Foundation Shades

NARS

MD2.3 Moorea in other brands

Sheer Glow Foundation · Liquid and cream

Depth
Lighter than 42% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as warm on the brand's website
Swatch
Reads warmer than most shades this deep #ce9a61
Data
NARS's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is La Mer 450 Sepia in The Soft Fluid Long Wear Foundation SPF 20 (likely close). In all, 156 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. La Mer

    450 Sepia · The Soft Fluid Long Wear Foundation SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  2. Ulta Beauty

    Medium Olive · Youthful Glow Foundation Serum Drops

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  3. Sephora Collection

    33.5 Y · Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  4. Morphe

    F3.30 Warm · Fluidity Full-Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  5. Urban Decay

    50 · Hydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  6. NARS

    MD2.3 Moorea · Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  7. Lancôme

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

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  8. Bobbi Brown

    Warm Honey · Skin Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  9. Almay

    150 Tan · Skin Perfecting Healthy Biome Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  10. Smith & Cult

    300 Neutral · Veiled Threat Weightless Micro-Blurring Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  11. Hourglass

    No. 3 Sand · Veil Fluid Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  12. Milk Makeup

    Golden Sand · Flex Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  13. Estée Lauder

    4W1 Honey Bronze · Double Wear Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  14. e.l.f. Cosmetics

    32 Medium Neutral · Soft Glam Satin Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  15. Charlotte Tilbury

    9 NEUTRAL · Airbrush Flawless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  16. Maybelline

    Warm Nude · Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  17. Smashbox

    2.35 · Studio Skin 24 Hour Full Coverage Waterproof Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  18. Kosas

    Medium Neutral Warm 230 · Revealer Skin-Improving Foundation SPF 25

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  19. bareMinerals

    2W Light · Blemish Rescue Salicylic Acid Loose Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  20. PÜR

    TG3 Light Tan · 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  21. Armani Beauty

    8.75 · Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  22. Fenty Beauty

    10 · Eaze Drop Lightweight Blurring Skin Tint

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  23. Hynt Beauty

    Honey Chestnut · Encore Pressed Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  24. L'Oréal

    107 Fresh Beige · Infallible Pro-Matte Liquid Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  25. MAC

    NC38 · Studio Fix Soft Matte Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  26. Catrice

    037 Golden Beige · HD Liquid Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  27. Laura Mercier

    Tawny · Flawless Lumière Radiance-Perfecting Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  28. Wet n Wild

    Classic Beige · PhotoFocus Stick Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  29. Dermablend

    40N Chestnut · Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation

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

  30. Milani

    Deep Tan · Screen Queen Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  31. Natasha Denona

    Y10 - Tan Dark Yellow · Hy-Glam Serum Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  32. Tarte

    44S Tan Sand · Babassu Foundcealer Skincare Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  33. Kevyn Aucoin

    10.5 Medium EF · Foundation Balm

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  34. KVD Vegan Beauty

    53 Medium N · Lock-It Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

  35. Too Faced

    Warm Sand · Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  36. Revlon

    410 Toast · ColorStay Full Cover Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler

  37. Anastasia Beverly Hills

    310C · Luminous Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  38. jane iredale

    M8 · Beyond Matte Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  39. Huda Beauty

    320G Tres Leches · #FauxFilter Full Coverage Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  40. It Cosmetics

    42 Tan Neutral · Your Skin But Better Foundation + Skincare

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

Closest shade in the other 64 brands

A to Z by brand. The 40 above are closer; open a shade to see how close it is.

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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.