Scientists have calculated that there are 8 eye colors. And these are just the most common ones. But there are people on the planet who have the most rare color eye.
What eye color is most common?
The most common eye color in the world is brown. The only exceptions are the Baltic countries, where there are a lot of fair-haired people, and accordingly, most of them have blue eyes.
Most often people are born on Earth with brown eyes
Nature has its own laws. And people with brown eyes are most often found in hot, southern countries. Brown eye color fulfills its specific function. The more sunlight glare, the darker the eyes of people who live in such areas.
Exactly dark eyes are able to protect a person from the bright, scorching sun. But there is also a paradox. Almost every resident of the Far North, in places where there is never heat, has brown eyes. AND dark color protects the eye from snow-white snow that hurts the eyes.
Therefore, many light-eyed people find it very difficult to look at white snow in winter.
Previously, all people on Earth had brown eyes
Even 10,000 years ago, all people had brown eyes. But for unknown reasons, a mutation occurred in the human body, and people with different shades of eyes appeared in the world.
People with brown eyes are associated with the planets Venus and the Sun. The Sun endowed them with an ardent and passionate nature, and Venus endowed them with tenderness. Perhaps this is so, but brown-eyed people are considered to be self-confident, a little cold in relationships, proud and slightly selfish.
They fall in love easily, but their passion cools down just as quickly. Brown-eyed people have no problems communicating with people. They will always find something to talk about. They love to talk. But most often about myself. And most importantly, they love to be listened to.
But they are “ungrateful” listeners.
Blue eyes are much less common than brown ones. Scientists conducted research and were surprised that people with brown eyes evoked trust and a sense of reliability in the majority of respondents.
Showing photographs different people, whose eye color was changed using Photoshop, 90% of the subjects still chose those people who had naturally brown eyes. It turned out that those with this eye shade have features in their facial structure that people like.
Therefore, if you put people with different shades of eyes next to each other and they close them, 95% will choose the brown-eyed ones. The rarest eye color in the world is green.
Only 2% of people on our planet have this shade.
Why are people rarely found with green eyes?
In ancient times, green eye color was always associated with witches and sorcerers. It was believed that people with this shade are endowed with magical, magnetic energy.
Scientists are still struggling with the question of why this is such a rare eye color. 2% of green-eyed people among the 7 billion people living on planet Earth are like a grain of sand in Space.
Green eye color is considered the rarest
Most researchers come to the conclusion that the reason for such a small number of green-eyed people is the Inquisition, which fiercely fought against the owners of such eyes. In those days, green-eyed beauties were considered witches, and for this they were burned at the stake.
Women with green eyes were outcasts during the Middle Ages. They died only because God gave them green color eye. And if 90% of green-eyed people are women, then who could produce offspring if they were burned at the stake at a very young age? And men in those days avoided such beauties, fearing their witchcraft.
The most green-eyed people live in Holland
If you approach with scientific point vision, the shades of a person’s eyes depend on the amount of melanin in the body. Green-eyed people produce a negligible amount of it. Green eyes are more common in women than in men.
Therefore, seeing a man with green eyes is very rare. If we take the most “green-eyed” countries, then they are Holland and Iceland. 80% of green-eyed people live here. The remaining 20% comes from residents of Turkey.
Despite the fact that there are 8 shades of eyes, this color is so rare that it is not even included in this list.
Lilac eye color: myth or truth?
It is almost impossible to meet people with lilac eyes. There are myths that the lilac shade of the eyes is associated with a mutation, which doctors have given the name “Alexandria origin.” It does not affect vision and is harmless.
We can even say with confidence that she made such people happy, endowing them with a unique natural beauty of the billions of people on our planet.
There is also a theory that purple eye color may be caused by Marchesani syndrome. However, the characteristics of the disease do not mention such a symptom; people suffering from Marchesani syndrome are characterized by short stature, underdeveloped limbs and a number of vision problems.
But still, we should not exclude the fact that ophthalmological problems of this kind can occasionally cause a change in eye color.
In medicine, there is also a theory about the occurrence of lilac eyes - the disease albinism. This disease is characterized by a lack of melanin in the body.
Albinos usually have red, red eyes, but there are times when their eyes reflect the blue collagen a little more strongly than normal, giving their eyes a purple tint.
Purple eye color
One way or another, violet eyes cause considerable interest. But, unfortunately, all this is more myth than truth.
Celebrities with unusual (rare) eyes
Elizabeth Taylor is one of the rare owners of amazing eyes.
But the uniqueness of her eyes lies solely in the fact that she has a double row of eyelashes. Ah, the photos of the actress with purple eyes are a result of the lighting on the set.
Elizabeth Taylor's unusual lilac eyes
In fact, Elizabeth Taylor's eye color is blue-gray.
