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Too Faced, beyond the shade name.

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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.

Too Faced names an undertone for 132 of these shades. Read off the brand’s own swatch under D65, 88 of them — 67% — 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.

Born This Way Foundation35 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NA—83.449.2816.2164.14very_lightneutral
NA—82.689.0417.2562.17very_lightneutral
NA—81.844.7723.9553.05lightwarm
NA—80.428.617.7259.78very_lightneutral
NAwarm80.4211.5419.4257.45very_lightneutral
NA—79.957.6922.9452.55lightwarm
NA—79.818.7322.2353.29lightwarm
NA—76.019.5723.348.15lightwarm
NA—75.0211.9519.2452.44lightneutral
NAwarm74.9215.426.842.92lightneutral
NA—74.6410.418.6552.88lightneutral
NA— · light72.8110.4918.7650.56lightneutral
NA—72.712.8921.4146.68lightneutral
NA—72.491627.1939.6intermediateneutral
NA—70.8210.7827.4237.21intermediatewarm
NAwarm70.5714.327.7336.57intermediateneutral
NA—68.811.925.1836.75intermediateneutral
NAwarm68.4512.0424.6936.77intermediateneutral
NAwarm67.419.1832.2228.37intermediateneutral
NA—66.4111.4824.0234.34intermediateneutral
NA—63.0415.9228.3224.72tanneutral
NA—62.4114.9329.0923.1tanneutral
NA—56.8715.9429.9112.94tanneutral
NA—55.918.2828.1211.85tancool
NA—55.0219.9420.114.02tancool
NA—53.5719.730.086.77browncool
NA—53.4917.8632.76.09brownneutral
NA—52.0717.2429.14.07brownneutral
NA—50.4318.0116.441.5browncool
NA—45.3516.3229.22-9.04brownneutral
NA—35.2514.7527.56-28.16brownneutral
NA—31.8213.3427.2-33.76darkneutral
NA—28.7116.2925.19-40.2darkcool
NA—28.2713.7717.74-50.77darkcool
NA—20.5911.1711.66-68.37darkcool
Born This Way Matte 24 Hour Foundation35 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Matte 24 Hour Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NAneutral · fair86.9912.0117.764.43very_lightcool
NAneutral · fair85.9711.921.5359.1very_lightneutral
NAneutral · fair84.7114.1321.3758.38very_lightcool
NAwarm · fair82.9715.0930.5947.14lightneutral
NAneutral · fair81.6717.2129.3647.17lightneutral
NAwarm · fair79.4115.3730.9343.56lightneutral
NA— · fair76.8418.4527.9643.83lightcool
NAneutral · light76.2717.4630.8940.38intermediateneutral
NAneutral · fair75.0315.7926.9642.87lightneutral
NA— · light70.9915.9128.3636.51intermediateneutral
NAneutral · light68.3521.2632.529.45intermediatecool
NAwarm · light67.0320.0740.8222.65tanneutral
NAneutral · light64.3422.9436.8721.25tanneutral
NAneutral · medium62.526.9939.4317.59tancool
NAneutral · medium57.2924.1733.5512.26tancool
NAwarm · medium54.2924.3639.46.21brownneutral
NAwarm · medium53.2423.4640.674.55brownneutral
NAwarm · tan53.1625.7341.74.33brownneutral
NAwarm · medium52.1323.0628.274.31browncool
NAneutral · tan50.0322.5830.540.06browncool
NAneutral · tan48.923.8436.87-1.71browncool
NAneutral · tan45.5328.4336.11-7.06browncool
NA— · tan42.527.0928.8-14.6browncool
NAwarm · tan42.2630.5241.57-10.55browncool
NAneutral · deep41.6626.8931.72-14.73browncool
NAneutral · deep38.4128.0536.49-17.62browncool
NAwarm · deep38.0531.5635.24-18.73browncool
NAneutral · deep35.8523.3830.43-24.94browncool
NAwarm · deep34.9628.9235.61-22.9browncool
NA— · deep33.421.3426.66-31.91darkcool
NAwarm · deep32.8622.1928.92-30.65darkcool
NAwarm · rich31.5924.8825.1-36.26darkcool
NAwarm · rich30.4420.4822.17-41.42darkcool
NA— · deep29.3523.5623.35-41.49darkcool
NAneutral · deep28.9816.118.79-48.21darkcool
Born This Way Pressed Powder Foundation25 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Pressed Powder Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NA—89.133.0814.2769.96very_lightwarm
