The first color that newborns recognize is red, followed by the colors of green and blue.
A newborns vision is initially limited to only black and white with shades of gray, but the newborn then starts to develop color perception within the first couple of weeks of life.
Red is the first color that newborns can distinguish and recognize due to the way the newborns cone cells develop.
Initially after birth, newborns have blurry vision and primarily only see in black, white and also shades of gray.
Then between the ages of 2 to 3 months of age, babies then start to distinguish bright colors such as red, green and then blue and then the baby starts to track moving objects.
By 4 months of age, most babies shave also developed nearly full color vision, although the baby's perception of subtle hues and shades also continue to mature.
And by age 5 months to 8 months of age, babies often have fully developed their full color vision, which includes their ability to distinguish between many different colors and shades.
A baby is often able to distinguish between colors as early as 4 months of age.
And a baby can perceive that objects come in different colors, and as early as 12 months, they may even show a preference for certain colors.