Can Some People See More Colors Than You?

Forget Roy G. Biv. Some people can see over a million colors! How does that work?

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The Humans With Super Human Vision
“Researchers suspect, though, that some people see even more. Living among us are people with four cones, who might experience a range of colors invisible to the rest. It’s possible these so-called tetrachromats see a hundred million colors, with each familiar hue fracturing into a hundred more subtle shades for which there are no names, no paint swatches.”
The Dimensionality of Color Vision in Carriers of Anomalous Trichromacy
“Some 12% of women are carriers of the mild, X-linked forms of color vision deficiencies called ‘anomalous trichromacy.’ Owing to random X chromosome inactivation, their retinae must contain four classes of cone rather than the normal three; and it has previously been speculated that these female carriers might be tetrachromatic, capable of discriminating spectral stimuli that are indistinguishable to the normal trichromat.”

Tetrachromatic Color Vision
“The term ’tetrachromacy’ describes the physiological possession of four different classes of simultaneously functioning retinal photopigments (also called ‘weak tetrachromacy’). From an empirical standpoint, tetrachromatic color vision (or ‘strong tetrachromacy’) additionally requires demonstrating that mixtures of four independent appropriately chosen primary lights will simulate all distinctions in appearance possible in visible color space.”
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[IceGene]

I have the superhuman ability to not only disappoint both my parents but my ancestors as well.

[Blazingflare]

My sister's boyfriend is totally colorblind. When she's mad at him, she makes him play Uno.

[bluedoc]

wouldn't it be weird if there was a new undiscovered primary what the hell would it look like

[For_]

Fun Fact: It is physically impossible to imagine a new color, or describe one. Go ahead, try.

edit: don’t know why this comment is suddenly getting a ton of replies, there’s a lot of people saying obviously, keep in mind i was 14 when i posted this comment lol

[tlamiczka]

I have superhuman intuition that can always sense the slowest line in supermarket and force me to join it.

[sandpaper]

I'm Tetrachromatic, my whole life I always had this slight blur that made it hard to see fine print at a distance, even with glasses couldn't fix it. I just always assumed that is how people see stuff; but things always seemed a lot brighter and so vibrant that I would zone out for 30 minutes just blankly staring at nothing. It wasn't until I was on a shroom trip (worst trip ever) that as I was coming down getting lost staring at nothing, that I noticed the color that had been there all my life.

One way of describing it is if you took a green leaf (my favorite color) you could many many shades of the green and also the colors that make it up and more colors. I'm just a video editor, but I wish I had the artistic ability to show people what I can see.

[cobbsta]

So if a digital camera only work on a typical RGB, does this mean digital pictures will never be able to represent what they would see in real life?

[WobblesandBean]

My sister has synesthesia, she "sees" music. I've always been jealous.

[megagene]

Why does this guy always have a long hair coming out of his right ear?

[TheTastyDuck]

Look at his left ear, why the fuck is there a hair sticking out?

[aliessa]

So is it technically possible that some let's say alien race sees colors we can't even Imagine.

[runslowly]

Oh look, it's the long lost third finebro.

[somebodysomeone]

My friend's left eye is colour blind whereas his right one is okay

[frozeneternity]

I gather one cannot test for Tetrachromacy online since screens only use Red Green and Blue?

[MrChickenwitkatchup]

I didn't realize dog's weren't color blind :(
I've been feeling bad for my dog for years cuz I thought she couldn't see colors LOL

[chisty]

What came first
The French fry or the potato?
Find out on the next episode of naruto bleach G

[beerloverme]

Dude, nice long hair on your right ear.. Lol

[bereghost]

*TONS OF ANIMALS ARE WITH YOU* great now I'm a dog

[charityrosewalker]

After a lifetime of disagreements about colors and light, and after coming to the conclusion that I’m likely to be a tetrachromat, I have begun to enjoy it all. I wavered back and forth in my ignorance of tetrachromacy that I was either delusional or mistaken. Now, I know. And even with this fourth cone, my gray eyes are quite light sensitive, as well. Reds hurt so terribly that I often need to shut my eyes; plus, oranges and yellows are “angering” in the sense that they hurt my eyes and also my brain.

[CouragePope]

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