Actress Kate Bosworth has eyes different color
Actress Kate Bosworth too amazing eyes- they are different colors. This pathology is caused by heterochromia, during which the irises of the eyes are painted in different colors.
When meeting a new interlocutor, the first thing we pay attention to is the eyes, their shape, color. The shades of the iris can be varied. There is little romance in the formation of eye color: it is formed depending on the amount and distribution of melanin in the iris.
In addition, the color of the iris depends on a person’s heredity, race, climatic conditions, and place of residence. The structure of the iris is unique and can be compared to fingerprints. Interesting feature in the formation of eye color is that in the first years of life the color of the iris can change.
In medicine, a limited amount is isolated possible options eye shade. Basic colors of the human rainbow:
- brown;
- blue;
- blue;
- green;
- swamp;
- grey;
- amber.
Shaping the iris of the eye
The formation of the shade of the iris depends on: the density of melanin, the structure of the fibers.
Blue eye color, which predominates among other shades, is a mutation in the genetic code that arose more than four thousand years ago in northern Europe. It is formed due to the peculiarities of the structure of the fibers of the iris, that is, their density.
Green color, in turn, is formed by mixing yellow and brown pigments, which directly form this shade. As a rule, the owners of green eyes are residents Southern countries and Britain. Distinctive feature the formation of this shade is the “saving” of melanin - in other colors of the iris there is much more of it.
The gray shade of the eyes was formed in almost the same way as blue. However, in a situation with gray eyes, the density of the fibers of the iris is much greater, because of this the blue color turns into gray. It is worth noting that grey colour the eye is not very common. A person can have this shade regardless of his place of residence: from Africa to the North Pole.
In rare cases, there are eyes that have an exceptional, beautiful, unusual amber hue. People with this eye color are considered practically unique.
The swampy shade of the eyes appears when individual colors are combined and, as a result, the color of such eyes changes slightly depending on the lighting. A rare eye color option.
The situation is completely different with brown eyes; they are much more common than others. No matter what part of the world, what hemisphere, country, or city you are in, you can always meet people with brown eyes.
Blue eye color is formed by the special structure and arrangement of the fibers of the iris; they are arranged in such a way that when sunlight passes through the iris, the eyes are reflected blue. It is worth noting that there is no blue pigment.
The black tint of the eyes was formed by saturating the iris with brown pigment “to the limit”, so that the light passing through it is not scattered through the fibers, but is absorbed into them. In its structure and location, the fibers of the black iris are very similar to the structure of brown eyes.
The influence of eye color on a person's character
Since the era of ancient sages, there has been an opinion that eye color has a certain relationship with a person’s character traits and his destiny.
In the Middle Ages, green eye color spoke of a woman’s connection with evil spirits, and could have caused her execution.
Our ancestors paid attention to eye color Special attention. There has long been a popular saying: “A black eye, a lively look, a habit like a wolf.”
Currently, scientists around the world believe that people with light eye shades are more susceptible to negative influence environment, have weak immunity.
Psychologists say that:
- brown-eyed people have highly developed intuition, principled views and sincerity of emotions;
- blue-eyed people, in turn, are calculating, but at the same time vulnerable, faithful to their partner and romantic;
- owners of gray eyes have high intellectual abilities and high creative potential;
- green-eyed people are persistent, self-confident, impulsive, know how to achieve their goals and follow their goals.
- owners of blue eyes are realists, these people know how to accurately assess the state of things and do not allow unnecessary lyricism.
However, one should not measure everyone “with the same brush”; during the scientific study of the iris, it turned out that by definition there cannot be an exclusively pure eye color.
Everyone knows that eye color is inherent in our genes, and we get the color that we inherited. If you believe the laws of genetics (and you cannot help but believe them), then you can easily calculate what eye color the unborn child will have. For example, if both parents have blue eyes, then 99% says that the child will also have Blue eyes. And only in one percent can a child be born with green eyes. If one parent has blue eyes and the other has green eyes, then the probability is distributed equally. If the parents are green-eyed, then with a 75% chance the child will also have green eyes. 24% say blue-eyed, and in one percent the child may be born brown-eyed. If one parent is blue-eyed, while the other has brown eyes, then there is a 50% chance that the child will have brown eyes. 37% are green and 13% are blue. Both brown-eyed parents have a 75% chance of giving their child brown eyes, 18% chance of green eyes, and 7% chance of blue eyes. You've probably noticed that brown eyes are dominant over all others. It is the most common eye color around the world. Brown eyes can be passed on to a child even from grandparents, that is, not only from parents.
The rarest are green eyes. Only 2% of people worldwide have such eyes. There is a legend that green eyed people“extinct” in an era when they were burned, being mistaken for witches. This affected all statistics as a whole. The prevalence of green-eyed people predominates among Eastern and Western Slavs, as well as Germans and even Scots. And not only among them. For example, among the residents of a small state - Iceland, 80% of the total population has green and blue eyes. In Turkey, this eye color is also present, but it is found only in twenty percent out of a hundred. But in Asia, South America or the Middle East, green-eyed people are practically not found.
