How to find your skin color palette
Your best colors depend on two things about your skin. Depth is how light or dark your skin is, and undertone is the subtle hue underneath: warm (golden, peachy), cool (pink, rosy) or neutral (a mix). Depth tells you how light or rich your colors should be; undertone tells you whether to lean toward golden or blue-based shades.
- Stand in natural daylight with a clean, makeup-free face.
- Check your wrist veins: green leans warm, blue or purple leans cool.
- Hold gold and silver near your face and see which brightens your skin.
- Pick your depth and undertone in the finder above.
Best colors by skin tone
Beyond skin tone
A skin color palette is a great start, but your full color season also considers your hair, eyes and contrast. For the complete picture, try our free color analysis quiz or photo color analysis.
FAQ
What is a skin color palette?+
A skin color palette is a set of colors that harmonize with your natural skin tone and undertone. Wearing them near your face makes your skin look clearer and more even, while the wrong colors can make you look tired or sallow.
How do I know my skin undertone?+
Look at your wrist veins in daylight: green suggests warm, blue or purple suggests cool, and a mix suggests neutral. You can also compare gold and silver jewelry: whichever flatters you more points to warm or cool.
Can two people with the same skin tone have different palettes?+
Yes. Your hair and eye color, and the contrast between them, also shape your best colors. That's why seasonal color analysis looks at all three. Our free quiz covers them in 2 minutes.
What colors suit olive skin?+
Olive skin often has a neutral or muted undertone. Earthy, softened colors like sage, teal, terracotta and warm plum usually work well, which places many olive-skinned people in Soft Autumn, True Autumn or Deep Winter.