skin color
Human surface shade
Skin color is the natural pigmentation of a person's skin, determined primarily by melanin levels.
In social and political contexts, skin color often serves as shorthand for race: discrimination based on skin color, people of color.
The phrase appears frequently in discussions of racism, identity, and representation: Skin color shouldn't determine opportunity.
Darkness from blocked light
- hueColor's specific character
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- coolCalm or fashionable
neutral · olive · fair · light · medium · tan · brown · dark
Natural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- eumelaninBrown-black biological pigment
melanocytes · adaptation · UV protection · evolution · phenotype · albinism · vitiligo · inherited
Competition of speed
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
multiracial · biracial · mixed-race · passing · colorism · self-identification · census · demographic
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
segregation · apartheid · Jim Crow · inequality · injustice · civil rights · anti-discrimination · colorism
Localized skin darkening condition
- melasmaPatchy facial skin darkening
- sun damageHarm from UV exposure
- SPFUltraviolet defense measure
- phototypeLight-produced printing plate
shade
Darkness from blocked light
cool · neutral · olive · fair · light · medium · tan · brown · dark · deep
melanin
Natural coloring compound
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- hereditaryPassed through generations
eumelanin · melanocytes · adaptation · UV protection · evolution · phenotype · albinism · vitiligo · inherited
race
Competition of speed
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
background · multiracial · biracial · mixed-race · passing · colorism · self-identification · census · demographic · diversity
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
profiling · segregation · apartheid · Jim Crow · inequality · injustice · civil rights · anti-discrimination · colorism · systemic
hyperpigmentation
Localized skin darkening condition
- melasmaPatchy facial skin darkening
- sun damageHarm from UV exposure
- SPFUltraviolet defense measure
foundation
Underlying support structure
swatching · oxidation · blending · coverage · tinted moisturizer · BB cream · CC cream
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- Genetic Traitsdark hair, dimples, blood type, freckles, curly hair
- newborn healthApgar score, birth weight, head circumference, newborn screening, jaundice
- pigmentationmelanin, eumelanin, melanocytes, pigment, pigmentation
- poultry traitsegg production, egg size, broodiness, temperament, egg laying
- racial identityracial identity, mixed heritage, racial passing, ethnic identity, race mixing
skin colorpale
Lacking color intensity
dark · fair · light skin · dark skin · white
skin coloreye color
Pigmentation of iris
hair color · blood type · internal organs · bone structure · DNA
skin colorpersonality
Characteristic mental patterns
character · temperament · intelligence · values · soul
color, skin, colors, colorful, coloring, colorless, skinned, complexion, coloration