Chestnut skin tone - undertone, depth, season and best colours

What chestnut skin looks like

On a swatch it sits around #A47252. Depth (tan) is how light or deep the skin is; undertone (neutral (balanced)) is the colour cast underneath, which does not change with a tan. Two people can share the depth and differ in undertone - that is why the same shade name from two brands can look different on them.

How to confirm it

• Look at the veins on the inner wrist in daylight: blue/purple leans cool, green leans warm, hard to tell leans neutral.
• Silver vs gold jewellery: silver flatters cool, gold flatters warm; both work on neutral.
• Pure white vs off-white next to the face: white flatters cool, cream flatters warm.

Not sure which one you are? The free Skin Tone Finder on this page samples your skin from a selfie in your browser (nothing is uploaded) and names your tone, undertone, depth and colour season.

Colours that flatter a Autumn palette

warm + deep

• Rust
• Olive
• Mustard
• Terracotta
• Forest

Neutrals: chocolate, cream, warm khaki
Metals: antique gold, copper, bronze
Hair: rich auburn, chestnut, warm chocolate
Makeup: bronze & terracotta, brick and warm-brown lips
Avoid: cool pastels, fuchsia, icy blue

Nearby tones

Olive (medium, neutral) · Cool Sienna (tan, cool) · Caramel (tan, warm) · Deep Chestnut (deep, neutral).

Makeup, hair and grooming notes

bronze & terracotta, brick and warm-brown lips Hair: rich auburn, chestnut, warm chocolate For men, the same undertone logic applies to beard oils/tints, sunglasses frames and shirt colours - the autumn palette above is the shortlist.

Named tones are descriptive, not scientific categories; brands and cultures use them differently. Use the finder for your measured depth and undertone, then use the names to shop and search.