Light brown hair color is popular because it is neither extra light nor extra brown. It is a combination of medium light and medium brown, and this makes it perfect. There are many chic variations of light brown with lowlights and highlights to suit all complexions.
For example, women with medium and dark skin tones can go for a soft ombre combination of dark roots with warm light brown middle and tips. There are also lots of options for women with pale skin tones, where they can switch their brown to a cooler mode topped with highlights that are hand-painted.
What Are Light Brown Shades?
If you’re among the many women wondering which category of light brown hair color you fall under, you have to check this chart for lightest brown hair color pictures.
Discover the rich spectrum of light brown hair, featuring hues like almond, bronze, and cinnamon. From the soft allure of cafe au lait and ecru to the deeper tones of mahogany and ochre, light brown hair color unfolds in a tapestry of shades, including taupe, sand, and the warm embrace of ginger and golden brown. Each hue contributes to the unique charm of light brown hair.
As you see, the palettes of light brown hues 2024 you can choose from are endless.
Cappuccino
by @sheffpavelstylist
One of the complex hair shades is probably warm and cold at the same time! But if you put together the right formula, it turns out great. This light brown cappuccino shade is done in a high balayage with an emphasis on contouring to make the model’s face look lighter and brighter.
Dark Caramel
by @sheffpavelstylist
Dark caramel highlights offer universal appeal, enhancing every hair type and length, seamlessly blending with both blonde and brunette shades. This gentle dyeing technique preserves your hair's health, avoiding harsh treatment. Moreover, dark caramel highlights bring out an undeniable beauty, adding a luxurious depth to your hair.
Caramel Brulee
by @sheffpavelstylist
Caramel Brulee looks edgier and more contrast. At the same time, it is well-blended in some places. This balayage technique combined with ombre is really pop nowadays. Who can rock it?
Light Brown Hair With Sandy Blonde Ombre
by @sheffpavelstylist
The charm of this subtle ombre lies in its dimensional blend, where sandy blonde gracefully transitions from light brown roots, offering a natural, lived-in look.
LHS Editors’ Advice: To achieve this seamless integration, consult your stylist about shaping your hair before infusing it with the elegant sandy blonde ombre.
Sunkissed Dimensional Balayage
by @hairbynoora
Achieving a standout blonde to brown balayage requires incorporating darker tones to accentuate the blonde's vibrancy. Exploring various techniques can unveil different dimensions and effects in light brown hair. Each method brings unique characteristics to the table, so it's worthwhile to explore and find the one that resonates with your personal style.
Light Brown Highlights On Black Hair
by @hairbynoora
When it comes to light brown hair shades, it’s expedient you avoid black. You can’t want a light color and mix it with black at the same time. Black color brings out the dark tones in light brown and you may end up darkening the shade, which defeats the purpose.
Thin Caramel Bronde Balayage
by @hairbynoora
The allure of caramel hues lies in their versatility, offering a splendid range for highlights, downlights, and dip dyes with varied intensity. The spectrum of caramel bronde balayage presents endless possibilities to enhance your hair with rich, captivating color.
Rich Golden Brown Dimension
by @hairbynoora
It’s a good idea to consider the light brown hair color dye you are using. Based on the dye, golden brown shades differ. For example, some companies might offer just simple light brown, while others might offer more variety including the classic gold, white gold, red gold, dark gold or other transitionary shades of brown that fall within the light brown label.
Dark Gold Volumetric Ombre
by @presleypoe
Bronde hair is very stylish for those who are looking for a dark golden brown hair color that is the perfect blend of dark blonde and golden blonde.
LHS Editors’ Advice: You can ask your stylist to mix lowlights and highlights to achieve this golden brown hair shade that is full of depth and texture. Color melts are an ideal way to showcase both warm and cool tones.
Light Brown With Cinnamon
by @presleypoe
Cinnamon hair color, reminiscent of ginger, radiates warmth with its reddish-brown tones. Enriched with dimensional highlights and lowlights, this hue maintains its position within the light brown spectrum, leaning gently towards the reddish end, offering a vibrant, warm aesthetic.
Light Brown With Soft Amber Hue
by @presleypoe
Among the beloved warm shades is light amber, a stunning blend reminiscent of red hair and strawberry blonde. This customizable color dances with hints of gold, red, and orange, crafting a warm, multidimensional hue that radiates a soft, luminous charm in light brown hair.
