Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY 160: closest matches in other brands

Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops in BIY 160 is a warm-undertone, tan shade ($33). Below: the 8 closest foundation shades from other brands by colour distance, plus its neighbours in the same range.

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Closest matches to Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops in BIY 160
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
ImanCC Correct & Cover Clay Medium DeepClay Medium DeepWarmTanvery close (ΔE 2.4)
CliniqueEven Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15WN 118 AmberWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
CliniqueBeyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer26 AmberWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
CliniqueEven Better™ Compact Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 1526 AmberWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
CliniqueStay-Matte Oil-Free Makeup26 AmberWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
CliniqueSuperbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 1519 Silk BrandyWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
CliniqueChubby in the Nude™ Foundation Stick26 Ample AmberWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.0)
Pure AnadaLoose mineral foundationSweet ChocolateWarmTanclose (ΔE 4.1)

ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.

Closest matches to Clinique BIY 160

Undertone and depth

Clinique BIY 160 classifies as warm (yellow/golden lean) at tan depth. See every warm tan foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.

Neighbouring Clinique shades

If this one is slightly off on you: BIY 155 (medium-tan, warm) · BIY Bronze (medium, cool) · BIY 150 (medium, warm) · BIY 140 (medium, neutral).

How to confirm the match

  1. Swatch on the jawline, not the wrist, and check in daylight.
  2. Match depth first, then undertone - a shade one step lighter/darker with the right undertone beats a perfect depth with the wrong cast.
  3. Let it sit 5-10 minutes: many formulas oxidise a touch darker/warmer.

Not sure of your own undertone or depth? Run the free undertone test or the skin tone finder - it reads them from a selfie in your browser (nothing is uploaded) - then come back to the matching shades.

How this works: shade colours are the brands' published swatches, converted to CIE Lab and compared with ΔE (colour distance). Swatches are approximations - lighting, formula finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all shift how a foundation reads. Use these as a shortlist and verify on your jawline in daylight.

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FAQ

What undertone is Clinique BIY 160?

Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops BIY 160 reads as warm based on its published swatch colour (#9D6327). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique BIY 160?

The closest by colour distance is Iman CC Correct & Cover Clay Medium Deep in Clay Medium Deep (very close), followed by Clinique WN 118 Amber and Clinique 26 Amber.

How accurate are shade matches from swatch colours?

Useful as a shortlist, not a guarantee: swatches are approximations and finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all change how a foundation reads. Confirm on the jawline in daylight.