Warm tone vs cool tone, explained

Signs you're warm

• Gold and bronze brighten your face.
• Ivory and cream suit you more than pure white.
• You tan easily, into a golden brown.
• Your colors: coral, camel, olive, mustard, tomato red.

Signs you're cool

• Silver and white gold lift your face.
• Pure white reads crisp on you.
• You burn rather than tan, going pink.
• Your colors: fuchsia, burgundy, navy, emerald, lavender.

The tricky cases — neutral and olive

If both gold and silver look fine, you may be neutral. Olive skin carries a green cast and is the hardest call. These cases need value and chroma too, not one signal — and a self-test alone hits its limit here.

Confirm it

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