What are the 6 types of skin tones? (2024)

What are the 6 types of skin tones?

Here is a chart I've created representing the 6 basic skin types; pale, fair, medium, olive, naturally brown, and very dark brown/black. My portrait palette box is organized to represent all of these skin types, so that I'm always prepared for any skin type I may encounter.

From pale to dark and everything in between, human skin color covers a wide range. The Pantone company, a leading authority on standardized color reproduction, has identified 110 different skin tones.

Skin Type 6

If you are a Type 6 on the Fitzpatrick scale, you have dark skin, dark eyes and naturally black hair. Your skin won't burn and only gets darker in the sun, and you won't freckle with exposure. However, that doesn't mean you don't have issues with your skin.

skin burns minimally and always tans well to moderately brown. Fitzpatrick skin type V. skin rarely burns and tans profusely to dark. Fitzpatrick skin type VI. skin never burns, is deeply pigmented, and is least sensitive to UV exposure.

People with a rare condition called methemoglobinemia have actual blue skin. The Blue Fugates of Kentucky are the only known family carrying this trait.

To determine your skin tone, observe the color of your nail bed or pinch the skin under your arm (or any place the sun never shines). Does the tone tend to appear more reddish-orange, reddish-blue, pinkish-blue, peachy or yellowish? Once that's determined, you'll have a benchmark for your natural skin tone.

No matter your skin type, you can wear pale pink, bright red, teal and dark purple with confidence, as they are all universal colors that work with all skin tones. Though these colors look great, it doesn't mean that you should show up to work or a social event wearing all four at once.

What are the 7 skin types?

The trick to caring for your skin is knowing your skin, because understanding means you can find the right products that work for you and combat potential issues without causing more problems. There are seven basic skin types: normal, oily, dry/dehydrated, combination, acne-prone, sensitive and mature.

I wanted to test skin color separately to find out whether it's important to perceptions of beauty. I found that without regard to physical features, people prefer light brown skin over dark brown skin or pale skin,” said Frisby, associate professor of strategic communication at the School.

Skin tones range in variety, from palest hues to darkest browns, but are usually placed into four categories - fair, light, medium or dark.

Type II (scores 7–13) usually burns, tans minimally (light colored but darker than fair) Type III (scores 14–20) sometimes mild burn, tans uniformly (golden honey or olive) Type IV (scores 21–27) burns minimally, always tans well (moderate brown) Type V (scores 28–34) very rarely burns, tans very easily (dark brown)

Most Filipinas have naturally black or dark brown hair. It's perfect for those who want to look extra edgy with its smooth and silky crowning glory. But others prefer to take it to the next level by darkening their tresses even more in jet black or bluish-black colors.

the rarest skin type is the normal skin type. Normal skin is neither too dry nor too oily, has regular texture, no imperfections and a clean, soft appearance. It does not need special care and is not prone to react to stimuli or lose its barrier function.

We can conclude that genetics has an impact on skin color. This includes genes related to both your natural skin color and your skin's response to sunlight. And the latter are the ones that play a role in controlling whether you are more likely to burn or to tan.

6. dark brown or black skin, dark eyes, and dark hair. never burns but tans darker.

Skin type 9 feels dry and tight year-round and exhibits loss of elasticity. This skin type experiences consistent redness or rosacea and gets easily irritated, especially by harsh, drying products.

What is a Type 2 skin tone?

People with Skin Type II are usually fair with blue eyes, light or fair skin. They manage to get a light tan with repeated exposure to the sun but have a high risk for skin cancer (including melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer).

Normal skin

'Normal' is a term widely used to refer to well-balanced skin. The scientific term for well-balanced skin is eudermic. The T-zone (forehead, chin and nose) may be a bit oily, but overall sebum and moisture is balanced and the skin is neither too oily nor too dry.

It is widely accepted that Man's oldest common forefather was dark skinned, and that people became more pale as they moved further north out of Africa into colder climates with less sunlight. Dark-skinned people have white palms and soles, but light-skinned people have more consistent skin tones.

If Adam and Eve did indeed really exist and are the parents of all people, Adam and Eve most likely were platinum blonde Caucasians. According to the literalist interpretation of the Bible, there were only two original human beings from which every other human being that has ever existed descended.

The rarest eye color is green, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Only two percent of the global population has green eyes. Green is also the rarest eye color in America.