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Permanent · 107 shades

Igora Royal Color Chart: all 107 permanent shades

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Igora Royal is Schwarzkopf Professional's permanent line: it lifts, deposits pigment, and covers gray. Here are its 107 shades organized by level, with an approximate swatch and reflect for each one.

The standard mix is 1:1 with Igora Royal developer (the 12- highlift series mixes at 1:2, while the 10- series goes back to 1:1). Development time on Schwarzkopf's US wall chart: 30-45 minutes.

Need to tone or refresh without lifting? That is not Royal's job: use its demi-permanent sister Igora Vibrance. To see the full Schwarzkopf range, go back to the Igora chart.

Igora Royal: manufacturer's chart (EU, 2026-07-17)

Level 1 — Black

2 shades
1-0 Black Igora Royal
1-1 Black Cendré Igora Royal

Level 3 — Dark brown

4 shades
3-0 Dark Brown Igora Royal
3-22 Dark Brown Ash Extra Igora Royal
3-65 Dark Brown Chocolate Gold Igora Royal
3-68 Dark Brown Chocolate Red Igora Royal

Level 4 — Medium brown

8 shades
4-0 Medium Brown Igora Royal
4-99 Medium Brown Violet Extra Igora Royal
4-46 Medium Brown Beige Chocolate Igora Royal
4-6 Medium Brown Chocolate Igora Royal
4-63 Medium Brown Chocolate Matt Igora Royal
4-68 Medium Brown Chocolate Red Igora Royal
4-88 Medium Brown Red Extra Igora Royal
4-33 Medium Brown Matt Extra Igora Royal

Level 5 — Light brown

14 shades
5-0 Light Brown Igora Royal
5-00 Light Brown Natural Extra Igora Royal
5-1 Light Brown Cendré Igora Royal
5-13 Light Brown Cendré Matt Igora Royal
5-16 Light Brown Cendré Chocolate Igora Royal
5-21 Light Brown Ash Cendré Igora Royal
5-99 Light Brown Violet Extra Igora Royal
5-5 Light Golden Brown Igora Royal
5-4 Light Brown Beige Igora Royal
5-57 Light Brown Gold Copper Igora Royal
5-7 Light Copper Brown Igora Royal
5-6 Light Chocolate Brown Igora Royal
5-65 Light Brown Chocolate Gold Igora Royal
5-88 Light Red Extra Brown Igora Royal

Level 6 — Dark blonde

19 shades
6-0 Dark Blonde Igora Royal
6-00 Dark Blonde Natural Extra Igora Royal
6-1 Dark Blonde Cendré Igora Royal
6-12 Dark Blonde Cendré Ash Igora Royal
6-16 Dark Blonde Cendré Chocolate Igora Royal
6-23 Dark Blonde Ash Matt Igora Royal
6-29 Dark Blonde Ash Violet Igora Royal
6-99 Dark Blonde Violet Extra Igora Royal
6-5 Dark Golden Blonde Igora Royal
6-4 Dark Blonde Beige Igora Royal
6-46 Dark Blonde Beige Chocolate Igora Royal
6-7 Dark Copper Blonde Igora Royal
6-77 Dark Blonde Copper Extra Igora Royal
6-6 Dark Chocolate Blonde Igora Royal
6-63 Dark Blonde Chocolate Matt Igora Royal
6-65 Dark Blonde Chocolate Gold Igora Royal
6-68 Dark Blonde Chocolate Red Igora Royal
6-88 Dark Red Extra Blonde Igora Royal
6-31 Dark Blonde Matt Cendré Igora Royal

Level 7 — Medium blonde

17 shades
7-0 Medium Blonde Igora Royal
7-00 Medium Blonde Natural Extra Igora Royal
7-1 Medium Blonde Cendré Igora Royal
7-12 Medium Blonde Cendré Ash Igora Royal
7-13 Medium Blonde Cendré Matt Igora Royal
7-21 Medium Blonde Ash Cendré Igora Royal
7-24 Medium Blonde Ash Beige Igora Royal
7-5 Medium Golden Blonde Igora Royal
7-4 Medium Blonde Beige Igora Royal
7-42 Medium Blonde Beige Ash Igora Royal
7-48 Medium Blonde Beige Red Igora Royal
7-55 Medium Blonde Gold Extra Igora Royal
7-57 Medium Blonde Gold Copper Igora Royal
7-7 Medium Copper Blonde Igora Royal
7-76 Medium Blonde Copper Chocolate Igora Royal
7-77 Medium Blonde Copper Extra Igora Royal
7-65 Medium Blonde Chocolate Gold Igora Royal

Level 8 — Light blonde

11 shades
8-0 Light Blonde Igora Royal
8-00 Light Blonde Natural Extra Igora Royal
8-1 Light Blonde Cendré Igora Royal
8-11 Light Blonde Cendré Extra Igora Royal
8-19 Light Blonde Cendré Violet Igora Royal
8-21 Light Blonde Ash Cendré Igora Royal
8-5 Light Golden Blonde Igora Royal
8-4 Light Blonde Beige Igora Royal
8-46 Light Blonde Beige Chocolate Igora Royal
8-77 Light Blonde Copper Extra Igora Royal
8-65 Light Blonde Chocolate Gold Igora Royal

