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It is important to understand differences in color match based on flap donor site for head and neck reconstruction.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent head and neck reconstruction with free tissue transfer at a tertiary care academic medical center between November of 2012 and November of 2020. Patients with documented photographs of their reconstruction and external skin paddles were considered. Patient demographics and surgery-specific factors were recorded. Objective differences in color match were obtained by calculating the International Commission on Illumination Delta E 2000 (dE2000) score. Standard univariate descriptive statistics and multivariable statistical analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Lateral arm, parascapular, and medial sural artery perforator free tissue transfer performed favorably compared with other donor sites, whereas anterolateral thigh flaps had the highest average dE2000 scores. Differences in dE2000 scores were mitigated by postoperative irradiation of the flap site and with increasing time beyond 6 months postoperatively.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The authors provide an objective assessment of external skin color match in patients undergoing free tissue transfer for head and neck cancer by donor site. Medial sural artery perforator, lateral arm, and parascapular free flaps performed well compared with traditional donor sites. 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