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The Rarest Eye Colors and How They Occur
Eye Color | Cause(s) |
Black | An abundance of melanin |
Red/Pink | Albinism and blood leaking into the iris |
Amber | A little melanin with a large amount of lipochrome |
Green | A little melanin, a bunch of lipochrome and Rayleigh scattering of light |
Violet | Lack of pigment mixed with light reflecting off of red blood vessels |
Heterochromia | Increased or decreased pigmentation in the iris |