Red-green color blindness
Will they see all the colors?
Color blindness is X-linked, which is why it’s much more common in boys. Your family history — especially on mom’s side — is the strongest signal.
Baby's sex
Maternal grandfather color-blind?
Mom is a known carrier?
Dad color-blind?
Only affects girls' risk meaningfully
Chance he is color-blind
8.0%vs. 8% baseline
In line with the typical population rate.
Compared to baseline
For your baby8.0%
Average baby8.0%
How accurate is this, honestly?aboutX-linked
AccuracyX-linked
Color blindness usually isn't caught until age 4-6 (when kids start matching colors at school) and it doesn't affect their lives the way pop culture suggests. Most color-blind people see colors — just not the same way trichromats do. Pediatric eye exams will flag it, and there's no treatment because there's nothing to fix.
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