Why do my eyes see in different shades?

Brainard says the research points to the differences in cone cells — which detect color — as the main reason two eyes in the same body will each see slightly different colors.

What is it called when you see different shades of color?

This color visualization system is known as trichromacy (“three colors”). But some evidence exists that there are people who have four distinct color perception channels. This is known as tetrachromacy. Tetrachromacy is thought to be rare among human beings. Research shows that it’s more common in women than in men.

Do different people see different shades of color?

Can we be sure that people see the same color when they look at something? Not at all — while the cones in our eyes suggest we’re seeing something similar, it’s likely that we all see just a tiny bit differently.

Can you imagine colors?

Yes, you can imagine new “colors”, and there are physically meaningful complex colors that humans don’t really see.

Why do I see wavy lines?

Metamorphopsia affects central vision (versus peripheral, or side vision) and distorts the appearance of linear objects. It can occur in one eye or both. When you have metamorphopsia, you may find that: Straight objects, like a signpost, appear wavy.

How do I know if I have Tetrachromatism?

If you see between 20 and 32 colors, you have three types of color receptors. About 50 percent of the population are trichromats. If you see between 33 and 39 colors, you are a tetrachromat and have four types of cones.

Do females see more colors?

Women have larger color vocabularies than men, but scientists say that women are actually seeing more color gradations than men. Hue is the actual color—red, yellow, green, or blue.

Can we create a new color?

So, no, you can’t create new colors that aren’t mixes of the already visible ones. Unless your eyes somehow learned to sense new wavelengths, and your brain subsequently learned to make sense of this new information, and assigned this newly sensible light a new color.

Do colors exist without light?

Not only can color exist without light, it always exists without light. Color is produced by your brain, full stop. It is produced by brain tissue. It is not a property of light.