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The aim of the study was to design a method of high\u2010\u2216resolution analytical analysis of the skin colours using the combination of photographic dermoscopy and small field reflectance colorimetry.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\u2002<\/jats:bold> Clinical photographs were taken from striae distensae and their surrounding skin using a Dermaphot\u00ae (Heine Optotechnik, Hersching, Germany). A final magnification of 125\u00d7 was obtained on paper photographs. The reflectance colorimeter Visi\u2010Chroma VC\u2010100 (Biophotonics, Lessines, Belgium) was used to measure colours of the pigmentary networks in the L*a*b* system. Differential colour parameters (\u0394E*ab, \u0394L*, \u0394a*, \u0394b*) were calculated for each case between the lesional and the surrounding normal skin, and between the melanized reticulated pattern and the enclosed lighter areas.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Objective colorimetric assessments distinguished four distinct types, namely striae albae, striae rubrae, striae caeruleae and striae nigrae. The latter peculiar hyperpigmented type of striae distensae was specifically identified by epiluminescence examination in dark\u2010skinned subjects. The fine\u2010melanized honeycomb network present on the adjacent intact skin was reshaped inside striae in a streaky pattern perpendicular to the striae axis. Strong linear correlations were found between all combinations of \u0394L* and \u0394b* evaluating colours of the reticulated and the honeycomb alveolar patterns both inside and outside the striae distensae. 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