Can eye color change?
The eye color itself is determined by the characteristics of the pigmentation of the iris. In addition, the vessels and fibers of the iris itself play a role. At birth, a child's eyes are usually blue or light blue, but then they begin to change.
The final color appears when the child is 12 years old. In old age, on the contrary, eye color may fade, which is associated with depigmentation.
There are also different congenital disorders. One of them is aniridia. In this case, the iris may be completely or partially absent. There is also albinism. This is a serious birth defect found in albinos. Albinism is accompanied by red eye color.
The next disorder that is familiar to many is heterochromia. It can be either full or partial. In the case of complete heterochromia, one eye has a different color from the other (for example, one eye is blue, the other is brown). In the case of partial heterochromia, only some part of the eye differs in color from the entire iris as a whole. Partial heterochromia is more common than complete heterochromia. All heterochromia in general is more common in animals than in people.
What is eye color usually associated with?
We are accustomed to associating eye color with the usual secondary characteristics - hair color and skin color. This is the most obvious. In classic cases, persons with dark skin inherent dark hair color, as well as eyes - brown or even black. Here it is enough to recall the representative Negroid race. People with lighter skin tend to have lighter, blue, blue or gray eyes, as well as blonde hair. Such are, for example, the Swedes.
And these relationships are understandable and related to the development of human body the pigment we have already mentioned more than once - melanin. The more it is, the darker the hair, skin, and eyes will be. And all this together allows us to survive in conditions large quantity solar energy. For example, on the African continent.
However, now the living conditions for people are becoming more and more comfortable, natural conditions no longer have such a strong influence over a person, in addition, due to worldwide globalization and constant migration, there is a mixing of races, nations, and peoples, which leads to absolutely familiar phenomena today - for example, dark-haired people with white skin and blue eyes.
Eye color and human character.
The relationship between eye color and a person’s character has not been proven. However, there is something to write about in this section. Namely, how others perceive a person with a particular eye color, and what qualities they endow with.
In America, a study was recently conducted in which 1000 women (from 16 to 35 years old) took part. The results are as follows. Brown eyes are associated, first of all, with developed intelligence (34% of respondents), kindness (13%), and such people, according to 16% of respondents, can be trusted. Green eyes are a sign of sexuality (29%), as well as creativity (25%), and cunning (20%). People with blue eyes seem cute (42%), sexy (21%) and kind (10%) to other people. However, such people do not inspire confidence and do not seem smart.
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Here we will offer interesting information For fans of astrology, we will try to give everyone an astrological diagnosis depending on eye color.
So, your eyes are cool colors (gray, blue, blue).
So you are a creative person. With the help of emitted energy, you are able to change the whole world, achieve your lofty goals, and even realize sometimes bizarre plans. You are also sociable, interact with people quite easily, and are endowed with wit and sensitivity. For those with cool-colored eyes, people with brown eyes will be ideal companions. They are able to calmly accept the excess energy that you emit.
Do you have brown eyes?
Then you are probably used to being liked by people, and you know how to achieve your goals. Owners of brown eyes usually achieve what they want, and with the hands of others. They are prone to individualism and are endowed with unique abilities to influence people. In addition, such people have very important feature character - the ability to wait. People with brown eyes are advised to choose a mate based on the principle - who is ready to sacrifice more for you and your happiness. Companions with gray or blue eyes are perfect.
Or maybe you have green eyes?
The main feature of such people is the ability to find a middle ground in everything, and the main objective their life is to find agreement with themselves. For a person with green eyes, it is important to be valued, respected, and praised by loved ones. But, at the same time, increased demands are placed on their relatives, friends and acquaintances. It is best for green-eyed people to choose green-eyed people as their companions. Then love and fidelity will rule in the relationship.
The owner of swamp eyes
A very interesting contradictory personality. And all thanks to the fusion of two directly opposite energies. On the one hand, they like to feel power over themselves, on the other hand, they themselves like to manage people. Owners of swamp eyes are strong, self-confident people, but often with complex characters. In addition, they are distinguished by passion and love. The strongest family will be created if two people with swamp eyes unite, or a person with swamp eyes and a person with gray eyes.
This question is very difficult. Every year, in this area of research, some discovery is made that changes something in the entire usual pattern of inheritance. Meanwhile, the question of what color the future child’s eyes will be is of great concern to future parents. And even more interesting are the cases when parents with brown eyes give birth to children with blue eyes. What can we hope for here, the infidelity of the spouse or an interesting and unexpected mixture of genes?
