How does an optometrist determine eye color?

[NathanDavis]

The colored part of the eye is called the iris. The iris has pigmentation that determines the eye color. Irises are classified as being one of six colors: amber, blue, brown, gray, green, hazel, or red. Often confused with hazel eyes, AMBER eyes tend to be a solid golden or copper color without flecks of blue or green typical of hazel eyes.

HAZEL eyes mostly consist of shades of brown and green. Much like gray eyes, hazel eyes may appear to “change color” from green to light brown to gold. Individuals whose eyes appear to be one color closest to the pupil, another color a little farther our, and another color around the edge of the iris are likely to have HAZEL eyes.

[zeitgeist057]

That's hazel because hazel is the eye color described as being indeterminate or a combination of multiple colors like you show in the photo. I can see distinct shades of brown, yellow, blue and green in this eye, which would mean it is indeterminate as any single one of those. Therefore: hazel.