Why Do People Have Different Eye Colors?

Brown, blue, green, hazel, amber, gray… but here's the strange part: most eye colors aren't really colors at all. Blue eyes don't contain any blue pigment, green eyes are a mix of pigment and physics, and almost every blue-eyed person may share one ancestor from thousands of years ago. In this video we explore melanin, why blue eyes work like the sky, why green eyes are so rare, why hazel eyes seem to change color, red and violet eyes, heterochromia, and why babies' eyes can change. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Most eye colors aren't really colors 0:28 The iris and melanin 0:58 Brown eyes: the original 1:26 The genetic accident behind blue eyes 1:59 Blue eyes have no blue pigment 2:43 Green eyes: only 2% of people 3:19 Hazel eyes 3:49 Amber (wolf) eyes 4:04 Gray eyes 4:17 Red and violet eyes 4:49 Heterochromia: two different eye colors 5:20 Can your eye color change? 6:04 It's not just "brown beats blue" 6:44 What your eye color says about you 🔔 Subscribe to Theories Explained Animated for more strange theories, mysteries, and ideas explained through animation. #eyecolor #blueeyes #greeneyes #science #genetics #animation #explained