What exactly makes our skin beige?

Dragonfall · May 31, 2008

Or the darker and lighter variants?

DaveC426913 · May 31, 2008

Your skin is beige??

Mine's pink (with a tinge of yellow - a sort of flesh colour).

What affects the various shades and tints is primarily http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanin#Melanin_in_humans". It's also what tans you.

What exactly makes our skin beige?

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