- Depth
- Lighter than 90% of the shades in our data
- Undertone
- Listed as neutral on the brand's website
- Swatch
- Reads in between warm and cool #f8cba2
- Data
- NARS's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)
The closest shade in another brand is Shiseido Medium in Sports BB SPF 50+ (likely close). In all, 194 ranges have a likely-close shade and 101 brands have one worth trying.
Closest shade in each brand
The 40 closest of 101 brands. The other 61 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.
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Maybelline
124 Soft Sand · Fit Me Matte + Poreless Liquid Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same
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Estée Lauder
3N1 Ivory Beige · Double Wear Stay In Place Matte Powder Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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Smashbox
0.1 · Studio Skin 24 Hour Full Coverage Waterproof Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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Milani
Golden Shell · Screen Queen Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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jane iredale
M1 · Beyond Matte Liquid Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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bareMinerals
1.5 Birch · COMPLEXION RESCUE Hydrating Foundation Stick with Mineral SPF 25
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Laura Mercier
Vanillé · Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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MAC
NC13 · Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Juvia's Place
600 Cairo · I Am Magic Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm
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Huda Beauty
320G · #FauxFilter Skin Finish Buildable Coverage Foundation Stick
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Becca Cosmetics
1W2 Sand · Ultimate Coverage 24 Hour Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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It Cosmetics
Fair Light · Bye Bye Foundation Powder
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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KVD Vegan Beauty
42 Light W · Lock-It Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Yves Saint Laurent
BD10 · All Hours Longwear Natural Matte Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm
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Bobbi Brown
Honey · Skin Long-Wear Fluid Powder Foundation SPF 20
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Urban Decay
40NN · Stay Naked The Fix Powder Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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L'Oréal
Golden Beige · Age Perfect Radiant Serum Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Milk Makeup
Golden Light · Blur Liquid Matte Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Tarte
8B Porcelain Beige · Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool
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Lancôme
320 Versatile Amande III · Dual Finish Multi-Tasking Lightweight Pressed Powder Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same
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NARS
L4.5 Vienna · Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool
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Makeup Revolution
P9.5 · Conceal & Define Satte Matte Powder Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
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Charlotte Tilbury
4 WARM · Airbrush Flawless Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Sephora Collection
Medium · Perfection Mist Airbrush Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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Ulta Beauty
Fair Cool · Mineral Powder Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool
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Hourglass
Bisque · Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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Pacifica
34NL Neutral Light · Alight Clean Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
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Dermablend
0C Pale Ivory · Cover Creme Full Coverage Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool
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CoverGirl
L10 Fair Porcelain · TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation
Likely close Swatch reads about the same
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La Mer
180 Linen · The Soft Fluid Long Wear Foundation SPF 20
Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
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surratt beauty
1 Surreal Skin · Surreal Skin Foundation Wand
Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Closest shade in the other 61 brands
A to Z by brand. The 40 above are closer; open a shade to see how close it is.
- Almay 100 Ivory
- Amorepacific 104 Light/Medium Pink
- Anastasia Beverly Hills 150W
- Antonym Beige Light
- Armani Beauty 3
- Au Naturale Porcelain
- Beauty Bakerie 349 Warm
- beautyblender 1.60 Warm
- Benefit Cosmetics Shade 2
- Bite Beauty L20
- boscia Venice
- Burt's Bees Buff
- Catrice 002 Neutral Ivory
- Clinique CN 32 Buttermilk
- ColourPop 50W Light
- Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Light/Medium
- e.l.f. Cosmetics 14 Fair Cool
- Elcie Cosmetics Cameo
- Essence 10 Cool Porcelain
- Exa 410 James
- florence by mills F010
- Flower Beauty L2 Ivory
- Givenchy N03.5
- Gucci 170W
- Guerlain 03W
- Haus Labs 030 Fair
- Hynt Beauty Sand
- Il Makiage 212-66050 50
- ILIA 6 Ora
- Josie Maran Fair Light
- Jouer Cosmetics Linen
- Juice Beauty 14 Sand
- Koh Gen Do 2
- Kosas Very Light Neutral 100
- L.A. Girl Ivory
- Lawless Mesa
- lilah b. b original
- Lorac 06
- Make Up For Ever Y315
- Morphe F1.70 Neutral
- Natasha Denona 31W
- Nudestix 3 Nude
- NYX Professional Makeup Pale
- Ofra Cosmetics 4.25
- Origins 110
- Pat McGrath Labs 13 Light Medium
- Perricone MD Porcelain
- Physicians Formula Fair
- PÜR Golden Light
- Rare Beauty 190W
- Revlon 150 Buff
- rms beauty 11
- Smith & Cult 150 Warm
- The Ordinary 2.1 P
- Too Faced Porcelain
- UOMA Beauty T1W Fair Lady
- VDL V04 Warm Tan
- W3LL People Fair Golden
- Wander Beauty Fair Light
- Winky Lux Medium
- ZOEVA 100W CNFT
Filter every range in the shade finder
Next to it in Sheer Glow Foundation
- L3.5 Salzburg (lighter)
- L4.5 Vienna (deeper)
Colours come from NARS's own website, checked October 2026. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.