Does anyone have eyes that change colour????

[Heero Darkangel]

I'm just asking...because my eyes change with my moods or the weather...meaning...If I'm angry and wild...they're an Icy blue but if i'm happy or ok they're a saphire blue and if I'm confused or sick then they're a really deep dark blue...they also change with the weather, if it's sunny then they're a Saphire blue, if its an over cast then they're a deep dark blue and if it's rainning then they're an Icy blue....it's really quite strange, they mostly change with my moods...but is their anyone else out there like that or am i the only wierd one on these boards thats like that!

My cousin has hair that changes with the weather..the tips of her hair go blonde if it's sunny and bark brown when its over cast or rainning

So if anyone does have wierd things like that do tell! :)

[James]

[color=#707875]Your eyes and your hair colour are determined by genetics. As far as I know, those things are hardwired and don't change.

But I'm sure that hair and eyes can look different under different circumstances. I know that with my sister, for example, her hair can look quite different under different lighting conditions. But her actual hair hasn't changed, it's just a result of lighting differences.[/color]

[Korey]

[QUOTE=James][color=#707875]Your eyes and your hair colour are determined by genetics. As far as I know, those things are hardwired and don't change.

But I'm sure that hair and eyes can look different under different circumstances. I know that with my sister, for example, her hair can look quite different under different lighting conditions. But her actual hair hasn't changed, it's just a result of lighting differences.[/color][/QUOTE]


[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]true bossman james, very true. as far as science goes eye color change is tottally based on genectics. as far as i can tell, the pigment and color of someone's eyes can change based on certain events, such as what color you where on your clothes, the weather, your mood, etc. i personally have hazel eyes myself, there's a real life example for ya. my eyes change from green to a bluish color when i tend to wear more wintery colors and the opposite holds true for summer clothes. i've never heard of a hair color change, but is definitely possible[/COLOR]

[Zephyr]

The color changes in the different weather is definately due to the amount of sun moving through the clouds. The reason they seem dark blue in overcast is becuase there is less light making it down to them.

As for the changes during mood, that I cannot be sure of. The best I can figure is that they change based on the amount of blood running along the muscles, but I don't if there even is enough to make a noticable change.


As for you question, my eyes don't change, but they are both half-brown (around the pupil) and half-green (near the white part). It is not a subtle fade either, just an immediate change. It's kind of cool, actually. :eek:

[Maggot_Juice]

Well...my eye color never changes color, but sometimes..I grow white hair, I mean it's not gray ,it's just pure white....kinda weird I guess...

[satan665]

Its not unheard of, my eyes range from grey to blue to green. Granted I don't look at them much, but they can change for whatever reason. I'm pretty sure its not just perception or light effects, although that would certainly make a difference. I never tried to pay attention to see if anything changes with mood.

I could imagine that the iris maight be able to change color a little. Since the color that you see is the color that is reflected and not absorbed. Some change in body chemistry might have an effect on your iris and change some chemical process to alter the absorbed light. This is all speculation and I haven't looked it up at all but it seems possible.

[Guest Midnight Rush]

People tell me that when I am pissed, my eyes are a really slate grey... But normally I have the emerald green eyes to attract all the ladies with ^_>.

I agree with James though, I don't think my eye color actually changes, its just that the perameters of the situations may change peoples perceptions of them.... I am bad at science though... I dunno

[Dragon Warrior]

[b]Dr. Gavynn Says:[/b]

Don't be stupid ;) Though it is perfectly normal for your hair color or eye color to change permanently, it is simply superstition that they change temporary, especially for the weather and mood. Give me a scientific reason why they would? After having people scold me numerous times for not believing it in my RPG, I ended up researching the matter. I found results from various scientists and other professionals and I got the same answer every time.

Your mood and weather have nothing to do with your eyes magically changing, but your eyes may appear to change to a new color simply because of pigment or your capillaries. Allow me to explain. When you're upset, the capillaries in the skin of your face become dilated, thus causing your cheeks (and usually other sections of the face) to become a red color. This is the same for the eye. The blood in your eye's iris will too become a little dilated and make the eye color appear to change. As for the pigments explanation, the melanin substance of pigments tend to change in certain situations and cause your eye color to appear to become something it is not. Do not be mistaken. The color does not change.

