Hair colour conversion

Pravana to Goldwell

Converting a client's Pravana 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.

101Pravana shades in The Shade Library

29have 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 Pravana 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.

Pravana	Goldwell equivalent
3.0ChromaSilk	3NTopchic · Zero
5.0ChromaSilk	5NTopchic · Zero
7.0ChromaSilk	7NTopchic · Zero
9.0ChromaSilk	9NTopchic
+ 25 more Pravana to Goldwell matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Pravana

101 shades · 1 product line

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 4.77.

Reflect families in the range

Copper, Gold, Matt, Natural, Red, Cendré, Violet, Mahogany, Rose, Grey

Product lines

ChromaSilk101

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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