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Hair Color Quiz — Find Your Shades

Answer five quick questions about your skin, undertone, eyes, natural hair and the change you want. Get six shades to try, a few to skip, and preview any of them on your photo.

Best hair colour for me in 5 questions

About a minute. Your answers stay in your browser.

Question 1 of 5Look at your face in daylight

What is your skin tone?

Rule-based quiz, no face scan · 59 catalogue shades · Free, no sign-up · Photo previews use credits

Preview on a photo

Upload a Photo to See What Suits You

Try six popular shades on your own photo now — or take the quiz above and the tool loads your personal picks.

No photo handy? Try a sample:

Choose a shade to preview

All 59 shades and custom colors

Selected:Honey blonde

Designed to change hair color while keeping the rest of your photo.

The example model with Honey blonde hair
Honey blonde · warm
The example model with Ash blonde hair
Ash blonde · cool
Same model, same light: a warm and a cool blonde.

Question 2 · Undertone

Hair Color to Match Skin Tone

Your undertone answer moves shades up or down the list. Warm answers rank golden, honey, caramel and copper higher; cool answers rank ash, platinum, mushroom and burgundy; neutral undertones keep the softer shades of both.

  • Not sure? Look at your wrist veins in daylight, or hold gold and silver jewelry to your face.
  • Your skin depth and eye color add favorites; a few shades are flagged to skip.
  • The photos show one model in a warm and a cool blonde, in the same light.
The example model: Natural color
Natural color
The example model: Chocolate brown Level 4
Chocolate brown Level 4
The example model: Honey blonde Level 8
Honey blonde Level 8
Same model: her natural color, a small step and a bigger lift.

Question 4 · Natural color

Pick a Hair Color Near Yours

The quiz compares each shade's level with your selected natural color. A smaller difference gives you a more subtle starting point; a much lighter target may need more preparation and upkeep.

  • Each pick shows an estimated level difference based on your answers.
  • Your starting color and past treatments affect the work needed.
  • Ask a colorist about the steps needed for a much lighter shade.
The example model at home in daylight, holding hair color swatch strips beside her face
Compare a shortlist in daylight before you book.

Question 5 · Your goal

Right Hair Color for Your Goal

Your last answer decides which color families are in the running. Darker keeps to browns and reds, bold adds fashion colors and gray, and the other goals draw from natural, blonde, red and highlight shades.

  • Shades to skip say why, such as a tone clash or a big lift.
  • Eye color adds a few favorites, such as copper and auburn for green eyes.
  • The picks are a starting point; the photo preview is the real test.

Right Hair Color for Your Skin Tone

Shades sorted by the undertone they flatter. Tap any one to load it into the photo tool.

Warm
Neutral
Cool
Blondes
Browns
Reds
Bold colors
Tends to clash

Neutral undertones can borrow from both sides — the softer shades work best. Deep skin wears rich, saturated colors beautifully, while very ashy shades can look flat against it.

How the Hair Color Matcher Works

Three steps: the quiz is free, and photo previews use credits.

1

Answer 5 questions

Your skin tone, undertone, eye color, natural hair color and the change you want.

2

Get your six picks

Ranked shades, why each one suits you and how many levels of lift it takes — plus the ones to skip.

3

See them on your photo

Upload a selfie and preview each pick on your own hair before you book a colorist.

More Ways to Find Your Hair Color

Compare shades side by side, mix a custom color or check your current one.

Try any shade with the AI hair color changer

What Hair Color Suits Me FAQ

Answers to the questions people ask before they choose a new color.

Usually the shade that matches your undertone and stays within about two levels of your natural color — it flatters your skin and is the easiest to live with. The quiz above ranks every shade on those rules, and the preview shows which one really looks best on your face.

Start with your undertone (the vein and jewelry tests), then your natural depth and your contrast. Warm undertones suit golden, honey, caramel and copper; cool undertones suit ash, platinum, mushroom and burgundy; neutral undertones can wear the softer shades of both.

Fair skin looks lovely in strawberry blonde, soft honey or ash; medium and tan skin glow in caramel, chestnut and balayage; deep skin carries rich copper, burgundy, jet black and honey highlights. Undertone matters more than depth, so choose the warm or cool version that matches yours.

After the quiz, upload a clear, front-facing photo and preview each recommended shade on your own hair, with a before/after slider. The tool aims to change only the hair color, so compare the result with your original.

The recommendations come from clear, colorist-style rules rather than an AI guess, so you can see why each shade was picked. AI does the preview: it recolors the hair in your own photo so you can judge the result.

Brown eyes are the easiest to match. Caramel, honey highlights, chocolate brown and auburn bring out warm flecks, while jet black and burgundy make dark eyes look deeper. Green and hazel eyes glow next to copper and auburn; blue eyes pop against golden blonde, copper or jet black.

Going darker is kinder to your hair and needs no bleach, but it is hard to undo later. Going lighter brightens the face, yet every level of lift means bleach, toner and more frequent root touch-ups. Staying within two levels is the safest choice.

It uses the rules colorists use, so it narrows the field well — but it cannot see your skin, and lighting, freckles and personal taste all matter. Treat the six picks as a shortlist and let the photo preview, and your colorist, make the final call.

The quiz is free and needs no account. Previewing shades on your photo costs a few credits per preview, and new accounts get free credits to start.

Use the AI hair color changer, which has every shade in our catalogue plus custom HEX colors, or browse the color pages linked below — blonde, red, gray, pastels and more.

Still have a question? Email us at support@haircolorchangeai.com.

Find Your Perfect Hair Color

Take the five-question quiz, then preview your top picks on your own photo before you book a colorist.