# Eye Color and Colorblindness

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 6, 2003, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-and-colorblindness/180044 "2003-06-06T09:37:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-color-and-colorblindness/180044/1 "2003-06-06T09:37:14Z")

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I am colorblind. When I say this, I don’t mean that I only see in black, white, and shades of grey. What I mean is that I don’t distinguish between colors very well. I remember taking a test at the eye doctor where I was supposed to be able to see letters and numbers in some pictures. The less you could make out, the more colorblind you were. I saw one out of fifteen.

Anyway, I’ve heard that my type of colorblindness is common in people with green or blue eyes (mine are blue) and nearly non-existant in those with brown or darker eyes. Is this true? Is there actually a link between the color of your eyes and the colors you can see?