Sandy Light Brown Lights
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Here, you can see Natalie Portman sporting her fresh and crispy light brown hair color with soft sandy highlights kissing her locks. Not only did she go a brunette shade lighter to enlighten her eyes and complexion but also to finish the new color with bright accents. In this way, she simply breathed a new life into her dark brown mane, adding more dimension to it. Indeed, her colorist knows how to highlight hair so that it highlights the personality!
Golden Color Melt
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One day, Nicole Richie found the perfect compromise between her passion for light colors and her naturally brown hair color. To do so, she let them melt with one another, producing a smooth, glamorous ombre shade. Darker roots gradually turn to spectacular light brown hair with a gold brunette hue as a base.
Beige-Toned Soft Brown Hair Color
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For ladies with medium to dark complexions, like Jourdan Dunn, reaching the harmony of shades is crucial. And that’s why the model decided to turn her dark chocolate mane into a beige toned soft brown ombre that gets lighter as it moves to the ends. Such an idea allows experimenting with blonde tones.
Cool-Toned Sandy Lights
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Since Emily Blunt has a fair complexion, she can pull off anything from natural blonde to deep and dramatic brown. She made the cool-toned sandy highlights over neutral brown her favorite. She loves this combination because the brown portion matches the color of her brows, and because the overall color job is very refreshing and youthful.
Warm Light Brown Hair with Caramel Hues
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Jessica Biel has a perfectly-balanced skin tone that will nicely complement both brunette and blonde shades. Here, she slays cameras with warm light caramel hue running over the light brown base. The best thing about this color job is that the warmer tone blends seamlessly with the primary while still standing out with its natural shine and dynamics.
Light Brown Chocolate With Gold
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Hilary Swank turned out that chocolate and gold do taste well together. Her brunette base shines as bright as million stars with this rich golden-honey mix of blonde shades. Besides, this idea is achieved through balayage, which is known to give striking results without much damage to repair.
Ash Blonde On Light Brown Hair Color
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Cara Delevingne enhances the natural movement and volume in her fine hair by going for well-blended balayage. The even play of ash blonde and light brown shades gives life to a one of a kind hair color. As a result, she embraces the most pleasant features of the light and dark colors.
Soft Highlights For Toffee Brown
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For a more alive look that is full of natural luster, Jessica Alba goes for soft light brown highlights over her toffee brown hair color. Together, those amazing shades create a well-balanced, absolutely harmonic ensemble. This mix can suit any complexion and can take any hair type to the next level.
Light Brown Highlights With Blonde Accents
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When Jennifer Aniston needs to give a little fresh take on her casual look, she asks her colorist for little yet distinctive blonde accents mixed with light brown highlights. Mixing so many matching shades is her secret of amping up her hair, adding whole lotta lift and dimension to it.
Coppery Brown Lights
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Even today, J.Lo loves to lighten her hair a little, just to accentuate her base and add some youthful vibes to her look. And these coppery brown accents hitting her hair from the roots is probably the most remarkable color job she’d ever gone for. It’s fresh, effortless, and flattering to her medium complexion.
Warm Brown
by @salsalhair
Darker, warmer skin doesn’t always complement pastel rainbow shades, so opt for deep, saturated colors, including jewel tones. Keep in mind that these rainbow colors tend to fade faster as well so you’re going to have to work more to maintain the color. The application can also require bleaching so hair health can be a factor that you should consider too.
Light Golden Bronde Color Melt
by @salsalhair
This stunning color melt looks even more striking on long, wavy hair to show off the endless texture. Wear your hair to one side to give it a sensual vibe. And don't forget to pair it with a natural makeup look for the air of innocence.
Light Honey Brown Wavy Locks
by @salsalhair
If you want a look that is natural and exudes warmth, ask for light brown hair with caramel highlights. Your base color should be a natural light brown hair color, and then you can ask for soft honey and caramel light brown hair colors.
Styling Tip: Style your hair in loose waves starting around the chin length. Let them fall gracefully to your shoulders for a slightly messy look that’s both classy and fun.
Light Brown Hair With Sandy Highlights
by @sofiya.bravo
Light brown hair with highlights combines both warm and cool tones and adds depth to your hair that you can’t get by simply bleaching your hair all over.
LHS Editors’ Advice:
- Ask for honey blonde and platinum blonde highlights on light brown hair such as warm light ash brown.
- Go heavy on the platinum blonde hues in the front to softly frame your face.
Light Ash Brown Hair With Babylights
by @hair_by_zolotaya
If you want a light brown hair color that is close to a natural blonde shade, you can ask for a light ash brown hair color. Light ash brown hair is about as close to blonde as you can get without fully committing to blonde. You can combine both dark and light ash brown babylights to give it a multi-tonal look and added depth.
