MAC Cosmetics · Matte EyeshadowSoft Brown
Official description
soft golden peachy-brown
Standardised colour
Brown · Medium · Warm undertone Details
Metallic finish · Opaque pigmentation · Powder · Shimmer
Ulta BeautyWhere to buy Soft Brown (1 store)
Ulta Beauty$26View at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Soft Brown
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 Soft Brown
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Matte Eyeshadow Soft Brown, 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
280 Shimmer Mocha Havana
Lancôme Blush Subtil Oil-Free Powder Blush, shade 280 Shimmer Mocha Havana
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Double Dare
NARS Insatiable Liquid Blush, shade Double Dare
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with brown
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$36
View at SephoraLipstick
Jayne
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick: The Nudes, shade Jayne
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$35
Toffee
Jane Iredale ColorLuxe Hydrating Cream Lipstick, shade Toffee
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
Amber Sparkle
Anastasia Beverly Hills Universal Luminous Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Amber Sparkle
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$23
Samantha
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Samantha
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$26
Lip liner
On It
Maybelline Lifter Liner Lip Liner with Hyaluronic Acid, shade On It
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$9.99
Goal Crusher
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Goal Crusher
- Neighbouring colour: nude with brown
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$8
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
Hazelnut
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Hazelnut
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Light · Neutral
$26
Voyeur
Lip gloss
N4 East Coast
Tom Ford Gloss Luxe Lip Gloss with Hydrating Jojoba Oil & High-Shine, shade N4 East Coast
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Light · Warm
$64
Oh Baby
MAC Cosmetics Lipglass High Shine Lip Gloss, shade Oh Baby
- Same colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$25
Lip liner
108 HAZEL ENIGMA
Yves Saint Laurent Kiss Shaper Long-Lasting Sculpting Lip Liner, shade 108 HAZEL ENIGMA
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Light · Warm
$29
Light Brown
e.l.f. Cosmetics Love Triangle Lip Filler Liner, shade Light Brown
- Close match
- Colour match · Brown · Light · Warm
$5
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Strawberry Sunset
Makeup By Mario Soft Pop Plumping Cream Blush Veil, shade Strawberry Sunset
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$34
Whim
Hourglass Unreal Liquid Blush, shade Whim
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Medium · Warm
$38
Lipstick
N-2 Fu$$Y
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick, shade N-2 Fu$$Y
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Neutral
$27
Fire Peach
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade Fire Peach
- Contrast: peach with brown
- Combination · Peach · Light · Warm
$6.89
View at TargetLip gloss
075 Gummy Warm Undertone
Dior Addict Lip Glow Balm, shade 075 Gummy Warm Undertone
- Contrast: pink with brown
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$42
Porcelain
ILIA Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss for 24-Hour Moisture, shade Porcelain
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$26
Lip liner
604 Up & Down Tan
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 604 Up & Down Tan
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Nude · Medium · Warm
$26
Cinnamon
Lawless Forget The Filler Definer Lip Liner, shade Cinnamon
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$21
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
She's So LA
Patrick Ta Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo, shade She's So LA
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$40
280 Shimmer Mocha Havana
Lancôme Blush Subtil Oil-Free Powder Blush, shade 280 Shimmer Mocha Havana
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Lipstick
Nude Kate
Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Satin Shine Lipstick, shade Nude Kate
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$37
Jayne
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick: The Nudes, shade Jayne
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
Madeline
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Madeline
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$5.99
Unzipped
Kosas Wet Lip Oil Plumping Peptide Lip Treatment Gloss, shade Unzipped
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$25
View at WalgreensLip liner
On It
Maybelline Lifter Liner Lip Liner with Hyaluronic Acid, shade On It
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$9.99
Goal Crusher
NYX Professional Makeup Line Loud Longwear Lip Liner, shade Goal Crusher
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$8
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
42S Sunlit Sienna
Armani Beauty Cheek Tint Longwear Lightweight Liquid Blush, shade 42S Sunlit Sienna
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$40
Paradise Venus
Pat McGrath Labs Skin Fetish Divine Blush, shade Paradise Venus
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Terracotta · Medium · Warm
$39
Lipstick
525 Cherie
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 525 Cherie
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48
387 Crushed Rose
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Cream Lipstick, shade 387 Crushed Rose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$35
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
Slip 125
Hourglass Phantom Volumizing Glossy Lip Balm, shade Slip 125
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$38
Lip liner
Sensational
L.A. Girl Perfect Precision Lip Liner Pencil, shade Sensational
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Light · Warm
$4
Pose
Urban Decay Lip Toy Staining Brush Lip Liner, shade Pose
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Neutral
$25
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
- #be8b77
- L* 62.3 a* 16.8 b* 18.3
- Colour family
- Brown
- from the description (“brown”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- 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
- Honey Lustbronze-dipped peach
- Omegasoft muted beige-taupe
- Samoa Silkpeachy nude
- Sandstonewarm taupe
- Soft Brownsoft golden peachy-brown(this shade)
- Yogurtsoft pale pink