Our ultimate guide to winter and fall hair color trends has officially landed! In this guide, you’ll find a wide spectrum of fall hair color ideas for brunettes, blondes and reds that are sure to keep you inspired all season long.
If you’re looking to re-create one of these gorgeous hair colors for your hair, be sure to download our 2016 Fall Hair Color Formula Ebook! Here, our contributing hair artists reveal their hair color formulas, and we give you our best tips for achieving and prolonging your favorite fall hair color.
So, grab a warm pumpkin spice latte and get your Pinterest finger ready – these fall hair color trends are going to last right into 2017!
Fall Hair Color Trends for Brunettes
Chocolate Copper Hair Color
 Hair By: Holly Wiitala, Smoke & Mirrors Salon (Baltimore, MD) with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Heather Ford, Ananda Organic Salon (Houma, LA) with Oway Hcolor |
Chocolate Copper! This gorgeous fall 2016 hair color trend pairs rich brown tones with ribbons of copper and soft glints of violet.
This is the perfect fall hair color for brunettes looking to embrace those warm, dimensional autumn tones without touching their natural base color. Of course, you can always create a deep chocolate base hair color by choosing either cool, dark chocolate or warm, milk chocolate shades – either way, you can’t go wrong with this color pairing!
Cafe Au Lait Hair Color Trend
 Hair By: Meredith Johnson of Abloom Salon (Phoenix, AZ) with Oway Hcolor and Oway Hbleach |
 Hair By: Summer Reid of Suite Nectar Organic Salon (Tustin, CA) with Oway Hbleach for Balayage |
That blend, though. Cafe Au Lait, this hair color term was coined by Hair Stylist, @meredithabloom and is reminiscent of the hot milk that softly blends into your favorite light or dark coffee base. This fall hair color trend is best achieved with your favorite balayage or handpainting technique and a cool combination of ash and violet colors. Both Summer and Meredith created these seamless looks with Oway Hbleach and toned with some Oway Hcolor – 11.17 (want the entire formula? Download our 2016 Fall Hair Color Formula Ebook)!
Terracotta Hair Color Trend
 Hair By: Kaila Ward with Oway Hcolor for Base and Toner, Oway Hbleach for Highlights |
 Hair By: Passang Tsamchoe of Ingenious Organic Concept Salon (San Francisco) with Oway Hbleach for Balayage and Oway Hcolor |
Channeling the earthy tones of terracotta clay, this fall hair color trend embraces warm, coppery hues. Another great fall hair color idea for brunettes who want to rock reddish tones without the upkeep that comes with more vibrant shades. Terracotta hair color is also quite versatile – colors can range from burnt orange to delicate peach, depending on your client’s desired hue or level. Both Kaila and Passang used Oway Hcolor’s .35 series to create these gorgeous looks.
Radiant Orchid Hair Color Trend
 Hair by: Heather Ford of Ananda Organic Salon (Houma, LA) with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Jessica Austin of Moss Organic Salon & Spa (Phoenix, NY) – toned with Oway Hcolor |
Quite possibly one of the most sought after hair colors for winter and fall 2016 – Radiant Orchid! This vibrant purple hair color blooms with absolute confidence that intrigues both the eyes and creative spirit. Notably, high fashion colors like Radiant Orchid can be prone to fading. We recommend a sulfate-free, organic color protection shampoo and using the least amount of hot tools as possible.
If you’re addicted to flat irons and curling wands, then be sure to use thermal heat protection products, as well. Another way to let low maintenance clients embrace Radiant Orchid hair color is to opt for soft, balayaged pieces instead of an all over color (seen right from Jessica Austin). While both interpretations of this fall hair color trend are absolutely stunning, one carries less maintenance than the other
Mulberry Hair Color Trend
 Hair By: Bailey Simon Sagona of Periwinkle Hair Studio (Geismar, LA) with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Tyler Fenix of Eco Hair Color Style (Miami, FL) with Oway Hcolor |
If there’s one thing we know about 2016 fall hair color trends, it’s this – just about every shade of purple of is in! Mulberry hair color is slightly different than Radiant Orchid, as it’s deep, rich hues are both soulful and enchanting. Both Tyler and Bailey used Oway Hcolor’s 5.77 and 6.77 to create these stunning shades that will stay on trend well into winter 2017.
Fall Hair Color Trends for Blondes
Butter Blonde Hair Color
 Hair By: Suzanna Kennedy with Oway Hbleach and Oway Hcolor 9.01 for low lights |
 Hair by: Jakob Dozen at TMAC’s Hair Studio (Mobile, AL) with Oway Hbleach (no toner!) |
Who says you can’t go blonde in the fall? The best way to embrace slightly warmer tones in your blonde hair in fall is going Butter Blonde! What we love most about these Butter Blondes is the health and integrity of the hair. You know what they say, “healthy blondes are the best blondes.”
