The Ordinary foundation shade finder
2 products, 42 shades. Pick a product to see every shade, light to deep, each with its closest match in other brands.
- Coverage Foundation 21 shades · Liquid and cream
- Serum Foundation 21 shades · Liquid and cream
The Ordinary shades: quick answers
How do I find my The Ordinary foundation shade?
If you wear a shade from another brand, type it into the shade finder and look for the The Ordinary row in your results. If you already wear a The Ordinary shade, open its product above and pick the shade to see its closest match in every other brand.
How light and how deep do The Ordinary foundations go?
The lightest The Ordinary shade in our data is 1.0 NS (Coverage Foundation), among the very lightest of all the shades we compare. The deepest is 3.3 N (Coverage Foundation), lighter than 7% of all the shades we compare.
Does The Ordinary list undertones for its shades?
42 of the 42 The Ordinary shades in our data have an undertone in their name, code or listing: 16 cool, 14 neutral and 12 warm.
What's a close match for a The Ordinary shade in another brand?
One example from the middle of the Coverage Foundation range: the closest shade to The Ordinary 2.0 YG in another brand is Too Faced Almond (likely close). Every The Ordinary shade page lists its closest match in each other brand.
These products use retailer swatch colours from January 2021, so newer The Ordinary launches may be missing.