The shade file
e.l.f. Cosmetics, beyond the shade name.
Compare the brand’s descriptions with readings from published swatch images.
What do the numbers mean?
L* describes lightness; a* and b* describe color axes. ITA° is calculated from lightness and the yellow–blue axis to group the swatch into a depth band. None of these readings measures coverage, wear or how a formula will look on your skin.
e.l.f. Cosmetics names an undertone for 82 of these shades. Read off the brand’s own swatch under D65, 50 of them — 61% — land in a different undertone than the name claims. That is not an accusation of bad faith: undertone is a word, and a word is not a measurement. It is why the house publishes the number beside it.
Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 3023 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair 100 W Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | warm · fair | 88.91 | 5.35 | 30.25 | 52.14 | light | warm |
| Fair 140 W | warm · fair | 86.24 | 4.57 | 30.66 | 49.77 | light | warm |
| Fair 125 C | cool · fair | 84 | 8.03 | 22.32 | 56.72 | very_light | warm |
| Fair 150 C | cool · fair | 79.64 | 13.46 | 29.6 | 45.04 | light | neutral |
| Light 240 W | warm · light | 78.34 | 12.11 | 36.73 | 37.65 | intermediate | warm |
| Fair 120 N | neutral · fair | 77.83 | 12.1 | 28.62 | 44.2 | light | warm |
| Light 205 N | neutral · light | 75.66 | 12.73 | 22.89 | 48.27 | light | neutral |
| Light 250 W | warm · light | 70.67 | 17.2 | 33.36 | 31.78 | intermediate | neutral |
| Light 210 N | neutral · light | 69.65 | 17.53 | 34.67 | 29.54 | intermediate | neutral |
| Medium 310 C | cool · medium | 68.86 | 19.9 | 40.07 | 25.21 | tan | neutral |
| Light 280 N | neutral · light | 68.23 | 14.97 | 34.81 | 27.64 | tan | warm |
| Medium 330 W | warm · medium | 66.31 | 14.93 | 33.84 | 25.73 | tan | warm |
| Medium 355 W Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | warm · medium | 60.01 | 21.24 | 37.55 | 14.93 | tan | neutral |
| Medium 370 N | neutral · medium | 58.73 | 19.91 | 29.78 | 16.34 | tan | cool |
| Tan 400 W | warm · tan | 55.56 | 23.4 | 37.78 | 8.37 | brown | neutral |
| Deep 510 C | cool · deep | 54.73 | 24.63 | 36.77 | 7.33 | brown | cool |
| Tan 425 N Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | neutral · tan | 54.47 | 22.82 | 30.29 | 8.39 | brown | cool |
| Rich 620 W | warm · rich | 50.35 | 20.88 | 32.02 | 0.63 | brown | cool |
| Tan 460 W Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | warm · tan | 44.7 | 21.01 | 31.4 | -9.58 | brown | cool |
| Deep 560 C | cool · deep | 40.67 | 27.92 | 25.22 | -20.3 | brown | cool |
| Rich 660 N Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | neutral · rich | 36.74 | 13.28 | 14.37 | -42.7 | dark | cool |
| Deep 530 W Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 not available | warm · deep | 33.19 | 13.88 | 21.88 | -37.53 | dark | cool |
| Rich 610 N | neutral · rich | 29.26 | 9.31 | 18.29 | -48.59 | dark | neutral |
Camo Powder Foundation2 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich 620 N | neutral · rich | 34.46 | 12.56 | 16.76 | -42.84 | dark | cool |
| Deep 560 C | cool · deep | 30.83 | 25.22 | 23.51 | -39.19 | dark | cool |
Flawless Finish Foundation26 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | warm · fair | 90.1 | 3.46 | 6.72 | 80.49 | very_light | neutral |
| NA | cool · fair | 84.62 | 6.57 | 16.8 | 64.11 | very_light | warm |
| NA | neutral · fair | 84.27 | 5.09 | 16.26 | 64.62 | very_light | warm |
| NA | warm · fair | 83.83 | 4.07 | 23.04 | 55.74 | very_light | warm |
| NA | cool · light | 83.22 | 5.26 | 15.81 | 64.55 | very_light | warm |
| NA | neutral · fair | 80.72 | 5.13 | 18.07 | 59.54 | very_light | warm |
| NA | warm · medium | 79.5 | 9.58 | 33.52 | 41.35 | light | warm |
| NA | warm · light | 77.29 | 7.16 | 23.98 | 48.69 | light | warm |
| NA | warm · fair | 74.18 | 8.6 | 17.4 | 54.26 | light | neutral |
| NA | cool · tan | 73.66 | 12.79 | 33.55 | 35.19 | intermediate | warm |
| NA | warm · light | 72.96 | 13.05 | 32.61 | 35.15 | intermediate | warm |
| NA | cool · medium | 71.69 | 14.08 | 30.35 | 35.55 | intermediate | neutral |
| NA | warm · light | 70.82 | 16.11 | 36.72 | 29.55 | intermediate | warm |