The sloppy explanation that I believe the least in (and yet many professionals insist on) is the color clothing you wear. The color will be transmitted to your eye (depending on your original eye color) and cause it to appear changed. Weee! Silly sounding. But naturally the light theory is the most believable since light does make colors look like they change. So overall, there is no change in hair or eye color temporary. Hair/Eye color is genetic. All infants start with blue eyes and they either stick with them or change. Your eye color may change later on in life, but it is most certainly going to stay that color and not change numerous times, especially for something as silly as moods or weather. It's common superstition, but has been proved wrong.

Besides, if your eye color constantly changes, how do you know your original, hm? Case closed. :^D

[Heero Darkangel]

Ok...Looks as though his thread got abit ugly while I wasn't watching

In answer to all your guys notions, fact stands...My eyes do change colour whether you believe it or not.. if you want to shoot my thread full of bullet holes by bringing in scientific resources and supersitious notions so then be it I don't really care.. and Hell no! i'm not a vain person! god can strike me now if I was but the eye colour changing gene actually runs from my mothers side...she too has the same eyes, they change with her moods...and also tell me this...if I where a red shirt (most of you say that it's the clothes you wear) my reds will go a change because of what i'm wearing..LOL...now thats funny...sorry

Hey Dragon Warrior!! theres no such thing as magic!!!! and also did I say I was original...[B]NO[/B]...lol

Also its not my hair that changes colour its my COUSINS!!!...and it isn't all of her hair it is the tips of her hair which I stated at the top!...lol

Look I just asked if others had eyes that change colour not a full blown thread full of Scientific reasons and people who think its superstition

And also can someone tell me...(since most all seem to be glued to scientific reasons)...if my eyes are saphire blue on a sunny day and to get the pale blue wouldn't I have to stand out in the sun and look at it just to make them fade? and if it's got something to do with the light...then why do they stay the same when I go outside and then go indoors and it's only until my mood changes that they do...meaning...I may be angry and they turn pale blue and then I go outside after being inside and it's sunny but they stay the same and then while I've been outside for a while and I start feeling better then they change to saphire..it's my mother who tells me, she loves it...but I guess it's quite hard for others to think out side the scientific and superstitious box when things like this come up...so they judge you on it and make assumptions about you (referring to Dragon Warrior) that aren't even true

I'm not mocking anyone it's just that my eyes have been like that ever since i was little..hard to believe but it's true and if thats the way everyone feels about it...well there's nothing I can do about it...besides all I asked for is if anyone else has this problem and all I've been give so far is a science lesson and superstitious talk....but I do thank everyone for their posts..Ok

[Korey]

[QUOTE=Heero Darkangel]
I'm not mocking anyone it's just that my eyes have been like that ever since i was little..hard to believe but it's true and if thats the way everyone feels about it...well there's nothing I can do about it...besides all I asked for is if anyone else has this problem and all I've been give so far is a science lesson and superstitious talk....but I do thank everyone for their posts..Ok[/QUOTE]

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]well your welcome for the post. i wouldnt say that my eye color change is a problem really, just a really cool trait that not everyone has. as for your denouncing of the science lessons and superstitous stuff, welcome to reality my friend. everyone has their own beliefs on this issue and you didnt say that we couldnt post that way persay.

My eyes have changed their colors for as long as i can remember as well. the whole thing about eyes changing color has never been truly explained in this world or the next. People offer some explanations for certain people, but then you get the odd one out that changes the whoole theory.[/COLOR]

[Dragon Warrior]

I wasn't judging nor assuming anything about you. I'm just stating some things and who said it was illegal to do that? In fact, if I was stating this IRL, I'd be saying it kindly. No need to bite my head off.

But I stand where I am. Until I see proof of why they would change, I have my beliefs and you have yours :)

[Gavin]

[SIZE=1]Well I'd tend to agree with James' opinion on the situation, it's more than likely the lighting level which affects other people's perception of what colour your eyes are. My own irises are a kind of dark watery blue and they do seem to change depending on the level of light when I?m looking in the mirror, not magic but it can seem weird.[/SIZE]

[Sara]

[size=1]I think the best wording is that certain lighting (or what you're wearing) can "bring out" different colors in your eyes or hair. There are a lot of colors (shades) already there--my hair is naturally "brown," but individual strands range from almost black to red to very pale brown--but you don't see all of the colors at once, heh. It's normally a medium brown shade, but, say, in late afternoon sunlight, my hair takes on a redder shade than it would normally have, just because the "harsher" yellow lighting accents the red that's already there. *shrugs*

Similarly with eye color. My sister has blue eyes. I mean, they're [i]blue.[/i] (A very pretty pale shade of blue, mind, but still just blue.) She has an aqua sweatshirt she wears sometimes, and when she does, her eyes completely match the sweatshirt. It "brings out" the green in her eyes--you notice it.

