29/10/2024

🧡 How to mix the hair color orange

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🧡 How to mix the hair color orange
Autumn! Auuuutumn! 🍂
And honestly: hardly any color fits this season better than orange 🧡
Warm, vibrant, eye-catching – just perfect for your next hair color!
But how is orange actually created and how do you get your perfect shade? 👀

🎨 What is orange, actually?

Orange is a mix of the primary colors:
➡️ Yellow + Red = Orange

Sounds simple, but this is where it gets interesting!
Depending on the ratio, you’ll get very different shades:

🍑 more yellow → light, fresh orange (peachy vibes)
🔥 more red → deep, intense copper
🤍 with white → pastel orange
🖤 with black → darker, warm brown-orange

💡 Fun fact: Orange used to be called “yellow-red” – it only got its name from the fruit later on.

🧠 Why we love orange

Orange stands for:
✨ joy
✨ creativity
✨ curiosity

And yes, it’s even said to boost dopamine levels 😏
So basically: good vibes in color form!

🧪 How to mix orange hair color

Now let’s get practical!

If you want to create your own mix:

👉 Step-by-step:

Decide on your desired shade 🎯
Work with small amounts
Mix the colors in a bowl
Test the shade on white paper
Always do a strand test first!

💡 Tip: Less is more, you can always adjust, but you can’t “unmix” 😉

🍊 Which colors create which orange tones?

Here are some simple mix ideas:

🧡 classic orange: yellow + red
🍑 peach: orange + a bit of pink
🔥 copper: orange + more red
🌅 pastel orange: orange + a bit of white / base

👉 For pastel looks, you can use a mixing base like the Matrix Color Base

🎨 Ready-made orange shades for inspiration

If you don’t want to mix everything from scratch, you can start with ready-made shades:

🥕 Captain Carrot → deep orange, perfect for warm looks
🔥 Red Alert → orange-toned red for bold results

You can easily combine and customize these further 💥

💡 Extra tips for your color result

To make your orange really pop:

💛 bleach your hair beforehand (the lighter, the brighter)
🚫 avoid silicone-based products before coloring
⏱️ allow enough processing time
🧴 follow up with proper care, e.g. color-refreshing masks

👉 Want to dive deeper into hair care?
➡️ https://headshot-haircolor.com/blog/hair-oiling-the-secret-weapon-for-healthy-shiny-hair