Foundation Shades

MAC

C45 in other brands

Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control · Liquid and cream

Depth
Lighter than 54% of the shades in our data
Undertone
Listed as olive on the brand's website
Swatch
Reads warmer than most shades this deep #cdab72
Data
MAC's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is Milk Makeup Warm Medium in Blur Liquid Matte Foundation (likely close). In all, 46 ranges have a likely-close shade and 94 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 94 brands. The other 54 brands are listed below.

One shade per brand, closest first. Labels: Likely close under 4.5, Worth sampling 4.5 to 10. What these mean.

  1. Milk Makeup

    Warm Medium · Blur Liquid Matte Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  2. bareMinerals

    16 Sandstone · BarePRO 24 hour Longwear Liquid Foundation with Mineral SPF 20

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  3. Wet n Wild

    Golden Beige · Photo Focus Dewy Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  4. Anastasia Beverly Hills

    290C · Luminous Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  5. Estée Lauder

    2W2 Rattan · Double Wear Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup for Face and Body SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  6. NARS

    M3 Stromboli · Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  7. Ofra Cosmetics

    7.15 · Absolute Cover Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral

  8. Laura Mercier

    Tawny · Flawless Fusion Ultra-Longwear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  9. Burt's Bees

    Bamboo · Mattifying Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  10. Bobbi Brown

    Golden Honey · Skin Foundation Stick

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  11. Fenty Beauty

    255 · Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  12. Too Faced

    Golden Beige · Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  13. Lancôme

    300 Bisque · Teint Idole Ultra Wear 24H Long Wear Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

  14. Almay

    110 Light · Skin Perfecting Healthy Biome Makeup

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler

  15. Make Up For Ever

    Y455 · Matte Velvet Skin Full Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  16. Kosas

    5.5 Tone · Tinted Face Oil Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed olive

  17. The Ordinary

    2.1 Y · Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  18. Ulta Beauty

    Medium Neutral · Effortless Effect Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

  19. Cover FX

    1 G Plus Medium · Custom Cover Drops

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed olive

  20. Makeup Revolution

    F6 · Fast Base Stick Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  21. Maybelline

    Almond · Dream Urban Cover Flawless Coverage Foundation SPF 50

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler

  22. Dermablend

    35W Chai · Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  23. KVD Vegan Beauty

    027 Medium · True Portrait Medium Coverage Shake Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

  24. Benefit Cosmetics

    Shade 7 Medium-Tan Neutral · Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads deeper · listed neutral

  25. NYX Professional Makeup

    True Beige · Can't Stop Won't Stop Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  26. Flower Beauty

    M4 Tawny · Light Illusion Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads deeper and cooler

  27. MAC

    NC50 · Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads lighter and cooler · listed warm

  28. Catrice

    036 Hazelnut Beige · HD Liquid Coverage Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler

  29. Pat McGrath Labs

    16 Medium · Sublime Perfection Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed cool

  30. Lawless

    Sunset · Woke Up Like This Flawless Finish Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  31. Urban Decay

    30CG · Stay Naked Weightless Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  32. Sephora Collection

    29 Y · Best Skin Ever Liquid Foundation

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  33. Tarte

    22G Light Golden · Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15

    Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  34. L'Oréal

    465 - Sand · Infallible 32 Hour Lightweight Fresh Wear Longwear Foundation

    Worth sampling Swatch reads lighter

  35. Armani Beauty

    5 · Designer Lift Smoothing Firming Full Coverage Foundation with SPF 20

    Worth sampling Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

  36. Morphe

    F1.90 Olive · Fluidity Full-Coverage Foundation

    Worth sampling Swatch reads about the same · listed olive

  37. Tom Ford

    1.1 Warm Sand · Traceless Foundation Stick

    Worth sampling Swatch reads cooler · listed warm

  38. Pacifica

    26NM Neutral Medium · Alight Clean Foundation

    Worth sampling Swatch reads cooler · listed neutral

  39. Lorac

    09 · PRO Soft Focus Longwear Foundation

    Worth sampling Swatch reads cooler · listed olive

  40. beautyblender

    3.55 Neutral/Olive · Bounce Liquid Whip Long Wear Foundation

    Worth sampling Swatch reads much cooler · listed olive

Closest shade in the other 54 brands

A to Z by brand. The 40 above are closer; open a shade to see how close it is.

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Colours come from MAC's own website, checked October 2026. Test a shade on your jaw in daylight before you buy.