Brown hair color doesn’t have to be drab or boring. These four shades of brown have dimension and will help to make your hair look like it has more body. Ash brown, honey brown, golden brown, and purple brown are the most popular brunette shades because they are the most universal. Below you will find out everything you need to know about these favorite female hair colors.

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Ash Brown

One of the most popular shades of brunette is ash brown. In order to achieve the ash color tints, blue and green are added underneath the brown. This color looks best on medium and dark skin tones with pink or red undertones. This brunette color is on the darker side, so if you have dark brown hair, you will not have to bleach drastically.

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The reason why this hair color is so popular is because it looks great all year round. Ash brown shines in the summer and looks warm against dark fall neutrals. It also makes a dimensional base color for lighter colored highlights, ombre, and balayage.

Ash brown hair has green, blue, and purple undertones. Cooler colors tend to keep their color better, so it won’t fade so quickly.

Advertisement The two types of ash brown hair color are light ash brown hair color and dark ash brown hair color. In order to achieve the lighter version of ash brown hair, you may need to bleach your hair, depending on its natural color. Ash brown is usually referred to as a medium shade because it is not too light or too dark.

If you want to choose ash brown hair color, an important thing to consider is whether or not you have clear skin. Ash tones bring out the redness in your skin, so it can make acne look worse than it really is. Ash tones also make your skin look pale, so wearing a lipstick and blush will help bring life to your skin.