Some cats have dominant genes with a high prevalence of either eumelanin or pheomelanin and their coats are usually a black medium, or dark brown, or red.

Melanin has two structural components, eumelanin which produces shades of brown and black, and pheomelanin that gives the fur, red and yellow coloring. Just like with human skin, what determines a cat’s coat colors is melanin, which is a type of pigment. If you want to know more about chocolate and cinnamon cats and what breeds come in these shades of brown, then we got you covered! What Determines A Cat’s Coat Color?īefore we dive deeper into why brown cats are harder to find, we need to take a look at what affects a cat’s fur color in the first place. The Havana Brown is one of the only breeds that has a “true chocolate” coat. While the brown tabby is easy enough to find, chocolate and cinnamon cats are rarer. Why are brown cats rare? Cats with brown coats have a brown gene variant that reduces the amount of black pigment. These cats truly are gorgeous and unusual, and it makes me wonder why there are so few of them? Is there a reason behind such rarity! One such color is brown, and to be more precise chocolate!

Cats come in all kinds of shades some coat colors are more common than others while there are those that are incredibly difficult to find.

Brown tabby cat