Level 9 — Very light blonde

20 shades
9-0 Extra Light Blonde Igora Royal
9-00 Extra Light Blonde Natural Extra Igora Royal
9-1 Extra Light Blonde Cendré Igora Royal
9-11 Extra Light Blonde Cendré Extra Igora Royal
9-19 Extra Light Blonde Cendré Violet Igora Royal
9-24 Extra Light Blonde Ash Beige Igora Royal
9,5-1 Pastel Cendré (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal
9,5-22 Pastel Blue (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal
9,5-29 Pastel Lavender (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal
9-98 Extra Light Blonde Violet Red Igora Royal
9-5 Extra Light Blonde Gold Igora Royal
9-4 Extra Light Blonde Beige Igora Royal
9-42 Extra Light Blonde Beige Ash Igora Royal
9-48 Extra Light Blonde Beige Red Igora Royal
9-55 Extra Light Blonde Gold Extra Igora Royal
9,5-4 Pastel Beige (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal
9,5-49 Pastel Nude (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal
9-7 Extra Light Blonde Copper Igora Royal
9-67 Extra Light Blonde Chocolate Copper Igora Royal
9,5-31 Pastel Mint Beige (toner: 3% / 10 vol only, 1:1) Igora Royal

Level 10 — Extra light blonde

4 shades
10-0 Lightest Blonde Igora Royal
10-1 Highlifts Ultra Blonde Cendré (high-lift) Igora Royal
10-21 Highlifts Ultra Blonde Ash Cendré (high-lift) Igora Royal
10-4 Highlifts Ultra Blonde Beige (high-lift) Igora Royal

Level 12 — Level 12

8 shades
12-0 Highlifts Special Blonde Natural (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-1 Highlifts Special Blonde Cendré (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-19 Highlifts Special Blonde Cendré Violet (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-2 Highlifts Special Blonde Ash (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-21 Highlifts Special Blonde Ash Cendré (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-22 Highlifts Special Blonde Ash Extra (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-91 Highlifts Special Blonde Violet Cendré (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal
12-49 Highlifts Special Blonde Beige Violet (high-lift, 1:2 mix) Igora Royal

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Professional guide

How to read an Igora Royal shade

Igora Royal uses the level-reflect dash format: 7-1 = level 7 (medium blonde), cendré reflect.

  • Level (1-10, plus 12 in highlifts): color depth.
  • Reflect: -0 natural, -1 cendré, -2 ash, -3 matte, -4 beige, -5 gold, -6 chocolate, -7 copper, -8 red, -9 violet.
  • Two digits after the dash (like -76): the first is the primary tone direction (the dominant shade) and the second the secondary, per Schwarzkopf's US wall chart. With the same digit twice (-88, -11), both directions are the same reflect: judge its strength from the swatch.

Watch out for the Schwarzkopf traps: Igora's -5 is gold (in Wella, /5 is mahogany) and -7 is copper (in Wella, /7 is brown). There is no shared key across brands, so double-check the reflect before formulating.

Igora Royal developer, per Schwarzkopf's US wall chart: 3% (10 vol) for coloring darker and covering 100% white hair; 6% (20 vol) for tone-on-tone, coverage on white hair and lifting 1-2 levels; 9% (30 vol) for lifting 2-3 levels; 12% (40 vol) for lifting 3-4 levels with the Ultra Blonde series (10-) and 4-5 levels with the Special Blonde series (12-), the latter on natural base 6 and lighter.

Igora Royal equivalents in other brands

One shade per level of Igora Royal with its closest equivalent in other professional brands of the same type. These are orientative matches calculated by level and reflect: every brand uses its own pigments and bases, so always strand-test when switching.

Igora Royal Koleston Perfect ME+MajirelSoColor Pre-Bonded
1-0 Black 2/0 ≈ 1 = 1N =
3-0 Dark Brown 3/0 = 3 = 3N =
4-0 Medium Brown 4/0 = 4 = 4N =
5-0 Light Brown 5/0 = 5 = 5N =
6-0 Dark Blonde 6/0 = 6 = 6N =
7-0 Medium Blonde 7/0 = 7 = 7N =
8-0 Light Blonde 8/0 = 8 = 8N =
9-0 Extra Light Blonde 9/0 = 9 = 9N =
10-0 Lightest Blonde 10/0 = 10 = 10N =

= direct match · ≈ approximate match

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Igora Royal Color Chart

Everything you need to know

1:1: color and Igora Royal developer in equal parts. The exception is the highlift series: 12- mixes 1:2 (one part color, two parts developer), while 10- goes back to 1:1. That is how Schwarzkopf's US wall chart lists it.

Yes, with its full-coverage shades (-00, -0, -1, -4 and -63, as listed on Schwarzkopf's US wall chart). When partial-coverage shades are used on more than 50% gray, the same chart adds 1 part of a Natural (-0) or Beige (-4) shade for every 2 parts of shade, and equal parts shade and natural on thick, resistant hair. The Absolutes range covers up to 100% without adding a natural.

Use Royal when you need lift, gray coverage, or a result that lasts until the hair grows out. Use Vibrance (ammonia-free demi-permanent) to tone blondes, refresh mid-lengths and ends, or add shine without lifting: it fades gradually. See the Igora Vibrance chart.

30-45 minutes: that is the development time Schwarzkopf's US wall chart gives for IGORA ROYAL, both for the 1:1 mix and for the 1:2 high-lift mix.

Yes. Use the hair color converter to find the equivalent in Wella Koleston, Majirel, Matrix, and more. For complete formulas with your salon's brands, access Blendsor.

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