Depth
Evaluate how light or deep someone's natural coloring is.
Color Analysis Training & Professional Tools
Learn Color Analysis.
Analyze Clients with Confidence.
Learn the Your Color Style method for evaluating depth, undertone, and chroma—and put your knowledge into practice with professional tools designed for client work.
Start with free training, then explore guided analysis, visual draping comparisons, client management, and personalized palette tools with YCS Professional Membership.
Learn the method. Apply it with confidence. Deliver personalized color recommendations.
A Clear, Repeatable Method
Color analysis shouldn't feel like guesswork.
Conflicting color advice and uncertain comparisons make it difficult to trust the result. The Your Color Style method gives you a clear order of analysis: understand depth, evaluate undertone, and define chroma before selecting a palette.
Undertone
Compare warm and cool characteristics in a consistent way.
Chroma
Determine whether brighter or softer colors are most harmonious.
Choose Your Next Step
Learn the method. Put it to work.
Whether you're new to color analysis or already working with clients, choose the path that matches your next goal.
Learn Color Analysis
Discover how the YCS method evaluates depth, undertone, and chroma, and see the process in action.
Start Free Training →Analyze Clients Professionally
Use structured analysis, lip and draping comparisons, client management, custom palettes, and reporting tools with YCS Professional Membership.
Explore Professional Membership →Discover Your Own Colors
Want to analyze your own coloring? Explore the guided DIY experience and individual digital color palettes—no professional subscription required.
Explore DIY Color Analysis →
Free Color Analysis Training
Learn the process, not just the palette.
Learn how to evaluate a photo, assess depth, undertone, and chroma in the YCS order, and use those observations to choose a personalized color palette.
- Understand the YCS approach to personal coloring.
- See color comparisons in action.
- Explore the next steps for deeper learning.
YCS Professional Membership
Analyze colors professionally, from photo to palette.
YCS Professional Membership is built for color analysts who work with clients. Apply the method with advanced analysis tools, visual comparisons, and client management—all within My YCS.
- Analyze depth, undertone, and chroma step by step.
- Compare draping colors and lip shades side by side.
- Manage client photos and saved analyses.
- Build professional color analysis reports for clients.
- Create custom palettes and provide digital color palettes to clients.
Digital Color Palettes
Your colors, available when you need them.
Explore digital palettes with named color swatches to support wardrobe planning and everyday color decisions. Purchased palettes stay in your My YCS account, independently of a professional subscription.
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YCS Professional Membership
Professional tools for your color analysis work.
Designed for color analysts serving clients, YCS Professional Membership combines methodology training, structured analysis, client management, custom palette tools, and reports in one monthly subscription.
Complete Learning Library
Build your knowledge with color analysis lessons, methodology training, and practical tool guidance.
Structured Analysis
Work through depth, undertone, and chroma with guided side-by-side photo comparisons.
Lip & Draping Studio
Compare digital color drapes and lip shades on photos to see how different colors work together.
Client Management
Manage client records, prepare photos, review saved analyses, and provide digital palettes to clients.
Professional Palette Tools
Explore YCS color palettes and create custom palettes for your client work.
Color Analyst Directory
Eligible members can create and manage a professional listing to help potential clients find them.
Color Analysis Report Builder
Turn your analysis findings into professional, personalized reports that help clients understand their results and use their best colors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your questions, answered.
Do I need experience to start learning color analysis?
No. The free training introduces the Your Color Style approach, including the role of depth, undertone, and chroma.
Is YCS Professional Membership the same as DIY Color Analysis?
No. DIY Color Analysis is a one-time purchase for learning to analyze your own coloring. YCS Professional Membership is a $49/month subscription for analyzing clients, managing professional workflows, and creating reports and palettes.
Do I need Professional Membership to use My YCS?
No. My YCS is where you access the consumer products and tools you own, including DIY Color Analysis and purchased digital palettes. Professional Membership is only for access to the professional subscription features.
Can I purchase a digital palette without a subscription?
Yes. Purchased digital palettes are available in your My YCS account independently of professional membership.
Does YCS Professional Membership include certification?
No. Your Color Style no longer offers new certification. YCS Professional Membership provides training and professional tools, but it is not a certification program.
Can I list my business in the Color Analyst Directory?
Eligible professional subscribers can submit their business information for a directory listing, subject to the current listing requirements.
Does YCS Professional Membership include the Report Builder?
Yes. The Color Analysis Report Builder is included with YCS Professional Membership. It helps you organize analysis findings into personalized reports you can share with clients.
Your Color Style
Ready to learn color analysis—or take your client work further?
Begin with free training to understand the YCS method, or explore professional tools to support confident, personalized color analysis for clients.
