Colored Dreams

Why are all my dreams in color. My husband when he remembers his are not in color. In fact most people I know do not dream in color. My dreams are vivid with all sorts of colors even odd colors not in the rainbow? Just curious!

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well most people i know dream in vivid colors luck of the draw i suppose

I dream in colour. I suppose its just something some people can do.

I would find it odd to not dream in colour, I have always done so and have always assumed everyone else did.

Some info:
Not everyone dreams in colour and not everyone dreams in black and white. If a person grew up watching black and white television, he/she is more likely to dream in black and white. In a survey, it was revealed that 12% of sighted people ONLY dreamt in black and white and rest of the sample dreamt exclusively in colour. The number has gone down. Today, only 4.4% under-25-year olds dream in black and white, the change is being based (by scientists) upon the transformation from black and white television to colour media.

http://www.emlii.com/f8e56913/23-Most-Interesting-Facts-About-Dreams-That-Will-Give-You-Goosebumps

Not only TV, but also cinema. When I was young most movies were black and white, only a few in colour.For years,I sometimes dreamed in black and white, sometimes in colour. When I dream now, I dream in colour. And the colours are very vivid.Similar to cartoon colours.

that makes sense. Even though Tv shows are in color my husband watches a lot of old black and white movies. Thanks guys.

That is an interesting thing to note I had not known about before. I'll have to research deeper into the subject. Personally, I've only ever dreamt in color.