Brunette Hair Color Shades


Brown hair is a common hair color, and the shades can vary greatly. The shade is distinguished by the levels of higher levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and lower levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin. The strands of dark hair are thicker than those of fair hair like blond hair but are not as thick as those of red hair. Brunettes are common in Indo-Europeans and West Eurasians, especially those of Central and South Europe, West Asia and North Africa, where one can observe the smooth transition of dark brown hair to black hair. There are various brown hair shades. The shades are deep brunette, dark brown, milk chocolate brown, chestnut brown, light chestnut brown, auburn brown, medium brown, golden brown, light golden brown, light golden with hint of red brown hair, light ash brown and very light brown.

Brunette Shades

Light Brown: Light brunette hair colors comes close to dark blonde hair color shades. You can go with this shade and add some dark brown lowlights ideas to create dark undertones that give a stylish and textured look to your hair.

Light Ash Brown: Ash brown hair is a bit difficult to achieve with artificial hair coloring. You can add few medium streaks in hair of ash or beige blond foil highlights over top of medium brown hair, to get the ash brown hair color effect.

Golden Brown: This color is suitable for people with warm skin tones. This shade is a mix of blond and brown. People with medium or light brown hair have hues of golden shade.

Golden Reddish Brown: This is a very rare natural hair color seen. However, with some hair color ideas, you can achieve this hair color. Dye your hair shade of medium brown, add 8-12 skinny highlights of blond hair color, and near the crown add few skinny highlights of dark red color.

Medium Brown: This is a true brunette color and looks beautiful, is a rich shade and not too light or too dark. If you wish to go for this shade, then opt for a semi-permanent dye which doesn't lift the underlying pigment. As the underlying pigment will add gold and warmth to your hair color.

Auburn Brown: Auburn brunette hair color comes very close to red hair category. It is a very warm shade of brunette which brightens a medium to fair warm skin tone. You can accompany this hair color with some dark blond hair highlights.

Chestnut Brown: Chestnut hair color is a reddish shade of brown hair. It is contrast to auburn hair, and the reddish shade of chestnut is darker.

Milk Chocolate Brown: This hair looks very beautiful and is suited for people with warm skin tones. With this color add a hint of gold chocolate color to add more to your look.

Dark Brunette: This is a deep rich shade of brown hair, that has a warm hue. It gives a dramatic effect to people with warm skin tones. You can combine this brunette color with highlights, which are one or two shades lighter than dark brunette color.

Deepest Brown: This shade is the darkest among all brunette hair color, and has cool undertones. This makes this hair color suitable for people who have cool skin tones. You can dye your hair completely with a shade of deepest brown if you have cool skin tone, and look very stunning.

So, select a right shade of brown hair according to your skin tone and add some highlights, to make your hairstyle look even more stunning!

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