Purrley - and actually, they're not even really white. I suspected my tortie point might turn out to be a colorpoint because her body color, although still being "white", was not the same "white" as the patches on her tortie sister and mom. Sure enough, within a few days the tips of her ears and tail started to darken, and within a week it was clear she was pointed. It still was a few more weeks before I realized she was going to be a tortie point!