EchtHaar Direkt – Colour Guide

Our Real Hair Extensions in Natural Shades

In short: At EchtHaar Direkt you’ll find blonde real hair extensions from platinum to honey, plus brown, black, red, grey, ombré, highlights and balayage: All colours below are fixed shades from our production, with pictures of real strands. If none matches, we’ll make the custom colour according to your photo for a small surcharge. If you want to compare on your own hair beforehand, order the colour ring with original strands; for a custom colour, you’ll receive a photo of your strands for approval before shipping.

Search by colour family

If you know which direction you want to go, you’ll find the matching group here. Each of these over 70 colours is available in every one of our methods — as Bondings, Tape Extensions, real hair strands, Tresses, Clip-In, wigs and raw hair — and in all 19 lengths from 40 to 130 cm.

• Blonde extensions — White, silver grey, natural grey, platinum blonde #60, platinum blonde #PLA01 and #PLA02, ash blonde #60ASH and #613ASH, pearl blonde #60A, cool creamy blonde #60C, gold blonde #613, beige ash blonde #8H, sand blonde #18C, medium blonde #18, warm medium blonde #12, cool ash blonde #4C, warm beige blonde #6C, natural blonde #9C, ash beige #3C, vanilla blonde #22, honey gold #24, honey blonde #27, caramel blonde #5Q, dark blonde #8, dark ash blonde #6.1 and hazelnut ash blonde #6.2
• Brown Extensions — Light ash brown #4Q, hazelnut brown #6, dark ash brown #7, medium brown #4, warm medium brown #3Q, walnut brown #2H, chestnut brown #2Q, chocolate brown #3, autumn-winter #4W, dark brown #2 and deep dark brown #1A
• Black Extensions — Natural black / Off Black #1B, black #1 and jet black #1H
• Red and copper Extensions — Light red, dark red, wine red, honey copper #32H, copper blonde #33H, light orange and dark orange
• Colourful Extensions — Red-pink, pink, lilac, violet, turquoise blue and moss green #5
• Multicoloured: Ombré, highlights and balayage — two ombré variants, eleven highlight combinations and eleven balayage shades, including balayage chocolate brown, ash brown, bronde, mocha bronde, sandy blonde, chestnut brown, hazelnut, natural blonde and blonde

Can’t find your shade? Then we’ll mix it for you. For a custom colour, send us a photo in daylight or a real hair strand — both are more reliable than any screen.

Important to know: A colour code such as #6.2 is a separate colour and not the same as #6. And an ombré is not a balayage — with an ombré the transition is deliberately more pronounced, while with a balayage the highlights are placed more finely. This is the most common reason for colour complaints of all. You’ll find how to determine your undertone in Finding Your Extension Colour; for comparing at home, there’s the colour ring with original strands.

A note we’d rather give you in advance: As soon as a set contains several colours, the hair comes from several sources. Different donor heads mean different textures — such sets tangle more easily with each other and form knots more quickly. This is a property of the material, not a manufacturing defect. More on this in How to Recognise Good Hair.

Our Hair Colours in Detail

Frequently asked questions about colors

How to find your color without guessing

The images above show real hair, photographed under the same lighting. Still, every screen displays colors differently, and the lighting in your room shifts them once more. That's why one rule outweighs all others: compare color in daylight, on real hair, next to your own head. Anything else is guessing with a good feeling.

First the undertone, then the lightness

Most mistakes happen not with the lightness, but with the undertone. Two quick tests: look at the veins on your wrist in daylight. Bluish means cool, greenish means warm. And hold silver and gold up to your face: whichever makes you look fresher shows you the direction.

What the numbers and letters mean

Part of the code	Meaning	Example
First number	Lightness, from 1 black to over 10 very light	6 is dark blonde
Digit after the dot	Undertone, such as ashy or golden	#6.1 is not the same as #6.2
Letter	Addition specific to our palette	60C, 18C, 4Q

Two stumbling blocks that regularly lead to questions from our customers: #6.2 is a colour in its own right, not a variant of #6. And the name matters, not the number, because several colours share the same digit. So always order by the full name.

If your hair doesn't have just one color

Hardly anyone has the same shade from root to tip. There are three ways to deal with that:

• Ombré, often written without the accent as Ombre: you specify the root colour, the length of the blend, the lengths and the tips, and the transition is deliberately visible.
• Colour duo and colour trio: two or three shades blended to exact percentages, for a mixed, multi-tonal look rather than a graduated one.
• One colour plus highlights: a base colour with a set proportion of a lighter shade.

⚠️ As soon as several colors are combined in one set, the hair comes from several sources. Different hair textures tangle together more, and small knots are to be expected and not a defect. If you want maximum smoothness, a single color is the best choice.

Frequently asked questions about color

How do I find the right color for extensions?

In daylight, on real hair, next to your own head. First determine the undertone, then the lightness, and use your lengths as your reference, not your roots. That's where the extensions will sit later.

What is the difference between Ombré and Balayage?

With ombré, the transition is deliberately distinct and runs across the full width. Balayage is a hand-painting technique done on growing hair and can only be approximated with ready-made extensions. You can find out more in our guide Balayage Extensions.

What do I do if no color matches?

Then we'll mix it for you. For a custom colour, you send us photos of your hair, taken in daylight, without flash and without filters, one each of the roots, lengths and tips.

Can I recolor extensions?

Going darker is usually possible. Going lighter is risky, because human hair extensions can no longer regenerate and quickly become straw-like. It's safer to order the right color from the start.

Explained in detail: Finding your extension colour: determining shade and undertone · Balayage Extensions · Custom colour: when it's worth it

Put it all together yourself: method, length up to 130 cm, texture, ombré and highlights. Go to the human hair configurator

Every color for every method, 40 to 130 cm

All shades on this page and every custom color from a photo are available in 100% human hair in any length from 40 to 130 cm:

• Keratin Bonding Extensions
• Tape Extensions
• Human hair wefts (Genius, Flat, Feather Weft)
• Clip-in extensions
• Custom-made human hair wigs
• Human hair Topper
• Human hair ponytail
• Raw hair and bulk hair