KEVIN.MURPHY to Wella

Converting a client's KEVIN.MURPHY formula into Wella? 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.

124KEVIN.MURPHY shades in The Shade Library

47have an exact Wella match: same depth, same reflects in the same order

77KEVIN.MURPHY shades have no exact Wella equivalent

Why a same-number chart is not enough

KEVIN.MURPHY and Wella levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 47 of 124 KEVIN.MURPHY shades have a Wella shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 77, the nearest Wella shade changes the result, and knowing that before you mix saves a correction.

Sample conversions

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

KEVIN.MURPHY	Wella equivalent
4.0COLOR.ME	4/0Koleston Perfect ME+
5.0COLOR.ME	5/0Koleston Perfect ME+
6.0COLOR.ME	6/0Koleston Perfect ME+
7.0COLOR.ME	7/0Koleston Perfect ME+
9.0COLOR.ME	9/0Koleston Perfect ME+
10.0CODE	10/0Koleston Perfect ME+
+ 41 more KEVIN.MURPHY to Wella matches inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

KEVIN.MURPHY

124 shades · 2 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.88.

Reflect families in the range

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

Product lines

CODE69
COLOR.ME55

Wella

190 shades · 3 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a slash, then reflect digits, e.g. 5/05.

Reflect families in the range

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

Shade series

Standard, Intense

Product lines

Color Xpress13
Illumina45
Koleston Perfect ME+132

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