Tell us the foundation you wear now, in any of 100+ brands. We’ll show you the closest Ordinary shade in each line, matched by measured colour rather than by shade name.
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Of these, 5 are deep or very deep, and 7 are fair. Of the shades The Ordinary labels by undertone, 7 are warm, 8 neutral and 7 cool.
Depth is read from the colour of each shade’s swatch, so a shade near the edge of a band can land one band off.
1.0 N · 1.0 P · 1.1 P · 1.1 N · 1.2 Y · 1.2 N · 2.0 N · 1.2 P · 2.1 P · 2.2 P · 2.2 Y · 2.1 Y · 2.3 P · 2.3 Y · 3.0 R · 3.0 Y · 2.3 N · 3.1 Y · 3.1 R · 3.0 P · 3.0 N · 3.2 N · 3.3 R · 3.4 R · 4.0 R · 4.0 Y · 4.1 N · 4.1 R
Start from a foundation you already wear, in any brand, and type its shade into the finder above. We compare its measured colour with every The Ordinary shade we've measured and show the closest one in each Ordinary line. Shade names and numbers don't carry over between brands, so matching by colour is more reliable than matching by name. If you don't wear a foundation now, the camera finder can start you off from your skin.
Yes. 5 of the 28 The Ordinary shades we've measured are deep or very deep, judged by the colour of each shade's swatch.
Yes. 7 of the 28 The Ordinary shades we've measured are fair, judged by the colour of each shade's swatch.
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