Official description
mid-tone neutral taupe
Standardised colour
Taupe · Medium · Neutral undertone · taupe Details
Metallic finish · Opaque pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
Ulta BeautyProduct price; this shade is not separately priced
Where to buy Groundwork (1 store)
Ulta Beautyfrom $28 · product priceView at Ulta BeautySimilar to MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Paint Pot Cream Eyeshadow Groundwork
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 Groundwork
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Paint Pot Cream Eyeshadow Groundwork, 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
Taken
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Taken
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Sold as a lipstick · Brown · Light · Warm
$27
Double Dare
NARS Insatiable Liquid Blush, shade Double Dare
- Neighbouring colour: brown / nude with taupe
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$36
View at SephoraLipstick
Cappuccino 302
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade Cappuccino 302
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Cool
$12
Hazelnut
Anastasia Beverly Hills Full-Pigment Matte & Satin Velvet Lipstick, shade Hazelnut
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Neutral
$26
Lip gloss
13 Cold Brew Craze
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Plumping Lip Oil Gloss with Hyaluronic Acid, shade 13 Cold Brew Craze
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$40
Abbey Road
NARS Afterglow Lip Shine Gloss, shade Abbey Road
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$32
Lip liner
Double Shot
m.ph by Mary Phillips The Overliner Lip Liner Pencil, shade Double Shot
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Warm
$25
108 HAZEL ENIGMA
Yves Saint Laurent Kiss Shaper Long-Lasting Sculpting Lip Liner, shade 108 HAZEL ENIGMA
- Neighbouring colour: brown with taupe
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$29
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
True Harmony
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade True Harmony
- Nearest colour family: brown / nude
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
In the City
ILIA Multi-Stick Cream Blush + Highlighter + Lip Tint, shade In the City
- Nearest colour family: brown / nude
- Combination · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$25.20
Lipstick
12 Mocha Water
Clarins Hydrating Water Lip Stain Kiss-Proof & Matte Finish, shade 12 Mocha Water
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$32
210 Unspoken Feelings
Lancôme L'Absolu Rouge Intimatte Buildable Soft Matte Lipstick, shade 210 Unspoken Feelings
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
Sarina
Buxom Full-On Plumping Lip Polish, shade Sarina
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$26
Ginger Snap
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Ginger Snap
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$6
Lip liner
Soft Brown
NYX Professional Makeup Slim Lip Pencil Lip Liner, shade Soft Brown
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$5.99
620C Golden Sparkle
Make Up For Ever Artist Color Pencil Long-Lasting Lip Liner, shade 620C Golden Sparkle
- Nearest colour family: brown
- Combination · Brown · Light · Warm
$26
View at WalgreensA clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Berry Amore
Milani Baked Blush, shade Berry Amore
- Contrast: berry with taupe
- Combination · Berry · Medium · Cool
$12.99
Apricotta
Benefit Cosmetics Play Daze Airy Soft Matte Liquid Blush, shade Apricotta
- Contrast: apricot with taupe
- Combination · Apricot · Medium · Warm
$34
Lipstick
213 Pink Trip
Yves Saint Laurent Loveshine Lip Oil Stick, shade 213 Pink Trip
- Contrast: pink with taupe
- Combination · Pink · Light · Cool
$45
Apricot Fantasy
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick, shade Apricot Fantasy
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Peach · Light · Warm
$8.99
View at CVSLip gloss
Heartbeats
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Heartbeats
- Contrast: red with taupe
- Combination · Red · Medium · Warm
$29
Brown of Applause
NYX Professional Makeup Duck Plump High Pigment Lip Plumping Gloss, shade Brown of Applause
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$13
Lip liner
Mocha
Huda Beauty Lip Contour Lip Stain for 12-Hour Wear, shade Mocha
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Neutral
$25
Barely There
NYX Professional Makeup Lingerie Lip Liner Stain, shade Barely There
- Contrast: deeper
- Combination · Brown · Medium · Warm
$12
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
True Harmony
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade True Harmony
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$34
Double Dare
NARS Insatiable Liquid Blush, shade Double Dare
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Brown / nude · Medium · Warm
$36
Lipstick
Big Promotion
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Hazy Matte Lipstick, shade Big Promotion
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$27
Jayne
RMS Beauty Legendary Serum Lipstick: The Nudes, shade Jayne
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Light · Warm
$35
Lip gloss
442 ACCESSOIRE
Chanel ROUGE COCO HYDRA GLOSS Hydrating and Smoothing High-Shine Lipgloss, shade 442 ACCESSOIRE
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$45
Pay Me In Gold
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Bling Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Pay Me In Gold
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$6
Lip liner
14 Because It's Iconic
Essence 8H Matte Comfort Lipliner, shade 14 Because It's Iconic
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$3.99
Sweetheart
Morphe Signature Lip Pencil, shade Sweetheart
- Close match, soft colour
- Colour match · Nude · Medium · Warm
$7
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Balmy
Jane Iredale Glow Time Blush Stick, shade Balmy
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Cool
$44
Mia
Saie SuperSuede Radiant Talc-Free Baked Powder Blush, shade Mia
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$28
Lipstick
525 Cherie
Dior Addict Shine Lipstick, shade 525 Cherie
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$48
Brickthrough
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Hazy Matte Lipstick, shade Brickthrough
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Rose · Medium · Warm
$27
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
- #b17b61
- L* 56.5 a* 17.8 b* 22.6
- Colour family
- Taupe
- from the description (“taupe”)
- Colour depth
- Medium
- from the description (“mid”)
- Primary undertone
- Neutral
- from the description (“neutral”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Taupe
- from the description (“mid-tone neutral taupe”)
- Finish
- Metallic
- the product's attributes
- Pigmentation
- Opaque
- the product's attributes
- Shimmer
- Yes
- the product's attributes or finish
- Format
- Cream
- the product's attributes
- Wear claims
- Up to 24 hours, claimed, Waterproof
- 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 (13)
MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Paint Pot Cream Eyeshadow- Babe In Charmspeach w/ pearlescent rose-gold
- Bare Studysoft beige w/ gold pearl
- Black MirrorNo retailer description
- Contemplative Statebeige-ochre
- Groundworkmid-tone neutral taupe(this shade)
- It's Fabstractdark chocolate brown
- Layin' Lowcreamy beige
- Painterlynude beige
- Art Thera-Peachysoft peach
- Princess Cutpearlescent holographic multicolour
- Soft Ochreyellow beige
- Tailor Greycool taupe
- Vintage Selectionfrosted dirty peach