Below are the so-called ten base colors of the hair world or in other words, hair color that can be distinguished or identified by just looking at it. When you dye your hair you can either lighten or darken the hair by one or more increments based on this scale.

10. Lightest Blonde / Platinum Blonde

9 - Very Light Blonde

8 - Light Blonde

7 - Medium Blonde

6 - Dark Blonde

5 - Lightest Brown

4 - Light Brown

3 - Medium Brown

2 - Dark Brown

1 - Black

Probably the least known area of hair dyeing for a lot of people is the contributing pigment. This is the underlying color of each base color that would be exposed if you lighten your hair, so the lighter you go, the more exposure it gets. The final color of your hair after dyeing will be greatly affected by this pigment. This could lead to some overly bright or even unnatural looking colors!

The associated pigment colors to the base colors above are as follows:

10. Pale Yellow

9. Yellow

8. Yellow-Gold

7. Gold

6. Orange-Gold

5. Orange

4. Red-Orange

3. Red

2. Red-Brown

1. Dark Red-Brown

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