undertone
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- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌtoʊn/
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subtono
- It's a really pretty pink but has beige like a beigey undertone perfect for every day.
- yellow undertone
- blue undertones
- earthy undertones
For this, you need to know beforehand if your undertone is warm or cool.
- For this, you need to know beforehand if your undertone is warm or cool.
- It's because there's no red undertone and a real tan has a burn.
- Red purpley undertones kind of is, dare I say, maroon.
- Has a nice kind of peachy undertone to it, which is nice for fall.
- And this is a purple with a cranberry like undertone like it's very cranberry color.
- Now if I even wear like a slightly wrong undertone of foundation, you can see.
- Yeah, this has less of a pink undertone.
Examples
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The artist chose a paint with a blue undertone to create a calming effect in the room.
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Has a nice kind of peachy undertone to it, which is nice for fall.
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People who are warm have a yellow undertone to their skin.
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So I have that very slight olive undertone to my skin, but it's also slightly warm.
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For this, you need to know beforehand if your undertone is warm or cool.
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It does have a nice orange undertone to it, but it just is perfect.
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This is deep with yellow undertones which is a lot lighter.
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The skin tone is your surface color, whereas undertone is the subtle hue underneath the surface.
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Chai tea is a plummy brown with cool undertones, very creamy.
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The Gleaners is dominated by a muted brightness with a brownish and gray-violet undertone.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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3.5
A slight variation of a color, like a darker blue
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4.4
A small amount of color or feeling in something
A color layer placed under paint to change the final look
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undertone comes from under- ('below') and tone ('color' or 'sound'), so it names a color shade that sits 'below' the main color and quietly changes the overall look.