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Official description
neutral brownish gray
Standardised colour
Grey · Deep / dark · Neutral undertone Details
Shimmer finish · Opaque pigmentation · Cream · Shimmer
Description and swatch disagree; check the retailer photos. Similar shades found from this one carry lower confidence.
SephoraWhere to buy Taupe (1 store)
Sephora$25View at SephoraSimilar to Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow Taupe
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 Taupe
Open Complete My LookFive ways to coordinate with Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow 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
Magic Hour
e.l.f. Cosmetics Halo Glow Blush Beauty Wand, shade Magic Hour
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Warm
$10
Black Honey Pop
Clinique Cheek Pop Powder Blush, shade Black Honey Pop
- Neighbouring colour: other with grey
- Combination · Other · Deep / dark · Warm
$32
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Lipstick
Dusty Mauve 330
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade Dusty Mauve 330
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$12
Alone Time
MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Sheer-Shine Lipstick, shade Alone Time
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$25
Lip gloss
Spiked Toffee
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Spiked Toffee
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$6
Bust A Mauve
e.l.f. Cosmetics Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen, shade Bust A Mauve
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$9
Lip liner
Cool Spice
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Cool Spice
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
Quick Text
Sacheu DoubleDown Lip Definer 2-in-1 Liner and Balm, shade Quick Text
- Neighbouring colour: mauve with grey
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Neutral
$16
The same colour family across lips, cheeks and eyes.
Blush
09 Cool Berry
Fenty Beauty Cheeks Out Freestyle Cream Blush, shade 09 Cool Berry
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Garconne
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick, shade Garconne
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$48
Lipstick
Magic Maker
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Magic Maker
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13
Whipped Together
Morphe Liplock Glossy Lipstick, shade Whipped Together
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$15
Lip gloss
Memoir
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Memoir
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Neutral
$29
Coquito Dulce
Eadem Le Chouchou Softening + Smoothing Peptide Daily Lip Balm, shade Coquito Dulce
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$24
Lip liner
Sepia
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Sepia
- Nearest colour family: other
- Combination · Other · Medium
$22
Cool Spice
MAC Cosmetics Lipglazer Glossy Liner, shade Cool Spice
- Nearest colour family: mauve
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$25
A clear difference in colour or depth, on purpose.
Blush
Blush, Please
MAC Cosmetics Glow Play Cushiony Blush, shade Blush, Please
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Mauve · Light · Neutral
$34
Date-Maker
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Liquid Lip & Cheek Mousse, shade Date-Maker
- Contrast: brown / nude with grey
- Sold as a lipstick · Nude · Medium · Warm
$27
Lipstick
Off The Market
MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Hazy Matte Lipstick, shade Off The Market
- Contrast: nude with grey
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$27
135A- Better Crying In A Limo
Valentino Spike Valentino Buttery Matte Lipstick, shade 135A- Better Crying In A Limo
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Light · Cool
$48
Lip gloss
Amber Sparkle
Anastasia Beverly Hills Universal Luminous Tinted Lip Gloss, shade Amber Sparkle
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Nude · Light · Warm
$23
Enigma
Anastasia Beverly Hills Kiss Theory Hydrating Glossy Shine Lip Balm, shade Enigma
- Contrast: brown with grey
- Combination · Brown · Deep / dark · Cool
$18
Lip liner
Subculture
MAC Cosmetics Lip Liner Pencil, shade Subculture
- Contrast: lighter
- Combination · Pink · Light · Warm
$25
Muted Mauve
Anastasia Beverly Hills Velvety-Matte Precision Shaping Lip Liner, shade Muted Mauve
- Contrast: nude with grey
- Combination · Nude · Light · Neutral
$22
Soft colours close to a natural flush.
Blush
Garconne
Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Lip + Cheek Cream Blush Stick, shade Garconne
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$48
Sleepy Mauve
CoverGirl Trublend Skin Enhancer Balm Blush Stick, shade Sleepy Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$12.99
Lipstick
Dusty Mauve 330
Ulta Beauty Collection Luxe Satin Lipstick, shade Dusty Mauve 330
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$12
Magic Maker
NYX Professional Makeup Shine Loud High Shine Long-Lasting Liquid Lipstick, shade Magic Maker
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13
Lip gloss
Spiked Toffee
NYX Professional Makeup Butter Gloss Non-Sticky Lip Gloss, shade Spiked Toffee
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$6
Memoir
ILIA Balmy Tint Hydrating Lip Balm, shade Memoir
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Neutral
$29
Lip liner
Quick Text
Sacheu DoubleDown Lip Definer 2-in-1 Liner and Balm, shade Quick Text
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Neutral
$16
Blushed Mauve
Ulta Beauty Collection Sculpting Peptide Lip Liner with Brush Tip, shade Blushed Mauve
- Soft colour, close to a natural flush
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$13
Saturated or deep colours that stand out.
Blush
Unsweetened
MAC Cosmetics Strobe Beam Liquid Blush, shade Unsweetened
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$30
Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
DIBS Beauty Desert Island Duo Blush + Bronzer Stick, shade Shade 5.5 - Wine Not/Cocoa Kiss
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · The Wine Not pan · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$36
Lipstick
Cocoa Quench
NYX Professional Makeup Lip IV Hydrating Gloss Stain, shade Cocoa Quench
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$12
Mauve Matter
MAC Cosmetics Dazzlelips Crayon Lipstick, shade Mauve Matter
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$28
Lip gloss
Rosewood
Milani Keep It Full Nourishing Lip Plumper, shade Rosewood
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$11.99
Figure
ILIA Overglaze Hydrating Lip Gloss for 24-Hour Moisture, shade Figure
- Saturated colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Medium · Cool
$26
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
Enduring Mauve
L.A. Girl Ultimate Lip Intense Stay Auto Lipliner, shade Enduring Mauve
- Deep colour that stands out
- Combination · Mauve · Deep / dark · Cool
$6
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
- #8f694b
- L* 47.6 a* 11.3 b* 22.8
- Colour family
- Grey
- from the description (“gray”)
- Colour depth
- Deep / dark
- from the swatch colour
- Primary undertone
- Neutral
- from the description (“neutral”)
- Secondary undertone
- Not listed
- not stated
- Colour description
- Not listed
- not stated
- Finish
- Shimmer
- 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
- Long-wearing, claimed, Waterproof, Crease-resistant
- the product's attributes or description
- Skin suitability claims
- Comfortable, Fragrance-free
- the product's attributes or description
- Data confidence
- Low
- The description and the swatch disagree
- Source
- Sephora
- checked 4 Nov 2026
Description from Sephora, 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 (19)
Makeup By Mario Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow- Ballet Blushrose gold
- Bisquepeachy crème
- Sandstonenude pink
- Blushrosy pink
- Mauvemuted mauve
- Taupeneutral brownish gray(this shade)
- Chestnutmidtone brown
- Siennawarm brown
- Espressodeep neutral brown
- Slateblue gray
- Blacksuper black
- Honey Crystalchampagne gold
- Pink Pearlopal pink
- Mauve Magicmauve bronze
- Fizzy Figcopper mauve
- Plum Pewtertaupe plum
- Bronze Baddiegolden brown
- Brown Sugarwarm bronze
- Mauve / Pink Pearlmuted mauve / opal pink