MAC Cosmetics · Matte EyeshadowEspresso
Official description
muted golden brown
Standardised colour
Brown · Deep / dark · Warm undertone Details
Metallic finish · Opaque pigmentation · Powder · Shimmer
Ulta BeautyWhere to buy Espresso (1 store)
Ulta Beauty$26View at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Espresso
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 Espresso
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Espresso, 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
Buff
Maybelline Fit Me Blush, shade Buff
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$9.19
Sun Bronze 200
IT Cosmetics Do It All Serum Color Balm Sun Cream Blush & Bronzer, shade Sun Bronze 200
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Light · Warm
$34
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Lipstick
Hot Carmelo
NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Long-Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Hot Carmelo
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$11
313 Intuition
Dior Rouge Dior Lipstick, shade 313 Intuition
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$50
Lip gloss
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
Barely There
Grande Cosmetics GrandeLIPS Hydrating Lip Plumper, Gloss Finish, shade Barely There
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$27
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Lip liner
Smoked Walnut
point of view. Trace it Precision Sculpting Lip Liner, shade Smoked Walnut
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Deep / dark · Neutral
$24
Honey
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Honey
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$7
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
Stone
MAC Cosmetics M·A·Cximal Sleek Satin Lipstick, shade Stone
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$25
Hot Caramelo
NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Long-Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Hot Caramelo
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$10.97
View at WalmartLip gloss
Iced Coffee - sheer cocoa
Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine, shade Iced Coffee - sheer cocoa
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$24
Cinnamon Roll
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Cinnamon Roll
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$6
Lip liner
Café
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Café
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$4
Jump - chocolate brown
rhode Peptide Lip Shape Contouring Lip Shaper, shade Jump - chocolate brown
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Medium · Warm
$24
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
111A - Undressed Velvet
Valentino Liquirosso 2 in 1 Soft Matte Liquid Lipstick & Blush, shade 111A - Undressed Velvet
- Contrast: red with brown
- Sold as a lipstick · Red · Deep / dark · Warm
$40
Pink
Anastasia Beverly Hills Magic Touch Cream Blush & Lip Trio, shade Pink
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · The blush pan · Pink · Medium · Warm
$38
Lipstick
PEACH FLIRT
NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Long-Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade PEACH FLIRT
- Contrast: peach with brown
- Combination · Peach · Medium · Warm
$10
122 Captivating Rose
Dior Rouge Dior On Stage Ink Blur Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade 122 Captivating Rose
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$48
Lip gloss
Brown - rich chocolate brown
Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare DermInfusions Plump + Repair Tinted Lip Treatment with Hyaluronic Acid, shade Brown - rich chocolate brown
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$28
Apple Cider
Kaja Juicy Glass Instant Hydrating & Plumping Lip Gloss, shade Apple Cider
- Contrast: red with brown
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$18
Lip liner
ANIMAL INSTINCT
Brown Worth It Intense
L'Oréal Paris Blurfiller Blurring Lip Contour, shade Brown Worth It Intense
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Neutral
$9.99
View at TargetSoft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Buff
Maybelline Fit Me Blush, shade Buff
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$9.19
Sun Bronze 200
IT Cosmetics Do It All Serum Color Balm Sun Cream Blush & Bronzer, shade Sun Bronze 200
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Brown / nude · Light · Warm
$34
Lipstick
Hot Carmelo
NYX Professional Makeup Lip Lingerie XXL Long-Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick, shade Hot Carmelo
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$11
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
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
Barely There
Grande Cosmetics GrandeLIPS Hydrating Lip Plumper, Gloss Finish, shade Barely There
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$27
Lip liner
Nude Beige
NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil Lip Liner, shade Nude Beige
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Neutral
$6
Honey
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Honey
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$7
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
Copper Etiquette
e.l.f. Cosmetics Camo Liquid Blush, shade Copper Etiquette
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$8
Lipstick
Raisin Rage
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade Raisin Rage
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Warm
$8.99
786 D-Player
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 786 D-Player
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48
Lip gloss
Slip 125
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm, shade Slip 125
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$38
Posh
Huda Beauty Faux Filler Shiny Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Posh
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Deep / dark · Warm
$21
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
Lure
Kylie Cosmetics Precision Pout Lip Liner, shade Lure
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Plum · Deep / dark · Warm
$19
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Shade details
- Swatch colour
- #8b6651
- L* 46.4 a* 12.0 b* 17.7
- Colour family
- Brown
- from the description (“brown”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Warm
- from the description (“golden”)
- 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
- High
- Swatch colour measured and backed by the shade's words
- 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
- Espressomuted golden brown(this shade)
- Honey Lustbronze-dipped peach
- Omegasoft muted beige-taupe
- Samoa Silkpeachy nude
- Sandstonewarm taupe
- Soft Brownsoft golden peachy-brown
- Yogurtsoft pale pink