Personal Color and Skin Tone: What Is the Relationship?

To understand personal color, you should not look at skin tone only as light or dark.

Undertone refers to the warm or cool direction beneath the skin. Warm undertones often harmonize with yellow or orange-based colors, while cool undertones often harmonize with pink or blue-based colors.

Value means how light or dark a color is. Some people look better in light colors, while others look better in deeper colors.

Chroma means how vivid or muted a color is. Winter Cool often suits vivid colors, while Summer Cool often suits softer colors.

Personal color is affected by skin tone, hair color, eye color, facial contrast, and overall impression.