Do women really not suffer from color blindness — an unexpected truth.

Can women be color blind

Color blindness is often called color vision deficiency. This condition can be inherited or acquired. It is characterized by the inability of the eyes to distinguish between certain colors.

Color blind individuals cannot see the difference between red and green or, for example, between blue and yellow. The red-green color vision deficiency is the most common. The blue-yellow deficiency occurs somewhat less frequently.

There is a popular belief that color blindness can affect only men. In reality, women can also suffer from color blindness, although this happens much less often. According to numerous studies, about 8% of men have color blindness compared to 1% of women. At the same time, the blue-yellow vision deficiency occurs in women and men in equal numbers.

This statistic is related to the location of the gene responsible for color perception on the X chromosome. Men have only one X chromosome, while women have two. Because a mutation must be present on both chromosomes for color blindness to develop, it occurs much less frequently in women.

As a reminder, earlier we wrote about a color test that will tell you everything about your relationships.

We also discussed how colors actually affect a person's psyche.