The Wella T14 Toner has a violet - blue base, meaning that it will target golden orange and yellow brassiness. I would recommend this toner if you have quite light hair that is more golden orange. It will give you a really cool toned result if your hair is light enough.
To change orange hair to brown, you'll want to use a dye that has cool undertones to counteract the warmth of the orange. Here are some options: Ash Brown: This shade contains green and blue undertones that can help neutralize the orange, resulting in a cooler brown.
To cancel out brassy orange hair, you should use a blue toner or hair dye. In color theory, blue is opposite orange on the color wheel, which means it can neutralize the unwanted brassy tones.
Comments452 If your hair after bleaching is an orange tone, you use wella T14 (blue base). If your hair is more of a yellow tone after bleaching, use wella T18 (purple/violet base). If you put T14 on yellow hair, it will turn slightly green.
Choose the Right Shade: Look for a light brown dye that has neutral or ash undertones to counteract the orange. Shades labeled as ``ash brown'' or ``cool brown'' are often effective.
Orange hair to light brown: Try using a medium ash blonde hair dye, as it can help neutralize the orange tone and achieve a cool light brown hue. Another option is to wait for the orange tones to fade and apply a light brown hair dye over it, making sure to choose a shade with ash undertones to neutralize the orange.
Just as a purple shampoo neutralises brassy tones on blondes, using a blue shampoo on brown hair neutralises orange and red tones for brunettes.
In the case of orange hair, a touch of blue pigment will cool and calm too-warm locks, while a hint of violet is also helpful for yellow/orange strands on a level 7.
T14 is a pale ash blonde with violet-blue tones, making it better for hair that still has some orange left in it. T18, on the other hand, is Lightest Ash Blonde with only a violet base. Violet cancels out yellow while blue cancels out orange.
The Wella Color Charm T28 Natural Blonde Hair Toner mimics a perfect sunkissed shade, looks completely natural and reduces brassy yellow and orange tones.
Use Purple or Blue Shampoos
It's a simple matter of color theory, relying on the complementary colors of a color wheel to cancel out unwanted tones. 3 "Using a color-correcting purple shampoo will undoubtedly cancel out the overly warm, orange tones and keep that cooler, brighter blonde you desire," says Cunningham.
WELLA 050 WITH WELLA 14 TO FIX ORANGE TONES
My personal favourite combination of toners to fix orange tones are the Wella 050 Cooling Violet Toner with Wella T14 Pale Ash Blonde (50% of each). This will definitely help to reduce light orange tones in your hair and leave you with an ashy light brown result.
The other option is to dye your hair darker to hide orange and yellow tones. Select a brunette hair dye that's either close to your natural colour, or dark enough to cover the orange.
To do this you want to use products with a blue base pigment that are dark enough to really cover and cancel out the orange. Above I recommended the Wella 7a or 8A with a mix of the Wella 050 Toner and that is definitely the way to make orange hair ash brown.
Even though ash blonde might seem like a light and delicate color, it will indeed cancel out brassy tones and orange hues commonly left behind by hair lightener and other hair color.
The Wella Color Charm 050 Cooling Violet Hair Toner is the most powerful weapon against brassiness. Mix with your favourite toner to add a boost of cool tones. Add a few capfuls to your toning mixture for an extra ashy boost. Just a slash will do!
The Wella T15 is really designed for hair that's lighter than the orange, so you won't get the full effect of the toner. However, you will see that it's reduced some of the brassiness while keeping the hair a warm tone.
Blue toning shampoo: If your hair has more orange undertones, you'll need a blue toning shampoo to keep brassiness at bay. Blue toner consists of blue pigments, which help to neutralize orange tones.
ion Color Brilliance Bright White Toners help remove unwanted brassy tones or warm tones in hair. They can also be used to add cool, white and pastel tones. With maximum light reflection and shine, you can use multiple shades at once to create a multi-tone effect.
The t14 is blue based and the strongest for neutralizing out the orange! However it won't make it a pale blonde it will still be the same level of darkness, If you want it lighter you'll have to bleach it again, but if you just want to get rid of the orange then the t14 will be your friend!
Why has my hair turned brassy orange? Hair turns brassy orange when color begins to oxidize from exposure to the elements. For some quick background, lightening your hair with peroxide or bleach strips the melanin (or natural pigment) from your strands.
Whether you're dealing with brassy or orange undertones, your best option is a color-depositing, blue toning shampoo. Yes, blue shampoo.
Toning to balance out the warm tones
By looking at color theory and choosing the opposite color of your hair in the color wheel, such as purple or blue shades, you can neutralize the yellow and orange.