Nude Blonde Hair Color Trend
 Hair By: Lori Babb of Wildflower, an Organic Hair Studio (Chesapeake, VA) with Oway Hbleach and Oway Hcolor |
The perfect blend of warm, cool and neutral tones – Nude hair color for blondes is definitely on trend this fall. This look is best achieved using your favorite balayage or handpainting technique, making it exceptionally low maintenance for most blondes. The seamless blend of varying tones, while dimensional, also has a gorgeous unifying effect. This blonde hair color trend is also quite versatile, allowing both you and your clients to customize a look that can channel more coolness or warmth depending on the desired result.
Honey Bronze Hair Color Trend
 Honey Bronze Hair By: Kaila Ward Hair with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Debra Pedraza of Biologique Organic Beauty with Oway Hcolor and Hbleach on Natural Level 4, Latin Hair |
What better way to transition your summer blondes into a fall hair color trend that’s low maintenance, but also doesn’t make it difficult for them to go lighter in future months (as you know they will). Honey Bronze is the perfect blend of honey hues and bronze/bronde tones. Debra Pedraza did a double-process with our plant butter-based ammonia-free lightener to lift her client’s Natural Level 4 hair to a 9. Then she depositing the colors needed for her flawless colormelt.
Want the entire formula? Be sure to download our 2016 Fall Hair Color Formula Ebook that showcases these amazing Holistic Hair Stylists at the bottom of this article!
Vintage Rose Hair Color Trend
 Hair by: Kristine Hartman in Burlingame, CA with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Anne Henn from Hello Gorgeous Salon (Breda, IA) with Oway Hcolor |
We haven’t been able to get enough of the rose gold hair color trend for a few seasons now, and we love to see how it evolves! Introducing Vintage Rose Gold hair color – the perfect winter hair color trend. Vintage Rose is different from your conventional rose gold hair color, as it channels more smokey violet tones.
Rose Quartz Hair Color Trend
 Hair By: Leah Taylor of Smoke and Mirrors Salon (Baltimore, MD) with Oway Hbleach and Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Stephanie Cencibaugh with Oway Hcolor for Toner |
Chosen as Pantone’s Color of the Year, it’s no wonder Rose Quartz had made its way on the strands of so many clients. This delicate, light pink pastel hair color’s gentle essence embodies the qualities of the rose quartz stone: compassion, peace and love – qualities our world was in dire of need of this year.
Red Hair Color Trends for Fall 2016
Merlot Hair Color Trend
 Hair by: Erica Stevens at Artist Endeavor (Statesville,NC) with Oway Hcolor |
 Hair By: Molly Kuhl, Rock Paper Scissors Salon (SantaRosa, CA) with Oway Hcolor |
Hello, Merlot! Speaking of our favorite fall wine, Hair Stylist, Erica Stevens called this fall hair color trend early, and rightfully named her gorgeous work after the iconic red wine. This red hair color is stunning, as it exudes a variety of tones – ranging from violet to copper.
Ronze Hair Hair Color Trend
 Hair by: Tatyana Kosogina of Ingenious Organic Salon (San Francisco) with Oway Color |
 Smokey Ronze Hair Color By: Erin Stevens of Modest Peacock Salon (Marietta, OH) with Oway Hcolor |
The perfect blend of copper red and bronze brown, Ronze hair color is right on trend for fall! We’re loving the smokey ronze tones created with our Hcolor line by Tatyana and Erin. Want the formula for their stunning ronze hair color formula? All is revealed in our 2016 Fall Hair Color Formula Ebook!
Pumpkin Spice Hair Color
 Hair By: Erica Stevens of Artistic Endeavor (Statesville, NC) with Oway Hcolor |
 Pumpkin Spice Hair By: Alice Muradyan with Oway Hcolor |
Pumpkin spice has seemed to find its way into just about everything these days, but how could you not FALL in love these gorgeous copper tones? We love the tonal reflections achieved above, and could you guess that both Erica and Alice used 8.44 from our ammonia-free Oway Hcolor line? What can we say? We have some beautifully talented hair artists in our Holistic Hair Tribe!
If you enjoyed our 2016 Fall and Winter Hair Color Trends Guide, please SHARE! You’ll be giving well-deserved attention to all of the gifted Hair Stylists who contributed to this article. They even went ahead and shared their fall hair color formulas with you in this Ebook below! So, go ahead, download the Ebook and spread the love and creative inspiration!
Download the 2016 Fall Hair Color Formula Ebook Below (it will be e-mailed to you)!
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