Free skin tone test · No sign-up
Nine questions. Three minutes. No photos. Explore your skin depth and a likely undertone, with reasons and practical next steps. Choose “not sure” whenever a comparison is unclear.
Your answers stay in your browser — we only look up your existing report to compare.
Before you begin
This free skin tone test explores two things: how light or deep your skin appears, and which undertone candidates your observations support. Answer nine questions about comparisons you have actually tried. The result may be likely, close or insufficient; use it to choose what to compare next.
Sit near a window out of direct sun. Avoid colored bulbs and reflections from bright walls or clothing.
Remove makeup from the area you compare. Have plain white fabric and any familiar makeup or jewelry nearby; no purchase is needed.
Turn off screen color filters for the swatch question. If the match still looks wrong, leave depth unknown. Skip unfamiliar comparisons instead of guessing.
Two axes
Depth
Fair · Light · Medium · Tan · Deep
Start in a similar light-to-deep shade range.
Undertone
Warm · Cool · Neutral · Olive
Compare neighboring color directions within that range.
Medium describes depth; warm describes an undertone candidate. Olive can be a candidate at any depth.
Compare all five depth bands on the skin tone chart.
Read the result
Illustrative examples only — these are not your personal results.
Example answers favor warm: the respondent described their skin as more golden beside someone of similar depth, and pink-based foundation often looked separate. Compare a warm sample with a neutral-warm neighbor after drying.
“Likely” describes how the answers align, not a measured certainty.
Close
Two candidates remain close. Review the answers that separate them and compare both directions; an unclear check leaves both open.
Insufficient
Too few usable or consistent observations. Revisit an unfamiliar comparison, then retake if you have something new to answer.
Try it at home
Use these checks to review candidates, not to confirm a label. Repeat in consistent daylight, keep depth and intensity similar, and leave unclear observations open.
| Check | What to do | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation | Place warm, cool and neutral samples at a similar depth side by side on the jawline. Let them dry, then compare the match to your neck. | Keep the best product match. Formula, application and lighting can change it; no single pattern proves olive or neutral. |
| Jewelry and veins | Compare gold and silver in similar finishes on bare skin. If you look at veins, use daylight and skip the observation when they are hard to see. | Reflections, depth and personal preference affect these practical clues. Neither jewelry nor vein color determines undertone. |
| White fabric | Hold plain white fabric beside bare forearm skin near a window. Move away from colored walls and repeat if the apparent cast changes. | Reflected light can alter the cast. This answer has the lowest internal weight and is not proof of an undertone. |
| Sun exposure | Use an area with less recent sun exposure for comparisons. Do not tan or expose skin to the sun to try to identify an undertone. | Burn-or-tan responses do not enter this quiz’s score. This is a product choice, not a biological claim. |
Put it to use
Start with samples you can compare, then keep what works on you. A result helps narrow choices; it does not prescribe what you can wear.
Compare nearby depths, then warmer, cooler or more muted options. Let each sample dry before choosing.
Compare colors at similar lightness and intensity. Explore your full palette when you want to look beyond undertone.
Explore color analysisMethod & sources
This is an observation-based questionnaire, not a skin measurement. Its nine questions, internal scoring weights and result thresholds have not been independently validated.
The quiz combines several observations and shows supporting or conflicting answers. Likely, close and insufficient describe the usable evidence within this model; they are not measured probabilities.
Depth comes from your screen swatch choice. It changes some wording and weights; an unclear match stays unknown. Olive is a separate candidate in this quiz and can carry a warm, cool or balanced lean.
Lighting, products, screen settings and individual skin variation can change observations. Photos also depend on lighting and camera processing; neither method independently verifies the other. Your answers stay in your browser. If you are signed in and have a color report, we look it up for comparison without uploading your answers.
Adapted from the 10-tone Monk Skin Tone Scale (Google) by grouping adjacent swatches into five depth bands. Source material is licensed CC BY 4.0; the source and license are linked below.
The Monk scale supplies the depth swatches, not validation of undertone labels. Our five-band adaptation and questionnaire have not been independently validated. Lighting and display settings can change comparisons.
Practical questions
Begin with a depth match, then compare color directions at a similar depth. This quiz brings nine observations together and shows the reasons behind a likely result or close candidates. Leave unfamiliar comparisons open rather than guessing.
Yes. Choose the unsure option for comparisons you have not tried. Plain white fabric and a same-depth comparison may give you observations to start with; no purchase is required. Fewer usable answers may leave your undertone open.
For the quiz’s depth swatch question, use the inside of your forearm as directed. For a same-depth comparison, use a less sun-exposed area in the same light. For foundation, test along the jawline and compare the dried match to your neck; makeup, redness and sun exposure can make areas look different.
Leave depth unknown. Screens and lighting can change the apparent match. You can still complete the test, and depth may remain unknown alongside any undertone result, including insufficient evidence. Adding a depth later recalculates the result.
For close candidates, compare both directions at a similar depth and review the answers that separate them. For insufficient evidence, revisit observations you could not answer and retake when you have new information. One home check does not confirm an undertone.
The test keeps depth separate from undertone: every depth band can return warm, cool, neutral or olive. These are questionnaire labels, not a biological classification. Olive can also have a warm, cool or balanced lean within this model.
Neutral and olive are separate candidates in this quiz. Repeated muted or gray-khaki comparisons and product mismatches may add olive-leaning clues, but no one observation proves olive. Compare neutral and olive-labelled samples at the same depth; a poor neutral match can also come from formula or depth.
Vein color is only a practical clue. Lighting, camera processing, product formula and individual variation can change comparisons. This quiz weights observations differently; neither the questionnaire nor a photo report automatically overrides the other.
No. It suggests a depth range and undertone candidates, not a brand-specific shade match or a complete color season. Test dried foundation samples on your skin. Clothing palettes also depend on lightness, intensity and contrast, so undertone alone does not select a season.
The questionnaire and its scoring have not been independently validated, so we do not give a measured success rate. Likely describes agreement among your answers. Use the result to shortlist products or colors to compare, not as a confirmed measurement.
No photos or sign-up are required. Answers stay in your browser, with submitted progress saved for up to 24 hours in the same tab session. Refreshing restores submitted progress, not an unsubmitted selection. The link at the bottom scrolls back without resetting either. If you already have a color report, we may look it up to compare the readings.
Return to the test above. Your current answers and selection stay in place.