Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation - Soft Tan: closest matches in other brands
Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation in Soft Tan is a neutral-undertone, light shade ($10). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyx | Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation | Medium Beige | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.2) |
| Smashbox | Halo HD Foundation SPF 15 | 4 | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.2) |
| Nyx | HD Photogenic Concealer Wand | Light | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.3) |
| Nyx | #NOFILTER Finishing Powder | Beige | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.3) |
| Nyx | Mineral Finishing Powder | Medium/Dark | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.3) |
| Benefit | hello flawless! powder foundation | beige | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.4) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear | Very Fair 02 | Neutral | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.5) |
| Clinique | Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear | Very Fair 04 | Warm | Light | near-identical (ΔE 1.6) |
ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.
Closest matches to Nyx Soft Tan
- Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation - Medium Beige (near-identical, neutral · light · $9.50)
- Smashbox Halo HD Foundation SPF 15 - 4 (near-identical, neutral · light · $45)
- Nyx HD Photogenic Concealer Wand - Light (near-identical, warm · light · $5)
- Nyx #NOFILTER Finishing Powder - Beige (near-identical, warm · light · $12)
- Nyx Mineral Finishing Powder - Medium/Dark (near-identical, warm · light · $10)
- Benefit hello flawless! powder foundation - beige (near-identical, neutral · light · $44)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Very Fair 02 (near-identical, neutral · light · $19.50)
- Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Very Fair 04 (near-identical, warm · light · $19.50)
Undertone and depth
Nyx Soft Tan classifies as neutral (balanced) at light depth. See every neutral light foundation shade we track, or all Nyx foundation shades.
Neighbouring Nyx shades
If this one is slightly off on you: Tan (light, neutral) · Warm Beige (light, neutral) · Golden Beige (light, warm) · Golden (light, 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 Nyx Soft Tan?
Nyx Hydra Touch Powder Foundation Soft Tan reads as neutral based on its published swatch colour (#E9B897). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.
Which foundation is closest to Nyx Soft Tan?
The closest by colour distance is Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation in Medium Beige (near-identical), followed by Smashbox 4 and Nyx Light.
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.