Given the sudden interest for the color of dresses and vision, here some of the fascinating findings we did recently.
The color nuances we see depend on the number and distribution of cones (=color receptors) in our eye. You can check this rainbow: how many color nuances do you count?
You see less than 20 color nuances: you are a dichromats, like dogs, which means you have 2 types of cones only. You are likely to wear black, beige, and blue. 25% of the population is dichromat.
You see between 20 and 32 color nuances: you are a trichromat, you have 3 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green and red area). You enjoy
different colors as you can appreciate them. 50% of the population is
trichromat.
You see between 33 and 39 colors: you are a
tetrachromat, like bees, and have 4 types of cones (in the purple/blue,
green, red plus yellow area). You are irritated by yellow, so this color
will be nowhere to be found in your wardrobe. 25% of the population is
tetrachromat.
You see more than 39 color nuances: come on, you are
making up things! there are only 39 different colors in the test and
probably only 35 are properly translated by your computer screen anyway
🙂
It is highly probable that people who have an additional 4th
cone do not get tricked by blue/black or white/gold dresses, no matter
the background light 😉
I see 21 colors. I had no idea there are so many more.
34. I have most my issues differentiating blues and purples! I have 0 yellow shirts except for my lannister pale yellow. I wasn’t messed up by that dress thing.
35, but I counted very carefully and gave myself time to differentiate. And I am guilty as charged on the ‘irritated by yellow’ thing – I had no idea there was an actual physiological reason for it!
i saw 36 xD
Decided to count before reading, I ended up with 39 when discounting the ones with “image error lines.” If i can call em that. I’m sure some people notice them and probably count them as well ending up with more than 39.
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