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University of Kentucky
College of Agriculture,
Food and Environment
FCS2-844 Cooperative Extension Service
Color
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Weigh
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Becoming Body Wise
Is Key
Each person has
unique skin, hair, and
eye coloring. Clothing
and cosmetics that
compliment an
individual’s coloring
make a person appear
healthier and more
attractive.
Cooperative Extension Service | Agriculture and Natural Resources | Family and Consumer Sciences | 4-H Youth Development | Community and Economic DevelopmentColor plays an important role draws. Shade refers to how
in communications, psychology, much black is added to a hue.
and health. Think about mes- Darker colors tend to absorb
sages communicated by color. more light and create an illu-
Color has symbolic meaning in sion to reduce size. Tint refers
different cultures. For example, to white being added to create
in the old western television a pastel color. Lighter colors re-
shows and movies the good guy flect light and create an illusion
wore white and the bad guy of added dimension. Intensity,
wore black. Purple is the color or brightness verses dullness, is
representing royalty, and white changed by combining colors.
symbolizes purity. For example, the intensity of
Each person has unique skin, red changes when grey is added
hair, and eye coloring. Selecting to create burgundy.
Yellow Orange- clothing and cosmetics that
Yellow compliment an individual’s Determining the
Yellow--
Yellow
Green Orange coloring makes a person Best Colors to Wear
appear healthier and To identify the colors that
more attractive. The are the most flattering, a per-
Green Red-Orange color of clothing worn son should consider skin tone,
can create an illusion natural hair color, and eye color.
of size that helps cre- Think of your skin tone and hair
Blue-Green Red ate visual balance for color as the canvas or back-
the body. Selecting the ground of a painting and your
right value and inten- eye color as the accessory.
Violet-
Blue sity of a hue can smooth What are the undertones in
Red
Blue- your complexion and your skin pigment? Is it warm
Violet Violet add a healthy glow to your yellow or cool blue? It may help
face. Although each individual to hold your wrist over a piece of
has unique personal coloring, white paper to determine skin
categorizing yourself into one of undertones. Keep in mind that
The primary colors four groups can help you build a tanned skin is a darker version
wardrobe that mixes and match- of your natural skin tone.
are red, blue and es on a budget. Consider your natural hair
yellow. All other Color Terms
color when determining your
color palette. If your hair color
colors are a Consider some basic color has been altered, concentrate on
theory terms. The primary col- your skin tone.
combination or a ors are red, blue and yellow. All Try holding fabric or clothing
other colors are a combination
variation of the or a variation of the primary
next to your face while standing
in natural light. Does the white
primary colors colors. Pure color is referred to
as hue, with the exception of
(cool) or the beige (warm) look
better next to your face? Does
white and black (neutrals). Val- brown (warm) or black (cool)
ue is the lightness or darkness compliment your skin and hair?
of a hue. The higher the value What about yellow (warm) com-
the more attention the color pared to pink (cool)?
2Warm Colors Winter colors look best on
Warm colors remind us of people with blue or blue-pink
daylight. They include: red, yel- undertones; dark hair, including
low, and orange. Warm colors black or grey hair; and deep col-
have longer wavelengths of light ored eyes. Vivid primary colors
and are thought to arouse the and sharply contrasting black
viewer and standout in a photo- and white are suggested. Winter
graph or painting. Fair skinned colors include: pine green, red,
people with yellow or orange navy, hot pink, and true red.
undertones look best in warm Summer category includes
colors. Color analysts categorize people with blue undertones
people with warm undertones with visible pink in their skin.
as Spring or Autumn. They may have been blonde as
Spring colors look best on children but hair darkens as
people with delicate golden they age, turning grey grace-
undertones. Their hair color fully. Their color palette includes
tends to be golden brown, soft, muted colors and pastels
golden blonde or strawberry with green and blue tones. The
blonde. The colors that look best Summer palette includes: laven-
on them give a bright, fresh, der, aqua, blue-gray, pastel blue, Your color palette is
clear feeling. Their color palette and pastel pink.
includes: camel, golden brown, Creating an individual color determined by skin
apricot, turquoise, yellow-green, palette is not about coordinat-
light yellow, orange red. ing your favorite colors. It refers tone, natural hair
Autumn colors look best on
people with golden undertones
to identifying the colors that
compliment your natural color-
color, and eye color.
and brown or green eyes. Au- ing. By establishing an individu-
tumns tend to be red-haired al color palette, you can begin to
people or have auburn under- coordinate clothing purchases
tones in their hair. Rich, warm, to build a wardrobe that mixes
earthly colors look best on and matches. As a result, you
them. The Autumn color palette will look your best all the time!
includes: dark brown, beige,
gold, rust, orange, and olive Individual Color Survey
green. What color palette best de-
scribes you? Your color palette
Cool Colors is determined by skin tone,
The blue greens to blue vio- natural hair color, and eye color.
lets are reminiscent of the polar Professional consultants often
areas and therefore considered break color theory into four to
cool colors. Cool colors have twelve different groupings us-
shorter light wavelengths and ing warm undertones (yellows)
tend to recede and calm or relax verses cool undertones (blues).
the viewer. People with a blue or Keep in mind that every per-
blue pink undertone look best son’s coloration is unique.
in cool colors. Color analysts cat-
egorize people with cool under-
tones as Winter or Summer.
