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7/7/2020 8 Comments

The Color Analysis Types & How Color Analysis Works


Last week & this week, I have been talking about the importance of color analysis, but haven't yet told you about the color analysis types. So, here we go!

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Brief Introduction to Tonal Color Analysis


There are six color homes, and though we may lean one way or another, we each fit into one of them. Do you know which home is yours?

The color home that suits you best is the one that matches your dominant color characteristic. So, you could be...

Deep dominant
Light dominant
Warm dominant
Cool dominant
Soft dominant
Clear dominant

Your dominant color characteristic is what is the most noticeable about your coloring and therefore, is what's most important to keep in mind when deciding which colors to wear.
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How Color Analysis Works


As I mentioned above, tonal color analysis identifies home for you, by uncovering your dominant color characteristic. 

When we look at your coloring, what is it that stands out most?

Is it how rich and deep it is? Or how clear? How warm it is, or how cool? Or maybe your softness stands out most.


Though there are several approaches available for finding your true colors, most include taking note of the color of your hair, your eyes and your complexion. And most observe the way your skin reacts to color, and how much contrast your coloring presents.

This system is no different, though we also look for what you can't do without, because it is all over you, in terms of your coloring.


Color analysts know that you will be your most beautiful if what you wear matches and supports your coloring, and repeats your level of contrast.

And once we know your dominant color characteristic, we can tell you which colors support you best.

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Racism and Color Analysis


I am sure we have all flinched when we hear something like, "they all look alike to me!" But imagine if that is a genuine but somewhat hidden perception for someone trained to do color analysis.

How will that color analyst ever place women of color in the Light color home? Or identify dominant warmth in a woman of color's skin?

Though color analysts are no longer likely to say aloud that women of color are probably all autumns or winters, the perception still exists. It's just harder to identify now because it's unspoken.


I would go so far as to say that a properly trained color analyst would need to have an appreciation for the rich diversity of tones and shades and colors we see in our beautiful women and men of color, in order to analyze them correctly.

What do you think? Do you agree?

See you tomorrow!

​Love, Jeanine

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8 Comments
Florence E Callender link
7/7/2020 01:18:11 am

Your explanation of color analysis was simple and clear. I could clearly identify color tones in the women in your featured photograph. Now I'm wondering what my color tone is.

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Jeanine Byers link
7/7/2020 02:16:20 am

Oh, that's great, Florence! Thank you!! :)

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Roy A Ackerman, PhD, EA link
7/7/2020 09:16:01 am

To me this is one of those things that requires more faith than science.

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Jeanine Byers link
7/7/2020 12:59:42 pm

Good thing you aren't a color analyst, then! We need to know the "science" and the art, and leave the faith to the people receiving it. You can't cross your fingers and hope for the best - you better know what you're doing. Yes, it can be fun and lighthearted, but it also can be intimately connected to the way women feel about themselves.

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Amrita
7/7/2020 02:35:08 pm

A professional colour analyst should definitely be picking out the different shades the right way.That's what I feel

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Jeanine Byers link
7/7/2020 11:16:34 pm

Yes, I agree! But it's important to control for subjective bias.

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Martha link
7/7/2020 10:53:55 pm

It's must be interesting to be a color analysis! So much to work on for each client but must also be rewarding for you.

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Jeanine Byers link
7/7/2020 11:18:25 pm

It's really fun to see what happens when you put the right colors under someone's face! Such a happy surprise to see them become even more beautiful, and to suddenly see them even more clearly.

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    I'm an author,  Christian image consultant, proud former homeschool boy mom of a college student, Hallmark movie fan and big cuppa tea drinker. 

    I believe that creating your signature style is a spiritual calling. It's about seeing yourself as God does and delighting in your own beauty and style.

    I'm specializing in color analysis and signature style for black women.

    As women of color, we often aren't analyzed correctly when we receive color analysis. And all of our lives, we have been given sometimes subtle, and sometimes more overt societal messages about not meeting the cultural standards of beauty.

    My mission is to help you discover, embrace and celebrate your own beauty and style. 

    Thanks for dropping by! I'll see you soon.

    Love, Jeanine

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