Styling Tip: Style your hair in long, beachy waves to add even more texture and dimension.
Natural-Looking Light Brown Hair Color With Lowlights
by @sofiya.bravo
Lowlights are even more spectacular when paired with highlights as they add an infinite amount of texture to your hair. If you want a natural-looking light brown hair color, ask for a blend of soft brown and light blonde highlights and lowlights.
LHS Editors’ Advice: Ask your stylist for a shaggy shoulder-length hair cut for even more bounce and movement!
Golden Highlights
by @balayageombre
Golden highlights are always a great way to add some warmth to your light brown hair. Soft golden blonde highlights for light brown hair will add plenty of warmth and texture to your light golden brown hair.
LHS Editors’ Advice: Ask for a light caramel brown and golden blonde balayage blend. Throw in some platinum blonde hues as well to add a soft, cool touch that makes for the perfect blend of golden brown.
Light Brown Hair With Lowlights
by @chrisjones_hair
If you want a natural light brown hair color with some soft blonde lowlights, this look could be exactly what you have been hoping for. Light brown hair with lowlights will only enhance your pretty natural light brown color, rather than distracting from it. This look is very girly and chic.
Styling Tips:
- Blow dry your hair with a paddle brush and lift it a bit to add more volume.
- Use a large curling wand to create soft waves to give it a demure look that is very playful.
Nutmeg Highlights
by @balayageombre
If you have strawberry blonde or light reddish-brown hair and prefer a darker color, you can opt for pretty light chestnut brown hair. This striking blend of medium and light chestnut brown and honey and light blonde hues that form a stunning warm light brown hair color just exudes depth and dimension. The blend of warm and cool shades of blonde and light brown adds a ton of texture for a truly multi-dimensional look that will appear gorgeous in the natural light.
Melting Blonde Highlights
by @balayageombre
Dark brown hair with light brown highlights is an ideal solution for those who don’t want to say goodbye to their dark brunette locks. Add some golden blonde and copper light brown highlights on dark brown hair. The result will be light chocolate brown hair that will make you the envy of all of your friends.
LHS Editors’ Advice:
- Keep your natural dark brown base and mix in thick chunky golden highlights to add a ton of depth to your hair.
- Style it in sexy, messy waves to drive men to their knees when you walk into the room.
Scattered Bronde Highlights
by @balayageombre
Want to keep them guessing what the color of your hair is? Is it light red-brown hair? Or golden blonde? Ask for light brown hair with blonde highlights in shades of warm light brown, pale auburn, golden blonde and just a hint of buttery blonde tones. The final look will be full of depth and texture.
Styling Tips:
- Style your hair in soft beachy waves for a sexy and carefree vibe.
- Be sure to apply a generous amount of sea salt spray to your wavy tresses and allow them to air dry.
- Scrunch them a bit for a slightly messy vibe that is fun and flirty.
- Now you are ready to rock your light brown curly hair!
Bright Sunny Balayage
by @muhamed_balasiev
This shade of light golden brown hair is beyond stunning. The combination of warm and cool tones blends so naturally. This is one of the prettiest shades of brown hair that we have seen for long wavy hair. The combo of chestnut brown, warm brown tones, and golden blonde hues adds depth and texture to this gorgeous wavy hairstyle.
Warm Light Brown For Any Season
by @_edwardsandco
If you want to go light, but don’t want to go straight up blonde, try this look with light brown hair with blonde highlights. The golden blonde hues on the slightly darker base will give your hair a sun-kissed glow that looks like you spend all day on the beach. And it looks fabulous with beachy waves like the ones shown here.
Dimensional Bronde
by @okaspen
If you are looking for a shade that is pretty all year long, try this multidimensional bronde. Bronde is one of the trendiest new hues on shades of brown hair color chart. This striking blend of brown and blonde tones is sure to turn heads with its elegant blend of lowlights and highlights for a look that’s sexy and very hip.
Sunkissed Light Brown with Warm Tones
by @okaspen
Another great look for highlights and lowlights for light brown hair is this glossy sun-kissed light brown. The combination of dark brown, light brown and soft brown hues leaves you with a gorgeous shade of light brown hair with caramel highlights. The soft blend of hues has a rippling effect on your light brown tresses.
Soft Highlights For Long Hair
by @morganparks901
If you have medium brown hair color and want to give it a fun burst of natural color, this ombre fade is perfect. Light brown hair with highlights is so girly and chic. Start with dark brown roots and slowly fade to a pale blonde for a look that is sexy and demure.
