If they are gold and red and green and brown, they are hazel. If they are gold and red and brown, they are hazel. If they are red and brown, they are hazel. The condition doesn't hurt, but it could be a sign of future heart trouble in young people. It's known as arcus senilis in people in their 60s and up and arcus juvenilis in younger people. Summary A condition fittingly named 'ring around the pupil' has two different names. If they are gold and brown, they are hazel. Whitening or discoloration over your pupil can be a sign of cataracts. If they are blue, grey, green and brown, you could take your pick. If they are a green-brown, they are a green mix. If they are grey-brown, they are a grey mix. If your eyes are a blue-brown, they are a blue mix. What hazel eyes NEVER are is a grey, green or blue mix! See, hazel eyes are named after the HAZELNUT!Īnd a hazelnut could even be a little bit green!īut what a hazelnut could NEVER be is blue or grey! And sometimes, there may be a slight green tint. They are golden/amber and/or reddish/orange in direct sunlight. So, in conclusion, hazel eyes are deep brown in dim or regular lighting. Pure Hazel Eyes as opposed to "Green Hazel" Eyes (properly called a "green-mix).Įuropean Heritage Celebrities With Hazel Eyes: (Click "pure hazel" and "green" on left side to see the difference.)Īnother Hazel Eyes defined as Golden Brown (under "Eyes") True Hazel Eye coloring in direct sunlight. True H azel Eyes coloring in regular lighting. However, it is due to white admixture in their ancestry as hazel eyes are dominate in Europe and those of European ancestry exclusively. It's possible for those of Middle East and Central Asia to have hazel eyes. However, green is in no way a requirement for hazel eyes as pure hazel is only brown, red and gold. There may be a green tinting as well for those with green specks. Hazel eyes are of indo-European origins and appear to shift in color from deep, chocolate brown to a light gold, amber or honey color depending upon lighting conditions. However, over the last century, people in North America began misusing the term "hazel" by inaccurately calling any mixed eye color hazel. This has been known for centuries in Europe and its colonies. What hazel eyes could never be is a blue, grey or significant green mix with brown. Also there may be a gold amber and/or red/orange ring around the pupil. Pure hazel eyes have a deep brown iris with small or significant gold amber and/or red/orange specks throughout the iris with some eyes having slight green specks and/or a dark green outline (circle) around the iris. Pure hazel eyes are only golden brown and/or reddish brown. There's a modern North American misconception about hazel eyes. If you've ever seen a "brown-eyed person" "claim" to have hazel eyes and reacted with, "they look brown to me" that's because hazel eyes ARE brown eyes. And hazel eyes are light to deep brown in color. They fall on the Scale right down the middle between the lightest blue to cole black. First of all, they are a medium mixed color - brown with small lighter admixtures but only certain admixture, not just any. Hazel eyes are actually the most misunderstood eye color.
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