HOW WELL DO CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL SKIN COLOR RATING SCALES COVER THE LIGHTNESS-TO-DARKNESS CONTINUUM? DESCRIPTIVE RESULTS FROM COLOR SCIENCE AND DIVERSE RATING POOLS

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