Warm blonde hair color offers an effortless and sun-kissed appearance for any complexion. Unlike platinum, ash or ice blonde, warm blonde is especially beneficial in complimenting warm-toned skin tones while drawing attention to green eyes.

Consider this shade if you’re thinking of going blonde but haven’t decided on an exact hue yet. This shade offers the ideal opportunity to experiment.

Warm tones

Warm skin undertones should wear sunny blonde hues with red orange or golden tones for optimal results, such as buttery caramel shades on light blonde or balayage hair and medium brown or dark blonde brunettes.

Your skin tone and eye color should be taken into consideration when selecting a blonde shade, but personal style should also be taken into account. If you prefer more of an organic beachy aesthetic then golden blonde may be right for you, while for something more sophisticated ash blonde could provide the ideal finishing touch to any look.

Be sure to use a neutralizing shampoo or conditioning treatment after every dye job to banish brassy tones and maintain fresh-looking blonde locks! Check out our anti-brass toner for added prevention against your blonde turning yellow or orange; or add warmth by opting for warm reddish highlights to add depth and dimension into your locks.

Cool tones

No matter the undertone of their skin, it is key that hair colors reflect this. Cool complexions should generally look best with ashy or silver blonde hues while warm tones respond best with golden brown or blonde hues.

Leary suggests that for those with warmer complexions, cream soda is the ideal warm blonde shade. This sunkissed shade features creamy yellow tones that produce an irresistibly luminous finish reminiscent of your favorite liquid sweetener.

Light to medium warm skin tones will benefit from honey-colored balayage, says Rez. This technique involves applying soft buttery blonde hues at both the roots and ends for a luminous and natural-looking finish – popular among celebrities such as Margot Robbie, Chiara Ferragni and Lili Reinhart.

Neutral tones

Golden blonde shades will enhance a warm skin tone beautifully, as their peachy and golden undertones will emphasize your natural warmth while drawing out eye color for an sun-kissed effect.

If your skin tone is darker, adding honey blonde or caramel highlights to your hair color will also create richness and depth, making your locks appear multidimensional and multifaceted.

Another way of assessing skin tone is by looking at the colors of your veins on your wrist. If they appear blue, that indicates cool undertones; green indicates warmer tones. Clothing colors and eye colors may also provide clues as to your undertones: cool undertones tend to pair better with pinks and blues while warm tones pair more often with reds and golds.

Dark tones

Dark blonde shades tend to have warmer undertones that work well for those with deeper skin tones, such as Laverne Cox’s wheat blonde hue which emphasizes her golden strands and enhances her warm complexion. Another option could be rich mocha brown hues like Jaz Sinclair of RHOP who wears this rich mocha hue which compliments his glowing olive skin beautifully and adds depth and dimension to his lush lob.

If your client has deep skin tones but wants to go blonde, consider hair contouring to keep them from looking brassy. This technique is known as hair tinting.

As a general guideline, blonde shades that are too light should be avoided to prevent looking fake on darker locks; however, adding cool highlights near the face and frame to soften a brighter blonde shade such as Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause could work to soften it further.