If you glance at me, you'll see that my eyes are brown. If you look [i]carefully[/i] at my eyes, you'll notice a redder shade of brown around the pupil and a slightly greener shade of brown around the edges. You don't usually notice, though, because you haven't got reason to, or anything to compare it too.

However, I have an outfit I really like that's composed of dark green courderoy overalls and an orange sweater. When I wear it, you can notice "green" and "orange" in my eyes. The colors are always there, but you don't usually distinguish them...you just see them as "brown" because you don't have any particular reason to notice any other colors. [/size]

[THE EVIL EYE]

Well, like James stated the colour of your hair and eyes is determined by genetics although the reason why your eyes change colour is because of the angle that the sun comes in.

This also happens to me also because my eyes are blue although according to the angle that the sun comes in it changes colour. the sun from behind me makes my eyes brown, the sun from in front of me I don't know what colour it is since i am blinded. Then depending on the angle the sun comes in it is made green or light blue.
So it all depends on the light and shadows.

[Godelsensei]

[COLOR=Gray][FONT=Courier New]I had a science teacher who kept switching the colour of her contacts at the beginning of the year.

It was rather startling having her look up at you with different colour eyes each day.

Heh.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[James]

[color=#707875]I think Sara made a good point there. Also, you'll notice (particularly if you have a pet) that different lighting conditions (lighting levels and colours) can radically change the appearance of your pet's eyes. Have you ever noticed the way that cat's eyes tend to glow at certain times?

Obviously their eyes haven't changed -- they haven't lit up or anything, literally. But the conditions around them are creating a particular appearance. I think the same is probably true here.[/color]

[Fyxe]

[size=1][color=darkblue]Actually, yes, my eye color does change with my mood. When I am mad, they turn red. When I am sad, they turn to a dark blue. When I am happy, they are a purplish-pink. When I feel blah or just out of it, they are gray! And when I feel romantic, they are a deep chocolate brown. I swear that they can turn green and black too. It's amazing, is it not?

.... Ah, the wonderful world of colored contacts......


No, really my eyes are just gray. But I would have to agree that the appearance of your eye color is based on the light setting. Sometimes my eyes can seem blue or green, but, yes, that's only because we have more than one layer of color in our eyes. It's the all together colors that make our eyes special, really. I'm sure every person has their very own eye color, not one could be matched with one another. Interesting how that is, but it all narrows down to genetics. Go science![/color][/size]

[Heero Darkangel]

*OFF TOPIC* - Hey Dragon warrior I wasn't biting your head off..LOL..and I don't mind the scientific know how and I'm really open to peoples opinions..My way of thinking is that everyones entitled to their own opinions...I have no problem with that... I just didn't think that science would be brought into it thats all...(Why is it that some take what I say the wrong way even though I've put LOL at the end of it)...anyway...by the way thanks Sesshomarufan!!

I actually [B]do agree[/B] with James!...you see my best mates eyes change colour in different shades of light which is pretty cool...but can anyone tell me why mine seem to change when the lightings really dim??..meaning they go an Icy blue...why is that? shouldn't they go darker rather than go lighter?...I'm not much of a science person...LOL...I actually like the feed back in this thread..especially the science part..LOL..although all I wanted was to see if anyone else's eyes change colour aswell...but hey..this is fun!

Hey thanks for all your opinions!!! Cool...

[Korey]

[QUOTE=Heero Darkangel]*OFF TOPIC* - Hey Dragon warrior I wasn't biting your head off..LOL..and I don't mind the scientific know how and I'm really open to peoples opinions..My way of thinking is that everyones entitled to their own opinions...I have no problem with that... I just didn't think that science would be brought into it thats all...(Why is it that some take what I say the wrong way even though I've put LOL at the end of it)...anyway...by the way thanks Sesshomarufan!!

I actually [B]do agree[/B] with James!...you see my best mates eyes change colour in different shades of light which is pretty cool...but can anyone tell me why mine seem to change when the lightings really dim??..meaning they go an Icy blue...why is that? shouldn't they go darker rather than go lighter?...I'm not much of a science person...LOL...I actually like the feed back in this thread..especially the science part..LOL..although all I wanted was to see if anyone else's eyes change colour aswell...but hey..this is fun!

