It sounds like a scene out of a cheesy family sitcom: the long-suffering wife wants to re-decorate, but her husband can't be bothered to grok the difference between white and off-white wallpaper, or mauve and periwinkle drapes. Subtle variations in color just aren't important to him, or he claims he can't even detect the differences. Well, it turns out that there is evidence to support the stereotype: studies have shown that women are superior at color detection, with hormones and evolutionary factors (like gathering colorful berries while men were out hunting) likely to thank.
