Try sitting next to a window. If you have an outdoor seating area, go outside.

If you can’t tell if your veins are green or blue, you may have a neutral skin tone. If you have an olive complexion, you likely fall into this category. [3] X Research source If your veins appear green, you have a warm skin tone. [4] X Research source If your veins appear blue or purple, you have a cool skin tone. [5] X Research source

If you tan easily and rarely burn, you have more melanin and you likely have a warm or neutral skin tone. [7] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U. S. National Institutes of Health Go to source If your skin burns and doesn’t tan, you have less melanin and therefore a cooler skin tone. [8] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U. S. National Institutes of Health Go to source Some women with very dark, ebony skin may not burn easily but still, have a cool skin tone. Try a few more tests to figure out your undertone. [9] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U. S. National Institutes of Health Go to source

If your skin appears yellowish or sallow beside the white paper, you have a warm skin tone. If your skin appears pink, rosy, or blueish-red, then you have a cool skin tone. If your skin appears gray, your skin probably has an olive complexion with a neutral undertone. The green from your complexion and the yellowish undertone combines to create this effect. [10] X Research source You can experiment with neutral and warm tones since you fall somewhere in between. [11] X Research source If you can’t determine any cast of yellow, olive, or pink, you have a neutral skin tone. Neutral tones can look good in foundations and colors on both ends of the cool/warm spectrum. [12] X Research source

If the gold foil looks best, you have a warm skin tone. If the reflection from the silver foil makes your skin glow, you have a cool skin tone. If you don’t notice a difference (both silver and gold are flattering), then you likely have a neutral skin tone. [13] X Research source If you don’t have gold or silver foil, try laying gold and silver jewelry on your wrist, and notice which one is more flattering. [14] X Research source

Have them examine the skin right in the little crease behind your ear. If your skin is yellowish, then your skin tone is warm. If your skin is pink or rosy, then your skin tone is cool If they have difficulty, they can try holding a white piece of paper near the skin. That should help them see if it appears yellow or pink.

For example, ice blue eyes usually mean you have cool skin, while honey brown eyes usually mean you have warm skin.

If you have fair or light skin, look for raspberry, mocha, or nudes, especially. [16] X Research source If you have olive or tan skin, look for wine-colored shades or cranberry. If you have a dark or deep complexion, look for metallic shades in ruby red or a deep wine shade. [17] X Research source

If you have fair or light skin, try red with blue undertones (this will make your teeth look very white, too), coral, pale pink, or peachy nudes. [19] X Research source If you have tan or medium skin, go for cherry red, rose, mauve, corals, or berry. Try tangerine, orange-red, copper, or bronze. [20] X Research source If you have a dark or deep complexion, look for browns, copper, bronze, purples, caramel, plumb, or wine-colored lipsticks. [21] X Research source

Try to play up your complexion by wearing darker, contrasting colors if you have pale skin, corals if you have olive or tan skin, and berry colors if you have dark skin. [22] X Research source

If you have fair or pale skin, try light pinks. [23] X Research source If you have medium skin, try a bright pink shade. [24] X Research source If you have deep or dark skin, try a berry shade. You may also look great in pink-tinted shades of tangerine. [25] X Research source

If you have fair or pale skin, opt for light peaches. [26] X Research source You can also try bronze shades. If you have medium or tan skin, try apricot, mauve, orange-peach, bronze, or berry shades. [27] X Research source If your skin is deep or dark, try brick red, raisin, or tangerine. [28] X Research source Fuchsia can also look great against your skin. [29] X Research source

If you have pale skin, try pink shades. If you have medium skin, start with peachy colors. [30] X Research source If you have dark skin, opt for deep, rich colors. [31] X Research source

If you have pale skin, try sheer shades of taupe, pinks, and greens. Try a pink or peach if you have medium skin. [32] X Research source If you have dark or deep skin, look for bright shades like jewel tones that stand out against your skin.

If you have pale skin, opt for earthy tones and bronze colors. [34] X Research source If you have medium skin, try bronze, deep pinks, and peaches. If you have dark or deep skin, look for rich purples, bright blues, emerald greens, and burgundy. [35] X Research source

If you have pale skin, play around with jewel tones, earth tones, and metallic shades. [36] X Research source If you have a medium skin tone, play around with bronze, earth tones, pinks, and peaches. [37] X Research source If you have deep or dark skin, play around with dark, jewel-tone shades. [38] X Research source

Incorporate gold and bronze into your look, especially when choosing jewelry.

Look for silver shades in your clothing and choose silver jewelry.

You can wear any metallic color when you have neutral undertones, including when choosing jewelry.

Choose cool shades of blond like platinum or champagne if you have warm undertones. Choose warm shades like honey or butterscotch if you have cool undertones. Neutral undertones can work with any shade. [41] X Research source

Warm undertones look best with ashy browns, especially with highlights added. Try a chestnut brown. Cool undertones look great with rich browns. Look for chocolate, and mocha browns. If you have a deep skin tone, look for a shade of brown that is either darker or lighter than your skin color, rather than one that is too similar. Warmer undertones will look great with deep blacks or espresso colors, while cooler tones will come alive with colors like toffee or maple brown. Neutral undertones can rock any shade of brown. [42] X Research source

Those with pale skin and warm or neutral undertones can best wear light reds like strawberry blond. Pale skin with red undertones can look great with cool, dark reds like true red or dark auburn. Cool undertones also look great with dark auburn shades, no matter if your complexion is light, medium, or deep. If you have olive undertones, it’s best to avoid reds, as they can make your skin look greenish. [43] X Research source