Spin the Wheel Hair Color

Spin one of 50 hair colors; 38 come with base, shadow and shine hex codes.

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Soft blackDark brownLight brownChestnutGolden brownGingerGolden…Ash blondeSilver grayHot pinkRose goldCherry redBurgundyMint greenLavenderSplit dyeOmbreDip-dyeBalayageChunky…Frosted tipsFace-frami…Peekaboo…Grown-out…

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Lavender

Pale gray-violet pastel. It sits close to silver, so push the violet or it reads as gray hair. Base #C5A8E8, shadow #8E6FB2, shine #D6C2F0.

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        Two-tone styles 12

        • Balayage Highlights painted on by hand, soft and sun-faded, with no stripes and no hard lines. The word is French for sweeping.
        • Chunky highlights Wide, high-contrast stripes of a lighter shade. A few thick bands, not many thin ones.
        • Colored bangs Only the fringe in a second color. It is a small area, so pick a loud shade.
        • Dip-dye Only the ends are colored, as if dipped in a pot, usually in a bright shade. The line is harder than in an ombre.
        • Face-framing streaks The two front sections beside the face in a second color, with the rest left alone.
        • Foil highlights Thin, evenly spaced strands in a lighter shade from root to tip. Draw them as fine lines that follow the flow of the hair.
        • Frosted tips Short spiked hair with only the tips bleached pale blonde. A late-1990s and early-2000s look.
        • Grown-out roots A few centimeters of natural shade at the roots above a dyed color. Spin Natural shades for the roots and Dyed for the rest.
        • Ombre French for shaded: one color at the roots blending smoothly into another at the ends, usually dark to light.
        • Peekaboo underlayer A second color on the bottom layer only, hidden until the hair is tied up or swings.
        • Rainbow Several bright colors side by side in rainbow order, as vertical panels or as a fade from root to tip.
        • Split dye Two colors divided down the center parting, one full side each. Spin twice more for the pair. High contrast works best.
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        Dyed and fantasy shades 17

        • Blue-black Black with a blue luster. Some natural black hair is dark enough to show it. In a drawing, make the shine band blue. Base #10142A, shadow #0C0D20, shine #555B73.
        • Bright orange Traffic-cone orange, well past ginger. Flat, bold and graphic. Base #FF7A1A, shadow #B85114, shine #FFA268.
        • Bright yellow Primary yellow, not blonde. Shade it with orange-brown, because gray shadows turn yellow green. Base #FFD92E, shadow #B89023, shine #FFE475.
        • Burgundy Dark wine red. Nearly black in shadow, with a flash of red where the light lands. Base #6D1230, shadow #4F0C25, shine #975A77.
        • Cherry red A true blue-leaning red that no natural redhead has. Give it deep wine shadows. Base #C4122F, shadow #8D0C24, shine #D55A76.
        • Deep purple Very dark purple, the purple cousin of burgundy: black in shadow, purple in the light. Base #3E1459, shadow #2D0D44, shine #765B92.
        • Electric blue Saturated mid blue with violet shadows. Strong enough to be the one accent color of a whole design. Base #1447E6, shadow #0E2FB1, shine #587FEF.
        • Emerald green A deep jewel green. Dark enough to pass as black at night, then turn green under a lamp. Base #0E8F5B, shadow #0A5F46, shine #54B193.
        • Hot pink Saturated pink. Keep the shadows magenta, not gray, or the color turns muddy. Base #F0338A, shadow #AD226A, shine #F471B2.
        • Lavender Pale gray-violet pastel. It sits close to silver, so push the violet or it reads as gray hair. Base #C5A8E8, shadow #8E6FB2, shine #D6C2F0.
        • Mint green Pale blue-green pastel. Like every pastel it sits on very light hair, so add darker roots for realism. Base #A6E8C9, shadow #789A9A, shine #C0EFDB.
        • Neon green Yellow-green at full strength. It glows hardest beside black clothes. Base #6FE81B, shadow #509A15, shine #99EF69.
        • Pastel pink Pale pink only takes on very light hair, so darker roots often show. Soft, low-contrast shading. Base #F4B6CE, shadow #B0799E, shine #F7CCDF.
        • Rose gold Pink with a gold cast, soft and metallic. Halfway between strawberry blonde and pastel pink. Base #E8A598, shadow #A76D75, shine #EFC0BB.
        • Sky blue A light, clear blue. Blue never occurs in human hair pigment, so it always reads as dyed or magical. Base #7CC4F2, shadow #5982BA, shine #A2D6F6.
        • Teal Halfway between blue and green, so it sits well beside both warm and cool colors. Base #0F8C8C, shadow #0B5D6C, shine #55AFB3.
        • Violet Saturated purple leaning blue. Take the shadows toward indigo. Base #7A2FD0, shadow #581FA0, shine #A16EE0.

