Color analysis (art) Color analysis (art) Color analysis (American English; colour analysis in Commonwealth English), also known as personal color analysis (PCA), seasonal color analysis, or skin-tone matching, is a term often used within the cosmetics and fashion industry to describe a method of determining the colors of clothing and makeup that harmonise with a person's skin complexion, eye color, and hair color with the benefit of being able to use this tool for wardrobe planning and style consulting. Color analysis demonstrates how certain shades are capable of being flattering or, conversely, unflattering by observing the optical illusions that occur on the face
Lavender (color) or a "light pinkish purple". The term "lavender" may be used in general to apply to a wide range of pale, light or greyish purples but only on the pink side. Lilac is pale purple on the blue side. In paints, the colour lavender is made by mixing purple and white paint. The first recorded use of the word "lavender" as a color term in English was in 1705. Originally, the name "lavender" only applied to flowers. By 1930, the book "A Dictionary of Color" identified three major shades of lavender—"[floral] lavender", "lavender gray", and "lavender blue", and in addition