So Close

There is only one color that Eli can consistently identify correctly, purple. I ask him all the time what color items are and, unless it is purple, he is inaccurate. Today, however, for a bright shining moment, I was getting excited. Here is how our conversation went:

Me: What color are your shoes?
Eli: Red (CORRECT)
Me: What color is our grass?
Eli: Green (CORRECT thanks to lots of rain this spring)
Me: What color is the sky today?
Eli: Blue (CORRECT)
Me: What color is my shirt?
Eli: Etch

And then after that, everything was ETCH. I guess, for a kid that has the genetics of color identification stacked against him, we can call today progress.