        Natural shades 21

        • Ash blonde Cool, grayed blonde with no yellow in it. Shade it toward gray-violet, never toward orange. Base #CFC0A0, shadow #957F7B, shine #DDD3C0.
        • Ash brown Brown with the warmth taken out: grayed, with no red or gold anywhere, even in the shine. Base #6E6257, shadow #4F4143, shine #989190.
        • Auburn Reddish brown, medium to dark. Redder than chestnut and browner than copper. Base #8E3B22, shadow #66271A, shine #AF766D.
        • Chestnut A reddish brown, darker than auburn. The red shows in the light and the shadows stay brown. Base #6B3325, shadow #4D221C, shine #96716F.
        • Copper A bright orange-red with a metallic look. It needs a sharp, strong shine band to read as copper. Base #B9502A, shadow #853520, shine #CD8573.
        • Dark blonde The deepest step of the blonde range, one shade short of light brown. Base #A98A5B, shadow #7A5B46, shine #C2AD93.
        • Dark brown Reads as black indoors and as brown in sunlight. Let the warmth show only in the lit areas. Base #3B2418, shadow #2B1812, shine #746667.
        • Ginger The brightest natural orange-red. Red is the least common natural hair color, so it stands out in a cast. Base #D0702E, shadow #964A23, shine #DE9B75.
        • Golden blonde Warm yellow-gold blonde. The same pigment that makes hair red is what turns blonde hair golden. Base #E0B85C, shadow #A27A47, shine #E9CD94.
        • Golden brown Brown with a yellow-gold lean. In backlight, give the outline a thin glowing rim. Base #8B5A2B, shadow #643C21, shine #AD8C73.
        • Jet black The darkest shade. Its shine is cool, close to blue, and never warm, so keep browns out of it. Base #0E0E12, shadow #0A090E, shine #545763.
        • Light brown Light enough for single strands to show. Add a few finer, lighter lines near the parting. Base #8A5F3C, shadow #643F2E, shine #AC8F7F.
        • Medium brown The middle of the brown range. Brown is the second most common hair color, after black. Base #5C3A21, shadow #422619, shine #8B756D.
        • Platinum blonde The palest blonde, close to white. Shade with pale gray-violet and leave the lit areas almost bare. Base #EFE6CF, shadow #AC989F, shine #F4EEDF.
        • Salt and pepper Dark hair mixed with gray strands. Draw two values strand by strand, not one blended gray. Base #6F6F72, shadow #504A58, shine #999AA2.
        • Sandy blonde A golden-brownish blonde, slightly muted. Keep the contrast between base and shine low. Base #C9AE7C, shadow #91735F, shine #D9C6A9.
        • Silver gray Gray hair holds no gray pigment. It is unpigmented hair, and the gray is only how light reflects off it. Base #B9BCC2, shadow #857D95, shine #CDD0D7.
        • Soft black Black that gives itself away as very dark brown where light passes through the edges. Base #231C1A, shadow #191314, shine #636168.
        • Strawberry blonde A mix of blonde and red: light warm gold with a pink-orange cast. A rare shade. Base #DDA071, shadow #9F6A57, shine #E7BDA1.
        • Titian A brownish orange-red named after the Venetian painter Titian. Softer and more golden than copper. Base #C0713A, shadow #8B4B2D, shine #D29C7D.
        • White No pigment at all. Shade with pale blue-gray or lavender and keep the lightest areas plain white. Base #F2F2EE, shadow #AFA0B7, shine #F6F6F4.

