What colour are these eyes?

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Help settle a long-running debate please Mumsnetters!

What colour are these eyes?

They are blue. Most eyes have flecks of some sort in them.

But what is the long-running dispute?

Blue-ish

But what is the long-running dispute?

DH insists they're green.
I say they are blue. Not beautiful clear blue like his (and my children's) eyes, but they're still blue IMO.

Or maybe based on this topic thread they are neither one thing or another.

Top one green, bottom one greeny-blue.

I'd describe them as grey but you've got some green flecks in there.

Regardless of what you call it, it's a lovely colour, you're quite lucky!

grey

Greeny blue.

They're similar to my DHs colour, I vote grey!

See they look green to me.

Well you lot are no help!

I have eyes that have no one colour. People tell me they're blue, green or grey depending on the light, my mood and any other thing that might change them. It's funny when you get those "eye colour" questions because all I can put is "who knows". Both DC have my exact eye colour but because of their white blonde colouring they look brilliant blue and always elicit comments.

Blue

I'd say green from the pics.

BUT one of my DCs, and his Dad : my XDP have eyes that are sometimes blue, sometimes green and sometimes grey. The kid's are brighter / bluer than the dad. They often change to reflect what colour t-shirts they wear.

XDP has a Welsh surname which links with my theory about this eye colour, as I believe there is a word in welsh for a blue / green / grey colour.

Also reminds me of this song of course.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=xxDv_RTdLQo

They’re not green they’re blue!

Eyes range, as far as I know (perhaps not very far) from very light blue (no extra pigmentation) to very dark brown (a lot of pigmentation).

Those look like blue with flecks of pigmentation which make them look greenish blue (to my eye and notwithstanding slight discrepancies as it's a photograph not real life).

I presume the choices are blue, green or grey. I yearned for the green eyes a work colleague had and then found they were coloured contact lenses.

The eyes in this photo look nice so that's the main thing

Sorry. I meant to add that eyes are basically blue (with or without some pigment) or brown (light to dark depending on amount of pigment).

Anything else is just poetic or descriptive.

Knowing that didn't stop me wanting "green" eyes though.

And, despite what a PP said, they're not red
That just happens in people with no pigment. Like those with albinism.

Do you find they look different depending on light or colour of clothing? Mine are similar and I just say grey blue

With eyes that colour, they will change due to pupil dilation and light conditions. So they're green at times sounds entirely plausible.

I'd call them blue.

Blue

Blue with Central Heterochromica eyes. I have a pair the same.

So the consensus seems blue.

Tell DH he's wrong.

Ooh no! Make a bet with him (talking folding money here) first as to what MN reckon.

Then tell him he's wrong.

(Gosh I'm evil)

The brown round the iris is called heterochromia iridium

Blue / Grey. Definitely not green though.