Editing Bicolor cat (section)

=== Van pattern ===
[[File:TurkishVanRandomSpots.jpg|thumb|210x210px|Van-patterned red tabby-and-white [[Turkish Van]] cat]]
Van-patterned cats are bicolor cats,<ref name="FIFe">{{Cite web |last=Fédération Internationale Féline |author-link=Fédération Internationale Féline |date=2023-01-01 |title=Colour varieties with white |url=http://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/GEN-WWHITE.pdf |access-date=2023-08-06 |language=en-UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806155731/https://www1.fifeweb.org/dnld/std/GEN-WWHITE.pdf |archive-date=2023-08-06}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=World Cat Federation |author-link=World Cat Federation |date=2021-06-28 |title=Glossary of terms - wcf en |url=https://wcf.de/en/glossary-of-terms/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |language=en-UK}}</ref> they are mostly white (generally more than 75% white). They have color around their ears and tail, separated by white coloring.<ref name="FIFe" /> They may have small (roughly coin sized) colored spots on and around their spine. The term ''Van pattern'' comes from the [[Turkish Van]] (named after [[Lake Van]]), which is a Van-patterned bicolor breed. The Van pattern is known to animal geneticists as the [[Seychelles]] (Seychellois) pattern and is classified into three variants:<ref>{{cite web |title=Seychellois |url=http://www.breedlist.com/seychellois-breeders.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704092221/http://www.breedlist.com/seychellois-breeders.html |archive-date=4 July 2014 |access-date=5 August 2007 |publisher=Fanciers Breeder Referral List}}</ref>
* ''Seychellois Neuvieme'' is white with colored tail and head splashes (classic Turkish Van pattern)
* ''Seychellois Huitieme'' is white with colored tail and head splashes plus additional splashes of color on the legs
* ''Seychellois Septieme'' is white with splashes of color on the legs and body in addition to those on the head and the colored tail

This pattern type has high-grade white spotting. The coat pattern ranges from seven to nine on the Bicolor grade chart.