Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation - Nutmeg: closest matches in other brands
Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation in Nutmeg is a cool-undertone, medium shade ($10). Below: the 8 closest foundation shades from other brands by colour distance, plus its neighbours in the same range.
Skin Tone Finder
Your skin depth and undertone from a selfie — for foundation and concealer matching. Nothing is uploaded.
A guide for fun & self-improvement based on your photo — not a professional colour-matching service.
| Brand | Product | Shade | Undertone | Depth | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milani | Cream-To-Powder Makeup | Sand | Cool | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.8) |
| Clinique | BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops | BIY Bronze | Cool | Medium | very close (ΔE 2.8) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Deep Golden | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 4.8) |
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Cocoa | Neutral | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 5.0) |
| Nyx | HD Studio Photogenic Foundation | Warm Sand | Cool | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 5.2) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear | Medium 15 | Neutral | Medium | close (ΔE 5.3) |
| Nyx | Tinted Moisturizer | Warm Beige | Neutral | Medium-Tan | close (ΔE 5.3) |
| Clinique | Superbalanced™ Makeup | 12 Honeyed Beige | Cool | Medium | close (ΔE 5.3) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Nyx Nutmeg
- Milani Cream-To-Powder Makeup - Sand (very close, cool · medium · $10.99)
- Clinique BIY™ Blend It Yourself Pigment Drops - BIY Bronze (very close, cool · medium · $33)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Deep Golden (close, neutral · medium · $12)
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Cocoa (close, neutral · medium-tan · $9.50)
- Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Foundation - Warm Sand (close, cool · medium-tan · $18)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Medium 15 (close, neutral · medium · $19.50)
- Nyx Tinted Moisturizer - Warm Beige (close, neutral · medium-tan · $10)
- Clinique Superbalanced™ Makeup - 12 Honeyed Beige (close, cool · medium · $26)
Undertone and depth
Nyx Nutmeg classifies as cool (pink/red lean) at medium depth. See every cool medium foundation shade we track, or all Nyx foundation shades.
Neighbouring Nyx shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Cocoa (medium, neutral) · Sable (medium, neutral) · Deep Espresso (medium-tan, cool) · Caramel (light-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.
Not sure of your undertone or depth? The free AI analyzer reads both from a selfie in your browser.
Try Makeup Check AIFAQ
What undertone is Nyx Nutmeg?
Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation Nutmeg reads as cool based on its published swatch colour (#C88165). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Nyx Nutmeg?
The closest by colour distance is Milani Cream-To-Powder Makeup in Sand (very close), followed by Clinique BIY Bronze and Nyx Deep Golden.
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.