When applying color to a client with 75% gray, you should apply a color that is how many levels darker than the desired shade?

When applying color to a client with 75% gray, you should apply a color that is how many levels darker than the desired shade?

• A. The same shade
• B. One level darker than the desired shade
• C. Two levels darker
• D. Three levels darker

Answer: (B)

When hair has a lot of gray, you compensate by choosing a shade one level darker than the target. Gray strands have little natural pigment and can take color differently, so going one level deeper helps ensure enough pigment deposits to achieve the intended result and to blend evenly with the rest of the hair. Using the exact shade can leave gray areas looking lighter or uneven, while options two or three levels darker would create an noticeably too-dark result.

When hair has a lot of gray, you compensate by choosing a shade one level darker than the target. Gray strands have little natural pigment and can take color differently, so going one level deeper helps ensure enough pigment deposits to achieve the intended result and to blend evenly with the rest of the hair. Using the exact shade can leave gray areas looking lighter or uneven, while options two or three levels darker would create an noticeably too-dark result.