The Truth About Green Eyes  

Had a lot of people ask about green eyes after my blue eye short. Let me know what topic to cover next!

Green eyes represent! 💚😄

Related movie trivia: In "Gone with the Wind" Scarlett O'Hara had green eyes, the actress playing her, Vivian Leigh had blue eyes. To make her eyes appear green, they attached a strong yellow light to the camera for her closeups. The yellow affected how her blue eyes appeared and the lighting trick worked, she seemed to have green eyes. (This was in the 1930s so before colored contacts.)

True. I have “green eyes” but when you look closely they’re blue outside and yellow around the pupil making them appear green.

My eye doctor lit up when she saw my eyes. She works in a big clinic and sees many people a day. She told me she goes maybe three weeks at a time before she sees someone with green eyes, and she said mine are a beautiful green. It made my day. 😊

Blue/ green / or Grey, you never know what you're gonna get with me...I'm a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, shrouded in astigmatism.

Green eyes are truly beautiful. I hope we will continue to see a lot of blue and green eyes in the future.

I remember sitting in a big eye related conference and a survey question went out to the congregation asking,”If you could change your eye color to any color you want, which color would you choose?” 70% of the congregation chose green. Props to the lucky green eye’d people out there. Great video Dr Allen. 👏🏼

I have green eyes and have always loved them! My dad had them,too. I didn't realize how rare they were!

I have blue eyes. Solid blue. But I personally think the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen was the really old National Geographic magazine cover featuring the Afghani woman with the most gorgeous green eyes.

I love having green eyes!! ❤

I am a redhead and as a child i had blue eyes. Later in my 20’s the yellow/beige in my eyes started becoming stronger and after my first child it kind of took over. And the blue never came back. I read hormones especially when pregnant can change the eye color like this. Now my eyes are a light beigey/ green with little bits of blue hidden away.

Your eyes are incredibly beautiful, too!!

My nanna had the most beautiful green eyes. I miss them every day.

My father was part Algonquin Indian with very dark eyes, hair, and olive skin. I was born with very dark brown hair and light blue eyes. My daughter was born with dark brown hair and green eyes. Genetics is amazing.

Love that you say perceived. I have never had this explained this way! I have 2 blue eyed sons whose eyes whose eyes are perceived to change shades of blue. THANK YOU❤

I’m married for 48yrs to a man that had dark brown hair and blue eyes. His eyes changed 3 different shades, deep blue normally during the day, however if he got amorous they would turn grey & when he was upset they turned more of greenish blue! Now at 68 his eyes are a lighter blue/gray most all the time. They do occasionally shade a little different at times. I love his eyes ❤ 😊 well other things about him too 😁

You are absolutely right. Green eyes are not absolutely green. It occurs because of lack of melanin. The yellow and the brown pigments blend together to make the eyes look green. Similar concept occurs in chromatography of colors. The same concept that occurs in physics (combination of primary colors and principal colors). By the way This is what led to the development of color Television. Thanks for this documentary. It is a natural phenomenon that occurs in human beings. I love that. I wish you all the best of luck.

Can you talk about gray eyes? I have gray eyes but its so uncommon to see them be acknowledged as an actual color that someone could have, as they are always seen as just having blue eyes.

I have dark eyes and dark hair. When I was a kid I wanted to have green eyes like our neighbour’s beautiful daughter. She was 3 and I was 5. So I asked my mom for green eyes. She told me the only way to get green eyes is to eat green vegetables. And I believed her, eating green vegetables became my only goal in life. I became a vegetarian of course and adopted a very healthy eating habit. Years passed by, I’m 51 and I still have dark eyes. But the true magic is that I look like I’m in my mid 30s. The green vegetables slowed down the aging process significantly. Thanks Mom ❤️ I love you very much even though you tricked me 😁😁😁 Edit: thank you everyone for all your likes and positive feedback. I highly recommend this book called “Eat to live” by Joel Fuhrman. And I also highly recommend a vegetable steamer. Hope you enjoy your veggies 😊☮️❤️

I have green eyes and I love them. I did sometimes think the colour would change slightly at times, thought I was imaging it. Thanks.

