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NYX Perfect vs NYX Silk

NYX Perfect and NYX Silk are virtually identical (ΔE 1.8); NYX Perfect is cooler and less saturated than NYX Silk.

NYX Perfect

NYX Silk

Colour values

NYX Perfect NYX Silk
Hex #C88471#CC846C
L* 61.6362.02
a* 23.9325.01
b* 21.0024.41
Chroma 31.8434.95
Hue angle 41.27°44.31°
Undertone WarmWarm
Depth LightLight
Colour family CoralCoral
Finish SatinSatin

What the numbers mean: ΔE 1.8 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 0.4 and chroma by 3.1; the hue angles are 3.0° apart. Taken together, NYX Perfect reads cooler and less saturated than NYX Silk.

Who they suit

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

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

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