What causes odd Coloured eyes?

Heterochromia of the eye is caused by variations in the concentration and distribution of melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes. The word “heterochromia” is derived from ancient Greek where “heteros” means different and “chroma” means color.

What is the rarest color of eyes in humans?

Green
Green is the rarest eye color of the more common colors. Outside of a few exceptions, nearly everyone has eyes that are brown, blue, green or somewhere in between. Other colors like gray or hazel are less common.

Why do some people have two different colored eyes?

Someone with central heterochromia has different colors within the same eye. Complete heterochromia is when they have two different colored eyes. Heterochromia of the eye is caused by variations in the concentration and distribution of melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes.

What famous people have different colored eyes?

While heterochromia is pretty uncommon in humans (it typically only affects around 11 in every 1,000 people in America), many famous people such as David Bowie, Kate Bosworth and Mila Kunis all have two different colored eyes.

What do two different colored eyes mean?

Heterochromia: 2 different colored eyes. Heterochromia means “different (hetero-) colors (-chromia).”. Usually the term is used to describe the condition where a person has different colored eyes — one blue eye and one green eye, for example. Other terms to describe different colored eyes are heterochromia iridis and heterochromia iridum.

Why are eyes different colors?

Melanin also determines eye color. People with less pigment in their eyes have a lighter eye color than someone with more pigment. If you have heterochromia, the amount of melanin in your eyes varies. This variation causes different colors in different parts of your eye. The exact cause of this variation is unknown.