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Goldwell to Schwarzkopf

Converting a client's Goldwell formula into Schwarzkopf? The Shade Library matches shades by verified depth and ordered reflects, not by the number printed on the tube. Here's how the two ranges line up.

180Goldwell shades in The Shade Library
71have an exact Schwarzkopf match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
3of those matches sit at a different level than the numbers suggest

Why a same-number chart gets these wrong

Brands don't calibrate their levels the same way. For 3 of the Goldwell shades that have a Schwarzkopf match, the matching Schwarzkopf shade carries a different level on the tube. A chart that swaps like-for-like numbers would send you to the wrong depth for every one of them. The Shade Library maps each shade to a standard depth and reflect structure first, then finds the equivalent.

Sample conversions

The straightforward ones: standard natural shades where both brands print the same level. Any chart gets these right.

GoldwellSchwarzkopf equivalent
3NTopchic · Zero3-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
5NTopchic · Zero5-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
7NTopchic · Zero7-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
9NTopchic9-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
+ 67 more Goldwell to Schwarzkopf matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Goldwell

180 shades · 5 product lines

How shades are written

Level followed by the brand's own reflect letters or digits, e.g. 10SB.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Brown, Copper, Gold, Red, Ash, Violet, Matt, Grey, Cendré

Product lines

  • Nectaya47
  • Nectaya · 2+11
  • Topchic98
  • Topchic · Cool Blondes2
  • Topchic · Zero32

Schwarzkopf

214 shades · 6 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a dash, then reflect digits, e.g. 9-04.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Cendré, Brown, Beige, Gold, Red, Ash, Copper, Violet, Matt

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage

Product lines

  • IGORA · COLOR10®24
  • IGORA ROYAL®77
  • IGORA ROYAL® · Absolutes27
  • IGORA ROYAL® · Cool Shades5
  • IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM46
  • tbh - true beautiful honest35

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