Conversion guides · Wella to Goldwell

Hair colour conversion

Wella to Goldwell

Converting a client's Wella 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.

190Wella shades in The Shade Library
48have an exact Goldwell match: same depth, same reflects in the same order
142Wella shades have no exact Goldwell equivalent

Why a same-number chart is not enough

Wella and Goldwell levels line up, but their reflect structures don't always. Only 48 of 190 Wella shades have a Goldwell shade with the same depth and the same reflects in the same order. For the other 142, the nearest Goldwell 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.

WellaGoldwell equivalent
2/0Koleston Perfect ME+2NTopchic · Zero
5/0Koleston Perfect ME+5NTopchic · Zero
7/0Koleston Perfect ME+7NTopchic · Zero
9/0Koleston Perfect ME+9NTopchic
+ 44 more Wella to Goldwell matches inside The Shade Library.

The two ranges

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

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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