The shade file
Westman Atelier, 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.
Westman Atelier names an undertone for 64 of these shades. Read off the brand’s own swatch under D65, 40 of them — 63% — 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.
Suprême Bio-Complex Liquid Foundation With Exosomes + Peptides30 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier F1 | neutral · fair | 87.39 | 7.95 | 14.48 | 68.83 | very_light | neutral |
| Atelier F2 | neutral · light | 84.93 | 9.47 | 16.78 | 64.34 | very_light | neutral |
| Atelier F3 | cool · fair | 83.77 | 9.13 | 16.7 | 63.69 | very_light | neutral |
| Atelier F5 | warm · fair | 83.38 | 6.78 | 24.07 | 54.2 | light | warm |
| Atelier L1 | neutral · fair | 82.91 | 9.62 | 21.33 | 57.05 | very_light | neutral |
| Atelier F4 | neutral · fair | 82.85 | 7.97 | 19.6 | 59.18 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier L4 | neutral · fair | 80.79 | 12.3 | 28.52 | 47.19 | light | warm |
| Atelier L2 | neutral · light | 80.14 | 9.68 | 26.99 | 48.16 | light | warm |
| Atelier L3 | cool · light | 78.59 | 13.93 | 26 | 47.72 | light | neutral |
| Atelier L5 | warm · light | 78.3 | 16.78 | 31.02 | 42.37 | light | neutral |
| Atelier M1 | neutral · light | 78.24 | 13.78 | 28.71 | 44.53 | light | neutral |
| Atelier M2 | neutral · medium | 77.09 | 16.5 | 28.79 | 43.26 | light | neutral |
| Atelier M4 | warm · medium | 76.09 | 13.51 | 35.29 | 36.48 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier M3 | warm · medium | 75.39 | 15.51 | 30.14 | 40.11 | intermediate | neutral |
| Atelier M5 | neutral · medium | 75.03 | 15.07 | 37.07 | 34.03 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier T1 | olive · medium | 74.68 | 10.67 | 36.97 | 33.73 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier T2 | warm · medium | 70.41 | 15.65 | 42.44 | 25.68 | tan | warm |
| Atelier T3 | cool · tan | 65.66 | 15.24 | 35.12 | 24.03 | tan | warm |
| Atelier T4 | neutral · tan | 60.68 | 16.43 | 40.84 | 14.66 | tan | warm |
| Atelier T5 | warm · tan | 57.52 | 17.6 | 43.08 | 9.9 | brown | warm |
| Atelier D1 | neutral · tan | 54.31 | 18.96 | 40.74 | 6.04 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier D2 | warm · tan | 49.94 | 23.06 | 41.72 | -0.08 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier D3 | warm · deep | 46.18 | 20.08 | 40.6 | -5.38 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier D4 | neutral · deep | 44.03 | 19.88 | 37.54 | -9.04 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier D5 | warm · deep | 36.97 | 20.43 | 28.28 | -24.74 | brown | cool |
| Atelier R2 | neutral · rich | 32.8 | 16.63 | 28.57 | -31.05 | dark | neutral |
| Atelier R1 | warm · rich | 32.66 | 17.51 | 30.11 | -29.94 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier R3 | neutral · rich | 31.82 | 17.86 | 24.47 | -36.61 | dark | cool |
| Atelier R5 | neutral · rich | 24.63 | 13.42 | 20.46 | -51.12 | dark | cool |
| Atelier R4 | warm · rich | 18.02 | 8.66 | 12.09 | -69.29 | dark | cool |
Vital Skin Medium Coverage Multi-Use Foundation Stick20 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier 0 | — · fair | 89.24 | 5.19 | 13.94 | 70.44 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier N | neutral · fair | 88.14 | 3.79 | 10.72 | 74.3 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier I | — · fair | 87.83 | 4.81 | 18.22 | 64.28 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier III | warm · light | 85.25 | 4.03 | 22.95 | 56.93 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier II | warm · light | 85.16 | 5.63 | 18.62 | 62.1 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier IV | warm · medium | 82.4 | 5.66 | 23.7 | 53.82 | light | warm |
| Atelier 0.5 | neutral · fair | 81.66 | 4.84 | 14.59 | 65.26 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier V | olive | 75.56 | 6.05 | 23.66 | 47.21 | light | warm |
| Atelier VI | warm | 74.04 | 10.11 | 29.18 | 39.48 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier VII | neutral · medium | 70.95 | 11.41 | 26.54 | 38.29 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier IX | neutral · tan | 65.1 | 13.62 | 27.24 | 29 | intermediate | neutral |
| Atelier X | neutral · tan | 63.17 | 11.99 | 27.27 | 25.78 | tan | warm |
| Atelier X.50 | neutral | 56.06 | 10.12 | 24.11 | 14.11 | tan | warm |
| Atelier X.25 | warm · medium | 55.41 | 9.23 | 22.04 | 13.79 | tan | warm |
| Atelier XI | warm · medium | 53.19 | 15.72 | 26.04 | 6.98 | brown | neutral |
| Atelier XI.5 | warm · tan | 46.74 | 14.38 | 22.34 | -8.3 | brown | cool |
| Atelier XII | neutral · deep | 38.44 | 14.47 | 19.87 | -30.19 | dark | cool |
| Atelier XIII | warm · rich | 33.89 | 12.03 | 17.21 | -43.11 | dark | cool |
| Atelier XIV | warm | 32.71 | 13.86 | 19.38 | -41.74 | dark | cool |
| Atelier XV | neutral | 21.33 | 10.46 | 11.99 | -67.3 | dark | cool |
Vital Skincare Brightening Concealer With Hyaluronic Acid16 shades
| Shade | Brand says | L* | a* | b* | ITA° | Depth band | Swatch reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier L1 | neutral · fair | 87.02 | 7.62 | 17.11 | 65.19 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier L3 | warm · light | 84.3 | 7.64 | 23.8 | 55.24 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier L2 | neutral · light | 84.23 | 7.38 | 23.16 | 55.92 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier L4 | warm · light | 83.21 | 7.81 | 21.72 | 56.81 | very_light | warm |
| Atelier M1 | neutral · light | 79.81 | 9.94 | 26.01 | 48.89 | light | warm |
| Atelier M2 | warm · light | 78.57 | 12.46 | 24.86 | 48.97 | light | neutral |
| Atelier M4 | warm · medium | 73.53 | 12.49 | 30.7 | 37.47 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier M3 | neutral · medium | 72.46 | 12.68 | 30.29 | 36.56 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier T1 | warm · medium | 70.36 | 11.61 | 32.22 | 32.29 | intermediate | warm |
| Atelier T2 | warm · medium | 65.96 | 16.32 | 36.63 | 23.54 | tan | warm |
| Atelier T3 | warm · tan | 64.23 | 19.59 | 40.83 | 19.21 | tan | neutral |
| Atelier T4 | neutral · tan | 62.5 | 17.69 | 36.92 | 18.7 | tan | neutral |
| Atelier D1 | warm · tan | 56.02 | 18.7 | 28.29 | 12.01 | tan | cool |
| Atelier D2 | warm · deep | 47.58 | 18.75 | 24.22 | -5.71 | brown | cool |
| Atelier D3 | warm · deep | 44.4 | 19.2 | 21.63 | -14.52 | brown | cool |
| Atelier D4 | neutral · deep | 39 | 14.97 | 19.44 | -29.5 | brown | 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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