1.5

One and a half, maybe

Either chimera or calico

Ed..ward...

C~c~ = Total brain cells in the cat

N~oc~ = Number of orange cats in the world

C~nc~ = Number of brain cells in a normal cat

C~c~ = (C~nc~ + 1/N~oc~)/2

🍊️ = orange proportion of the cat

C~c~ = (1 - 🍊️) * C~nc~ + 🍊️ * 1/N~oc~

We... are orange.

I've never seen a calico with such a distinct pattern like that. The cat literally looks half ginger tabby, half tuxedo. Definitely a chimera.

Oh no...

Usually chimerism in cats presents as split down the middle vertically - if this is chimerism then it's exceptionally rare, even amongst chimeras.

Nah totally possible to be a normal calico, just that she has the a/a agouti gene so the black fur shows up completely black.
Orange fur always shows up tabby, regardless of the agouti gene

While my cat doesn't have as big distinct patches of color, she also has solid black fur (sprinkled with tiny red specks) and her orange head spot shows a tabby pattern. Their genetics are similar, just the expression is different.

Mister Fluffy Pants

Oh god, imagine the horror. To witness your orange paws behaving orangely, yet being unable to prevent them from following through.