← Lipstick Color Finder How I built it

Guides

Every lipstick color, measured.

One guide per color family, built from 17,141 lipsticks we measured by color. Where the famous shades really sit, what sets them apart, and cheaper twins.

Updated October 2026 Follow new guides

The red guide

Red

2,668 reds, sorted by undertone and depth, so you can stop guessing.

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Blue-redTrue redOrange-red

Color science

How color is measured

Every shade gets an address in color space. Here's how we read it: ΔE, undertone and depth, in plain English.

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+a* red −a* green +b* yellow −b* blue
Every color has an address. Each dot sits where its color lives.

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Nude
Pink
Berry
Brown
Orange & coral
Plum
Finishes
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