What Are the Secrets and Personality Traits of Brown-Eyed People? Your Eye Color Reveals Your Personality!

According to the SaedNews psychology service, brown eyes are the most common eye color in the world. However, this prevalence varies significantly depending on geography. Most people living in Africa and Asia have dark brown eyes. Dark brown eyes are also very common in the Middle East, but in Europe the distribution is quite different.

What Causes Brown Eyes?

Although people have different eye colors—such as the less common blue or green eyes—there is only one type of eye pigment. The amount of this pigment (melanin) in the iris determines your eye color.

• Eyes with very little melanin appear blue.

• Eyes with slightly more melanin appear green, hazel, or light brown.

• Eyes with high concentrations of pigment are medium to dark brown.

How Is Eye Color Inherited?

Eye color is hereditary, but predicting a child’s eye color from family background is more complicated than you might expect.

Research suggests that as many as 16 genes may influence eye color.

Children in the same family may have different eye colors, and may not inherit the exact shade of either parent. Because of the complex genetic interactions, it is difficult to predict with certainty what color eyes a child will have.

Additionally, many children of European descent are born with very little melanin in their eyes, causing them to appear blue at birth. Over the next 12 to 18 months, more melanin accumulates in the iris, and the eye color may shift from blue to green, hazel, or brown.

Health Benefits of Having Brown Eyes

If you have brown eyes, you may be happy to know that researchers have found higher melanin levels in your eyes, which may be linked to certain health advantages:

• People with brown eyes appear to be less vulnerable to certain diseases. For example, they seem less likely than light-eyed individuals to develop age-related macular degeneration.

• Compared with people who have light blue eyes, individuals with brown eyes have a lower risk of developing type 1 diabetes and ocular melanoma.

• Research from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London suggests that people with blue eyes may be more prone to noise-induced hearing issues compared with those who have brown eyes. The study’s authors believe melanin may help protect neural pathways in the brain from noise-related damage.

A Few Downsides for Brown-Eyed Individuals

Some findings, however, point to challenges associated with darker eyes:

• A University of Pittsburgh study found that women with darker eyes experienced more pain during childbirth compared to women with lighter eyes.

• Women with light-colored eyes reported lower levels of anxiety, depression, negative thoughts, and sleep disorders compared to brown-eyed women.

• Australian researchers discovered that people with dark brown irises may be more susceptible to cataracts than those with lighter eyes. Wearing sunglasses is recommended to protect your eyes when outdoors.
  (Polarized sunglasses generally offer the best comfort in bright sunlight.)

Do Brown Eyes Make You Look More Trustworthy?

A study conducted in the Czech Republic asked university students to rate photos of 80 young adults (40 men and 40 women, aged 19–26) on how trustworthy they appeared, using a scale of 1 to 10. The photographed individuals were instructed to maintain neutral expressions, avoid makeup and jewelry, and pose uniformly.

Only photos of people with blue or brown eyes were used; those with hazel or green eyes were excluded. Results showed that brown-eyed individuals were generally rated as more trustworthy. However, the situation is more complex.

Researchers discovered a connection between eye color and facial morphology, and it was actually face shape—not eye color itself—that played the key role in perceived trustworthiness.

People with brown eyes tended to have features such as:

• Shorter, broader chins

• Larger mouths with slightly upturned corners

• Relatively larger eyes

• Eyebrows set closer together

In contrast, blue-eyed individuals more often had:

• Narrower, more angular faces

• Longer chins

• Narrower mouths with downward-turned corners

• Smaller eyes

• Eyebrows set farther apart

Overall, people with brown eyes appeared more trustworthy. “But it isn’t the brown eyes themselves,” the researchers explained. “It is the facial morphology associated with brown eyes that creates this impression.”

Ways to Change or Enhance Brown Eyes

Despite the advantages of brown eyes, if you prefer trying out different colors, you have options:

• Colored contact lenses can change the appearance of your eyes, even if you don’t need vision correction or have astigmatism.

• If you don’t want to wear lenses but want to enhance your natural brown eyes, consider the following:

Eyeglasses

• Ask your optician to show you how different frame colors can complement and enhance your brown eyes.

• Choose anti-reflective (AR) coated lenses so reflections don’t obscure your eyes, allowing others to clearly see the brightness and depth of your brown eyes.

Makeup

• Explore eyeshadow and makeup options that best suit brown eyes. The ideal choices depend on factors such as your skin tone, hair color, and the depth of your eye pigment.

Final Tip

To keep your beautiful brown eyes healthy and your vision clear, be sure to have a routine eye exam at least once every two years.