Fitzpatrick Classification Scale
Fitzpatrick Classification Scale
Fitzpatrick I
Skin Color | White; very fair; red or blond hair; blue eyes; freckles
Characteristics | Always burns, never tans
Fitzpatrick II
Skin Color | White; fair; red or blond hair; blue, hazel, or green eyes
Characteristics | Usually burns, tans with difficulty
Fitzpatrick III
Skin Color | Cream white; fair with any eye or hair color; very common
Characteristics | Sometimes mild burn, gradually tans
Fitzpatrick IV
Skin Color | Brown; typical Mediterranean caucasian skin
Characteristics | Rarely burns, tans with ease
Fitzpatrick V
Skin Color | Dark Brown; mid-eastern skin types
Characteristics | very rarely burns, tans very easily