Ash is mainly grayish and blue, though it’s most often described as a lack of warmth. However, ash is not actually a color – it’s a tone that contributes to the overall composition of a hair color. Want to learn more about ash tones? Then, read on!
What Color Is Ash?
Have ever wondered what it means when people say, “ash brown” or “ash blonde?” As it turns out, ash colors are those with grayish, blue, or green undertones. They are used to counter warmer undertones like yellow or orange. But why is that important?
Often, when you try to lighten your hair, you run the risk of it looking too yellowish or even red – this is especially true if you already have a lot of yellow and orange undertones in your hair. By picking colors with ash undertones, you are able to help counter this and make sure that your freshly colored hair looks beautiful.
But this doesn’t mean that ash tones are useful only for countering warm undertones. There are many hair colors with ash tones that look fabulous – take platinum, for example.
Can You Have Too Much of an Ash Tone?
We’ve said that ash tones counter yellow and orange tones, so you might be wondering whether this situation can occur the other way around. And the answer is yes, your hair can appear too ashy.
An overabundance of ash undertones can create several issues, dyeing blonde hair brown and it turning green being one of them. And even if the final effects are not that radical, you may still end up with hair that is too cool-toned for your looks or doesn’t match your complexion.
Thankfully, you can usually deal with these issues easily. We explain how to do it in our article on fixing ashy hair, which we strongly recommend if you end up with too much ash in your hair.
