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Schwarzkopf to Wella

Converting a client's Schwarzkopf 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.

214Schwarzkopf shades in The Shade Library
58have an exact Wella match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
2of 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 2 of the Schwarzkopf shades that have a Wella match, the matching Wella 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.

SchwarzkopfWella equivalent
4-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM4/0Koleston Perfect ME+
6-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM6/0Koleston Perfect ME+
8-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM8/0Koleston Perfect ME+
10-0IGORA ROYAL® · ZERO AMM10/0Koleston Perfect ME+
+ 54 more Schwarzkopf to Wella matches, including every one that changes level, inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

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

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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