# What color are your eyes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696 "2010-04-20T01:06:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/81 "2010-04-21T04:05:34Z")
Very dark brown. Nearly, but not quite black. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/82 "2010-04-21T10:10:20Z")
I used to say hazel, but more and more people said they were green, so now I say green. It’s actually green with light brown flecks in it, so I guess it’s either one. Also I’ve been told if my eyes are pink for some reason, like I’m angry, or allergies have attacked them, my eyes turn REALLY green. I also can’t seem to tell the difference between grey and blue eyes. I just can’t see it at all, like I’m colorblind. I’m not colorblind otherwise though, so it’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/83 "2010-04-21T13:44:50Z")
Add me to the list of people boggled by the fact that blue is beating brown. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/84 "2010-04-21T13:49:56Z")
Gray with green highlights and a dark gray rim. Most people think they are blue, but they are not. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/85 "2010-04-21T15:02:50Z")
Blue around the edge of the iris, green towards the pupil. (Pause) I just went and checked, they’re definitley as described, with two distinct bands of colour. So I voted “None of the above”. ETA: Central heterochromia, damn! ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/86 "2010-04-21T16:01:42Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > My eyes are blue but they tend to run from a gray/blue to aqua depending on what I am wearing or something… Same here. And they turn this amazing shade of clear green when I cry. I want that effect without all the red that comes from crying! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/87 "2010-04-21T16:29:41Z")
We have an albino poster here. Have we ever had an “Ask the Albino” thread? ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/88 "2010-04-21T16:35:17Z")
Turquoise but I said green because that is closest I guess. I can’t even remember how many times I have been asked if I wear color contacts. Nope…inherited them from my father who has the same color. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/89 "2010-04-21T17:20:47Z")
I knew a guy who had navy blue eyes once. He had the darkest blue eyes I’ve ever seen. It was actually disconcerting, they were such a dark blue. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/90 "2010-04-21T17:31:02Z")
Dark brown close around the pupil. An almost black ring on the very edge of the outside. Goldish between. I went with amber, because the one on Wikipedia that looked most like mine was amber. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/91 "2010-04-21T17:37:11Z")
Also, I missed the edit window, but can people’s eye color _really_ change based on emotion? Because that seriously sparks the :dubious: in me. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/92 "2010-04-21T17:40:54Z")
Brown eyes, although My Beloved says they turn blue occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/93 "2010-04-21T17:41:14Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I just skimmed over that in the OP’s article because I didn’t think it applied to me but that’s what my eyes look like, yellow-gold in the center and green on the outside with flecks of brown. Same situation here. I said green in the poll but they’re actually green with a brownish-red ring in the middle. I always thought of it like an olive slice with pimiento. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/94 "2010-04-21T17:53:03Z")
I answered blue, but upon further inspection my eyes are grey. I believe they were more bluish when I was younger. I also had blond hair when I was a kid which urned into light brown which is turning grey. ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/95 "2010-04-21T18:06:25Z")
Bah. Can’t edit. [Here’s a picture.](http://www.arteto.com/olive.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/96 "2010-04-21T18:15:05Z")
Mine are definitely [green](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwre/4540758955/). They have brown flecks, but also can look a lot more blue/teal in direct sunlight and depending on what clothes I’m wearing. Mr. Elysium loves them, which is nice. I had blue eyes until I was about 12 and they started to darken down to green, no idea why. At the same time my previously light brown hair got more chestnut/red, so who knows? ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/97 "2010-04-21T18:21:18Z")
Mine are green. One of my best features and they really stand out in good light. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/98 "2010-04-21T18:26:13Z")
> [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](#): > > Also, I missed the edit window, but can people’s eye color _really_ change based on emotion? Because that seriously sparks the :dubious: in me. Well, if you’re angry, and the blood vessels/pupils contract due to an adrenaline rush, then light colored eyes will look lighter. Likewise if you’re sad, and maybe even have been crying, and there’s a lot of blood flow to your eyes, maybe even making the whites reddish, then blue eyes will look violet. I magine that the darker the eyes, the less effect you wil be able to see. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/99 "2010-04-21T18:44:19Z")
Dark brown, with a dark-charcoal-shade ring around the outer edge. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696/100 "2010-04-21T19:05:53Z")
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