I have yellow-green eyes, like a cat. My name is Cat. Kids used to tease me, but now I know they are beautiful.

The baby's eyes are amazingly beautiful!

Wow!! Beautiful eyes!!

My eyes are a green hazel color and do turn different colors depending on the day! If I’m exposed to more sunlight they tend to be more green but during the winter they are a more hazel color.

I have green eyes and that's my favorite physical trait ! 💚

This explains why as a kid depending on if I was outside or not my eyes would be blue or green 😭

My mom has emerald green eyes. They are gorgeous. My sister has one brown eye and one blue eye. When we were growing up, her eyes would slowly shift from one side to the next, so that one eye might be brown with a tinge on blue, and the other would be blue with some brown starting, like pulling a shade back and forth. It was really cool

Thanks for the interesting video! That baby has AMAZING eyes - mesmerizing!

I've recently visited Hungary, and oh boy, so many green eyed people 💚

Take note, eye color-changing folk. It is lighting that changes the hue, NOT your emotions! 👍 Edit: Telling me about how your eyes AcTuAlLy change color on a video that explains the science behind WHY our eyes change color (lighting, color of clothing we wear, etc) just tells me you might not believe in science, are narcissistic, or mentally unwell. You can be special WITHOUT magic eyes.

I have color changing eyes! I have very soft green, blue, and gray colors! Btw, its not just room lighting, but also the colors you are wearing! Edit: thx for all the likes and replies!

Food you eat can also affect your eye colour, I had a partner who had brown eyes that went green if he ate a lot of citrus foods, which I thought was also pretty neat :)

Good info! I go to the eye doctors and they can't believe my eyes are real, they ask if they could take photos. My dad has almost violet eyes and my mom has light blue eyes, so i have violet dark blue circle on the outside and inside very light blue. I've gotten comments my whole life, though it feels good the bright sun hurts my eyes so much.

Realizing I'm lucky to have green eyes!

I have hazel eyes which I consider a fashion accessory because they change color depending on what color shirt or blouse you are wearing on top, above your waist. I love the color blue and all it’s hues especially turquoise blue. Ever time I wear a turquoise blouse or blue blouse, people tell me they have never seen anyone with such beautiful turquoise eyes.

My grandfather, one of his daughter's (my aunt) and I all have Olive Green eyes. I love my shade of green. Every one else in my family on both sides have blue eyes. Mine also change color when I wear lavender and aqua. Green eyes rock!

His turquoise colored eyes are so gorgeous!

True ! My eye’s color does vary with the weather, switching between blue, Green, and even gray sometimes.

I've allways loved having green eyes. 👁👁💚💚💚💞

Your blue eyes are gorgeous, too. I knew someone who had the eye color of emeralds. Very gorgeous.

The baby's eyes were SO BEAUTIFUL 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I Bet when you have blue clothes on, your green eyes look super blue!!!!

I was born with my Dads green hazel eyes. A touch of yellow, but overall very green. My granddaughter is the only one that inherited the same color. At 7 they're a solid, very green, just lovely. At 63, my eye doctor just confirmed that mine have changed a great deal and it's normal with age . I didn't know this, and now understand why many people have told me I have blue eyes. I have less melanin and the light reflects a very light ocean blue/green. My fathers went from green/hazel to grey/blue, very light . My change was so gradual, I didnt notice it, until I saw the deep green of my granddaughter. Learn something new everyday.

My own Dad was an OD who practiced for 53 years before he retired. This is good information! Thank you for sharing this! Mark in Iowa.

Yes! I have green eyes, but they have changed many times to a grayish blue. It depends on what the lighting is and what I'm wearing. I had no idea about the melanin part though. Thanks for sharing! :)

That seems to explain why some people say I have green, grey, or blue and are very insistant on their perceived colour. My father has green, and the blues in my family are very blue, so I was told they're green. The governments say green, so maybe florescent lights make green show more strongly.

Key word "appear" to change color. So while all color looks different depending on how much light hits it, the molecular content does not change (albeit over years of health changes and aging and melanin decrease such as in hair).

