Skin Type Score Skin Type Features
0-7 I Caucasian/Freckles Always burns and never tans
(pale white skin)
8-16 II Caucasian/Freckles Burns and tans minimally
(white skin)
17-25 III Darker Caucasian Burns moderately and
tans gradually (light brown skin)
25-30 IV Mediterranean, Asian, Hispanic Burns minimally and
always tans well (moderate brown skin)
Over 30 V Middle Eastern, Latin, light-skinned black, Indian
Rarely burns and tans profusely (dark brown skin)
VI Never burns
(deeply pigmented dark brown to black skin)