Olive skin
Light tan or brownish human skin tone
Summary
Olive skin is a human skin tone, roughly corresponding to Types III, IV, and V on the Fitzpatrick scale of pigmentation. The term describes lighter brown tones with greenish, yellowish, or golden undertones, such as the light tan.
Originally created by Imeriki al-Shimoni
3/17/2008, 9:43:59 AM
Modified
4/27/2026, 7:48:40 AM
Recent revisions
Restored revision 1344129603 by [[Special:Contributions/GeminiLC|GeminiLC]] ([[User talk:GeminiLC|talk]]): Rv. Vandalism.
/* Geographic distribution */
eliminating the overuse of references, and minor wording
/* Geographic distribution */Added image to illustrate the presence of the skin tone in Northern Europe
/* top */ low quality image removed
Rescuing orphaned refs ("Skininc" from rev 1337074159)
/* Geographic distribution */Same bad reference removed.
/* Geographic distribution */One source was to a website about ENT, the other was a non credible source linking hair and eye color to skin tone. Also removed black dutch reference, as that is referencing various mixed populations.
/* Geographic distribution */
There are 2 images of olive complexion due to Spanish ancestry, so I include one of a civilian from Greece and add an image from East Asia to add something outside the Mediterranean.
/* History */
Swapped image: The former was heavily stylised; new image provides a more natural depiction.
Excessive citations; just bundle them into a single footnote
history
not a platter
thorough copyedit, removing excessively long list of undertones, repetitive geographical terms, and essentially meaningless attempts to describe each pigmentation type
better examples
