Experimenting with your hair color is par for the course, whether you’re tired of your God-given mousy brown color or you’ve always felt like more of a redhead than a blonde. Finding your ideal hair shade may require a fair amount of experimentation?but you can spare yourself at least some of the trial and error by consulting a hair color chart.
To help you find the best hair color for you (aside from the one you were born with), we’ve put together a hair color chart with every hair color, including which skin tones or eye colors they work best for. Below, your complete guide to hair color?now go track down your best look.

Light Ash Blonde

The palest of blondes has hints of ash, or a whitish tint with pale green and blue undertones, and suits ladies with pale skin tones particularly well. If you’ve got rosy undertones to your skin, an ashy tone will be even better, as the green and blue undertones will neutralize the rosiness. To keep light ash blonde hair from yellowing, use a purple shampoo and conditioner.
Light Blonde

True light blonde hair is the kind of blonde plenty of people have when they’re younger, before the hair darkens naturally. Falling right between ash and golden blondes, light blonde color is ideal for complementing fair skin and hazel or blue eyes.

Light Golden Blonde

Golden blonde, or the closest to yellow-blonde as you can get, is ideal for light, warm skin tones and light eyes. Be sure to tone your hair regul...