Light Brown Champagne Lights
by @balayageombre
Another popular look right now is dark brown hair with lowlights and highlights that is often referred to as Brazilian Brown. The captivating blend of warm blonde and light brown uses on a darker base resembles a glass of sparing champagne.
Highlights & Lowlights
by @nurzh8n
For those who aren’t afraid to go light, this shade of brown hair with blonde highlights and lowlights is sensational! Start with darker roots and then ask for a blend of golden and buttery blonde hues throughout for a look that’s sexy and chic. This combo is especially stunning on short wavy tresses as it adds a ton of depth and texture.
Light Brown Iced Coffee
by @salsalhair
We love the way these pastel chestnut highlights melt with the light brunette base because they create a single whole that looks extremely dynamic. The color is warm while it’s cool: such a middle ground will nicely complement your look in any season, be it a warm summer or a cool winter. Apart from that, the color mix is so balanced that it can add some visual volume to your hairstyles, especially to your favorite blowouts.
Bronze Highlights on Light Brown Hair
Some honey, gold, and bronze lights will work wonders, changing the temperature of your medium brown to a warmer and a bit lighter mode. At the same time, you won’t step out of your natural hair color much, which means that your brand new color transformation will look balanced and therefore natural.
Light Beige Soft Sombre
Neither blonde nor brunette. This idea preserves the beauty of natural cappuccino shade. At the same time, it softly transits to a sophisticated beige hue, leaving no traces of seams. Of course, there’s nothing like sombre when you want to rock that well-blended tone.
Light Brown Hair Color with Gold Accents
by @okaspen
Golden Honey Lights is one of the most beautiful and natural brownish hair color ideas. The primary warm shade is lightened up with highlights in a golden honey color. This shade fits light and medium skin tones.
Light Brown Hair Color With Balayage
by @ohhmydaniel
Another elegant and trendy option is Caramel Balayage. This shade appears especially flattering and dramatic with wavy hairstyles. It works best for ladies who have light or medium skin.
Pinky Caramel Balayage
by @sofiya.bravo
This pretty pink caramel balayage with light brown roots are especially pretty on long locks for a summery vibe that is so sexy, no matter the season!
Caramel Balayage With Blonde Ombre
by @valeria_haircolor
To get this Caramel Balayage shade, your natural hair color should be either two levels darker or lighter. Also, when styling, hair stylists advise applying heat protection to keep this shade from fading soon.
Iridescent Light Brown Copper
by @parrucchieridelcorso
Warm playful contrasts are based on brown hair color shades. This shade is then brightened up with copper highlights in a warm color. The shade is richer at the top and more blended in towards the ends. It fits light and medium skin tones.
Caramel Brulee With Bold Balayage
by @sadiejcre8s
Caramel Brulee is best for ladies with medium skin that has a warm undertone. As for the hair, naturally medium shades won’t get you into much trouble when achieving this color.
Balayage On Brown Hair
by @thassiodutra
When it comes to the balayage for brown hair, there are countless ways of upgrading your style. If your intention is to look more natural, then blonde highlights throughout the length are the best idea. Besides, the slight messiness will only help.
Buckwheat Honey Highlights
by @centro_degrade_joelle
A beautiful thing about the light brown hair color this hair color is that it is not too light nor too dark, so when used stylishly, it looks good with a wide array of colors. Since it is counted as a neutral color, it looks perfect with a few primary and secondary colors, including the buckwheat honey shade.
Rose-Wood Balayage
by @centro_degrade_joelle
We decided to present to your attention something quite unusual. And that would be the rose-wood balayage. It looks simply fantastic!
Golden Light Brown Hair Colors
by @hairbykatlin
Those of you who like to shine the brightest no matter where you go should try this blend. A golden light brown color adds you that nice and elegant touch, and an additional glow is never a bad thing, too.
Mocha Brown
by @sheffpavelstylist
Mocha shades are for those who like to play around with red hues but not give in to them completely. Introducing some voluminous curls into mocha-shaded ‘do is always a victory. Try it out and you won’t ever regret!
Natural Light Brown Color
by @timm.morrison
If you are all-natural type of a lady, you will totally appreciate something that does not damage your hair but makes it all better-looking. The trick is to make your natural light brown fade into blonde. It looks like you spent too much time in the sun this summer.
Ash Brown
by @frances_hairartist
Ash brown is something unique that can only be found within the transition from one shade into another. If you do not fulfill the process of transition to the full extent, you will get that perfect silver-stroked, fascinating ombre.
Sunkissed Brunette
by @sheffpavelstylist
Being kissed by the sun is something many of us dream of. This is high time to stop dreaming and start acting!
