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  2. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic trait determined by two factors: the pigmentation of the eye 's iris [ 1][ 2] and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris. [ 3]: 9. In humans, the pigmentation of the iris varies from light brown to black, depending on the concentration of melanin in ...

  3. Martin–Schultz scale - Wikipedia

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    The Martin–Schultz scale is a standard color scale commonly used in physical anthropology to establish more or less precisely the eye color of an individual; it was created by the anthropologists Rudolf Martin and Bruno K Schultz in the first half of the 20th century. The scale consists of 20 colors [1] (from light blue to dark brown-black ...

  4. Martin scale - Wikipedia

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    The Martin scale is an older version of color scale commonly used in physical anthropology to establish more or less precisely the eye color of an individual. It was created by the anthropologist Rudolf Martin in the first half of the 20th century. Later he improved this scale with cooperation of Bruno K. Schultz, leading to the Martin-Schultz ...

  5. Color blindness - Wikipedia

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    Frequency. Red–green: 8% males, 0.5% females (Northern European descent) [ 2] Color blindness or color vision deficiency ( CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. [ 2] The severity of color blindness ranges from mostly unnoticeable to full absence of color perception. Color blindness is usually an inherited problem ...

  6. List of Crayola crayon colors - Wikipedia

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    Known as "Dark Chrome Green" ("Chrome Green, Dark" on labels) or "Dark Green", 1903–1949. [2] No No No No Yes Yes Maximum Blue Green #30BFBF 48 191 191 1926–1944 Part of the Munsell line. [2] Robin's Egg Blue #00CCCC 0 204 204 1993–present No No No Yes Yes Yes Teal Blue #008080 0 128 128 1990–2003 Light Blue #8FD8D8 143 216 216

  7. Color vision - Wikipedia

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    Color vision. Colorless, green, and red photographic filters as imaged by camera. Color vision, a feature of visual perception, is an ability to perceive differences between light composed of different frequencies independently of light intensity. Color perception is a part of the larger visual system and is mediated by a complex process ...

  8. Chartreuse (color) - Wikipedia

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    Chartreuse ( US: / ʃɑːrˈtruːz, - ˈtruːs / ⓘ, UK: /- ˈtrɜːz /, [1] French: [ʃaʁtʁøz] ⓘ ), also known as yellow-green or greenish yellow, is a color between yellow and green. [2] It was named because of its resemblance to the French liqueur green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color ...

  9. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The human eye is a sensory organ in the visual system that reacts to visible light allowing eyesight. Other functions include maintaining the circadian rhythm, and keeping balance . Arizona Eye Model. "A" is accommodation in diopters. The eye can be considered as a living optical device. It is approximately spherical in shape, with its outer ...