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

What medium skin skin looks like

On a swatch it sits around #D4AC8C. Depth (light-medium) 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 Summer palette

cool + soft

• Dusty Rose
• Soft Blue
• Lavender
• Sage
• Slate

Neutrals: soft grey, taupe, cool navy
Metals: silver, white gold, rose gold
Hair: ash blonde, cool brown, soft taupe
Makeup: rosy/mauve blush, soft pinks & berries on lips
Avoid: orange, bright warm yellows, tomato red

Nearby tones

Beige (light, neutral) · Rose Beige (light-medium, cool) · Nude (light-medium, neutral) · Honey (light-medium, warm) · Olive (medium, neutral).

Makeup, hair and grooming notes

rosy/mauve blush, soft pinks & berries on lips Hair: ash blonde, cool brown, soft taupe For men, the same undertone logic applies to beard oils/tints, sunglasses frames and shirt colours - the summer 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.