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NYX Cocoa vs NYX Heredes

NYX Cocoa and NYX Heredes are near-identical (ΔE 2.5); NYX Cocoa is cooler and less saturated than NYX Heredes.

NYX Cocoa

NYX Heredes

Colour values

NYX Cocoa NYX Heredes
Hex #CB7C6B#CE7A62
L* 60.0559.82
a* 28.8530.26
b* 22.3227.16
Chroma 36.4740.66
Hue angle 37.73°41.91°
Undertone NeutralWarm
Depth LightLight
Colour family CoralCoral
Finish SatinSatin

What the numbers mean: ΔE 2.5 is in the “near-identical” band (from 2.0 to 3.5, a difference that shows mainly side by side). Lightness (L*) differs by 0.2 and chroma by 4.2; the hue angles are 4.2° apart. Taken together, NYX Cocoa reads cooler and less saturated than NYX Heredes.

Who they suit

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

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

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