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Note: Lightroom 4 Beta

Photoshop Elements: Split Toning, Tips: Passage of Time & Organize Your Photographs (Revised)

Photoshop Elements >

Color Correction >

Skin Tones >

Skin Tone Samples Chart

Forty-two skin tones are analyzed in Skin Tone Samples.

Here, you can compare all forty-two skin tones side-by-side.

If you haven't already done so, go to Skin Tone Correction Guidelines.

Scroll down, or click here.

Skin Tone Samples Chart

The skin tones are arranged from the highest red value (255) to the lowest red value (0).

Again, to learn about each skin tone individually, go to Skin Tone Samples.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

255

223

196

255

220

178

253

228

200

240

213

190

240

200

201

238

206

179

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

234

189

157

231

158

109

229

194

152

229

184

143

229

160

115

227

194

124

#13

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

225

184

153

224

177

132

223

166

117

222

171

127

221

168

160

219

144

101

#19

#20

#21

#22

#23

#24

208

146

110

206

150

124

203

132

66

198

120

86

189

114

60

189

151

120

#25

#26

#27

#28

#29

#30

186

108

73

185

124

109

173

100

82

168

117

108

165

114

87

165

57

0

#31

#32

#33

#34

#35

#36

163

134

106

148

10

0

135

4

0

123

0

0

113

1

1

112

65

57

#37

#38

#39

#40

#41

#42

100

25

0

92

56

54

90

0

1

67

0

0

56

0

0

48

46

46