Red Hair Color Chart and Shades

Whether you have naturally copper tresses or choose a fiery shade of dye, red hair is consistently popular and desirable. With proper care to preserve the color and keep it looking vibrant, it is possible to maintain auburn locks with relative ease, giving that exotic and mysterious touch of red to any shade.

Color Chart Basics

If you've ever scanned the beauty aisle at your local drugstore or have had a hair color consultation with a professional stylist, you have more than likely seen a hair color chart. These charts are perfect visual tools for proper communication between a stylist and a client. They can help your colorist add the needed pigments to your color formula to create the desired effect. With a color chart, both stylist and client can discuss the anticipated outcome of each color service. In addition, color charts will help at-home beauty consumers produce accurate results.

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Finding Red Charts

Every color manufacturer will have their own color chart to display available color selections. Although most brands use their own names for each color, the system itself is universal. While you can see shades of red in just about any hair color chart, click the image to download a printable featuring several popular shades. There are a few other charts you can use to find shades of red, including:

• GetBeautyToday.com has a red hair color chart that shows dark, medium and light shades of red hair separately so you can easily find the shade you are looking for.
• Clairol allows you the option to look only at red shades on their color chart. Scroll down to the chart and select the "Shade Family" button. Highlight and click on red to get the chart to show you only the red shades.

Reading a Chart

Understanding a chart of hair colors can help you decide how to color your hair successfully at home or lighten it to the desired level. Upon first glance, color charts can be intimidating, but they are not difficult to use. Charts are based on hair shade levels numbered one through ten. Level one is the darkest hair color. Level ten is the lightest blonde.

The Many Shades of Red

There are many shades of red hair, from bold and funky to conservative and pure. Red hair is both head-turning and a daring change for those seeking an extreme makeover. Finding a red hair color shade is great fun, as red hair lets most people express the wild side of their personality.