Conversion guides · Redken to Wella
Hair colour conversion
Redken to Wella
Converting a client's Redken 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.
262Redken shades in The Shade Library
46have an exact Wella match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
216Redken shades have no exact Wella equivalent
Why a same-number chart is not enough
Redken and Wella levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 46 of 262 Redken shades have a Wella shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 216, 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.
| Redken | Wella equivalent |
|---|
| 4.0Color Fusion | 4/0Koleston Perfect ME+ |
| 6.0Color Fusion | 6/0Koleston Perfect ME+ |
| 8.0Color Fusion · Advanced | 8/0Koleston Perfect ME+ |
| 10.0Color Fusion | 10/0Koleston Perfect ME+ |
| + 42 more Redken to Wella 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
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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