Certain aspects and features of this disclosure relate to chromatic undertone detection. For example, a method involves receiving an image file and producing, using a color warmth classifier, an image warmth profile from the image file. The method further involves applying a surface-image-trained machine-learning model to the image warmth profile to produce an inferred undertone value for the image file. The method further involves comparing, using a recommendation module, and the inferred undertone value, an image color value to a plurality of pre-existing color values corresponding to a database of production images, and causing, in response to the comparing, interactive content including the at least one production image selection from the database of production images to be provided on a recipient device.