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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| Brand | Product | Shade | Undertone | Depth | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iman | CC Correct & Cover Clay Medium Deep | Clay Medium Deep | Warm | Tan | very close (ΔE 2.4) |
| Clinique | Even Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | WN 118 Amber | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer | 26 Amber | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Clinique | Even Better™ Compact Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | 26 Amber | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Clinique | Stay-Matte Oil-Free Makeup | 26 Amber | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 | 19 Silk Brandy | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Clinique | Chubby in the Nude™ Foundation Stick | 26 Ample Amber | Warm | Tan | close (ΔE 4.0) |
| Pure Anada | Loose mineral foundation | Sweet Chocolate | Warm | Tan | close (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
- Iman CC Correct & Cover Clay Medium Deep - Clay Medium Deep (very close, warm · tan)
- Clinique Even Better™ Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - WN 118 Amber (close, warm · tan · $28)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer - 26 Amber (close, warm · tan · $28)
- Clinique Even Better™ Compact Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - 26 Amber (close, warm · tan · $32)
- Clinique Stay-Matte Oil-Free Makeup - 26 Amber (close, warm · tan · $26)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Silk Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - 19 Silk Brandy (close, warm · tan · $26)
- Clinique Chubby in the Nude™ Foundation Stick - 26 Ample Amber (close, warm · tan · $25)
- Pure Anada Loose mineral foundation - Sweet Chocolate (close, warm · tan · $25.99)
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
- Swatch on the jawline, not the wrist, and check in daylight.
- Match depth first, then undertone - a shade one step lighter/darker with the right undertone beats a perfect depth with the wrong cast.
- 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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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.