NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation L2.5
Yukon
- Undertone
- cool
- Depth
- medium (5/10)
- CIELAB
- L 81.8 a 11.3 b 18.2
- Swatch
- #EDC3AA
NARS Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation L2.5 is a medium, cool-toned shade that sits in a well-populated part of the colour space. 11 other foundation lines carry something measurably close, and the nearest — Too Faced Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation Snow — is within ΔE 1.5, which is close enough that most people would not see the difference on skin.
Closest match overall
Too Faced Snow
Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation
L2.5 Yukon in every other brand
Across the 14 lines that carry something close, the measured distance runs from ΔE 1.5 (Too Faced) out to ΔE 5.9 (NYX Professional Makeup). 5 of them hold the same cool undertone; the rest shift, which matters more than a small difference in depth. 11 land in the good band or better. Note that the closest shade by distance, Too Faced Snow, is neutral rather than cool — if undertone matters more to you than depth, Rare Beauty 150C at ΔE 1.6 is the better pick.
| Brand | Closest shade | Undertone | ΔE | Match | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Faced Born This Way Undetectable Medium-to-Full Coverage Foundation | neutral | 1.5 | excellent | ||
| Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Weightless Foundation | 150C | cool | 1.6 | excellent | |
| MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 Foundation | NC12 | warm | 2.1 | good | |
| Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation | 125 Nude Beige | neutral | 2.2 | good | |
| L'Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Foundation | W3 Nude Beige | warm | 2.4 | good | |
| Dior Forever Skin Wear Blurring Natural Matte Foundation | neutral | 2.6 | good | ||
| Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte's Beautiful Skin Foundation | 3 Neutral | neutral | 2.6 | good | |
| Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Foundation | 1N2 Vanille | neutral | 3.2 | good | |
| Il Makiage Woke Up Like This Flawless Base Foundation | 10 | cool | 3.4 | good | |
| Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup | cool | 3.7 | good | ||
| Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Natural Glow Blurring Foundation | cool | 3.9 | good | ||
| Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Soft Matte Longwear Foundation | 100 | neutral | 4.1 | approximate | |
| e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Hydrating CC Cream SPF 30 | 125 Fair 125 C | cool | 4.7 | approximate | |
| NYX Professional Makeup Can't Stop Won't Stop Full Coverage Foundation | 1.3 Light Porcelain | neutral | 5.9 | approximate |
Nearby shades in Natural Radiant Longwear Foundation
If L2.5 Yukon is slightly off on you, these are the closest alternatives within the same line.
- L2 Mont BlancΔE 3.5
- L1 OsloΔE 3.8
- L4.5 ViennaΔE 4.0
- M1.2 PatagoniaΔE 4.1
- L4 DeauvilleΔE 4.7
ΔE is the measured CIEDE2000 distance between two shades — under 2 is excellent, under 4 is good, and anything at 7 or beyond is left out rather than shown as a match. How shade matching works.
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