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NC40 in other brands

Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation · Liquid and cream

Depth: Lighter than 41% of the shades in our data
Undertone: Listed as warm on the brand's website
Swatch: Reads warmer than most shades this deep #c59868
Data: MAC's own website, October 2026 (how we collect it)

The closest shade in another brand is Too Faced Warm Sand in Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation (likely close). In all, 220 ranges have a likely-close shade and 111 brands have one worth trying.

Closest shade in each brand

The 40 closest of 111 brands. The other 71 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.

Too Faced

Warm Sand · Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Powder Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Huda Beauty

320G Tres Leches · #FauxFilter Full Coverage Matte Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
KVD Vegan Beauty

054 Medium · True Portrait Medium Coverage Shake Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Fenty Beauty

385 · Pro Filt'r Hydrating Longwear Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Sephora Collection

33 Medium Walnut · 10 Hour Wear Perfection Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Estée Lauder

4N1 Shell Beige · Double Wear Light Soft Matte Hydra Makeup

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Essence

90 Dark Sand · I Love Flawless Skin Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Kosas

Medium Tan Neutral Olive 260 · Revealer Skin-Improving Foundation SPF 25

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
Smashbox

3.02 · Studio Skin 24 Hour Full Coverage Waterproof Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
Armani Beauty

7.8 · Luminous Silk Perfect Glow Flawless Oil-Free Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
Laura Mercier

Tawny · Flawless Lumière Radiance-Perfecting Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Milk Makeup

Golden Sand · Flex Foundation Stick

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Milani

Deep Tan · Screen Queen Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Charlotte Tilbury

9 NEUTRAL · Beautiful Skin Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
e.l.f. Cosmetics

5 Medium/Tan Warm · Halo Glow Liquid Filter

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Maybelline

Soft Tan · Fit Me Dewy + Smooth Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
MAC

NC38 · Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 24HR Matte Foundation + Oil Control

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Catrice

037 Golden Beige · HD Liquid Coverage Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
PÜR

Tan · 4-In-1 Foundation Stick

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
NYX Professional Makeup

Beige · Total Control Pro Drop Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
NARS

MD2 Tahoe · Light Reflecting Advanced Skincare Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Morphe

F2.50 Olive · Fluidity Full-Coverage Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
Wet n Wild

Desert Beige · PhotoFocus Liquid Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Urban Decay

50 · Hydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Clarins

05 · Skin Illusion Tinted Moisturiser SPF 25

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
KIKO Milano

NG100 Neutral Gold 100 · Full Coverage 2-in-1 Foundation & Concealer

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-warm
Origins

530 · Pretty in Bloom SPF 20 Flower-Infused Long-Wear Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Lorac

08 · PRO Soft Focus Longwear Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Shiseido

350 Maple · Revitalessence Skin Glow Foundation SPF 30

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Natasha Denona

87W · Transformatte Pore Vanishing Matte Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Clinique

Fresh Sand · Acne Solutions Liquid Makeup

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral-cool
Max Factor

08 MEDIUM-TAN · Miracle Second Skin Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Dermablend

40W Sienna · Smooth Liquid Camo Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Hourglass

No. 3 Sand · Veil Fluid Makeup

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Anastasia Beverly Hills

310C · Luminous Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed olive
Sisley Paris

4W (4+) Cinnamon · Phyto-Teint Ultra Eclat

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm
Givenchy

P340 · Teint Couture Everwear 24H Foundation SPF 20

Likely close Swatch reads cooler · listed cool
Smith & Cult

300 Neutral · Veiled Threat Weightless Micro-Blurring Foundation

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed neutral
Kevyn Aucoin

10.5 Medium EF · Foundation Balm

Likely close Swatch reads about the same
Bobbi Brown

Warm Honey · Skin Foundation Stick

Likely close Swatch reads about the same · listed warm

Closest shade in the other 71 brands

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

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Next to it in Studio Radiance Serum-Powered Foundation

NC38 (lighter)
NW40 (deeper)

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