Note that we are NOT necessarily talking about the benefits between working in cmyk vs other color SPACES. Skin Tones color palette created by messrskoonyfootseven that consists #8d5524,#c68642,#e0ac69,#f1c27d,#ffdbac colors. Closest websafe color is: #cccc99. African American Skin Tones color palette created by jtbenson18 that consists #260701,#3d0c02,#843722,#af6e51,#c69076 colors. It has a hue angle of 30 degrees, a saturation of 50.7% and a lightness of 26.3%. Now go to Image > Adjustments > Curves. We are going to deal with skin tone in two parts. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 14.3% magenta, 33.3% yellow and 17.6% black. ♥ When color correcting skin tones in RGB, keep the following in mind: • Red is the opposite of cyan, and it will be the highest color component. The small window you see below will come up. Caucasian Skin Tone (under typical lighting conditions) has the following CMYK color values ratios:. ♥ However, for skin, there is no need to *convert* to CMYK, you can just use the Info Palette with a CMYK … Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 33.7% magenta, 67.3% yellow and 60.4% black. Closest websafe color is: #663300. Correcting skin tones in CMYK is an excellent idea. ♥ The Magenta and Yellow color values should be nearly the same, with slightly more yellow than magenta. (this does not mean in any way that these values will be the same for all African America skin.) #d2b48c color hex could be obtained by blending #ffffff with #a56919. Instead, the point is skin tones are easier to understand and achieve with cmyk values. Therefore, the best any formula can give you is a starting place. Choose the yellow channel. In the RGB (red, green, blue) system, the skin color percentage is comprised of skin in the RGB system is (250,231,218). The CMYK Values and Percentages for Light or Pale White Human Skin. Now let’s do the math: The Cyan is 10%. That is approx. 1/3 the value of the Magenta and Yellow. Here is a sample CMYK value for an African American Adult: 32, 81, 81, 34! Balancing Skin Tone. It has a hue angle of 34.3 degrees, a saturation of 43.8% and a lightness of 68.6%. By doing this we have now created a much more natural skin tone color on Micah’s face! Move the eyedropper to that patch of skin, hold down Ctrl and Shift (Shift-Command on Mac), and then click your mouse on the skin. Cyan should be between ⅕ to ⅓ of the Y and M numbers. There is no black in the skin. Caucasian Skin Tone color palette created by lilybug97 that consists #ffe0bd,#ffcd94,#eac086,#ffad60,#ffe39f colors. Note: the abbreviations CMYK in Commercial Printing stand for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and “Key” (Black). But as we’ve already established, skin tones vary widely among individuals. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 41.1% magenta, 82.1% yellow and 56.1% black. #704214 color hex could be obtained by blending #e08428 with #000000. The following chart is my rough guide of CMYK values for different skin types. Yellow is a tiny bit higher then the Magenta. Yellow and Magenta are basically the same. Whereas the RGB values focus on a 3-color combination, the CMYK values focus on 4-color combinations. If you do not wish to work in the cmyk color space, you can remain in the rgb (or lab) color space, and still monitor the cmyk values in the Info palette. There are, in fact, numerous color corrections that can be accomplished in CMYK (or LAB) that simply cannot be duplicated in RGB. #654321 color hex could be obtained by blending #ca8642 with #000000. It has a hue angle of 30 degrees, a saturation of 69.7% and a lightness of 25.9%. Go to Image > Mode > CMYK Color. Closest websafe color is: #663333. Choose a representative spot of skin, such as the forehead.