Table 2.

The Fitzpatrick scale

Skin type	Skin color	Tanning history
I	White	Always burns, never tans
II	White	Usually burns, tan with difficulty
III	White	Sometimes mild burn, tan average
IV	Moderate brown	Rarely burns, tan with ease
V	Dark brown	Very rarely burn, tan very easily
VI	Black	No burn, tan very easy

Note: Reproduced from Roberts WE. Skin type classification systems old and new. Dermatol Clin. 2009;27(4):529–533. With permission from John Wiley and Sons.¹⁶