Anyone can develop skin cancer, but people with fair skin tones are at most risk for developing precancerous skin conditions and skin cancer.

Risk factors for skin cancer include [1]:

• Personal or family history of skin cancer
• Tendency to freckle or burn easily
• Spend a lot of time outdoors in the sun
• Those with fair skin tones

What is your color?

Type I: Is very fair, burns easily and severely and does not tan. Eyes are blue or green and hair is blond or red.
Type II: Is also fair and burns easily, but does get a minimal tan. Eyes are blue, hazel or brown, and hair is blond, red or brown.
Type III: Is somewhat darker and sometimes burns then tans.
Type IV: Is darker still, never burns, and always tans rapidly.
Types V: Is brown.
Type VI: Is black.