| NA | neutral · light | 69.57 | 9.46 | 18.49 | 46.63 | light | neutral |
| NA | neutral · tan | 63.58 | 9.89 | 16.61 | 39.27 | intermediate | neutral |
| NA | warm · medium | 61.75 | 15.73 | 48.11 | 13.72 | tan | warm |
| NA | olive · deep | 55.09 | 18.97 | 39.63 | 7.32 | brown | neutral |
| NA | warm · tan | 48.6 | 17.17 | 40.32 | -1.99 | brown | warm |
| NA | neutral · rich | 44.75 | 15.08 | 15.4 | -18.82 | brown | cool |
| NA | warm · deep | 42.21 | 16.6 | 34.65 | -12.67 | brown | neutral |
| NA | warm · rich | 40.81 | 18.48 | 17.81 | -27.29 | brown | cool |
| NA | — · deep | 38.32 | 18.38 | 20.44 | -29.74 | brown | cool |
| NA | warm · rich | 36.96 | 24.51 | 23.7 | -28.82 | brown | cool |
| NA | — · rich | 34.13 | 18.59 | 20.24 | -38.1 | dark | cool |
| NA | warm · rich | 28.31 | 15.73 | 12.69 | -59.67 | dark | cool |
| NA | neutral · rich | 20.94 | 9.5 | 6.63 | -77.15 | dark | cool |
Soft Glam Satin Foundation33 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Fair Warm | warm · fair | 87.29 | 3.76 | 20.58 | 61.11 | very_light | warm |
| 11 Fair Neutral | neutral · fair | 86.43 | 4.98 | 17.79 | 63.97 | very_light | warm |
| 15 Fair Warm | warm · fair | 86.32 | 4 | 22.89 | 57.78 | very_light | warm |
| 10 Fair Cool | cool · fair | 86.2 | 4.7 | 10.54 | 73.77 | very_light | warm |
| 14 Fair Cool | cool · fair | 84.58 | 9.03 | 21.58 | 58.03 | very_light | warm |
| 13 Fair Neutral | neutral · fair | 82.96 | 5.45 | 18.1 | 61.23 | very_light | warm |
| 20 Light Cool | cool · light | 80.78 | 9.84 | 20.96 | 55.75 | very_light | neutral |
| 23 Light Cool | cool · light | 76.95 | 13.24 | 25.81 | 46.24 | light | neutral |
| 24 Light Warm | warm · light | 76.92 | 9.81 | 29.43 | 42.45 | light | warm |
| 21 Light Neutral | neutral · light | 76.74 | 10.99 | 24.38 | 47.64 | light | neutral |
| 22 Light Warm | warm · light | 75.6 | 9.03 | 27.56 | 42.89 | light | warm |
| 25 Light Neutral | neutral · light | 75.48 | 10.62 | 20.95 | 50.57 | light | neutral |
| 30 Medium Warm | warm · medium | 69.53 | 14.04 | 36.52 | 28.14 | intermediate | warm |
| 31 Medium Neutral | neutral · medium | 68.7 | 17.05 | 30.67 | 31.37 | intermediate | neutral |
| 35 Medium Cool | cool · medium | 68.12 | 23.14 | 32.24 | 29.34 | intermediate | cool |
| 34 Medium Cool | cool · medium | 67.69 | 18.92 | 30.97 | 29.73 | intermediate | neutral |
| 32 Medium Neutral | neutral · medium | 67.42 | 16.06 | 36.96 | 25.24 | tan | warm |
| 33 Medium Warm | warm · medium | 65.07 | 16.01 | 33.82 | 24.02 | tan | neutral |
| 44 Tan Cool | cool · tan | 64.34 | 19.11 | 32.41 | 23.87 | tan | neutral |
| 41 Tan Neutral | neutral · tan | 57.44 | 16.23 | 36.15 | 11.63 | tan | warm |
| 40 Tan Warm | warm · tan | 56.65 | 14.89 | 33.44 | 11.25 | tan | warm |
| 45 Tan Warm | warm · tan | 55.07 | 20.51 | 35.42 | 8.15 | brown | neutral |
| 43 Tan Cool | cool · tan | 55.04 | 16.33 | 31.92 | 8.97 | brown | neutral |
| 42 Tan Neutral | neutral · tan | 53.04 | 21.89 | 31.7 | 5.48 | brown | cool |
| 51 Deep Cool | cool · deep | 47.11 | 25.97 | 34.16 | -4.84 | brown | cool |
| 50 Deep Warm | warm · deep | 44.11 | 23.08 | 31.29 | -10.66 | brown | cool |
| 53 Deep Neutral | neutral · deep | 40.41 | 18 | 26.84 | -19.66 | brown | cool |
| 52 Deep Cool | cool · deep | 39.71 | 17.24 | 22.91 | -24.19 | brown | cool |
| 55 Deep Warm | warm · deep | 38.68 | 19.12 | 28.1 | -21.94 | brown | cool |
| 63 Rich Warm | warm · rich | 27.13 | 14.42 | 18.13 | -51.59 | dark | cool |
| 61 Rich Cool | cool · rich | 26.31 | 14.73 | 17.03 | -54.29 | dark | cool |
| 64 Rich Neutral | neutral · rich | 22.39 | 15.14 | 18.89 | -55.62 | dark | cool |
| 65 Rich Neutral | neutral · rich | 19.99 | 12.25 | 12.22 | -67.84 | dark | cool |
Match a shade you already wear
Colours are read from each shade’s own swatch image published by the retailer, not from a drawdown measured by the house — a screen swatch and a colorimeter are not the same instrument, and the house does not pretend otherwise. ITA° is the open dermatological standard, computed from the reading; no licensed colour library is used. A shade listed without a reading is one the house holds but has not yet seen.
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