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Undertone test
Find out in 5 questions whether your undertone is warm, cool, neutral or olive — and see the lipstick, blush and foundation shades that suit you. Your answers never leave your device.
What is an undertone?
Your skin tone can be fair, medium or deep; your undertone is the color cast beneath it. There are four: warm (golden-yellow), cool (pink-bluish), neutral (a balance of both) and olive (greenish-golden). Your skin tone can lighten or deepen with the seasons; your undertone usually stays the same.
Quick checks at home
- In daylight, look at the veins on your inner wrist: greenish points to warm, blue-purple to cool.
- Hold gold, then silver jewelry next to your face — which one brightens your skin?
- Compare a pure white fabric with a cream one under your chin.
- Think about how foundation looks on you: always too pink, or always too yellow?
A single sign can mislead, which is why the test weighs several together.
The 4 undertones
Warm
A golden, peachy or yellow undertone.
Cool
A pink, red or bluish undertone.
Neutral
A balance of warm and cool.
Olive
A greenish-golden undertone.
Questions
Is undertone the same as skin tone?
No. Skin tone is how light or deep your skin is; undertone is the color cast beneath it. Two people with the same depth can have different undertones.
How do I know if I have an olive undertone?
If most foundations look either too pink or too yellow on you, and your skin looks slightly greenish-grey in some light, your undertone may be olive.
Is the vein test enough on its own?
No — light and screens can mislead. That's why the test weighs veins, jewelry, sun and foundation signs together.
How does my undertone affect foundation?
Foundation codes like W, C, N or olive point to the undertone. Once you find the range that matches yours, choosing the depth gets easier.
Are my answers saved?
No. The test runs entirely in your browser; your answers are never sent to a server or stored.
Want it measured from a photo?
Yarvia's Know Me analysis reads your undertone and 12-season color palette from a single selfie — and lesson and color picks follow that palette.