Hey thanks for all your opinions!!! Cool...[/QUOTE]

off topic: well youre welcome friend. sometimes all people need is a good slap into reality (well not me , im the excpetion) well anything said can be misunderstood and turned into something else.

on topic: i dont know about your eyes changing to a lighter color when lights are dimmer. you could be a special type of person in that respect. I know that my eyes change colors from an emerald greed to a more foresty green when it's cloudy outside. meh *shrugs* i cant really explain why it happens it really just does happen. i accept that it makes me unique and other stuff that they teach on preeducation shows, but its also a chick magnet [COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]off topic: well youre welcome friend. sometimes all people need is a good slap into reality (well not me , im the excpetion) well anything said can be misunderstood and turned into something else.

on topic: i dont know about your eyes changing to a lighter color when lights are dimmer. you could be a special type of person in that respect. I know that my eyes change colors from an emerald greed to a more foresty green when it's cloudy outside. meh *shrugs* i cant really explain why it happens it really just does happen. i accept that it makes me unique and other stuff that they teach on preeducation shows, but its also a chick magnet :laugh:

[Pumpkin]

[FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=1]My eyes change color from green, to blue, to gray and sometimes they can appear to have a goldish tint to them. Its wierd because I know you say its the lighting affects and stuff but alot of people have told me that when i get angry or my mood changes my eyes change color. Alot of people think I have contacts cause it changes alot, its hilarious. They are all like "But I thought you had blue eyes? O.o" but most the time there Green or Greenish Blue.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Oceanborn]

Mine do periodically. Usually variants of green to gray... to blue... Seen that somewhere here...
From now on it's a pretty usual thing for a human.

[chobit]

Well,I don't know if its the light,but my eyes can range from blue to gray,but are usually green/gold.

[Guest BeccaDG]

[QUOTE=Dragon Warrior][b]Dr. Gavynn Says:[/b]
... your eyes may appear to change to a new color simply because of pigment or your capillaries. Allow me to explain. When you're upset, the capillaries in the skin of your face become dilated, thus causing your cheeks (and usually other sections of the face) to become a red color. This is the same for the eye. The blood in your eye's iris will too become a little dilated and make the eye color appear to change. As for the pigments explanation, the melanin substance of pigments tend to change in certain situations and cause your eye color to appear to become something it is not. Do not be mistaken. The color does not change.[/QUOTE]

Heh, sounds to me like you've made a case for "mood eyes." Certainly you've been careful to talk about it being the "apparent eye color" rather than the "actual eye color" that changes. Regardless, you've stated both that the blood in one's iris can dilate when one is upset changing the apparent color, and that the melanin substance of pigments tend to change in certain situations causing eye color to appear as something else. My eyes can appear blue, grey, green, or violet, or so I've heard. :cool:

[Korey]

[quote name='BeccaDG']Heh, sounds to me like you've made a case for "mood eyes." Certainly you've been careful to talk about it being the "apparent eye color" rather than the "actual eye color" that changes. Regardless, you've stated both that the blood in one's iris can dilate when one is upset changing the apparent color, and that the melanin substance of pigments tend to change in certain situations causing eye color to appear as something else. My eyes can appear blue, grey, green, or violet, or so I've heard. :cool:[/quote]

blood dilating in the iris is an interesting point becca, and it seems to make sense. but i really havent heard of "mood eyes", it's probably a mercury retrograde. i know that my eyes change color when im in a different mood, but the whole idea isnt out of the question. like ive said in previous posts, the whole thing with eye changing colors is totally up to personal beliefs. if you were to ask a puritan for example, they would probably say that you were a devil child and use some occult ritual to exorcise the demons from you :D. the whole thing is never explained in fact, its a theory. anyways its cool and i believe in it.

vive le hazels!

[50 cent]

Well some of you are saying they seem to change on certant circumstances well not true with mine. If you were here now you would no for sure. I mean my eyes are blue, but when i'm rocking out on my guitar or just pissed off they turn a gray or silver color. Some time they just do it when ever. I mean I have been talking to friends in school and they will notice my eyes change from blue to a sliver color. I have recorded myself when they have changed so I have proof. Its actually pretty cool to watch. Also when we sit in the dark you can see fain silver eyes just sitting there. Then when we turn the light on they stay the same and it takes a few minutes to turn back to blue.