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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
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
Rudolf Martin (born 31 July 1967) is a German actor working mainly in the United States. He first appeared in off-Broadway productions and then moved on to extensive TV and film work. He has made guest appearances on numerous hit television seri ...
in the first half of the 20th century. Later he improved this scale with cooperation of Bruno K. Schultz, leading to the Martin-Schultz scale.
Original scale
The original Martin scale, summarized below, consists of 16 colors (from light blue to dark brown-black) that correspond to the different eye colors observed in nature due to the amount of melanin in the iris. The numbering is reversed in order to match theMartin–Schultz scale
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 h ...
, which is still used in biological anthropology. In this case, the higher the number, the lighter the eye color.
Light and light-mixed eyes (16-9)
* 16: light-blue iris * 15-14-13: blue iris * 12-11: light-gray iris * 10-9: dark-gray irisMixed eyes (8-7)
* 8: green iris * 7: green-brown irisDark-mixed eyes (6-5)
* 6: hazel iris * 5: light-brown irisDark eyes (4-1)
* 4: brown iris * 3-2: dark-brown iris * 1: black-brown irisOlder versions
Older versions of the Martin scale eye color chart have the following color divisions: * 16-12: light and light-mixed iris * 11-7: mixed iris * 6-5: dark-mixed iris * 4-1: dark irisSee also
*Eye color
Eye color is a polygenic phenotypic character determined by two distinct factors: the pigmentation of the eye's iris and the frequency-dependence of the scattering of light by the turbid medium in the stroma of the iris.
In humans, the ...
* Martin–Schultz scale
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 h ...
* Human eye
The human eye is a sensory organ, part of the sensory nervous system, that reacts to visible light and allows humans to use visual information for various purposes including seeing things, keeping balance, and maintaining circadian rhythm.
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