can be hard to find, and is highly sought after by marble fans. |
Pictured (above) is an example of a rosetted spotted Bengal.
 Spotted rosettes (pictured above) have dark outlines of the spots with a lighter contrasting color in the middle. The spotted rosettes should be on a lighter creamy or white color background. The Bengal's tummy should have solid spots, as pictured below. | |
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A closer view of the marble pattern (above) shows multiple colors and shades in the pattern. The stripes down the back of a Bengal is a characteristic that is frequently more accentuated in the tri-color marble. |
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| Disqualifying colors include: Melanistic (black) and Blue Bengals. Click here for the Bengal standards, as posted on TICA. |
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