Conversion guides · Redken to Schwarzkopf

Hair colour conversion

Redken to Schwarzkopf

Converting a client's Redken 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.

262Redken shades in The Shade Library
41have an exact Schwarzkopf match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
221Redken shades have no exact Schwarzkopf equivalent

Why a same-number chart is not enough

Redken and Schwarzkopf levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 41 of 262 Redken shades have a Schwarzkopf shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 221, the nearest Schwarzkopf 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.

RedkenSchwarzkopf equivalent
3.0Color Fusion3-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
5.0Color Fusion5-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
7.0Color Fusion7-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
9.0Color Fusion · Advanced9-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM
+ 37 more Redken to Schwarzkopf matches inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

Redken

262 shades · 6 product lines

How shades are written

Level, a full stop, then reflect digits, e.g. 9.01.

Reflect families in the range

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

Shade series

Standard, Grey Coverage

Product lines

  • Chromatics77
  • Chromatics · Beyond Cover20
  • Chromatics · Ultra Rich40
  • Color Fusion85
  • Color Fusion · Advanced6
  • Color Fusion · Cover Fusion34

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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