COLOR FAMILIES:
Becoming familiar with color family ranges can better help you understand the colors you are looking at.
In general, the color families will work like this:
Black: 1-2
Brown: 4-12
Blonde: 14-26
Natural Red: 27-33
Vibrant Red: 130-134
Grey: 34-60 & 92
Platinum: 101-104, 613
A general rule of thumb with blacks and browns is that lower numbers will be darker, whereas higher numbers will be lighter. For example, the color GL2-6 by Gabor is a blend of a dark natural brown and a medium natural brown, whereas the color GL10-12 is a light golden brown mixed with the lightest ash brown.
COLOR CODES:
- : (Blended Color) The first number is the base color while the second number is the subtle highlight
Example: GL14-16
GL: (Gabor Luminous) - A collection of multidimensional shades created by hand blending tone-on-tone hues to create natural-looking highlights
Example: GL2-6
G+: (Gabor Plus) – Multidimensional blended colors with face-framing highlights and lowlights in the front that graduate to a darker color at the nape
Example: G11+
SS: (Shadow Shade) - Rooted
Example: GL14-16SS
