La [[pigmentación]] de tipo III es frecuente entre las poblaciones del [[Cuenca del Mediterráneo|Mediterráneo]] (es decir, el sur de Europa, Asia occidental y el norte de África), así como en algunas zonas de [[América]] y Asia<ref name="Watson2">{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Ronald Ross|title=Handbook of Vitamin D in Human Health: Prevention, Treatment and Toxicity|series=Human Health Handbooks|date=2013|volume=4|publisher=[[Wageningen Academic Publishers]]|location=Wageningen|doi=10.3920/978-90-8686-765-3|isbn=9789086862108|s2cid=29719411|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ktT5CJnkdFUC&pg=PA283|issn=2212-375X}}</ref><ref name="kontoes2">{{cite book|last1=Kontoes|first1=Paraskevas|title=State of the art in Blepharoplasty: From Surgery to the Avoidance of Complications|date=2017|publisher=Springer|page=26|isbn=9783319526423|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q1G5DgAAQBAJ&q=type+III+mediterranean+skin&pg=PA26|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref><ref name="novick2">{{cite book|last1=Novick|first1=Nelson Lee|title=Super Skin: A Leading Dermatologist's Guide to the Latest Breakthrough's in Skin Care|date=1991|publisher=Crown Publishing|page=20|isbn=9780517585337|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=stz-RrEY1bsC&q=type+III+mediterranean+skin|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>. Oscila entre los tonos<ref name="Skininc2">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref> de piel [[Crema (color)|crema]] y los [[Verde oliva|oliva]]<ref name="Oxford2">{{cite book|last1=Costello|first1=Declan|last2=Winter|first2=Stuart|title=Viva Training in ENT: Preparation for the FRCS (ORL-HNS)|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|page=16|isbn=9780191668944|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcXwAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT16|access-date=2017-12-17}}</ref> más oscuros. Este tipo de piel a veces se quema y se broncea gradualmente, pero siempre se broncea<ref name="Skininc3">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref><ref name="Oxford3">{{cite book|last1=Costello|first1=Declan|last2=Winter|first2=Stuart|title=Viva Training in ENT: Preparation for the FRCS (ORL-HNS)|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|page=16|isbn=9780191668944|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gcXwAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT16|access-date=2017-12-17}}</ref>.
La pigmentación de tipo IV es frecuente entre algunas poblaciones del [[Anexo:Países del mediterráneo|Mediterráneo]], (Como por ejemplo en España donde es el [[Pueblo57% gitanode la población<ref>{{Cita web|url=https://francis.naukas.com/2013/10/13/francis-en-eureka-por-que-los-espanoles-tiene-una-piel-clara/|pueblotítulo=Tonos de piel en el mediterráneo europeo}}</ref>) romaní]], así como en partes de Asia y América Latina (Como por ejemplo el caso de México donde es el tono más común con el 36%, seguido de otro tonos más claros o más oscuros reflejando la variedad étnica de dicho país) <ref>{{Cita web|url=http://coyunturademografica.somede.org/el-tono-de-piel-de-los-mexicanos-y-su-interaccion-con-factores-socioeconomicos/|título=El tono de piel que predomina entre los mexicanos, según la Emovi y el mmsi, es el moreno claro (alrededor del 36%)}}</ref><ref name="Pfenninger2">{{cite book|last1=Pfenninger|first1=John L.|title=Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice|date=2001|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9781437705805|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=fewKcicENJYC&pg=PA234&dq=olive+skin+mediterranean&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GUHYU5_mA4aOyAT7rYEo&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=olive%20skin%20mediterranean&f=false}}</ref><ref name="small2">{{cite book|last1=Small|first1=Rebecca|title=Practical Guide to Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion & Topical Products|date=2012|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|page=21|isbn=9781451154528|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MjQXhMyvTrEC&q=type+III+mediterranean+skin&pg=PA21|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>. Oscila entre el pardo o el oliva<ref name="mayeaux2">{{cite book|last1=Mayeaux|first1=E. J.|title=The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures|date=2015|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9781496318718|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f0PyCAAAQBAJ&q=%22olive+skin%22+fitzpatrick&pg=PT657}}</ref> más oscuro y el marrón moderado, tonos de piel<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lall|first1=Namrita|title=Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being|date=2017|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0128124765|page=137|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=05CZDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA137|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> típicamente mediterráneos. Este tipo de piel rara vez se quema y se broncea con facilidad<ref name="Skininc4">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref>.
La pigmentación de tipo V es frecuente entre las poblaciones de [[Oriente Medio|Oriente Próximo]]<ref name="Skininc5">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref>, partes del Mediterráneo y el sur de Europa<ref name="Pfenninger3">{{cite book|last1=Pfenninger|first1=John L.|title=Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice|date=2001|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9781437705805|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=fewKcicENJYC&pg=PA234&dq=olive+skin+mediterranean&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GUHYU5_mA4aOyAT7rYEo&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=olive%20skin%20mediterranean&f=false}}</ref>, el [[Pueblo gitano|pueblo romaní]], partes de [[África]]<ref name="Nsea2">{{cite book|title=Standard Esthetics: Advanced|date=2012|publisher=Nelson|isbn=978-1285401492|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=71VuCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA275#v=onepage&q&f=false|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref>, América Latina<ref name="Pfenninger4">{{cite book|last1=Pfenninger|first1=John L.|title=Dermatologic and Cosmetic Procedures in Office Practice|date=2001|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9781437705805|url=https://www.google.com/books?id=fewKcicENJYC&pg=PA234&dq=olive+skin+mediterranean&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GUHYU5_mA4aOyAT7rYEo&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=olive%20skin%20mediterranean&f=false}}</ref> y el subcontinente del [[Asia del Sur|sur de Asia]]<ref name="Lucas2">{{cite report|title=Solar Ultraviolet Radiation—Global burden of disease from solar UV radiation|last1=Lucas|first1=Robyn|url=http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241594403_eng.pdf|access-date=2014-08-07|date=2006|publisher=World Health Organization, Public Health and the Environment|location=Geneva|series=Environmental Burden of Disease Series no. 13|page=13|author2=Tony McMichael|author3=Wayne Smith|author4=Bruce Armstrong|editor1=Annette Prüss-Üstün|editor2=Hajo Zeeb|editor3=Colin Mathers|editor4=Michael Repacholi|isbn=9789241594400|issn=1728-1652}}</ref>. Oscila entre el tono aceitunado<ref name="mayeaux3">{{cite book|last1=Mayeaux|first1=E. J.|title=The Essential Guide to Primary Care Procedures|date=2015|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9781496318718|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f0PyCAAAQBAJ&q=%22olive+skin%22+fitzpatrick&pg=PT657}}</ref> y el [[Bronceado (color)|bronceado]] de la piel de Oriente Próximo<ref name="Skininc6">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref>. Este tipo de piel muy rara vez se quema y se broncea con bastante facilidad<ref name="Skininc7">{{cite journal|url=http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/10764816.html|title=The Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale|journal=Skin Inc.|issue=November 2007|access-date=2014-01-07}}; under [http://www.skininc.com/articleaddons/46391587.html Tables - Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification Scale]</ref>.
