The shade file
Laura Geller, 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.
Laura Geller names an undertone for 11 of these shades. Read off the brand’s own swatch under D65, 11 of them — 100% — 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.
Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain | — · fair | 87.24 | 4.29 | 13.12 | 70.59 | very_light | warm |
| Light | — · light | 76.16 | 13.34 | 21.99 | 49.95 | light | neutral |
| Fair | — · fair | 73.88 | 13.58 | 16.55 | 55.28 | very_light | cool |
| Golden Medium | warm · medium | 68.41 | 16.04 | 29.14 | 32.28 | intermediate | neutral |
| Medium | — · medium | 66.58 | 12.36 | 22.08 | 36.9 | intermediate | neutral |
| Sand | — | 63.11 | 14.85 | 26.73 | 26.13 | tan | neutral |
| Deep | — · deep | 62.08 | 16.47 | 30.89 | 21.36 | tan | neutral |
| Toffee | — | 60.19 | 21.17 | 26.8 | 20.82 | tan | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 57.58 | 16.39 | 20.16 | 20.61 | tan | cool |
Baked Balance-n-Glow Illuminating Foundation9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain | — · fair | 82.08 | 14.03 | 17.57 | 61.29 | very_light | cool |
| Fair | — · fair | 74.38 | 13.7 | 21.1 | 49.13 | light | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 73.6 | 17.31 | 28.78 | 39.35 | intermediate | neutral |
| Light | — · light | 72.96 | 19.11 | 29.03 | 38.34 | intermediate | cool |
| Golden Medium | warm · medium | 72.32 | 23.15 | 36.35 | 31.55 | intermediate | cool |
| Deep | — · deep | 71.5 | 16.75 | 24.19 | 41.63 | light | cool |
| Medium | — · medium | 66.45 | 17.26 | 28.66 | 29.85 | intermediate | neutral |
| Toffee | — | 57.07 | 22.49 | 27.04 | 14.65 | tan | cool |
| Sand | — | 56.13 | 21.25 | 38.94 | 8.95 | brown | neutral |
Balance and Brighten Color Correcting Baked Powder Foundation + Kabuki Brush Set9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain | — · fair | 81.79 | 11.51 | 16.02 | 63.26 | very_light | cool |
| Fair | — · fair | 75.15 | 13.9 | 20.02 | 51.48 | light | cool |
| Light | — · light | 71.9 | 16.95 | 23.12 | 43.45 | light | cool |
| Medium | — · medium | 70.26 | 14.94 | 22.94 | 41.45 | light | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 65.41 | 18.03 | 23.36 | 33.41 | intermediate | cool |
| Golden Medium | olive · medium | 64.95 | 16.05 | 26.55 | 29.38 | intermediate | neutral |
| Sand | olive · tan | 60.28 | 14.37 | 26.14 | 21.47 | tan | neutral |
| Deep | — · rich | 53 | 18.11 | 23.56 | 7.26 | brown | cool |
| Toffee | — · rich | 49.01 | 18.13 | 23.84 | -2.38 | brown | cool |
Balance and Brighten Color Correcting Baked Powder Foundation, Full Size + Travel Mini Set9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain | — · fair | 78.99 | 20.89 | 13.23 | 65.47 | very_light | cool |
| Light | — · light | 74.48 | 14.09 | 21.25 | 49.04 | light | cool |
| Fair | — · fair | 73.49 | 14.55 | 21.49 | 47.55 | light | cool |
| Golden Medium | olive · medium | 64.84 | 15.64 | 26.38 | 29.36 | intermediate | neutral |
| Medium | — · medium | 64.8 | 15.67 | 24.11 | 31.54 | intermediate | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 60.93 | 23.71 | 27.34 | 21.79 | tan | cool |
| Sand | olive · tan | 58.07 | 14.7 | 28.16 | 15.99 | tan | neutral |
| Toffee | — · rich | 55.59 | 18.71 | 26.01 | 12.13 | tan | cool |
| Deep | — · rich | 52.73 | 17.06 | 24.3 | 6.41 | brown | cool |
Balance and Glow Luminous Baked Powder Foundation with Vitamin E9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porcelain | — · fair | 86.69 | 10.76 | 17.77 | 64.16 | very_light | neutral |
| Fair | — · fair | 81.03 | 9.59 | 18.63 | 59.02 | very_light | neutral |
| Medium | — · medium | 78.55 | 12.35 | 25.37 | 48.38 | light | neutral |
| Golden Medium | olive · medium | 74.68 | 18.43 | 31.4 | 38.17 | intermediate | neutral |
| Tan | — · tan | 74.34 | 14.06 | 33.46 | 36.03 | intermediate | warm |
| Light | — · light | 71.21 | 17.24 | 22.15 | 43.76 | light | cool |
| Sand | olive · tan | 62.82 | 19.02 | 34.16 | 20.57 | tan | neutral |
| Deep | — · rich | 62.58 | 21.52 | 25.64 | 26.13 | tan | cool |
| Toffee | — · rich | 53.64 | 20.4 | 23.37 | 8.85 | brown | cool |
Double Take Baked Full Coverage Foundation9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | — · fair | 79.92 | 13.65 | 23.05 | 52.39 | light | neutral |
| Porcelain Double Take Baked Full Coverage Foundation not ava | — · fair | 79.65 | 12.87 | 19.42 | 56.78 | very_light | cool |
| Light | — · light | 77.32 | 13.54 | 22.58 | 50.43 | light | neutral |
| Medium | — · medium | 75.63 | 16.52 | 29.44 | 41.04 | light | neutral |
| Golden Medium Double Take Baked Full Coverage Foundation not | warm · medium | 74.32 | 18.46 | 31.44 | 37.72 | intermediate | neutral |
| Sand Double Take Baked Full Coverage Foundation not availabl | — | 66.04 | 21.12 | 32.6 | 26.2 | tan | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 64.57 | 24.01 | 32.9 | 23.89 | tan | cool |
| Toffee | — | 59.2 | 17.57 | 27 | 18.82 | tan | cool |
| Deep | — · deep | 58.33 | 23.84 | 31.61 | 14.76 | tan | cool |
Double Take Full Coverage Baked Powder Foundation with Vitamin E9 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | — · fair | 82.9 | 13.98 | 22.49 | 55.64 | very_light | neutral |
| Porcelain | — · fair | 81.24 | 13.06 | 23.31 | 53.27 | light | neutral |
| Light | — · light | 74.89 | 17.7 | 32.73 | 37.25 | intermediate | neutral |
| Medium | — · medium | 72.8 | 18.4 | 30.41 | 36.86 | intermediate | neutral |
| Golden Medium | olive · medium | 72.46 | 19.55 | 36.41 | 31.67 | intermediate | neutral |
| Sand | olive · tan | 70.53 | 21.19 | 28.97 | 35.32 | intermediate | cool |
| Tan | — · tan | 61.95 | 21.46 | 34.18 | 19.27 | tan | cool |
| Deep | — · rich | 60.08 | 23.26 | 30.63 | 18.22 | tan | cool |
| Toffee | — · rich | 53.14 | 19.77 | 27.24 | 6.58 | brown | cool |
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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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