REGEXVAULTv2.0
Identity & PII/Biometric & Physical
Verified Safe

Eye Color (Standardized) Regex for JavaScript

/^(?:BLK|BLU|BRO|GRY|GRN|HAZ|MAR|MUL|PNK|DIC|UNK)$/i

What this pattern does

This page provides a well-structured, multi-part regular expression for matching eye color (standardized), ported and verified for JavaScript. Identity and credential patterns need both correctness and safety, since they're frequent targets for adversarial input. The snippet below is ready to drop into your JavaScript project — whether you're validating in an Express middleware, a Next.js API route, or a client-side form.

Javascript Implementation

Javascript
// Eye Color (Standardized)
// ReDoS-safe | RegexVault — Identity & PII > Biometric & Physical

const eyeColorStandardizedRegex = /^(?:BLK|BLU|BRO|GRY|GRN|HAZ|MAR|MUL|PNK|DIC|UNK)$/i;

function validateEyeColorStandardized(input: string): boolean {
  return eyeColorStandardizedRegex.test(input);
}

// Example
console.log(validateEyeColorStandardized("BLK")); // true

Test Cases

Matches (Valid)
Rejects (Invalid)
BLKBLUE
BLUbrown
BROblue-green
GRYB
GRNBLKU
HAZ
MAR
UNK

When to use this pattern

This pattern is drawn from the Identity & PII > Biometric & Physical category and carries a ReDoS-safe certification. That matters for JavaScript developers because especially critical in long-running Node.js event loops where a ReDoS vulnerability can block the entire process. RegexVault audits patterns against known backtracking attack vectors, ensuring you have the necessary context before using this regex in a high-stakes production environment.

Common Pitfalls

Eye color descriptions vary significantly between jurisdictions. European documents may use different terminology. Standardized codes are only reliable within systems that share the same code table.

Technical Notes

AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) standard codes: BLK=black, BLU=blue, BRO=brown, GRY=gray, GRN=green, HAZ=hazel, MAR=maroon, MUL=multicolored, PNK=pink, DIC=dichromic, UNK=unknown. Used on US driver's licences.

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