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NYX Cashmere Silk vs NYX Corset

NYX Cashmere Silk and NYX Corset are virtually identical (ΔE 1.5); in lightness, saturation and warmth they are nearly indistinguishable.

NYX Cashmere Silk

NYX Corset

Colour values

NYX Cashmere Silk NYX Corset
Hex #BF7D6F#BC7969
L* 58.8857.45
a* 23.9724.31
b* 18.2119.64
Chroma 30.1031.25
Hue angle 37.22°38.93°
Undertone NeutralWarm
Depth LightMedium
Colour family CoralCoral
Finish MatteSatin

What the numbers mean: ΔE 1.5 is in the “virtually identical” band (up to 2.0, a difference that is hard to see even side by side). Lightness (L*) differs by 1.4 and chroma by 1.1; the hue angles are 1.7° apart. None of these differences is large enough to name a direction, so the two read alike in lightness, saturation and warmth.

Who they suit

Colour theory suggests NYX Cashmere Silk works with cool, neutral and warm undertones; its light depth sits most naturally on fair, light and medium skin.

Colour theory suggests NYX Corset works with warm and neutral undertones; its medium depth sits most naturally on fair, light, medium, tan and deep skin.

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