Official description
intense reddish brown
Standardised colour
Brown · Deep / dark Details
Metallic finish · Opaque pigmentation · Powder · Shimmer
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
Ulta BeautyWhere to buy Embark (1 store)
Ulta Beauty$26View at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Embark
The closest shade matches and closest overall alternatives in other eyeshadows. Price is never part of the score.
Blush and lip colours to wear with Embark
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Embark, 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
Creme Bruelee
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed - Matte Color for Cheek & Lip, shade Creme Bruelee
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Deep / dark · Warm
$27
Debut
Ulta Beauty Collection Too Cheeky Lip & Cheek Color Stick, shade Debut
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$13
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Lipstick
Velvet Teddy
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Silky Matte Lipstick, shade Velvet Teddy
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
138 Afternoon Tea
Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick, shade 138 Afternoon Tea
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$16
Lip gloss
Praline
Haus Labs PhD Hybrid Lip Glaze Plumping Gloss, shade Praline
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Neutral
$26
Quest
Milk Makeup Odyssey Hydrating Lip Oil Gloss, shade Quest
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Lip liner
Gone Greige
Maybelline Color Sensational Shaping Lip Liner, shade Gone Greige
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Cool
$8.35
Greige
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Greige
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Warm
$25
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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
Chestnut
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Hazy Matte Lipstick, shade Chestnut
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$27
Bewitched – 809
NARS Explicit Lipstick, shade Bewitched – 809
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$42
Lip gloss
Tabby
MERIT Shade Slick Hydrating Tinted Lip Oil, shade Tabby
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$24
SALTY COCO
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade SALTY COCO
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
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Linger
m.ph by Mary Phillips The Overliner Lip Liner Pencil, shade Linger
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$25
Catalyst
Revlon ColorStay Multi-Liner, shade Catalyst
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Date Cake - warm red berry
rhode Pocket Blush Buildable Hydrating Cream Blush, shade Date Cake - warm red berry
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Neutral
$25
Pretty Pleats!
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Pretty Pleats!
- Contrast: deeper
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$27
Lipstick
508 Diana Amber
Gucci Glow & Care Shine Lipstick, shade 508 Diana Amber
- Contrast: red with brown
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$49
Ruby Blur
Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Matte Lip Blur Liquid Lipstick, shade Ruby Blur
- Contrast: red with brown
- Combination · Red · Deep / dark · Cool
$37
Lip gloss
Dani
448 OPULENCE
Chanel ROUGE COCO HYDRA GLOSS Hydrating and Smoothing High-Shine Lipgloss, shade 448 OPULENCE
- Contrast: red with brown
- Combination · Red · Medium · Neutral
$45
Lip liner
Mixed Berries
Tarte Maracuja Juicy Lip Liner, shade Mixed Berries
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$23
Phantomline
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Phantomline
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$22
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Bespoke
MERIT Flush Balm Cream Blush, shade Bespoke
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$30
38 Velvet Latte
Yves Saint Laurent Make Me Blush 24H Buildable Powder Blush, shade 38 Velvet Latte
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$46
Lipstick
Simulation
MAC Cosmetics Squirt Plumping Lip Gloss Stick, shade Simulation
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Fair Game
Smashbox Always On Longwear Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Fair Game
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$27
Lip gloss
Echo
Anastasia Beverly Hills Kiss Theory Hydrating Glossy Shine Lip Balm, shade Echo
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$18
Rise 100
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm, shade Rise 100
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Cool
$38
Lip liner
Penthouse
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Penthouse
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$7
600 Anywhere Caffeine
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 600 Anywhere Caffeine
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Tender Heart
Clinique Daily Calm Lip + Cheek Color, shade Tender Heart
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Deep / dark · Warm
$30
Bronze Bombshell
e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Liquid Blush, shade Bronze Bombshell
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Deep / dark · Warm
$8
Lipstick
Entranced
Pat McGrath Labs SatinAllure Lipstick, shade Entranced
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$30
Tropic Bliss
Kosas Wet Stick Moisturizing Shiny Sheer Lipstick with Ceramides, shade Tropic Bliss
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
Posh
Huda Beauty Faux Filler Shiny Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Posh
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$21
Rosewood
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Rosewood
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
Lip liner
adlibs
R.E.M. Beauty At The Borderline Lip Liner Pencil, shade adlibs
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$20
Sa$$y
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Sa$$y
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$8
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.
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #734946
- L* 35.7 a* 17.5 b* 9.2
- Colour family
- Brown
- from the description (“brown”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Metallic
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Opaque
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Yes
- the product's attributes or finish
- Format
- Powder
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Up to 8 hours, claimed
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Not listed
- not stated
- Data confidence
- Low
- The description and the swatch disagree
- Source
- Ulta Beauty
- checked 4 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.
All shades in this range (12)
MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow- Blanc Typecreamy beige
- Carbonintense black
- Charcoal Brownmuted taupe brown
- Darkroomcool purple
- Embarkintense reddish brown(this shade)
- Espressomuted golden brown
- Honey Lustbronze-dipped peach
- Omegasoft muted beige-taupe
- Samoa Silkpeachy nude
- Sandstonewarm taupe
- Soft Brownsoft golden peachy-brown
- Yogurtsoft pale pink