I'm blue eyed .I love hazel / green eyes

I have blue eyes and my husband has brown eyes. So our daughter, who looks like a perfect fusion of the two of us, naturally has green eyes! Slightly more yellow pigment in her eyes than me, but not as much as her dad. Our son, on the other hand, has brown eyes, too, but they're lighter brown (more like hazel) than my husband's. Genetics are fascinating!

So beautiful... My son has green eyes. I always was told mythical thoughts by my grandma.. I thought it was funny... ❤ She was great.

I am a Mexican man with green eyes....the ladies always liked them.😅😅

I have hazel eyes with very very slight heterochromia, and they are AWESOME They can look green, brown, even yellow in direct sunlight!

I have hazel eyes. They look like marbles in the sunlight. They’re my absolute favorite thing about me. I love them! So does my husband. They’ve always gotten me what I want! 😂

Omg! look at those beautiful green eyes!!! Mine is nothing even remotely close to yours. Your eyes look almost aqua😍

My Dad has 1 green eye and 1 blue eye. They change in the depth of the two colors. It’s so cool! I have his blue eyes kicked up a notch! My Daughter has my blue eyes just kicked up a notch! Her daughter has her incredible big blue eyes but lord have mercy kicked up even more so but…. With little flecks of green in them like her great Grandpa, my Dads eyes! My Daughter had 5 Eye Surgeries as a child. It was Eye muscle related. She’s wanted to be in Ophthalmology since the age of 2. She’s now a very successful and happy Ophthalmic Tech. 😊 I’m so proud of my Eyeball nerd Daughter lol When she was 4 I signed her up for this “Eye Science” class at this store called “The Children’s Learning Garden” An Eye Doc came in for the 4 hour class. They watched her disect a cows eye lol ❤😂 the boys were in the back of the room hiding or under desks lol my daughter and this other little girl also just 4 yrs old couldn’t get close enough 😂 They were fascinated! It was hilarious!

My Man has green eyes & I noticed that when he’s happy, they’re greener. My bestest friend growing up had green eyes, too. Ever since I watched, “Big Trouble in Little China” as a child, I’ve been obsessed with green eyes 💚

I feel so special 😄🍀

I have green eyes with gold around my pupil. I wish I could share a picture.

Interesting information. Thanks! 👍

That baby looked so awesome

I have hazel eyes. When I wear my Army greens, my eyes turn sky blue. I noticed them in my pictures. Depending on what color I wear depends on what my eye color will be. I have really dark hair and an olive complexion. In junior high, I was accused of wearing colored contacts. But, I wore glasses back then. My parents couldn't afford contacts and glasses.

I have blue eyes, but the color is ever-changing, depending on the color of my shirt, my makeup, or the lighting. Those factors make them go from blue, to blue-grey, to green.

Aw man, I’m jealous of anyone with blue or hazel eyes. You are so lucky. Absolutely beautiful 😍

My eyes can be grey, light blue, dark blue or green, depending on the light. I have weird eyes and never know what color I should write down.

My green eyes are MUCH greener if Ive been crying. My son's eyes stayed a brilliant turquoise blue until he was 5-6 yo and then started getting more and more green like mone. Took years.

I have been telling people my eyes can flash extremely bright blue / a different shade of blue in certain lights for years. Nobody bought it. Thanks for actually providing the backup details about it so now I can actually make them believe me.

Thanks for this video! 💚 People call my eyes cat eyes because they are green with a sorta yellowish/orange color in the middle, which changes.

I feel so special now. Both my kids have green eyes too.

I have green eyes and constantly have been told my whole life how beautiful and hypnotic my eyes are. Im the only one in my immediate family with green eyes too. My parents and siblings all have blue eyes.

I have green eyes but I wish I had brown eyes - i like the depth and contrast of darker coloured eyes.

My eyes used to be dark brown. I didn't notice when it changed. I was telling my niece that we had the same color eyes. She told me that we don't because mine are brown and green.

