Step 2: Medium - Warm or Cool Undertones
Color Analysis Quiz Step 2
You selected MEDIUM. This means you have medium eyes, hair AND/OR skin.
If you are not light and you are not deep, you are medium. If you feel like you are in between medium and deep, then you are in the right place. Medium is a safe range to choose. You can also go to the quiz page for Medium to Deep or Light to Medium.
The next step is to determine if you have warm undertones or cool undertones.
You may already know your undertones. If so, select your answer below. If not, scroll down a bit for more information to help you learn your undertones.
On this page:
- Undertones Explained
- Warm Undertones Explained
- Cool Undertones Explained
- Get an Online Color Analysis
Do you have warm undertones or cool undertones?
- I am WARM
- I am COOL
- Go back to Step 1
Undertones Explained
Watch this video that explains warm undertones, cool undertones, skin tone and olive skin.
IMPORTANT: Your undertones don't change. If you have grey hair and you know you had warm undertones before going grey, you are still WARM.
WARM Undertones Explained
- peach or golden skin
- golden brown skin
- red-orange brown skin
- golden brown eyes
- red, copper or auburn hair
- warm grey hair
- golden hazel eyes
I am WARM
COOL Undertones Explained
You likely have cool undertones if you have:
- cool pink or pink-grey skin
- porcelain skin
- neutral beige skin
- olive skin tone
- blue-brown skin
- magenta-brown skin
- blue-black hair
- grey-blue, blue or grey-green eyes (if you have or had red hair, then you may have warm undertones)
I am COOL
Pink Skin Does Not Mean Cool Undertones
Watch this video to understand the different shades of pink skin.
Still not sure?
If you do not see a scenario that relates to you and you have watched the video, post in the comments what your combination of hair, skin and eyes are, so that I can make sure to cover it in this quiz.
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28 comments
I have reddish hair, not bright, not orange, maybe you could say lightish auburn or darkish strawberry blondish, ash underneath at my neck. Blue eyes and a few freckles, and I think my veins are blue or purple-ish blue. I was color typed 45 years ago by three different analysts and each one determined that I was a summer. I recently did an online analysis where I sent in five pictures and they said I’m a Light Spring. Now I’m confused. Do you have any thoughts for this dilemma? Thanks, Norma
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Your Color Style replied:
Hi,
First, based on the description of your hair, I would choose light, not medium. Individuals with “red” hair and blue eyes can be warm or cool. It doesn’t mean definitely warm or definitely cool. Whomever did your analysis recently may have been influenced by your hair color, your photo may have been too warm in lighting or you actually have warm undertones. Freckles and blue veins don’t mean cool undertones, either. All I can recommend without doing your color analysis is to consider if you wear peach well or cool magenta pinks well.
Jen
Dear jen,
I am Reka from Hungary. I am interested in the types of seasons.
My hair is color depth 6, it looks brown.
My eyes are green, darker green, my skin is olive.
The bright colors are too gloomy for me, on the contrary, with the deeper, dull ones.
What do you think?
Good Day,
Reka
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Your Color Style replied:
HI Reka
I’m sorry but you won’t learn your season here. Your Color Style is different and we help you discover your most flattering color palette. This is not a season. If you are saying the bright colors don’t look right on you, then I would consider soft and cool for your color palette.
Jen
Torn or warm/cool. Have almost black eyebrows but they’re ashy. Natural hair is light brown with no red. Green eyes. Skin tans well but will burn. I see purple and green when checking veins. Look great in cobalt blue, olive green. Help! Could I be the minority w/neutral tone?
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Your Color Style replied:
Hi Jessica I made a video to respond to your question https://youtu.be/moKPzJVrQWs
Jen
Hi Jen
I’m think I’m medium but I can’t figure out if I am warm or cool…
My skin is very light olive, it never fits :( I only know one foundation on the market, cause it looks warm against cold skin, cold against warm, yellow green next to a pink skin, and ivory beige against yellow/gold skin. It burns if I’m not careful, but then tans a lot to a very sandy/honey gold.
My eyes are grey/blue/green, with a brownish center circle expanding with time. Not very light, but not deep. My hair is brown, not warm, really not on the reddish side, with blond/gold/honey thread, easily lightened by the sun. Hairdresser advised against copper/red, or platinum blond, or black hair color. I wear both gold and silver jewellery (silver not much in winter, looks better on tanned skin). No green, grey, purple, blue eyeshadow, but sand, pinks, plum, and terracotta red complement my eyes. I can wear a lot of pastels clothes. I don’t like mustard and warm bright yellows, kaki/olive green, dusty dark colors, reddish browns, teal, peacock, cold dark purple, neon pink-purple, neon yellow. Some bright are great, other are terrible.
I saw you’re amazing video about olive skintone and learned a lot, but still don’t know where I stand…
Thank you so much
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Your Color Style replied:
It can be confusing with olive skin tone. I highly recommend you sign up for our Done With You Color Analysis service. It’s budget friendly and we can help. https://yourcolorstyle.com/products/done-with-you-color-analysis
Jen
Hello,
I have medium skin tone with a bit of yellow, dark blonde hair, olive green eyes with a dark grey ring around the iris. My veins are blue and green. I thought I was what’s referred to as “soft summer” for a color season, with muted, dusty colors. Somehow these don’t feel quite “right “ for me. Please advise.
Thank you!
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Your Color Style replied:
Hi Michelle Based on your description, you sound like you have warm undertones. JenSent from my iPad