Hair color table: understand how it works and don’t miss the tone anymore

The hair color table is found in beauty salons, in addition to appearing on dye packages (permanent and fantasy) to guide you on the possible tone that the strands will assume. However, it all depends on the base color, so in some cases it is recommended to first bleach it and then apply the paint. Understand now what this table is for and how it works:

What is the hair color chart for?

An international shade guide, this is the hair color chart. She will help you choose a new color for the strands and understand how it can look in your hair. Knowing how to use it will help you not to make a mistake when buying the next dye or deciding on a sudden change of look.

How does the hair color chart work?

Divided into base color, nuances or reflections and fantasy tones, each part of the table has an explanation. Check out:

Base color in hair color chart

The larger number, before the point, goes from 1 to 12 and represents the base color, how dark or light the hair is. See now what are the existing base colors:

• Blue or deep black – 1;
• Natural black – 2;
• Dark brown – 3;
• Medium brown – 4;
• Natural or light brown – 5;
• Dark blonde – 6;
• Medium blonde – 7;
• Light blonde – 8;
• Very light blonde – 9;
• Light blonde – 10;
• Ultra light blonde – 11;
• Ultra light or platinum blonde – 12;

nuances/reflections

It’s the numbers after the point that involve nuances and reflections. For example, an 8.3 color would be a light blonde with golden nuances and highlights. Check out the variations below:

• Natural/No Reflection – 0;
• Grayish – 1;
• Iris/Violet – 2;
• Golden – 3;
• Coppery – 4;
• Cashew – 5;
• Red – 6;
• Brown – 7;
• Blue – 8;
• Beige – 9;

fancy colors

Fancy colors don’t have a number, they just show the shade on bleached hair at a tone 10 or above. These are tones that do not exist naturally, such as blue, green, pink, purple and yellow, and their variations. They are usually temporary dyes (toners) that come out after washing.

See how simple it is to understand the hair color chart? Now just choose what your next color will be and, for that, how about taking a look at the main hair colors?