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= Skin colour =
| title = Skin colour
 
| general_description = Skin colour is probably the most well-known and at the same time, the most overrated anthropometric trait... [add full text here]
Skin colour is probably the most well-known and at the same time, the most overrated anthropometric trait. In many societies it is seen as the most important factor to define race. However, scientifically it is just one of many anthropometric traits...
| type1_name = pale
 
| type1_morph = Pale_Morph_Face.jpg
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; background-color:transparent;"
| type1_map = Pale_Map_Europe.jpg
|-
| type1_text = Pale skin roughly corresponds to a Luschan scale of 1-5. It is mainly found in Northern Europeans... [add full text here]
| [[File:Pale_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> pale
| type2_name = fair
| [[File:Fair_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> fair
| type2_morph = Fair_Morph_Face.jpg
| [[File:LightBrown_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> light brown
| type2_map = Fair_Map.jpg
| [[File:MediumBrown_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> medium brown
| type2_text = [Description for fair skin]
| [[File:DarkBrown_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> dark brown
| type3_name = light brown
| [[File:Black_Morph.jpg|150px]] <br> black
| type3_morph = LightBrown_Morph_Face.jpg
|}
| type3_map = LightBrown_Map.jpg
 
| type3_text = [Description for light brown skin]
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| type4_name = medium brown
 
| type4_morph = MediumBrown_Morph_Face.jpg
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background-color:transparent;"
| type4_map = MediumBrown_Map.jpg
|-
| type4_text = [Description for medium brown skin]
| style="width:60%; padding-right:20px;" |
| type5_name = dark brown
'''Pale skin:'''
| type5_morph = DarkBrown_Morph_Face.jpg
 
| type5_map = DarkBrown_Map.jpg
Pale skin roughly corresponds to a Luschan scale of 1-5. It is mainly found in Northern Europeans. Only developed in regions with low solar radiation, because it offers little protection to sunburn. The climate that favours the development of pale skin the most is not the icy polar climate where the snow reflects sunlight during the summer...
| type5_text = [Description for dark brown skin]
 
| type6_name = black
| style="width:40%; text-align:right;" |
| type6_morph = Black_Morph_Face.jpg
[[File:Pale_Skin_Map.png|450px]]
| type6_map = Black_Map.jpg
|}
| type6_text = [Description for black skin]
 
}}
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background-color:transparent;"
|-
| style="width:60%; padding-right:20px;" |
'''Fair skin:'''
 
[Insert your text here for fair skin description...]
 
| style="width:40%; text-align:right;" |
[[File:Fair_Skin_Map.png|450px]]
|}

Revision as of 20:48, 29 April 2026

Skin colour

Skin colour is probably the most well-known and at the same time, the most overrated anthropometric trait. In many societies it is seen as the most important factor to define race. However, scientifically it is just one of many anthropometric traits...


pale

fair

light brown

medium brown

dark brown

black

Pale skin:

Pale skin roughly corresponds to a Luschan scale of 1-5. It is mainly found in Northern Europeans. Only developed in regions with low solar radiation, because it offers little protection to sunburn. The climate that favours the development of pale skin the most is not the icy polar climate where the snow reflects sunlight during the summer...

File:Pale Skin Map.png

Fair skin:

[Insert your text here for fair skin description...]

File:Fair Skin Map.png