Foundation Shades

NARS

M5 Valencia in other brands

Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation · Liquid and cream

Depth
Lighter than 61% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as warm on the brand's website
Swatch
Reads in between warm and cool #e5a971
Data
NARS's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is Ulta Beauty Medium Neutral in Velvet Matte Longwear Foundation (likely close). In all, 176 ranges have a likely-close shade and 104 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 104 brands. The other 64 brands are listed below.

One shade per brand, closest first. Labels: Likely close under 4.5, Worth sampling 4.5 to 10. What these mean.

  1. Ulta Beauty

    Medium Neutral · Velvet Matte Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  2. Dose Of Colors

    120 Light Medium · Meet Your Hue Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  3. beautyblender

    3.60 Warm · Bounce Liquid Whip Long Wear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  4. Tarte

    35H Medium Honey · Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  5. Natasha Denona

    75Y · Transformatte Pore Vanishing Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  6. Estée Lauder

    5W1 Bronze · Double Wear Stay In Place Matte Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  7. bareMinerals

    1NW Fairly Light · Blemish Rescue Salicylic Acid Loose Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  8. L'Oréal

    W4.5, Light Medium · True Match Super-Blendable Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  9. jane iredale

    Autumn · PurePressed Base Mineral Foundation Refill

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  10. Makeup Revolution

    F12 · Conceal & Define Full Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  11. Maybelline

    Golden Beige · Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  12. Bobbi Brown

    6 Golden · Skin Weightless Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  13. Lancôme

    410 Bisque W · Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24H Long Wear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  14. Smashbox

    2.35 · Studio Skin 24 Hour Oil-Free Hydra Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  15. Hourglass

    Golden · Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  16. Pacifica

    23NM Neutral Medium · Alight Clean Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  17. Milani

    Deep Beige · Conceal + Perfect 2-in-1 Foundation + Concealer

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  18. Clinique

    WN 54 Honey Wheat · Even Better Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  19. Rare Beauty

    260N · Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  20. NARS

    MD1 Syracuse · Sheer Glow Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  21. MAC

    NC35 · Studio Fix Soft Matte Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  22. Laura Mercier

    Dune · Flawless Lumière Radiance-Perfecting Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  23. e.l.f. Cosmetics

    Tan · Flawless Finish Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  24. Armani Beauty

    5.5 · Designer Lift Smoothing Firming Full Coverage Foundation with SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  25. Wet n Wild

    Soft Beige · PhotoFocus Stick Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  26. Juvia's Place

    540 Giza · I Am Magic Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-cool

  27. Dermablend

    35C Medium Beige · Cover Creme Full Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  28. Fenty Beauty

    330 · Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  29. Morphe

    Hint of Walnut · Morphe 2 Hint Hint Skin Tint

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm

  30. J.Cat Beauty

    Cappucino · Skinsurance Max Coverage Silky Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  31. ZOEVA

    230W Grace · Authentik Skin Natural Luminous Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral-warm

  32. Flower Beauty

    M3 Classic Tan · Light Illusion Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer

  33. Too Faced

    Golden Beige · Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  34. NYX Professional Makeup

    True Beige · Born To Glow Naturally Radiant Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  35. Charlotte Tilbury

    7 NEUTRAL · Airbrush Flawless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  36. Sephora Collection

    26.5 Y · Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  37. Becca Cosmetics

    3W1 Buttercup · Ultimate Coverage 24 Hour Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  38. Urban Decay

    60WY · Stay Naked The Fix Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  39. Hynt Beauty

    Bronzed Beige · Encore Pressed Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  40. Dior

    3 Warm Olive · Dior Airflash Spray Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

Closest shade in the other 64 brands

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Colours come from NARS's own website, checked October 2026. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.