Foundation Shades

The Ordinary

3.2 N in other brands

Coverage Foundation · Liquid and cream

Depth
Lighter than 20% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as neutral from its retail listing
Swatch
Reads in between warm and cool #9a6d4e
Data
Retailer swatch, January 2021 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is The Ordinary 3.2 N in Serum Foundation (likely close). In all, 171 ranges have a likely-close shade and 106 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 106 brands. The other 66 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. The Ordinary

    3.2 N · Serum Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  2. Burt's Bees

    Chestnut · Goodness Glows Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  3. Tarte

    deep · Skin Treat Poreless Tinted Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  4. Catrice

    040 Medium - Tan · Soft Glam Filter Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  5. Hourglass

    Natural Amber · Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  6. Bobbi Brown

    Golden Almond · Skin Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  7. It Cosmetics

    51.25 Rich Neutral · Your Skin But Better Foundation + Skincare

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  8. Fenty Beauty

    430 · Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  9. MAC

    NW47 · Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  10. Anastasia Beverly Hills

    340C · Luminous Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  11. No7

    Willow 290C · Beautifully Matte Foundation SPF15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  12. Cover FX

    N110 · Pressed Mineral Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  13. NYX Professional Makeup

    Warm Honey · Can't Stop Won't Stop Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  14. Too Faced

    Toffee · Born This Way Pressed Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  15. Clé de Peau Beauté

    O60 Deep Tan Ocher · Radiant Fluid Foundation Matte SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  16. Gucci

    460N · Fluide De Beauté Fini Naturel - Natural Finish Fluid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  17. Lawless

    Heat · Woke Up Like This Flawless Finish Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  18. Sephora Collection

    60 Deep Ebony · MicroSmooth Baked Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  19. Lorac

    21 · PRO Soft Focus Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  20. Pat McGrath Labs

    29 Deep · Sublime Perfection Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  21. Rimmel London

    013 Toffee · Lasting Finish 25H Compact Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  22. Il Makiage

    212-66175 175 · Woke Up Like This Flawless Base Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  23. CoverGirl

    T50 Natural Tan · TruBlend Matte Made Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  24. Make Up For Ever

    Y455 · Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  25. bareMinerals

    09 Chestnut · Complexion Rescue Hydrating Foundation Stick Broad Spectrum SPF 25

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

  26. Tom Ford

    11.5 Warm Nutmeg · Traceless Soft Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  27. Elcie Cosmetics

    Honey · Micro Silque Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  28. Wander Beauty

    Rich Deep · Wanderlust Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  29. Essence

    205 · Silky Blur Hydrating Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  30. Morphe

    F3.50 Neutral · Fluidity Full-Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads warmer · listed neutral

  31. NARS

    Benares · All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  32. Kevyn Aucoin

    16 Deep EF · Foundation Balm

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  33. Laura Mercier

    5C1 · Tinted Moisturizer Natural Skin Perfector Broad Spectrum SPF 30

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  34. surratt beauty

    12 Surreal Skin · Surreal Skin Foundation Wand

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  35. Natasha Denona

    93R · Transformatte Pore Vanishing Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed cool

  36. Clinique

    Silk Cinnamon · Superbalanced Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  37. Maybelline

    Truffle · SuperStay Full Coverage Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same

  38. ColourPop

    190W Deep Dark · Pretty Fresh Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  39. L'Oréal

    Cool 320 · Lumi Le Glow Tint

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed cool

  40. Exa

    190 · High Fidelity Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler

Closest shade in the other 66 brands

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Colours come from retailer swatch photos taken in January 2021. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.