New skintones didn't do much for white tones, still using same 2 or 3

Agreed. White skins never looked natural. Infact no skin in this game has ever looked too natural. The style is very cartoony which is why my sims hair and skin was all kinda red yellow and blue and orange before cc.
Then everyone wanted "realistic" which is why the hair still doesn't match the skin. All in all yes I think we should have gotten more lighter variations as well. But it's not that big of a deal for me. I just enjoy the game regardless of my sims color