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Matrix to muk

Converting a client's Matrix formula into muk? 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.

254Matrix shades in The Shade Library
69have an exact muk match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
62of 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 62 of the Matrix shades that have a muk match, the matching muk 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.

Matrixmuk equivalent
1.0SoColor Pre-Bonded1.0Hybrid Colour
10.0SoColor Pre-Bonded10.0Hybrid Colour
+ 67 more Matrix to muk matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Matrix

254 shades · 8 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 6.64.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Ash, Gold, Brown, Red, Copper, Mahogany, Violet, Cendré

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage, Reflect

Product lines

  • Coil Color16
  • Color Insider72
  • SoColor · Beauty17
  • SoColor · Extra44
  • SoColor · Power Cools4
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded90
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded · Extra Coverage4
  • SoColor Pre-Bonded · Reflect Collection7

muk

91 shades · 1 product line

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.73.

Reflect families in the range

Natural, Gold, Red, Ash, Copper, Violet, Beige (violet-based), Mahogany, Matt

Shade series

Standard, Intense

Product lines

  • Hybrid Colour91

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