Discover Your Best Colors. See the Difference for Yourself.
Stop guessing which colors flatter you. Learn the Your Color Style method, compare colors on your own photo, and discover your personal color direction—one guided step at a time.
Beginner-friendly · Self-paced lessons · Guided photo comparisons · Mini color palette result
Watch DIY Color Analysis in action.
Take a quick tour of My YCS and see how you'll learn the method, prepare your photo, compare colors side by side, and discover your mini color palette.
A look inside the guided DIY Color Analysis experience. The full digital color palette is a separate purchase.
You've seen the color quizzes. Now learn how to see the colors for yourself.
Maybe you've been told you're warm, cool, or olive. Maybe you've tried different seasonal palettes and still aren't sure. The missing piece is understanding why a color works—or doesn't.
DIY Color Analysis gives you a clear process and visual comparisons, so you can evaluate your coloring instead of relying on a quiz or guessing from photos of other people.
Learn it. Try it. See your colors.
Everything happens inside My YCS. Follow the lessons, use your own photo, and make one color decision at a time.
Learn the Basics
Start with the YCS methodology, color theory, and color harmony.
Prepare Your Photo
Upload and adjust a suitable photo to use throughout your analysis.
Compare Your Colors
Evaluate depth, undertone, and chroma with guided side-by-side draping.
Get Your Mini Palette
See a selection of colors and neutrals for the color direction you choose.
See how your analysis comes together.
These are the actual steps you'll work through—not just lessons to watch.
Start with your own photo.
Upload a photo and make adjustments to zoom, temperature, brightness, and contrast. Then use the prepared image as the starting point for your guided color comparisons.
Your DIY experience uses one active photo, with up to two replacements if needed.
See the difference side by side.
Compare draping colors on the same photo as you work through the three key characteristics of the YCS method.
- Depth: Compare light, medium, and deep.
- Undertone: Explore warm, cool, and olive characteristics.
- Chroma: Compare clear and soft color intensity.
Choose the result that best supports what you see, and move to the next step.
Discover your mini color palette.
After choosing your final characteristics, you'll see a mini palette for your selected YCS color direction, including accent colors and versatile neutrals.
Want more colors to use when shopping and building outfits? Your matching full Digital Color Palette is available as a separate purchase for $24.97.
Illustrative Deep Olive color preview. Your result will depend on the choices you make during the analysis.
Guided learning and the tools to put it into practice.
Work at your own pace through the lessons and apply what you learn directly in the DIY analysis tool.
Start Here + The YCS Methodology
Understand the experience and the three characteristics that shape your color direction.
Color Theory + Color Harmony
Learn how colors relate to one another and how to recognize harmony with your natural coloring.
Photo Prep
Prepare the photo you'll use for your own analysis.
Depth, Undertone + Chroma
Learn each concept and use guided visual comparisons to choose your characteristics.
Your Color Result + Mini Palette
Bring your choices together and view the mini palette for your selected color direction.
For anyone ready to stop guessing.
Whether you're new to color analysis, have tried typing yourself before, or simply love understanding how colors work, DIY Color Analysis helps you make sense of your own coloring with a guided method.
No experience required
Start with the fundamentals and follow the lessons in order.
Use your own photo
Practice with the same face and compare colors visually as you learn.
See a mini palette
Finish with a color direction and a sample of coordinating colors.
Your DIY Color Analysis is $49.
No professional membership or recurring subscription is required for the DIY experience.
Learn and analyze your own colors
- Self-paced lessons in the YCS method
- Color theory and color harmony foundations
- Photo preparation tools for your DIY analysis
- Guided depth, undertone, and chroma comparisons
- One active photo, with up to two replacements
- A mini color palette for your selected result
Full Digital Color Palette sold separately for $24.97. Professional client tools and Professional Membership are not included.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to know anything about color analysis?
No. Start with the basics, then follow the guided lessons and comparisons step by step.
Is this a personal color analysis done for me?
No. This is a do-it-yourself experience. You learn the method and make your own color decisions using the guided tools.
Do I need YCS Professional Membership?
No. DIY Color Analysis is a separate $49 one-time purchase. You do not need a $49/month Professional Membership subscription to complete it.
Can I use more than one photo?
The DIY experience uses one active photo. You can replace it up to two times, for a maximum of three successful uploads.
Will I get a color palette at the end?
Yes. After completing the guided analysis, you'll see a mini color palette for your selected color direction. The full Digital Color Palette is a separate $24.97 purchase.
Can I use these tools to analyze clients?
DIY Color Analysis is designed for analyzing your own coloring. Client management and professional analysis tools are part of YCS Professional Membership, a separate subscription.
Will this make me a certified color analyst?
No. DIY Color Analysis does not award professional certification.
Ready to see which colors work for you?
Learn the method, compare colors on your own photo, and discover your mini color palette in My YCS.
