2026 will be marked by warm, delicate hair shades: radiant reds, deep chestnuts and softened blondes. These are the colors that will become key in the new season.
8 Hair Color Trends 2026: Warm and Light Nuances
If 2025 was a year of bold and rich shades, dictated by the desire for drastic changes and experiments, then 2026 offers a more natural and soft approach. New trends do not call for radical transformations, but, on the contrary, emphasize harmonious color transitions.
This will be the year of the triumph of red hair, in particular bright copper shades, as well as chestnut tones: warm, radiant or, conversely, saturated and deep. A great return of bronde is expected, as an intermediate shade between blonde and chestnut. Blondes will mainly have warm, velvety tones.
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Here are the 8 main hair coloring trends of 2026.
#1 — Latte Brondnette
A hybrid shade between blonde and chestnut, which gives the hair a multidimensional look with a play of light and shadow. It is created using lightening techniques without aggressive bleaching, which are more delicate and safe for the hair structure.
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#2 — Palomino Copper
2026 will be the season of copper-red hair, especially with warm blonde highlights like Sadie Sink's. Palomino Copper is a copper-blonde shade named after the beige-gold coat of the palomino horse breed. The color is bright, deep and radiant, with a subtle chiaroscuro effect.
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#3 — Toasted Blonde
A dark honey blonde with warm golden highlights and light toasted chestnut notes. Perfect for darkening blonde hair and softly lightening chestnut hair.
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№4 — Deep Brunette
Dark shades also follow the trend for warmth and depth. Deep Brunette is a rich chestnut color: very dark, but not black or cold, but deep and noble.
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№5 — Butter Blonde
A “butter” blonde with warm golden highlights. The result is a soft, diffused shade that looks creamy and delicate, as if enveloping the hair in light.
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No. 6 — Cherry Chocolate
Unlike Cherry Cola, which has a more intense red undertone, the trendy Cherry Chocolate has a deeper chocolate-chestnut base with a soft copper-red shimmer. This shade looks very natural and elegant.
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№7 — Mushroom Blonde
A blonde shade that's perfect for darker bases. Mushroom Blonde combines warm chestnut undertones that evoke earth and mushroom tones. The result is a soft, natural mix of blonde and chestnut.
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#8 — Soft Auburn
Not as dark as classic Auburn, and not too light. And it's the perfect balance. This is the shade Emma Stone chose when working with colorist Tracy Cunningham, and it has already become one of the most in-demand colors of 2026.
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Based on material from: Vogue.it