The color of hair and eyes

[Tennyson]

There is somekind of genetic relation between the color of hair and eyes so that light hair does not occur with dark eyes according to this source.
THE HEREDITY OF EYE COLOR AND HAIR COLOR IN MAN -- HOLMES and LOOMIS 18 (1): 50 -- The Biological Bulletin

However, my brother has naturally a blonde hair and brown eyes like in this picture even as an adult:


How common is this phenomenon? What kind of statistical evidence there is about the color of eyes that accompanies various kinds of pigmentation of hair?

[Freebooter]

Unfortunately, I can't provide an answer to your question.

However, my mother, who is half Swedish, also has blonde hair and brown eyes. Dark eyes coupled with light hair seems far more common than this source suggests.

[Menydh]

Hardly a phenomenon. It's rather common.

[Ariets]

my father also have blond hair (dark) and brown eyes

[fadromabg]

That's not a phenomena - there are milions of people like this

[Carnyx]

I like this combo.

[Tennyson]

Originally Posted by fadromabg

That's not a phenomena - there are milions of people like this

If somebody can provide statistics about this they would allow us to crudely determine how the amount of mixture between different sub-races in Europe.

[Frederick]

I like this combo.

Can’t say I agree. I’ve always preferred to see blue eyes with blonde hair. Don’t know why, I guess I just think it looks better. However blonde hair and brown eyes is not uncommon by any means!

[Milesian]

Depigmentation of the skin and eyes do not correlate.
As I remember from the statistics, frequency of light eyes tends to increase further west to Ireland. Light hair, on the other hand, reaches it's highest frequencies amongst the Baltic states. Blonde hair & brown eyes tend to be found quite commonly amongst the descendents of the Lithuanian community around here. Dark hair and light eyes, on the other and, tends to be associated with an "Irish look".

So my experience at least tends to back up these figures.

[Menydh]

Originally Posted by Carnyx

I like this combo.

I agree. I prefer that combination over blonde and blue eyes. Though my prefered combo is dark hair and green eyes.

Originally Posted by Frederick

Can’t say I agree. I’ve always preferred to see blue eyes with blonde hair. Don’t know why, I guess I just think it looks better.

It's about personal preferences, sure. I even prefer blue eyes in combination with dark hair.

[Carnyx]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

I agree. I prefer that combination over blonde and blue eyes. Though my prefered combo is dark hair and green eyes.

Ah, green eyes. My favorite colour with brown.

[Georgie boy]

I prefer light brown hair and sky blue eyes, really pretty.

[Ariets]

Originally Posted by Georgie boy

I prefer light brown hair and sky blue eyes, really pretty.

yeah
reddsh brown or dark brown are the best hair colors for women
+ sky blue eyes as you say

[Vranac]

My uncle have light blond hair, and light brown eyes.

Thats very often here!

[Vranac]

Originally Posted by Milesian

Dark hair and light eyes, on the other and, tends to be associated with an "Irish look".

Yes you are right. There is big amount of Irish actors with this look.

But here when you say Irish or Scot, first thing fell on peoples mind is red hair, even when today this is only 10% of irish an scot population.

[Susi]

And no one likes blonde hair with green eyes... *die*

[Carnyx]

Originally Posted by Susi

And no one likes blonde hair with green eyes... *die*

Blonde hair very well fits with brown or green eyes (and green eyes are nicer than blue ones).

[Leland Gaunt]

Here's intresting combination - blond hair + freckles + brown or rather hazel eyes:



she looks somewhat albinoid here