        How this list was compiled: List chosen, swatches picked and every description written for this site. Natural shade names and the facts about them follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_hair_color (sections Black hair, Brown hair, Red hair, Blond hair, Gray and white hair, and the Fischer-Saller shade scale), with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_hair, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titian_hair, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hair, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blond, all checked 2026-09-18. Blue hair not occurring in human pigment, and the blue luster of very dark black hair, are from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_hair. Ombre, Dip-dye, Frosted tips and the highlight types follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombr%C3%A9, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_dye, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frosted_tips and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_highlighting, checked 2026-09-18. Balayage as a borrowing of the French word for sweeping, and as color applied by hand, is from https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balayage (checked 2026-09-18). Split dye, Face-framing streaks, Peekaboo underlayer, Grown-out roots, Colored bangs and Rainbow have no reference article: they are plain descriptions of where the second color sits. Dyed shades use plain color names. Hex codes are picks made for this page, not measurements. Shadow is the base under a Multiply layer filled with #B8A9C4 and shine is the base under a Screen layer filled with #4A4D57. Licence: own work

        How it works

        This spin the wheel hair color page holds 50 entries in three groups: 21 natural shades, 17 dyed and fantasy shades, and 12 two-tone styles. Choose a group, or spin all 50. The 38 shades each come with base, shadow and shine hex codes; a two-tone style says where the second color sits.

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        Natural shades, and the two pigments behind them

        A realistic cast should not land on Neon green, so choose Natural shades and the hair color wheel spinner keeps to 21 colors hair can grow. Two melanins make all of them. More of the dark one runs from blonde through brown to Jet black. More of the red-yellow one turns blonde golden and brown auburn. Gray hair holds no gray pigment: it is clear hair reflecting light.

        From three hex codes to shaded hair

        Fill the hair shape with the base hex. A Multiply layer filled with #B8A9C4 over the base gives the shadow, and a Screen layer filled with #4A4D57 gives the shine. Shade in clumps, not strands, then lay one broken band of shine across the head. Two-tone styles carry no hex codes, so spin again for each color.

        • For an OC hair color wheel session, spin Natural shades for the roots and Dyed and fantasy shades for the lengths. Grown-out roots tell a story: this character dyed it months ago.
        • Casting a family? Spin one shade, then choose its neighbors. Dark blonde, Sandy blonde and Light brown look related. Jet black beside Platinum blonde reads as dyed.
        • My list makes a hair color wheel generator for one palette. Type six shades that fit your world, enter the main one twice, and give each character one hair color wheel spin.

        Questions and answers

        Is this a random hair color wheel, or are some shades more likely?

        Every entry has the same chance: one in 50 on All, one in 21 on Natural shades. Natural shades run from Jet black to White, dyed and fantasy shades from Pastel pink to Blue-black. Natural shade names follow Wikipedia's Human hair color article, checked on 18 September 2026.

        Can blue or green hair be natural?

        Not on a human. Neither of the two melanins is blue or green. The closest is black hair so dark its shine looks blue, which is why Blue-black sits with the dyed shades. In a fantasy world any color can grow from the root.

        How are ombre, dip-dye and balayage different?

        Ombre, French for shaded, blends one color into another from roots to ends. Dip-dye colors only the ends, usually in a bright shade, with a harder line. Balayage is highlights painted on by hand, so the lighter strands look soft and sun-faded, with no stripes.

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