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My eyes are blue and green. (green in the center) and with yellowish flecks. They often appear to change colors from blue and green to over all aqua blue, to green, to even a deep blue almost violet color. I guess it depends on my mood, maybe what I'm wearing, the lighting or whatever...it's interesting to look at in pictures tho'
I always was interested in genetic issues and also about my origins in ancestors, I don't know to much info to be honest. And I have also some questions about my eyes colour, I always though they are brown, and they are indeed, but I've recently notices that there are plenty of brown tones... hazel, honey, dark brown, etc.
I want you to tell me your opinion, and if you know where my eyes colour is more usual, or if there are a lot or very few in your area. Or even if my eye colour or lights of colour give a clue about some origins.
To add info, my parents have both green eyes, and my grandparents are: blue, green, green, dark brown.
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Are your parent's eyes fully green or hazel with green overtones? Some hazel-green eyes look green...just asking. Brown is most common in most of the world as other colors are often recessive to brown. In parts of Europe, blue is dominate. In the Middle-East, North Africa, and India, greens, lighter browns, and hazels are seen.
So, I would say that you are of mixed-ethnicity with ancestors from Northern Europe, and either the Middle-East or North Africa, or both.
Are your parent's eyes fully green or hazel with green overtones? Some hazel-green eyes look green...just asking. Brown is most common in most of the world as other colors are often recessive to brown. In parts of Europe, blue is dominate. In the Middle-East, North Africa, and India, greens, lighter browns, and hazels are seen.
So, I would say that you are of mixed-ethnicity with ancestors from Northern Europe, and either the Middle-East or North Africa, or both.
Not fully green like this emoticon: but not brown either. My eyes also change with light so it's a bit messy lol.
I always wondered where my origins are, because in one hand the green tone must come from the north but in the other hand North Africa is not far (I am from Spain) and maybe the brown tone comes from there.
As some of the previous posters have noted, eye color genetics can be fairly complicated. And you cannot attribute eye color to any one race or ethnicity. I am African-American with varied racial ancestors. My Dad's eyes were a gray-green, some called them "hazel" because of the color variation in light. My mother's eyes were brown with green edges. She called them "terrapin eyes". My two sisters and myself have green-brown eyes ( light brown interior iris with light greyish-green edge). I always referred to that as "hazel" as in the green/brown color of the hazel nut. My two brothers had/have green eyes, greyish-green irises with brown tinged edges. Pretty varied and complicated.
Not fully green like this emoticon: but not brown either. My eyes also change with light so it's a bit messy lol.
I always wondered where my origins are, because in one hand the green tone must come from the north but in the other hand North Africa is not far (I am from Spain) and maybe the brown tone comes from there.
Possibly. I love family histories and origins! I had a friend who was part Spanish, she would tell people (in California) that she didn't look Mexican, but she did look Spanish. She had blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair. Year's later I was surprised to hear that most Spaniards have brown hair and brown eyes. She was totally wrong all those years! Needless to say, I can't wait to visit Spain!
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Originally Posted by tcrackly
As some of the previous posters have noted, eye color genetics can be fairly complicated. And you cannot attribute eye color to any one race or ethnicity. I am African-American with varied racial ancestors. My Dad's eyes were a gray-green, some called them "hazel" because of the color variation in light. My mother's eyes were brown with green edges. She called them "terrapin eyes". My two sisters and myself have green-brown eyes ( light brown interior iris with light greyish-green edge). I always referred to that as "hazel" as in the green/brown color of the hazel nut. My two brothers had/have green eyes, greyish-green irises with brown tinged edges. Pretty varied and complicated.
Maybe not race...I think it is a social construct, but hear you. But ethnic groups can have a dominance of one eye color over another. So, in a mixed-ethnic family, eye colors will vary. However, in parts of Northern Europe, where mixture is much less common, eye color is more consistent. It's harder to tell in other regions with brown eyes because brown can "hide" the recessive blues and greens, etc.
My spouse and I have brown, first child had brown, we thought there was no way we would have a blue eyed child, yet our second child has grey blue eyes. But both our mothers have blue eyes. My Dad has hazel/gold.
My spouse and I have brown, first child had brown, we thought there was no way we would have a blue eyed child, yet our second child has grey blue eyes. But both our mothers have blue eyes. My Dad has hazel/gold.
My mom had black hair with dark brown eyes. My dad had red hair with hazel eyes. I had 11 brothers and sisters they all have brown eyes and brown hair. I was child #11 and I have blond hair and blue eyes.
My blue eyes are the exact color of several of my cousins on my mom's side of the family. They are sort of a darker blue than a lot of blue eyes are. Some of those cousins also have blonde hair but others have almost black hair with blue eyes. My mom's dad was of French descent via Paris and Quebec. Her mom was from Belgium. My dad's mom was German and half American Indian and his dad was from Denmark.
several of my dad'd sibs had the light light blue eyes and white hair and they almost looked like they were albinos.
So from both sides there were a mixture of brown, blue, hazel, and green eyes and hair ranging from white to black. We just have always said it was the luck of the draw.
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