LHS Editors’ Advice: Ask your hair stylist to highlight your dark brown locks with the mixture of different-shaded sun rays and enjoy the eternal summer everywhere you go!
Subtle Brown To Blonde Balayage
by @frances_hairartist
If you combine two subtle but contrasting hues, the outcome will be something definitely attention-worthy. The combination of brown and blonde is exactly what we have in mind. One look – and you are already in love with it!
Light Brown To Dirty Blonde Ombre
by @suetyrrellstylist
This transition from dark brown to dirty blonde looks pretty bold and extravagant. A sleek asymmetric bob only intensifies the impression. If you like to be the center of attention, then you should give it a try!
Brown To Blonde Highlights
by @suetyrrellstylist
It is time to step away from the notion of blonde you are used to. There is no way you will resist the power of this dark brown to sweet honey ombre. It looks so warm and soft that you just can’t resist reaching out to touch it.
Chunky Light Brown Highlights
by @ashleydennettehair
Although soft and seamless color graduation creates a very balanced look, it can’t compare to the drama built by drastic, bold, and chunky highlights. And the point is, if you really want to accentuate your color, make the accents big!
What Shades Look Good With Light Brown Hair Color?
by @hair_by_zolotaya
Different shades of red, blue, green, and purple complement light brown hair color very well. But on the other hand, you can never go wrong with pale shades of yellow. When used creatively, light brown hair with highlights is one of the most versatile colors that can deepen to delicious chocolate brown and lighten to honey-gold hues.
What Skin Tones Go Well With Light Brown Hair Color?
by @salsalhair
When picking a light brown hair color, many people focus so much on choosing the right color that they often forget about their skin tone. For this reason, we’re making a short guide that you can use to pick the best hair color for your skin tone. Just follow the simple steps mentioned below.
How To Determine The Undertones Of Your Skin
by @balayageombre
- Step 1: Identify the color of your skin. You need to understand your skin color and undertones to know which hair color will suit you better.
- Step 2: Check for any celebrity you know that has your exact skin color. Go through their pictures to see which hair color did justice to their skin tone.
- Step 3: Color hues should be checked on your wrist and matched with your eyes. Your wrist is always the right place to test color hues. You should also match the color with your eyes. Some eye colors are perfect with different hair colors, while some aren’t.
- Step 4: Choose the opposite of your skin’s undertone: If your skin is neutral, then every color might be for you. But if your skin has warm undertones, it’s advisable you go for cooler colors.
Note that the undertone of your skin has nothing to do with the tone of your skin. You can be fair-skinned with warm undertones and vice versa.
What Color To Pick And Avoid For Your Tone
by @_edwardsandco
Once you determine skin’s undertone, you can begin to focus on picking the best hair color for your skin tone. Based on different skin tones, you can opt for the following:
- Neutral – For neutral skin tones, you can go for the best of both worlds. Deep caramel browns and light honey tones can complement you along with reds. Try to find a balance in colors by not going too pale or too warm.
- Cool – Opt for warm, rich and deep browns with a cool skin tone as they help to make your skin look more radiant in contrast to it. Avoid lighter or paler browns since these will end up making you look washed out.
- Warm – With warm skin tones, you can pick the lighter browns. In fact, light brown hair color for warm skin tones is extremely flattering as it complements your skin tone. Avoid deeper browns or browns with a warmer tone as they will not be as striking against your skin tone.
FAQ
What number is light brown hair color?
When you are shopping for the hair dye, you need to be able to decipher what the numbers indicated mean. Usually, the first number indicates how light or dark the color is. The higher the number gets, the lighter is the shade. For example, black is 1.0, while 10 is the lightest of blondes. Light brown is found in the middle – 5.0.
What color goes good with light brown hair?
The range of options to pull off together light brown hair is almost unlimited. You can start off with chocolate shades and move on through creamy colors straight to greens. Depending upon your preferences you can pick the most daring combo there is.
Can I put a light brown dye on dark brown hair?
Naturally, it’s impossible to go lighter with initially dark-colored hair. Therefore, you need to lighten your hue. Keep in mind that the process may take longer than one session to ensure your locks’ safety.
How can I make my brown hair light brown naturally?
There is one handmade cure that can help you lighten your brown hair a little. If you want to go up a shade, lemon juice may be just the formula you need. However, if you want to go way up the color scale, you may need something stronger than the natural element. Mixing equal parts of lemon juice and water and then spraying it all over your locks will help you lighten your mane a little. Yet, sitting for an hour or so in the sun is a mandatory requirement. Then, you can repeat the process a few times until you reach the desired effect.
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