What colors can a dog see?

Dogs do not see colors in the same way that humans do. Humans are trichromatic, meaning that we have three types of cones in our retinas that allow us to see a wide range of colors. Dogs, on the other hand, are dichromatic, meaning that they only have two types of cones in their retinas. This means that they can see fewer colors than humans.

Dogs can see blue and yellow, but they cannot see red or green. What we call red appears greenish to dogs, and green appears brownish-yellow. Dogs also have difficulty distinguishing between shades of blue and violet.

The world appears to dogs in shades of blue, yellow, and gray. This is a much more limited color range than what humans see, but it is still enough for dogs to get by. Dogs rely more on their sense of smell than their sense of sight to navigate the world.