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Hi Laura! As I remember, the yellowish tone of the asian skin isn’t connected with the type of melanin (eu- or phao-). Only with the size and distribution of melanosomes. The amount of pheomelanin in the human’s epidermis is very minor. It becomes visible only in very light skins (like those of red Irish people).
*i meant “pheo-“, of course 🙂
Or maybe I am wrong. I need more research 🙂
I’m quickly browsing a few research papers based on your comment and I’m coming across a few that support your position. Here’s a quote from one of them: “In addition, the number and size of melanin particles differ among individuals, and is even more important than the proportions of the two forms of melanin in the determination of human skin color [5].” source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502412/#CR5 It’s an interesting read.