Undertone Guide
Skin Undertones
Undertone is the base hue beneath your skin that stays constant no matter your tan or the season. There are four types: warm, cool, neutral, and olive. Figure out yours, and half the guesswork in makeup, hair color, and what to wear disappears.
Cool Undertone
Pink, red, or blue beneath the skin. Silver and jewel tones read as flattering; gold and orange-leaning shades fight it.
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Warm Undertone
Yellow, golden, or peachy beneath the skin. Gold and earthy, sun-warmed colors work; icy and blue-based shades wash it out.
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Neutral Undertone
A genuine, balanced mix of warm and cool. Both metals work, and the color range is wider than any other undertone.
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Olive Undertone
A distinct greenish cast from warm and cool pigment overlapping. Splits into warm-olive and cool-olive leanings.
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Undertone is different from skin tone. Skin tone is how light or dark you are, and it shifts with the seasons and the sun. Undertone is the hue underneath that doesn’t change: it’s why two people with near-identical skin tone can look completely different in the same shade of lipstick.
Most people land clearly in one of the four categories. The fastest way to check is to compare a few signals at once: how your wrist veins read in daylight, whether gold or silver jewelry looks better against your skin, and how your skin reacts to the sun. Our undertone quiz runs through all of them in under a minute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Four: warm, cool, neutral, and olive. Some guides only name three and treat olive as a subtype of warm or cool, but olive has a distinct enough cast that it works better as its own category.
Skin tone is how light or dark your skin is, and it changes with sun exposure and the seasons. Undertone is the hue underneath, and it stays constant regardless of tan.
Check a few signals at once: your wrist veins in daylight, whether gold or silver jewelry looks better against your skin, and how you tan. Our free undertone quiz runs through all of them in under a minute.
It gets you halfway there. Warm sorts you toward Spring or Autumn; cool sorts you toward Summer or Winter; olive and neutral need a bit more information. The full color season quiz adds depth, clarity, and contrast to find your exact match.
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