3Skin Tone Hair Color
Skin tone is the background Consider your natural hair
for an individual’s color palette. color. Although tints, highlights,
Most people have uneven skin or low-lights can compliment
coloring (i.e. darker under the appearance, base your color
eyes or freckles). When deter- analysis on natural color. Like
mining your skin tone, analyze your skin, hair color tends to
your face or skin without make- change due to sun exposure.
up and consider the effects of Hair is often lighter in the sum-
the sun. Use the chart below to mer and darker in the winter.
assist in determining your skin Choose your shade from the list
tone. below.
• Ash blonde (no yellow or
Determining Your Skin Tone golden tones)
Skin Tone Effects of the Sun • Golden blonde, strawberry
blonde, or red
Porcelain Can’t be in the sun. • Light to medium brown (may
Ivory Burns easily in the sun, skin may freckle; turn golden in the sun)
any change in skin tone from sun fades • Mousy brown (no natural
quickly. highlights)
Pink beige Tans quickly to a pink tone. • Medium brown
Neutral beige, Oriental Easily tans to a brown tone. • Medium to dark auburn
• Chestnut to dark brown
Warm beige, Oriental, May freckle but develops a golden
Asian brown tone in the sun. • Warm grey (hint of yellow)
• Soft grey, ash grey
Golden brown, Asian, Skin turns to a bronze shade when ex-
Latin, Black posed to sun. • Salt and pepper, silver
Cool brown, Asian, Color becomes deeper with blue black Eye Color
Latin, Black tone when in the sun. Consider your eye color. Eyes
can be bright and clear, or dull
Olive, Asian, Latin, Black Darkens or becomes bronze in the sun.
and soft in color. Choose your
eye color from the following list.
• Clear blue, green, turquoise,
or bright hazel
• Grey or soft blue
• Hazel, topaz, golden brown,
or warm turquoise
• Soft hazel or turquoise
• Dark brown or rich hazel
You can wear any hue. It is
the value and intensity of the
hue that varies with individuals.
4Undertones Warm undertones give the References
Consider the undertones of skin a yellow base. People with Adler, L. R. (2008). Color Basics
your skin. Hold your wrist over yellow undertones are consid- (HR-LRA.148). University of
a white piece of paper. Are there ered warm. Those with golden Kentucky Cooperative Exten-
pink or blue skin tones? Or is blonde to auburn hair color look sion Service.
there a yellow or orange skin best in oranges, yellow gold, or- Davis, M.L. (1980). Visual design
tone? Match your undertones ange-reds, browns, earth greens in dress, third edition. Prentice
with the following descriptions. (olive, jade, forest), beiges, and Hall: Upper Saddle River, New
Cool undertones give skin a off-whites. Those with warm un- Jersey.
pink or blue base. Those with dertones and ash blonde or yel- Fiore, A. M. and P. A. Kimie.
cool undertones and very dark low blonde to golden brown hair (1997). Understanding Aes-
(i.e black or brown), silver, or look best in ivory, golden brown, thetics for Merchandising and
soft gray hair are complimented turquoise, salmon pink, peachy Design Professionals. Fairchild
by true hues, black, white, pinks, and golds. They should Publishing: New York.
and gray. They should avoid avoid burgundy, black, and col- Jackson, C. (1984). Color Me
browns, tan, oranges and gold. ors with gray undertones. Beautiful. Ballatine Books:
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blonde or auburn hair are com-
plimented by blue, gray, or rose
bases. They should avoid black,
oranges, and gold.
My color palette is ________________________ .
The colors that look best on me include: ___________________________________________________ .
Prepared by: Pam Sigler, M. S., Extension Specialist for Curriculum and Instruction; Debra Cotterill, M.S., Mason County Extension Agent for Family and Consume Sciences
and Kimberly Miller-Spillman, Ph. D., Associate Professor for Merchandising, Apparel, and Textiles
Weight the Reality Series Editor: Janet Tietyen, Ph.D., R.D., Extension Specialist, Food and Nutrition, Family and Consumer Sciences
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religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability. Issued in further-
ance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nancy M. Cox, Director of Cooperative Extension Programs, University of
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