Official description
neutral taupe
Standardised colour
Brown · Medium · Neutral undertone Details
Matte finish · Gel
Where to buy Taupe (1 store)
Similar to Too Faced Killer Liner 36 Hour Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Taupe
The closest shade matches in other eyeliners. Price is never part of the score.
Blush, lip colours and eyeshadow to wear with Taupe
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with Too Faced Killer Liner 36 Hour Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Taupe, chosen on measured swatch colour, colour family, depth and undertone. “Colour match” means a close colour; “Combination” means a deliberate pairing.
Neighbouring colours with a compatible undertone.
Blush

True Harmony
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade True Harmony
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Buff
Maybelline Fit Me Blush, shade Buff
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$9.19
Lipstick
Muted
Juvia's Place The Nude Velvety Matte Lipstick, shade Muted
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$15

Fenty Glow
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream, shade Fenty Glow
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$23
Lip gloss

Fenty Glow
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, shade Fenty Glow
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$23

Mocha Bonbon
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Mocha Bonbon
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$24
Lip liner

NB3.5 Storme
Natasha Denona I Need A Nude Lip Liner, shade NB3.5 Storme
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$25

Brownie - neutral brown
Summer Fridays SoftLine Lip Liner Creamy Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Brownie - neutral brown
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$20
Eyeshadow
Brocade
ILIA Eye Stylus Shadow Stick - Long-Lasting Cream Eyeshadow, shade Brocade
- Neighbouring colour: bronze with brown
- Combination · Bronze · Deep / dark · Warm
$33
Plus One
Revlon Glimmer Eyeshadow Multi-Stick, shade Plus One
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$12.99
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
Taken
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Taken
- Same colour family: brown
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Light · Warm
$27
Lipstick

12 Mocha Water
Clarins Hydrating Water Lip Stain Kiss-Proof & Matte Finish, shade 12 Mocha Water
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$32
810 Sandstone
L'Oréal Paris Colour Riche Original Satin Lipstick, shade 810 Sandstone
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$7.97
Lip gloss

Faded
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Faded
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$29
Sarina
Lip liner

506 Endless Cacao
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Extreme Smudge-Proof Lip Liner, shade 506 Endless Cacao
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Cool
$27

Tease
m.ph by Mary Phillips The Overliner Lip Liner Pencil, shade Tease
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Cool
$25
Eyeshadow
Taupe
Strawberry Fudge
Clinique All About Shadow Duo Eyeshadow, shade Strawberry Fudge
- Close match
- Colour match · The deeper eyeshadow pan · Brown · Medium
$35
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Taken
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Taken
- Contrast: deeper
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Light · Warm
$27
No Filter
MAC Cosmetics Skinfinish Colorstruck Blush, shade No Filter
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$34
Lipstick

Nude Fantasia
Pat McGrath Labs SatinAllure Lipstick, shade Nude Fantasia
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$30
264 Peut-Être
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick, shade 264 Peut-Être
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$35
Lip gloss

Sepia
Refy Lip Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid, shade Sepia
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$20

07 Pink Pout
Sephora Collection Outrageous Plump Hydrating Lip Gloss, shade 07 Pink Pout
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$15
Lip liner

206 Dreamy Pink
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 206 Dreamy Pink
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$26

Latte - warm peachy tan
Summer Fridays SoftLine Lip Liner Creamy Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Latte - warm peachy tan
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Light · Neutral
$20
Eyeshadow
Flickering Sands
Morphe ChromaPlus 12-Pan Eyeshadow Palette, shade Flickering Sands
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pan 2 · Peach · Light
$23

219 Coffee Break
Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadow, shade 219 Coffee Break
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark
$8
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush

True Harmony
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade True Harmony
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Buff
Maybelline Fit Me Blush, shade Buff
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$9.19
Lipstick
Muted
Juvia's Place The Nude Velvety Matte Lipstick, shade Muted
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Cool
$15

Fenty Glow
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Cream, shade Fenty Glow
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$23
Lip gloss

Fenty Glow
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer, shade Fenty Glow
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$23

Mocha Bonbon
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Mocha Bonbon
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$24
Lip liner

Brownie - neutral brown
Summer Fridays SoftLine Lip Liner Creamy Sculpting Lip Pencil, shade Brownie - neutral brown
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$20
Natural
NYX Professional Makeup Retractable Long-Lasting Mechanical Lip Liner, shade Natural
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$6
Eyeshadow
Taupe
Nudestix Magnetic Matte Eye Color, shade Taupe
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Cool
$29
Strawberry Fudge
Clinique All About Shadow Duo Eyeshadow, shade Strawberry Fudge
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · The deeper eyeshadow pan · Brown · Medium
$35
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Copper Etiquette
e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Liquid Blush, shade Copper Etiquette
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$8

Love
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Liquid Blush, shade Love
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Deep / dark · Warm
$25
Lipstick

786 D-Player
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 786 D-Player
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48

422 Rosewood Glam
Dior Rouge Dior On Stage Matte Lipstick, shade 422 Rosewood Glam
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$48
Lip gloss

Love Letter
Bobbi Brown Crushed Oil-Infused Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Love Letter
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$33

06 Amber Shine
Armani Beauty Prisma Glass Hydrating Lip Gloss with Squalane, shade 06 Amber Shine
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Cool
$40
Lip liner
Satin Plum
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Satin Plum
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$4
adlibs
R.E.M. Beauty At The Borderline Lip Liner Pencil, shade adlibs
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$20
Eyeshadow
Tan-talize
e.l.f. Cosmetics Fine As Fleck Glitter Eyeshadow, shade Tan-talize
- Glitter that stands out
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$7

Duo #4 Apollo & Artemis
Danessa Myricks Beauty Colorfix Stix - Multi-Use Pearl Pigment Stick for Eye, Cheek & Lip, shade Duo #4 Apollo & Artemis
- Glitter that stands out
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark
$38
Each pairing compares two shades’ colours as sampled from retailer swatch images, which are not calibrated and are not how a shade looks worn. It does not predict how the colours look together on you. Price never changes the order.
Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #997464
- L* 52.0 a* 12.2 b* 14.5
- Colour family
- Brown
- stored classification
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the swatch colour
- Undertone
- Neutral
- from the description (“neutral”)
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Matte
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Not listed
- not stated
- Form
- Gel
- brand claim, the product name or description (Sephora)
- Waterproof
- Brand claim
- brand claim, retailer attributes (Sephora)
- Wear
- 36
- brand claim, the product name or description (Sephora)
- Texture
- Gel
- brand claim, the product name or description (Sephora)
- Data confidence
- High
- Swatch colour measured and backed by the shade's words
- Source
- Ulta Beauty, Sephora
- checked 5 Nov 2026
Description from Ulta Beauty, kept word for word; the standardised values are stored separately and never replace it. Swatch colours are read from retailer images, which are not colour-calibrated; images from the retailers named under each one.