Chocolate brown hair with caramel highlights.

Chocolate brown hair is a rich, deep shade of brown. It’s often used as an alternative to black hair and can be flattering for those with naturally dark hair. Adding caramel highlights to chocolate brown will give it depth and dimension, especially if your natural hair colour has a lot of warmth in it. Caramel highlights are also great for adding shine and reflect light, making the final effect appear more dimensional overall.

Caramel streaks on dark brown hair.

One of the most common questions we get asked is how to add a caramel highlight to dark brown hair. So today we’re giving you a step-by-step guide on how to do it, including what tools and products you need, how long it will take, and what the finished look will be like.

You’ll need:

• A trusty box dye (we recommend Garnier Nutrisse)
• A pair of scissors or clippers

Dark chocolate brown hair with a caramel balayage.

Dark chocolate brown hair with a caramel balayage.

The dark brown shade of this hairstyle is perfect for those who like to keep it natural and simple. The caramel highlights are subtle, making the hair look healthy and naturally sun-kissed.

Highlights and lowlights for dark brown hair.

Highlights are small sections of hair that are a different shade from the rest. Highlights can be applied in your natural hair colour, or as an alternative you can go for highlights in a colour that is darker or lighter than your own.

Lowlights are dark strands that are applied to give contrast and depth to the overall look of your hair. They can be created by applying darker shades over all of your hair, or just to certain areas if you want less dramatic results.

Dark to light brown ombre with a caramel top.

Dark to light brown ombre with a caramel top

This style is perfect for people who want to add some dimension to their hair. You can have your ombré go from dark brown at the root and gradually fade into a lighter caramel color near the ends. This is best for shoulder length or longer hair, but if you’re short on time and patience, this look might not be for you!

There are many different shades of caramel hair colour that can be used as highlights, ombres and low-lights on different types of dark brown hair.

There are many different shades of caramel hair colour that can be used as highlights, ombres and low-lights on different types of dark brown hair. The choice will depend on what you want to achieve with your look and whether you prefer a subtle or dramatic effect. Some of the most popular shades include:

• Caramel Blonde – This shade is very subtle in terms of its effect on dark brown hair and works well with light brown or medium blonde shades which can also be used as lowlights. It’s a subtle way to add definition without going too far out there into bold tones such as platinum blonde or silver grey.
• Honey Blonde – Highlights in this shade provide more definition than those done using ‘caramel’ alone but still fall within soft tones that won’t overpower your natural colouring but will give it some extra interest when combined with lighter strands at the ends for example if you have thick straight locks then try adding some shine spray before blow-drying them so they don’t look dull after washing up!