BBrown Bengal kittens are the classic bengal cat. This color variety was the first to be accepted and recognized by TICA in 1983. Brown bengals are my favorite color, we have enjoyed growing our brown bengal lineage into kittens we are very proud of. Appearance is not everything, but let's focus on it for this blog post:

Brown Bengal Qualities:
Undercoat Color:
Their color undercoat can range from a bright golden color to a cool grey color. These shades are all accepted but the orange-brown color is uaually preferred.
Markings:
The brown Bengal's markings can also have a range of colors from tan to jet black. Darker markings and a white tummy is usually preferred.
Eye Color:
Traditionally brown bengals have green or gold eyes.

Genetics:
(I'm going to try to explain genetics at a simplified level)
When a kitten gets it's DNA from the parents they get one chromosome from the father and one chromosome from the mother.
These chromosomes are made up of genes. Genes are essentially the traits that make us look the way we do.
Dominent vs Recessive traits:
A dominent trait will override a recessive trait.
For example: Brown Bengals vs Snow Bengals
Brown is dominent over Snow. If a kitten inherits a snow trait from one parent and brown from the other - brown will dominate over snow and the kitten will apear brown.
Another example: Brown Bengals vs Silver Bengals
Silver is dominent over brown. If a kitten inherits a silver trait from one parent and a brown trait from the other - silver will dominate over brown and the kitten will apear silver.

If the kitten inherits brown genes from both parents the kitten will be brown.


Chalk Mountain Bengal's Brown Lines

Most of our Bengals are brown, some of them carry snow and charcoal. You can see their pictures and follow the link for more information.