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Paul Mitchell to Goldwell

Converting a client's Paul Mitchell formula into Goldwell? 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.

108Paul Mitchell shades in The Shade Library
43have an exact Goldwell match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
1of 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 1 of the Paul Mitchell shades that have a Goldwell match, the matching Goldwell 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.

Paul MitchellGoldwell equivalent
3/0Color XG3NTopchic · Zero
5/0Color XG5NTopchic · Zero
7/0Color XG7NTopchic · Zero
9/0Color XG9NTopchic
+ 39 more Paul Mitchell to Goldwell matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Paul Mitchell

108 shades · 2 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a slash, then reflect digits, e.g. 88/71.

Reflect families in the range

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

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage

Product lines

  • Color XG92
  • Color XG · Cover Smart16

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

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