If you’re in the market for a dark brown hair color, you may feel overwhelmed by all the different shade options. Just because there’s an endless number of brown shades doesn’t mean that they all look good on everyone. The idea is to choose a color that will best suit your skin tone.

The best way to pick the right shade is to consider what you’re looking for in a natural-looking hair color. If you want something that looks like your natural shade, but with darker roots, try something around a dark chocolate brown. For those who are looking for something more dramatic and bold, opt for an espresso-colored hue that contrasts well with fair skin tones.

If you’re unsure which tone will be most flattering on your complexion or whether it will suit your lifestyle, talk to a professional stylist at the salon before making any decisions—they’ll be able to match up one of their many shades with yours and give you advice on how often (or how little) it should be shampooed so as not to damage its vibrancy over time.

When choosing a shade of dark brown hair, you want to avoid any red or golden undertones. You want to stick with ashy tones like cool chocolate or deep mocha, to avoid having your hair look brassy. Avoid any shades of light brown or blonde — these will make your skin look sallow, tired and give you a washed out appearance and yellow teeth.

When choosing a shade of dark brown hair, you want to avoid any red or golden undertones. You want to stick with ashy tones like cool chocolate or deep mocha, to avoid having your hair look brassy. Avoid any shades of light brown or blonde — these will make your skin look sallow, tired and give you a washed out appearance and yellow teeth.

When choosing a shade of dark brown hair color for your skin tone, it’s important to stay within one range of color variation: Ashy or light browns suit fair complexions best while deep chestnuts are ideal for tanned complexions.

Dark Brown That Looks Natural On Fair Skin Tone

If you’re a fair-skinned gal like me, then ash brown is the perfect hair color for you. Ash brown hair color is an ideal hair color for fair skin tones because it gives a natural-looking makeup free glow that’s soft and subtle.

This type of dark brown hair looks best with light to medium skin tones (as well as olive skin). It can help enhance your natural beauty and provide you with a seamless look that will make people think you woke up looking like this every day.

A deep, ash cool chocolate will give fair skin tones a natural-looking makeup free glow that’s soft and subtle. Too warm or too light of a color can be harsh and make you look pale and around the eyes, which is one thing we’re trying to avoid!

• Avoid red and golden tones. Red-toned brunettes will make you look like your skin has a greyish undertone, so stick with cool browns instead. Golden brunettes are also a no-no because they tend to make skin look orange!
• Go for a light or medium ash tone rather than dark or ashy. As I mentioned before, I’m super pale and tend to burn easily in the sun—so I opt for a lighter shade of brown when I go darker than my natural color (which is more on the dirty blonde side). If your coloring isn’t naturally dark like mine, then go ahead and go as dark as you want! Just be aware that if you’re fair-skinned like me—or even medium/olive toned—you might end up looking paler than usual if choose an especially dark shade of brown hair dye.*

Dark Brown That Looks Natural On Light Skin Tone

If you have light skin, you should avoid any shades of dark brown with red or golden undertones. This includes colors like chocolate brown and espresso. Instead, try ash tones like cool chocolate or deep mocha; they’ll look much more natural on your complexion.

If you want to go darker than this but still stay within the realm of natural-looking colors, I recommend choosing a shade that’s about 2-3 levels darker than your natural color (if it’s already medium brown).

Light-skinned babes should go for the timeless mocha shade for their long locks. This will bring out your healthy glow without making it look like you have nothing on your face at all! Because of this shade’s depth, it won’t wash you out when contrasted against your skin like some other shades would do!

When shopping for a new hair color, it’s important not to make the mistake of choosing a shade that is too light or too dark. If you’re trying to go for something bold, like red or golden undertones (which tend to wash out your face), then stick with something in the mocha family: cool chocolate or deep mocha. These shades will make your skin look sallow and tired if they are too light!

It’s also important not to choose any blonde shades: these will just wash out your skin tone even more, making you appear sickly instead of radiantly healthy.

Dark Brown That Looks Natural On Medium Skin Tone

If you have medium skin tone, you’ll want to avoid hair color that’s too dark or too cool-toned. You can still get the sun-kissed look by going with a warm chocolate brown hair color. This is the perfect shade for medium-toned skin because it’s not too cool and not too warm in undertone.

It will give your face dimension while still allowing it to be naturally lit up by sunlight or artificial lighting.