This is the color of my eyes too! Neato to learn more about myself like that

My Maternal Grandmother had incredible grey eyes. They literally changed color according to her blouse. We used to hang different colored scarves around her to watch them change. It was fascinating!! 🤗🥰

That baby has the most gorgeous green eyes! I have aqua green eyes. People constantly compliment me on my eyes. I never knew green eyes are so rare.Now I won't ever take my greenies for granted again.

I have one green and one blue. Never knew until my child pointed it out. Interesting stuff!

My eyes are light blue with a dark blue ring around the outer edge. My eyes change with my moods, not just light or clothing color (which the latter doesn’t change my color tone that much at all). I’ve been told my whole life by many people that my light blue eyes get dark blue when I’m angry. Wonder what causes that.

I have hazel eyes. 🎉

This man is gorgeous and so are his eyes cause I rarely see anyone with very bright concentrated blue eyes.

I was born with dusky blue eyes and I used to wish I had green eyes. They did end up slowly changing to greenish and today at 40 they look more hazel than anything. They can look more or less green depending on what I wear, make up etc.

I have green eyes that sometimes look brown. I call that hazel.

Really interesting. Good job. ☮️

I have red hair and green eyes.

I have mostly green eyes, but i have heterochromia (half of my left eye is brown!) My eyes change colour often in the light. Sometimes people really notice my brown eye, sometimes not. Bright light makes it noticeable, and my eyeshadow colour can make it stand out more too 😊💖🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Indo-European roots and mixed melanated backgrounds cause green eyes. Like if you’re Norwegian and part Italian, or part Jewish-you most likely have green eyes. Or if there’s some African background in your genetics you will definitely have green eyes.

My brother was born with chocolate brown eyes. When he was in his fifties, they started turning green, then they turned to the most beautiful blue. It’s like we had a time flip. RIP my brother, Jeff. Miss you like crazy

I'm proud to be a rarity with my beautiful green eyes! ☺️

I love my green eyes - my maternal grandmother had them too. She used to say that we have cat's eyes, which, as a cat lover, thrilled me!

When I was younger I had green eyes like my grandfather but I don't understand why they got darker now. I wish they remained light green though..

Brown hair, green eyes, male, 30, 6'4", 240 lbs, 3/4 cacausion-1/4 mexican, idaho. For anyone keeping statistics.

I have green eyes, and I’m told my fathers were green, so I’d like to think I got them from him. It’s cool that the color is rare , also the line around my eye color is not black , but a very dark green as well . I have some brown specks super tiny , was told they are sometimes ( birth marks). I know for a fact they get a darker green when I cry . I’m Irish, so to me it fits, as I’m very proud of my heritage . Anyways, I went to see a Gastroenterologist, and he said immediately when he met me “ Tell me those are not your natural Eye color?? I was so embarrassed I blushed ( which I cannot control , and don’t find cute), but I never forgot that compliment , as I never knew they were rare. You never know when you will affect someone for life with something you say that’s nice🥰

You certainly have beautiful green eyes 👀 😊 I have blue eyes!

💚 Green eye lady here i do have sensitivity to light,night blindness,and dry eyes which ive been told is common in this eye color

People with green/hazel eyes basically get a two color iris and some red dots in their eyes. Basically real life anime eyes, but without the cool powers.

Green eyed brunette here. I got them from my grandpa whose mother’s (great grandma) family was from Scotland. I also have a bit of Irish & Scandinavian in my ancestry. I have read that true green eyes are most common in Northern Europe & Western Europe. My eyes are a very light clear green.

It's not just the lighting. Some people have eyes that legitimately change from brown to green. I had a friend like this. It would start with brown specs and spread until her eyes were completely brown.

I have green eyes that turn blue when I’m sad. My dad had the most beautiful deep blue eyes. When he was pissed off, they turned a steel grey. I’d get as far away as possible to not be in that room with him. No he never hurt anyone in case y’all feel the need to ask…

I love love love my own beautiful green eyes!💚

I love at upclose pictures of eyes to see the reflection of what they are seeing

I have light brown eyes but when I cry they are emerald green, its not just the color in the room that changes eye color. I believe in moods altering the colors as well.

I can tell the mood my daughter is in by the color of her eyes, she goes from hazel to grey when tired or depressed, and violet when shes angrey.