urn:gs1:gdd:cl:NaturalHairColourCode Natural hair colour code Naturlig hårfärg, kod 1 2021-06-09 gdsn AUBURN Auburn Kastanjebrun Auburn hair is a variety of red hair, most commonly described as reddish-brown in colour or dark ginger. Auburn hair ranges in shades from medium to dark. BLACK Black Svart Black hair is the darkest and most common of all human hair colours globally, due to larger populations with this dominant trait. It is a dominant genetic trait, and it is found in people of all backgrounds and ethnicities. It has large amounts of eumelanin and is less dense than other hair colours. BLONDE Blonde Blond Blonde or fair hair is a hair colour characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. BROWN Brown Brun Brown hair varies from light brown to almost black hair. It is characterized by higher levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and lower levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin. GREY Grey Grå Grey hair is a combination of normally pigmented hairs interspersed with white ones. Hair turns white when the pigmentation cells responsible for colour (melanin) stop being produced. RED Red Röd Red hair varies in hue from a deep burgundy or bright copper, to burnt orange or red-orange to strawberry blond. Characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. WHITE White Vit White hair is not caused by a true gray or white pigment, but is due to a lack of pigmentation and melanin. The clear hairs appear white because of the way light is reflected from the hairs.