"Tortitude" is recognized by TICA -- The International Cat Association -- which sponsors many cat shows.

http://www.seregiontica.org/Colors/t...rtietorbie.htm

Since the tri colors are almost always female, it seems clear that the color and the personality, as well as the gender, are somehow linked genetically. (Males, if they survive at all, tend to be sterile.)

Torties and torbies are very interesting! They tend to have what the cat fancy calls "Tortie-tude". More than any other color, these girls have an "opinion" on everything. They will tell you exactly what that opinion is! At the same time, they can be one of the sweetest cats you will ever own.