Re: Controlled vocab useful for describing skin tone

From: Kirby, Jasmine S [LIB] <jskirby_at_nyob> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 21:18:15 +0000 To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG

Maybe https://www.fentybeauty.com/shade-finder.html since it has numbers. 

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From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> 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