hazel eye myth the description of hazel eyes says they're green and brown either colour could be dominant and can also contain gold this description is incorrect true hazel eyes are a golden honey brown colour basically light brown which matches the colour of a golden brown hazelnut shell hence the word hazel however in some insatnces can contain minimal amounts of green either on the outskirts and or mixed in with the gold when observed in direct sun light but green is by no means a requirement for true hazel eyes the myth of hazel eyes being green and brown or any multi coloured eye is common in north america and areas of the world that have been exposed to americanisation however in europe the origin of light eyes hazelnuts the correct meaning still exists and is used when identifying eye color hazel eyes golden light brown colour the myth of hazel eyes being green and brown or any multi coloured eye is likely to of started due to green and brown eyes turning a gold and or light brown colour in areas of dim lighting and actual hazel eyes sometimes presenting slight green within the gold and or on the outskirts when observed in direct sun light but this is nonetheless an obvious misconception which requires common sense to understand as for green and brown eyes they're well green eyes that contain contain central heterochromia brown around the pupil but this does not change the fact of their true colour being the outer green if you want to categorise them differently the name forest green proves worthy or just simply green eyes with brown