Art, Design & Creative Tools · Projected milestone

Seeing and painting new colours

Estimated year~2080

15% by 2085 · including earlier years

The year is an editorial timing estimate. The percentage applies to occurrence by the stated deadline. These estimates are not calibrated odds.

Eye and brain upgrades let people perceive extra primary colours, and artists start painting with them.

What the forecast means

Milestone stage: milestone (legacy definition)

Completion criteria: Legacy milestone: refine the observable threshold before resolving.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.