Originally Posted by spid

lilac tortie with cream - produces

blue, cream, and blue tortie

UNLESS dad carries chocolate then you get blue, creams, and lilacs, and relevant torties.

In both cases all kittens EXCEPT the lilacs will carry chocolate.

(I think what Op meant re lynx is that whether the dad was cream or red the tabby markings will even show through on a self - as the red gene doesn't mask the inherent tabby - so hard to tell if tabby or not - however, brick nose, spectacles, butterfly in nose, white edges to ears etc all indicate tabby as well)