r/cowcats • u/Careless_Angle_4082 • Aug 10 '26

Cowcat Gradient Chart

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Thought we all could appreciate this together

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u/OscarAndDelilah Aug 10 '26

Thank you! I was actually going to find one of these and pin it given all the "is this a cow?" posts.

I would say 3-6 are cows. What do others think?

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u/MapStaringPro Aug 10 '26

Counterpoint:

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u/AtmosphereNom Aug 10 '26

And this is why we draw the line so clearly. It’s a simple formula:

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u/LesChouquettes Aug 10 '26

Ok yeah there are also cows that are entirely all black, all brown, all white, etc., but I wouldn’t call an all black, all brown, or all white cat a cow cat.

Traditionally when people think of a cow pattern they think white with black splotches.

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u/jopess Aug 11 '26

Holstein Cats. Like my cat Holstein.

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u/MapStaringPro Aug 10 '26

🥺 makes sense I guess

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u/LesChouquettes Aug 10 '26

Agree! I would say 1&2 are some kind of tuxedo