Beyonce’s skin tone is once again the topic of conversation after new promo photos for her latest album 4 were released yesterday show a lighter version of herself.

Critics are accusing her of being “white washed” – digitally made to appear to have a fair skin tone as a way to boost sales by appealing to larger markets. But some say it’s just studio lighting.

Compare that image to a previous album promo photo:

Her natural tone is probably somewhere in between those two albums.

Like here:

You see, Beyonce is the Sherwin-Williams of skin color, so leave her alone.

See the other photos after the jump!