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Tooth Shade Check: What Color Are Your Teeth?
Upload a photo with a natural smile and get a whiteness score plus the closest of seven reference shades for your visible teeth, with their brightness, warmth and evenness in that photo. It reads color only: not dental health, not alignment, and not whether you should whiten.
For a reading you can trust
Natural smile, teeth showing
The check reads only the teeth it can see. Closed lips give no result.
Soft daylight
Face a window. Yellow bulbs and direct sun shift the shade.
No flash, no filter
Both whiten teeth and wash the real color out.
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Natural smile with teeth showing, soft daylight, no flash or filter.
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The seven reference shades
The check places the color of your visible teeth on this scale, from the warmest shade to the lightest. Most natural teeth sit in the middle: enamel is slightly see-through and the layer beneath it is yellowish, so healthy teeth are rarely paper-white.
1Warm beige
The warmest end: a deep beige read, common in dim or yellow indoor light.
2Golden ivory
A golden, clearly warm ivory.
3Ivory
Classic ivory: warm, natural and very common.
4Light ivory
A lighter ivory with a soft warm cast.
5Natural white
Off-white with a trace of warmth, where many well-lit smiles land.
6Soft white
A light, nearly neutral white.
7Bright white
The lightest end: often whitened teeth or veneers, or a slightly overexposed photo.
Illustrative color references for photos, not a clinical dental shade guide. A dentist matches shades against physical tabs under controlled light.
What the check reads
- Whiteness score: from 0 to 100. The lighter and closer to white the visible teeth read in this photo, the higher it is.
- Closest shade: the color of the teeth that show in your photo, matched to the nearest of the seven reference shades.
- Sampled color: the actual color measured from your photo, shown as a swatch.
- Brightness: how light the teeth read in this photo’s lighting.
- Warmth: how much yellow-ivory tone the color carries.
- Evenness: whether the visible teeth read as one color or vary from tooth to tooth.
- Photo confidence: how much tooth surface was clearly visible. A phone photo never gets a clinical-grade label.
How the tooth shade check works
The check locates your mouth, separates teeth from lips, gums and tongue, and samples the color of the teeth that are actually visible. Shadows at the corners of the mouth and bright reflections are left out, so a single glint does not decide the result.
That sampled color is placed on a scale of seven reference shades, from warm beige to bright white, and described three ways: brightness, warmth and evenness. You also see the mouth area of your photo next to the reading, so you can check it against what the camera saw. A camera records teeth darker than they look in person, so the match allows for that; the sampled color is shown exactly as the photo recorded it. The whiteness score is the color’s place between the warmest shade and white: 0 at the warm end, 100 at the lightest.
If your lips cover your teeth, or the photo is blurry, too dark or blown out, there is no reading at all. The page tells you what to change instead of guessing a shade.
The whiteness score says only how light and close to white the color reads in this photo. It does not rate your smile or your teeth’s health: natural teeth vary widely in shade, and a warmer tooth is not an unhealthy one.
How to read your result
The shade depends on the light
The same teeth read warmer under a yellow bulb and lighter beside a window. Compare only photos taken in the same place and light.
Warm is normal
Enamel is translucent and the dentin under it is yellowish, so most healthy teeth are ivory rather than white.
Evenness is about color
Some variation is expected: canines are naturally darker than front teeth, and shadows fall differently on each tooth.
Tracking whitening
For a before-and-after you can trust, repeat the same spot, the same daylight and the same smile. A one-step change in different light means nothing.
How to take the photo: natural smile, soft daylight
- Smile naturally with your teeth showing: a relaxed smile, not a grimace. Clearly visible upper front teeth are enough.
- Face a window in soft daylight. Avoid yellow bulbs, strongly colored walls near your face and direct sun.
- Turn off flash, filters and beauty mode: they whiten teeth and wash the color out.
- Hold the phone at face level, close enough that your mouth is sharp, and keep still.
- Skip lipstick for a comparison photo. A strong lip color changes how white teeth look next to it.
What this check does not tell you
- It is not a clinical shade match. Dentists use physical shade tabs or calibrated instruments; a phone camera corrects color on its own.
- It says nothing about cavities, enamel, gums or alignment, and it cannot tell you whether to whiten.
- Phone lighting shifts the result by a shade or more, so one photo is a snapshot, not a verdict.
- Tooth color is not a measure of attractiveness or hygiene.
Tooth shade check: common questions
How can I check my tooth shade at home?
Take a photo in soft daylight with a natural smile and upload it above. The check samples the color of your visible teeth and shows the closest of seven reference shades, with brightness, warmth and evenness. For a clinical shade, a dentist compares your teeth with physical shade tabs.
What is a normal tooth color?
Natural teeth range from light ivory to a warmer yellow-ivory, and they darken gradually with age as enamel thins. Paper-white is uncommon without whitening or veneers, and a warm shade on its own is not a sign of a problem.
How accurate is a tooth shade check from a photo?
Good enough to see roughly where you sit and to compare photos taken in matching light. Not good enough to choose a crown or veneer color. Cameras adjust white balance and exposure automatically, which can move the result by a shade or more.
Why does it say my teeth are not visible?
The check only reads teeth it can clearly see. Closed lips, a very small smile, a blurry or dark mouth area, or glare on the teeth all stop it. Retake the photo with a natural smile, in soft daylight, with your mouth sharp in the frame.
Can I use it to track teeth whitening?
Yes, if you keep the photo conditions the same before and after: same place, same daylight, same distance and a similar smile. Then a move toward the lighter end of the scale reflects your teeth rather than the lighting.
Why do my teeth look more yellow in photos than in the mirror?
Indoor bulbs are warmer than daylight, phone cameras boost contrast, and white clothing or a bright background makes teeth look darker beside it. Lipstick shade changes the impression too. Daylight from a window gives the most neutral read.
What does the whiteness score mean?
It is a 0–100 reading of color: the lighter and closer to white your visible teeth look in the photo, the higher the score. The warmest reference shade is 0 and the lightest is 100. It moves with the lighting, so compare scores only between photos taken in the same light. It is not a rating of your smile or of dental health.
Is it free, and what happens to my photo?
It is free and needs no email. The photo is read on our server for this check and is not saved or published. Each check leaves a usage record (the result and the usual request details such as IP address and browser), never the photo. The share card is drawn on your own device and shows the shade, not your face. Photo privacy →
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