Skin tone

Im asian and i dont know how the conversation started but i said im yellow not pale. I legit am not pale. And the person i was talking to took offense and said thats racist. And i said im not light brown and i am not pale. When i buy foundation or concealer i get shades that have a yellow undertone not a pink undertone. The person walked away saying i dont know what im talking about. Did i say something wrong? Then what color is my skin tone? There are asians who have pale skin. I am not saying all asians are yellow, i am taking about my skin color. no one has ever said oh you have such pale skin to me before? There has to be something between light brown and white? I guess i could say im beige based on my foundation.