Let's begin to consider this issue. Scientists have long found out that not one, but several genes are responsible for the inheritance of eye color. It is not yet clear how many there are exactly. Minimum six. It also turned out that blue eye color is not a manifestation of a recessive gene condition. The influence of various genes on the formation of eye color is so complex that, in principle, a child born from any parents can have almost any possible colors eye. It's hard to believe and even harder to understand, but it is true.
Here are three main factors that directly affect eye color:
1. the amount of melanin pigment in the pigment epithelium of the iris;
2. the amount of melanin in the stroma of the iris;
3. cell density in the stroma of the iris.
Is it possible to predict the color of a child's eyes? Yes, you can. Not with 100% probability, but only with 90%. And only if we are talking about the inheritance of brown or blue colors and there is information about the six main genes responsible for eye color.
Therefore, you should not make fun of a puzzled father when his children’s eye color does not match either his own or the eye color of his wife, the children’s mother. This is absolutely normal!
What color eyes do famous people have?
And finally, let’s pay attention to the color of the eyes of celebrities, people whom we know from history, see on television, who influence our lives in one way or another.
Blue eyes.
Blue eyes are a rather rare occurrence, but once you see them it is impossible to forget them. They are bright, rich, noticeable. Among the world famous people it is blue eyes possessed by the recently deceased Margaret Thatcher, the first and most this moment the only woman to serve as UK Prime Minister. And the popular American film actor Brad Pitt is famous for his enchanting gaze that makes you forget everything in the world.
Amber eyes.
Amber eyes, extremely noticeable and confusing, were rumored to be possessed by Lenin and Stalin, two controversial figures who influenced the lives of millions of people.
Brown eyes.
Such people had brown eyes, piercing and serious, speaking of fortitude and strong-willed character. famous personalities, like Che Guevara, the recently deceased President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez, as well as the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who died some time ago. Fidel Castro, by the way, also has brown eyes, like Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Famous artists include Rembrandt, Salvador Dali, Shishkin. The great Soviet hockey player Kharlamov also had brown eyes, as did the famous sports couple today – the Klitschko brothers.
Green eyes.
Green eyes, mysterious and poetic, creative and sexy eyes of such prominent actresses as Demi Moore, Olivia Wilde, Angelina Jolie. The famous Russian scandalous ballerina Anastasia Volochkova also has this magnetic eye color.
Grey eyes.
Gray eyes, serious and, at the same time, playful, are an indicator of an extraordinary creative mind, interest in life and new discoveries. Often such people have a really strong, strong-willed character. Gray Such famous athletes as Alexander Karelin (Greco-Roman wrestling), Fedor Emelianenko (mixed martial arts, sambo, judo), Nikolai Borzov (running), Garry Kasparov (chess player, social and political figure) stand out from the crowd. The Soviet and then Russian pop diva Alla Pugacheva conquered the whole world with her gray eyes.
Blue eyes.
Now about famous owners of blue eyes. These are people who are pleasant to talk to, original, always ready to surprise with something. Famous actresses Christina Hendricks and Liv Tyler, musician Sting can boast of this color. Also, according to rumors, Napoleon had blue eyes, Albert Einstein had gray-blue eyes.
Black eyes.
Black eyes, passionate and sexy, expressive and like a magnet attracting the gaze of other people, so rare in our area, are a sign of a deep inner world, a desire for knowledge, including oneself, a strong and self-confident personality. The beautiful American actress Salma Hayek, the Japanese composer Akutagawa, and the Japanese artist Sesshu have such gorgeous eyes.
Swampy eyes.
Finally, swamp eye color. It is considered mixed, so people who have it are changeable and sometimes surprising with their ambiguous actions. However, this does not deprive them of sexuality, subtle intelligence and the ability to win the hearts of others. The dazzling Julia Roberts, as well as Emma Watts, have such a treasure as hazel or marsh eyes.
And finally...
Eyes are the individual wealth of each person. They are our window to the outside world, an opportunity to contemplate all its beauty, attractiveness and, unfortunately, ugliness. Eyes, no matter what color they are, look unique in each specific case, for each specific person. After all, we are all so irreconcilably different... Everyone should be proud and rejoice at the eye color that Mother Nature gave him.
The eyes are directly connected with the inner world of a person, and it is not for nothing that they are called the mirror of the soul. Our eyes are the windows through which we contemplate this beautiful world, the wonders of the universe and the beauty of nature. Observations have been made regarding addiction for many years human personality and eye color. Green eyes, which only 2% of the world's population have, are considered unique and beautiful.
Why are eyes green?
Eye color greatly depends on the amount of pigment on the surface of the iris and the scattering of light inside the eye. Melanin influences the shade. It is a brown pigment that is also responsible for skin and hair color.
With an average amount of melanin in top layer irises yellow, reflected from the outer layer, is mixed with blue light, which reflects inner layer iris. As a result, a green color of the iris is formed. The higher the concentration of melanin in the iris, the darker the eye color.
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