NA—86.627.7513.8769.26very_lightneutral
NA—85.153.9918.5762.15very_lightwarm
NA—83.516.3317.8561.96very_lightwarm
NA—83.225.2615.8164.55very_lightwarm
NA—82.065.823.2254.09lightwarm
NA—817.9318.5559.1very_lightwarm
NA—80.349.352352.84lightwarm
NA—78.825.9223.4350.89lightwarm
NA— · light75.087.2422.4648.15lightwarm
NAwarm72.887.3422.6145.34lightwarm
NA—69.528.6425.5537.38intermediatewarm
NA—68.8912.4922.5839.92intermediateneutral
NA—68.629.1331.9330.25intermediatewarm
NA—68.6111.2124.3537.39intermediateneutral
NAwarm67.6313.2225.7834.37intermediateneutral
NA—63.9214.8828.426.11tanneutral
NA—63.6115.5922.9930.63intermediatecool
NA—56.2615.425.6913.69tanneutral
NA—54.6615.4524.0610.96tancool
NA—54.5316.4323.910.73tancool
NA—52.4219.8530.244.58browncool
NA—49.5515.9719.83-1.3browncool
NA—49.4415.3223.17-1.38browncool
NA—40.2813.9813.86-35.04darkcool
Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation30 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Soft Matte Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
Snowneutral · fair92.85.6610.7675.89very_lightneutral
Swanneutral · fair90.686.517.6566.55very_lightwarm
Ivorywarm · fair90.197.5316.9767.11very_lightwarm
Seashellcool · fair88.678.9313.7270.47very_lightcool
Almondwarm · fair87.49.0719.2962.72very_lightneutral
Vanillaneutral · light86.99.5723.8657.11very_lightwarm
Pearlneutral · fair86.149.918.0163.51very_lightneutral
Porcelainneutral · fair85.9210.3919.3161.74very_lightneutral
Light Beigeneutral · light84.3911.6118.1962.12very_lightcool
Nudecool · light83.4311.920.5458.43very_lightneutral
Golden Beigewarm · light82.5112.2324.5652.93lightneutral
Warm Nudeneutral · light79.9214.9824.6950.47lightneutral
Sandwarm · medium75.212.3622.7747.9lightneutral
Pralinewarm · medium73.914.5623.1645.9lightcool
Caramelneutral · tan68.4812.7118.1145.58lightcool
Mochacool · tan66.8912.6715.2747.88lightcool
Chaiwarm · deep6313.618.1335.64intermediatecool
Natural Beige—61.8324.7340.0616.45tanneutral
Warm Beigeneutral · medium60.4817.7929.8719.33tanneutral
Trufflewarm · rich53.2410.8912.0515.05tancool
Honeyneutral · tan53.2121.2429.666.18browncool
Ganacheneutral52.387.678.9614.88tancool
Sablecool · rich50.8214.9117.482.69browncool
Butter Pecanwarm · tan48.6423.3230.43-2.56browncool
Mapleneutral · deep42.9922.3627.51-14.3browncool
Chestnutneutral · deep41.2522.0328.68-16.97browncool
Spiced Rumcool · deep38.6720.7124.04-25.23browncool
Cocoaneutral37.7117.6122.62-28.52browncool
Tiramisuwarm35.7321.9426.15-28.62browncool
Hazelnutcool35.318.1421.82-33.97darkcool
Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation60 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NA— · fair89.617.720.8662.23very_lightwarm
Swanneutral · fair88.547.6121.4160.95very_lightwarm
NAneutral · fair87.437.5420.3461.48very_lightwarm
Ivorywarm · fair87.279.4425.9655.14very_lightwarm
Seashellcool · fair87.0311.8421.4759.89very_lightneutral
Almondwarm · fair86.719.9927.2953.37lightwarm
Snowneutral · fair86.658.8320.3260.99very_lightwarm
Pearlneutral · fair84.210.3323.1955.86very_lightwarm
NA— · fair84.1510.4719.460.4very_lightneutral
Porcelainneutral · fair83.339.6124.653.57lightwarm
NAwarm · fair82.6810.2720.4957.91very_lightneutral
NAneutral · fair82.311323.2354.28lightneutral
NA— · fair80.9613.3423.9852.24lightneutral
NAwarm · fair80.518.3325.3550.28lightwarm
NA— · fair80.4411.1824.2651.45lightneutral
NAneutral · fair80.318.8926.6748.66lightwarm
Nudecool · light80.1611.2727.647.54lightwarm
Vanillaneutral · light79.2311.7829.544.74lightwarm
Warm Nudeneutral · light79.111.6424.5149.89lightneutral
Golden Beigewarm · light78.4811.6130.5842.96lightwarm
Natural Beigeneutral · light76.811.1525.5446.38lightwarm
