Agreed, the Fitzpatrick scale seems appropriate.  

The Muninn Project has an Appearances ontology which includes three different skin color scales: Fitzpatrick, the older Von Luschan, and a "simple" taxonomy.
http://rdf.muninn-project.org/ontologies/appearances.html


On 2019/01/03, 1:29 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Allison Morrissey" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

    For skin pigmentation, perhaps the Fitzpatrick scale?
    
    On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 4:18 PM Kirby, Jasmine S [LIB] <[log in to unmask]>
    wrote:
    
    > Maybe https://www.fentybeauty.com/shade-finder.html since it has numbers.
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Kyle
    > Banerjee
    > Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 15:13
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    > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Controlled vocab useful for describing skin tone
    >
    > Howdy all,
    >
    > I'm trying to wrap my mind around an image project that allows clinicians
    > and students to see how different medical conditions visually manifest
    > themselves on different skin tones and types.
    >
    > I suspect we'll use ICD-10 to describe conditions, but I'm curious as to
    > what recommendations people might have for a relatively simple skin color
    > vocab. It's conceivable to SNOMED for that, but the terms are very broad
    > and the terms are driven by race more than color.
    >
    > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks,
    >
    > kyle
    >