Colour analysis
Colours for black hair
This is your palette
In our quiz black hair pulls towards cool, deep and clear colouring, so most black-haired readers land in a Winter palette. A smaller share land in a deep Autumn instead – usually when the skin is olive or golden – and that difference matters more than the hair itself.
What it says about your colouring
On its own, it leans cool.
It can carry clear, saturated colour.
It reads deep.
The palettes it leads to most often
Deep Wintercool, deep and mutedBright Wintercool, mid-toned and clearTrue Wintercool, deep and clear
Colours to try first
- Deep Marine
- Indigo Violet
- Clear Cerulean
- Royal Blue
- True Blue
- Cool Cobalt
Tips
- Keep the contrast your hair sets. Black hair already brings the darkest tone, so it carries pure white, true black and jewel colours – emerald, sapphire, ruby, fuchsia – that would overpower a lighter colouring.
- Look at your skin next. With fair or cool skin, black hair points to Winter: crisp white, icy pastels and strong darks. With olive or golden skin it may point to a deep Autumn: rust, olive, mustard, chocolate and warm teal.
- Black near the face, which can weigh down light hair, usually works for you: it repeats your hair. If you are cool, pair it with bright white rather than cream; if you are warm, with ivory or camel.
- Dusty, greyed colours – dusty rose, sage, taupe – can look tired next to black hair. If you love them, wear them away from the face and put a clear colour, or white, near it.
How to find your palette
Colour analysis reads three things in your colouring: warm or cool, light or deep, clear or soft. The quiz asks about your eyes, hair and skin, looked at in a mirror by a window in daylight. It never photographs or scans your face, and the palette it finds is yours to keep.