Undertone test
Six questions light up your side of the wheel: cool, warm, neutral or olive.
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Example reading Warm
Worked example · the same answers as the season quiz
Your undertone: Warm
Your skin leans golden, peach or yellow. Gold and bronze, cream and ivory, and orange-based reds tend to look warm and even on you.
Metals
- Gold
- Bronze
- Copper
- Silver
- Platinum
- White gold
On the wheel
The Springs and Autumns sit on the warm side of the wheel.
How the test reads you
Each answer counts −1 (cool), 0 or +1 (warm). Olive is checked separately, from the tint of your jaw.
| Question | Answer | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. In daylight, what color are the veins on your inner wrist? | Blue or purple | −1 |
| Green or olive | +1 | |
| A mix, or hard to see | 0 | |
| 2. Which metal looks better next to your skin? | Silver or platinum | −1 |
| Gold or brass | +1 | |
| Both look fine | 0 | |
| 3. Which looks better near your face? | Pure white | −1 |
| Cream or ivory | +1 | |
| Both are fine | 0 | |
| 4. What does your skin do in strong sun? | Burns, rarely tans | −1 |
| Burns, then tans | 0 | |
| Tans easily, rarely burns | +1 | |
| 5. Which blush looks more natural on you? | Rose or berry pink | −1 |
| Peach or coral | +1 | |
| Both look fine | 0 | |
| 6. In daylight with no makeup, the skin along your jaw leans… | Pink or rosy | −1 |
| Yellow or golden | +1 | |
| Greenish or grey (olive check) | 0 | |
| Hard to tell | 0 |
The rule. Add your six answers (−6 to +6). If your jaw looks greenish or grey and the total is −1 or more, your undertone is olive. Otherwise −2 or less is cool, +2 or more is warm, and −1 to +1 is neutral. Of the 972 possible answer sets, 219 read cool, 168 warm, 393 neutral and 192 olive.
What each undertone means
Cool
Your skin leans pink, rosy or blue. Silver and platinum, pure white and blue-based pinks and reds tend to look fresh on you.
Warm
Your skin leans golden, peach or yellow. Gold and bronze, cream and ivory, and orange-based reds tend to look warm and even on you.
Neutral
Your answers point both ways, so neither side wins. Both metals usually work; soft white tends to sit better than stark white or deep cream.
Olive
Your skin has a green or grey cast over a neutral-to-warm base. Gold and bronze usually suit, and earthy, muted colors often look easier than pastels.
Want your whole palette?
Ten questions add depth and clarity to your undertone and place you in one of 12 seasons.
Color analysis quizUndertone questions
What is a skin undertone?
The color under the surface of your skin that stays the same when you tan or flush: cool (pink, rosy, blue), warm (golden, peach, yellow), neutral (a mix) or olive (a green or grey cast). It decides which metals, whites and makeup families look even on you.
Is the vein test enough on its own?
No. Vein color is hard to read on deep skin and under indoor light, so this test also asks about metals, white or cream, sun, blush and the tint of your jaw, and adds them up.
How is olive decided?
If the skin along your jaw looks greenish or grey in daylight, and your total is −1 or more, the result is olive. Otherwise a total of −2 or less is cool, +2 or more is warm, and anything between is neutral. The points table shows every answer.
Undertone or season: which do I need?
Undertone is one of three readings. For a full palette, the color analysis quiz also reads depth and clarity and places you in one of 12 seasons.
Does anything I choose leave my device?
No. The page adds up your answers in your browser and does not send them to us. We count that the test was finished and which undertone it showed, never your answers.