Light Beigeneutral · light76.4512.3829.9141.49lightwarm
NA— · light76.0415.2728.942.02lightneutral
NAwarm · light74.4513.1331.4437.87intermediatewarm
NAneutral · light73.9414.3328.0940.44intermediateneutral
NAneutral · light73.5312.7427.4740.58intermediateneutral
Sandwarm · medium73.4113.7826.7941.15lightneutral
NAneutral · light72.2817.7431.8235intermediateneutral
Warm Beigeneutral · medium72.1612.9131.5135.12intermediatewarm
Pralinewarm · medium70.3814.9329.1135intermediateneutral
NAwarm · medium70.114.9733.5830.9intermediatewarm
Honeyneutral · tan69.3716.5932.6530.68intermediateneutral
NAneutral · medium69.2417.5432.530.63intermediateneutral
NAwarm · tan61.6220.3832.6119.61tancool
Mochacool · tan60.6919.9230.7819.15tancool
NAwarm · medium60.4617.1339.5514.81tanwarm
Caramelneutral · tan59.9319.9231.417.55tancool
Butter Pecanwarm · tan57.7720.1837.811.62tanneutral
NAneutral · tan55.821935.249.38brownneutral
NAneutral · tan55.2418.728.9310.27tancool
Mapleneutral · deep53.8519.0733.766.51brownneutral
NAwarm · tan53.1124.2742.084.23brownneutral
Chestnutneutral · deep49.2921.2633.98-1.2browncool
NAneutral · deep47.9926.1335.28-3.26browncool
NA— · tan47.0624.8628.4-5.91browncool
NAwarm · deep44.5823.4627.92-10.99browncool
Chaiwarm · deep44.5717.8929.4-10.46brownneutral
Spiced Rumcool · deep42.7618.7928.78-14.12browncool
Tiramisuwarm39.3215.6527.05-21.55brownneutral
Cocoaneutral38.9916.1324.29-24.38browncool
NAwarm · deep38.9522.4333.1-18.46browncool
Trufflewarm · rich36.7515.4827.77-25.51brownneutral
Sablecool · rich35.617.4925.79-29.18browncool
Hazelnutcool34.6517.1625.72-30.83darkcool
NA— · deep32.725.5325.96-33.68darkcool
Ganacheneutral31.3713.8617.55-46.71darkcool
NAwarm · deep27.8918.1919.94-47.95darkcool
NAneutral · deep27.624.5626.6-40.1darkcool
NA— · rich24.2319.4915.66-58.71darkcool
NAwarm · rich23.2914.0611.49-66.72darkcool
Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation15 shades
Too Faced Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NAwarm · fair87.271.8223.1458.16very_lightwarm
NA— · fair86.917.1117.4764.67very_lightwarm
NAneutral · fair85.294.2921.9658.11very_lightwarm
NAneutral · fair83.852.8519.8659.6very_lightwarm
NAneutral · light82.974.6327.6550.02lightwarm
NA— · light79.88.1628.0746.71lightwarm
NAneutral · light75.595.7528.5241.9lightwarm
NAwarm · light71.976.1627.8138.31intermediatewarm
NAwarm · medium68.466.8432.1729.85intermediatewarm
NAneutral · light67.0610.6229.8429.76intermediatewarm
NAwarm · tan65.8411.6732.0126.33tanwarm
NA— · tan58.6615.4128.9816.64tanneutral
NAneutral · deep52.2716.4131.034.18brownneutral
NAwarm · deep49.4916.5829.59-0.99brownneutral
NAneutral · deep44.7815.9226.15-11.29brownneutral
Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation – Peaches and Cream Collection19 shades
Too Faced Peach Perfect Comfort Matte Foundation – Peaches and Cream Collection published swatch readings
ShadeBrand saysL*a*b*ITA°Depth bandSwatch reads
NA—88.3810.8412.8171.54very_lightcool
NA—84.513.2521.5857.97very_lightneutral
NA—84.3310.9622.3356.96very_lightneutral
NA—84.1913.7817.9562.3very_lightcool
NA—82.788.9822.1955.9very_lightwarm
NA—81.868.3919.858.14very_lightwarm
NA—73.238.921.5147.2lightwarm
NAwarm72.429.9224.7542.17lightwarm
NAwarm71.0622.9930.8534.32intermediatecool
NA—69.0510.4218.3246.12lightneutral
NA—66.9617.0918.8441.99lightcool
NA—65.3221.2932.1825.46tancool
NA—64.0224.5935.4421.58tancool
NA—62.5825.2330.2222.6tancool
NA—62.5329.7835.8119.29tancool
NA—62.2921.7726.9324.53tancool
NA—5518.1124.6111.48tancool
NA—48.921.8624.39-2.58browncool
NA—46.6629.5532.64-5.84browncool

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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.