"Most gnomes are wood brown, a few range to gray brown, of skin." - 1E Monster ManualMoreover:
And of the specific groups that have info about complexion:
Aquatic - greenish silver
Wood elf - "Their complexions are fair..."
So, yeah, when your evil variety is dark but everyone else is light, it may not have been intended to be racist, but it sure is tone deaf to the concern.
"[Dwarves] skin is earth-colored, and their hair is dark brown, grey, or black." - Moldvay Basic
What's actually remarkable about the early monster and race descriptions in D&D is how fantastically varied they are in complexion.
"Ogre magi have light blue, light green, or pale brown skins."
Orcs are "brown or brownish green with a blueish sheen."
"Goblins range from yellow through dull orange to brick red in skin color."
"Gnolls have greenish gray skins."
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