Different colour predictions of facial preference by Caucasian and Chinese observers

Lu, Yan, Xiao, Kaida, Yang, Jie, Pointer, Michael, Li, Changjun and Wuerger, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0003-0080-5813 (2022) Different colour predictions of facial preference by Caucasian and Chinese observers. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12 (1). 12194-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15951-8

Abstract

Facial colour characteristics convey vital personal information and influence social interactions and mate choices as contributing factors to perceived beauty, health, and age. How various colour characteristics affect facial preference and whether there are cultural differences are not fully understood. Here, we provide a useful and repeatable methodology for skin colour research based on a realistic skin model to investigate the effect of various facial colour characteristics on facial preference and compare the role of colour predictors in Caucasian (CA) and Chinese (CN) samples. Our results show that, although the average skin colour of facial areas plays a limited role, together with colour variation and contrast, there are stronger links between colour and facial preference than previously revealed. We also find large cultural differences in facial colour perceptions; Chinese observers tend to rely more heavily on colour and lightness cues to judge facial preference than Caucasian observers.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Face, Humans, Beauty, Color, China, White People
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2022 09:59
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 20:41
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-022-15951-8
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15951-8
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3164361