Want to discover your own best colors or learn how to analyze color professionally? Explore the Your Color Style method, watch a real color analysis, and choose the learning experience that fits your goals.
Color analysis goes beyond assigning a season. The Your Color Style approach considers three key characteristics—depth, undertone, and chroma—and uses visual comparisons to understand how colors interact with a person's natural coloring.
Observe how light, medium, and deep colors interact with someone's overall coloring.
Compare warm, cool, and olive characteristics rather than relying on a single shortcut or test.
Explore whether clear, bright colors or softer, muted colors create greater visual harmony.
The YCS method encourages careful observation, comparison, and attention to individual traits—including gray hair, olive coloring, and combinations that don't fit common seasonal assumptions.
See how the Your Color Style methodology is applied as an analysis is performed using professional digital tools. Follow the process of evaluating depth, undertone, and chroma, and see how comparisons help inform a color recommendation.
This is a guided walkthrough to observe how an analysis works—not a hands-on software trial or a complete do-it-yourself course.
Explore the process before deciding whether to analyze your own colors or pursue professional learning.
Get Free TrainingWhether you're exploring color analysis for yourself or building a professional workflow, there's a clear place to begin.
Learn to evaluate your own coloring using the Your Color Style approach, with guided analysis tools designed for personal use.
Develop your professional color analysis workflow with training resources and a digital toolkit designed for analyzing clients.
Learn independently with guided assignments, then demonstrate your skills through three complete color analysis reports using three different photos. Receive personal feedback on each guided assignment, make corrections as you learn, and submit three complete color analysis reports using three different photos for final review.
After the first year, Professional Membership automatically renews at $49/month until canceled, subject to checkout terms. Certification submissions and approvals must be completed within the first year.
DIY is a one-time personal purchase. Professional Membership is a monthly subscription and does not include certification. Certification is a separate $597 first-year pathway with assessment.
Learning to analyze other people's colors takes more than memorizing a palette. It involves understanding color relationships, practicing comparisons, and developing a repeatable process for working with clients.
Start by learning how depth, undertone, and chroma influence color harmony.
Watch the free training to see a complete analysis demonstrated using professional tools.
Explore Professional Membership for training resources and digital tools that support client analysis and delivery.
Certification includes guided assignments with personal feedback and corrections, plus your professional tools for the first 12 months. Complete three full color analysis reports using three different photos and submit them for personal review. Certification is awarded after successful approval of all requirements within your 12-month enrollment period. View Certification details.
Yes. You can begin by watching the free analysis walkthrough and learning the basics of depth, undertone, and chroma. Choose DIY Color Analysis if your goal is to understand your own coloring, or explore Professional Membership if you want to develop skills and tools for analyzing clients.
DIY Color Analysis is a $49 one-time purchase designed for personal color discovery. YCS Professional Membership is $49 per month and provides professional learning resources and tools for client color analysis.
You'll watch a color analysis performed with the YCS methodology and professional digital tools. It's a demonstration of the process, not a hands-on software trial or a full DIY course.
Yes. YCS Color Analysis Certification costs $597 upfront and includes 12 months of Professional Membership, guided assignments with personal feedback, and professional review of three complete client analyses. You must successfully complete and receive approval for all requirements within 12 months. After the first year, Professional Membership automatically renews at $49/month until canceled, subject to checkout terms. Explore Certification.
The membership is intended for both aspiring and practicing color analysts. If you're new, begin with the free training to see how the methodology and software work before choosing a paid option.
The professional platform supports YCS palettes and custom palettes, allowing experienced analysts to incorporate the tools into their own workflow.
Client digital palette delivery uses separately purchased credits. Check the Professional Membership details for the current credit options and terms.
Watch the analysis walkthrough, discover your own colors, or explore the professional tools and training.
When I decided to become a Color analyst, I found that there were many providers in the online space offering seasonal digital color consultation courses however, I was looking for something that was unique and different.
Jen Vax and Your Color Style offer a revolutionary system of color typing that is leading-edge and inclusive for everyone. Jen Vax's mentorship and the supportive community of consultants made learning to become a YCS Certified Color Consultant fun and exciting. The course was streamlined, simple, and easy to learn.
This is the best investment that I have made and I can't wait to transform women's confidence and self-image through color analysis and coaching.
Leanne B.
So excited to share that I just completed my first paid in-person color analysis booking! It went smoothly, and I felt really prepared following all of the training. I was able to help a young woman starting a new job soon and re-building her wardrobe. It just felt so great and I'm thrilled to be offering this service. Thanks Jen & team for the resources and support along the way!
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