Grey and hazel eyed people seem put off by their own, both ranking their colours fourth, behind blue, brown and greenĪlistair Moffat of ScotlandsDNA, which carried out the study into the most prominent eye type, said ' It may be that blue eyes are like the peacock’s tail. The only people to rank their own eye colour second are brown and green eyed people, however the latter tie their own colour with brown. It also turns out that people are not drawn to their own eye to a greater extent than to blue eyes, as blue is found most attractive to people with brown, grey, green, hazel and blue irises. The main difference between hazel and green eyes is due to their pigmentation. Green eyes, often thought of as rare or mysterious, are considered most appealing by 14%. Both eye colors are appealing due to their rarity. Overall, 34% of British people find blue the most attractive eye colour scores ahead of brown, on 19%. Answer (1 of 6): Are your eyes hazel Tell me, what colour is Hazel Because aside from reference to eye colour, hazel is rarely mentioned as a colour. Now new YouGov research finds that blue is in fact the most attractive eye colour – not only in general, but to people from the whole eye colour spectrum. But while attractiveness is a plausible hypothesis for the rise of the blue iris, it has only been conjecture that blue is actually the most appealing eye colour. ago Another thing that affects eye appearance is light - in bright light the pupil contracts and it makes hazel eyes appear much greener. The researchers suggest that because blue eyes do not improve eyesight, their only evolutionary advantage is to attract more mates hence becoming more prominent in society. Having known my eyes were hazel for as long as I can remember, I never understand why some people don't know it's a colour. Almost 90 of the population has either blue or grey-blue eyes. That said, Estonia may have the highest percentage of grey-eyed people. Blue and grey eyes are often conflated together, making statistics on grey eyes murky at times. To British people with brown, blue, grey, green or hazel eyes, blue is the most attractive eye colourīlue has become the most common eye colour in Britain, overtaking the traditionally dominant brown eye colour, according to scientists. As a result, your eyes might appear a darker shade of brown, blue, green, or gray, depending on your current eye color. Here are nine interesting facts about grey eyes: 1.

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