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Melanin, Carotene, and hemoglobin are the three pigments that impart a wide variety of colors to skin.

The amount of melanin causes the skin's color to vary from pale yellow to reddish-brown to black.

The red color is due to hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying pigment in red blood cells.

Carotene is a yellow-orange pigment that gives egg yolk and carrots their color. this precursor of vitamin a which is used to synthesize pigments needed for vision, accumulates in the stratum corneum and fatty ares of the dermis and subcutaneous layer in response to excessive dietary intake.

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