dark skin
Richly pigmented epidermis
Dark skin describes human skin with high melanin content, appearing in shades of brown to black.
The term is primarily descriptive and neutral, used in contexts ranging from dermatology to beauty products to discussions of race: products formulated for dark skin, dark skin offers more protection from UV rays.
Dark-skinned is the adjectival form.
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- ebonyDense dark tropical wood
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
tan · brown · mahogany · cocoa · cocoa butter · copper · golden brown · sunburned · shade · tone · freckles · warmth · glow · rich · deep · smooth · beautiful · radiant
- Genetic Traitshair color, dimples, blood type, freckles, curly hair
- pigmentationmelanin, eumelanin, melanocytes, pigment, hair color
- KaliShakti, Durga, Parvati, Devi, Shiva
- colorismcolorism, colorist
- cold adaptationsthick fur, blubber, hibernation, dense coat, fur
skin pigmentation level
dark skinlight skin
Pale human pigmentation
pale skin · fair skin · pale complexion · porcelain skin · pallor
dark, skin, darken, darkened, darkening, darkly, darkness, darker, darkest