Brown Hair Color Ideas to Try

Brown Hair Color Ideas: Golden-Brown Hair

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Golden-brown hair, aka "winter gold," looks really chic and warm when the light hits it.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Chocolate-Brown Hair

This is a perfect example of the dark chocolate-brown hair color with some highlights throughout.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Mocha-Brown Hair

Mocha-brown hair is on the darker side and has swirls of medium brown throughout for dimension.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Caramel-Brown Hair

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Caramel-brown is a light-to-medium hue that will brighten up your face. It looks especially flattering on medium and dark skin tones.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Red-Brown Hair

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If you want something a bit more interesting, try red-brown hair or dark auburn.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Ash-Brown Hair

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A popular cool-toned brown hair color is ash brown or smoky brunette.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Cinnamon-Brown Hair

Cinnamon hair is a great shade for brunettes year-round, not just the cooler months as the name may make it sound.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Mushroom-Brown Hair

Mushroom-brown hair trended big in 2021 but the cool-toned hue is still a classic choice for today.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Strawberry-Brunette Hair

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"Strawberry brunette" is a happy medium between the ever-trendy red hair color and dark brown.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Medium-Brown Hair

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Medium-brown hair looks great with warm honey or blond highlights in it to add dimension, like the "tranluscent-brown" trend.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Dark-Brown Hair

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Rich, dark-brown hair that borders black is a head-turning look.

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Brown Hair Color Ideas: Honey-Brown Hair

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Honey-brown hair is a shade of light brunette that can even pass as "bronde" in some light.

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