Colour depth
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5 terms to explore
- Very dark
- The darkest broad hair-colour depth, appearing nearly black.
- Dark
- A dark overall hair-colour depth, typically within the deep-brown range.
- Medium
- An intermediate hair-colour depth, broadly around light brown to dark blonde.
- Light
- A light hair-colour depth, broadly around medium to light blonde.
- Very light
- The lightest broad hair-colour depth, around very light blonde to platinum.