Are you represented? Subjective vs objective skin color determination for healthcare and research purposes.
Kerry Setchfield, Suvvi K. Narayana Swamy, Elena J Setchfield, Stephen P. Morgan, Michael Geoffrey Somekh, Amanda J. Wright
The paper compares subjective skin color categorization methods with objective spectrophotometer measurements and proposes a new standardized system for better representation and application in healthcare and research.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintScientific Communication & Education