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Convert L'Oréal Professionnel INOA to Wella Professionals Illumina Color

Find the equivalent for each L'Oréal Professionnel INOA shade in Wella Professionals Illumina Color. Complete chart with levels, reflects, and match confidence.

Remember that equivalences are approximate. Each brand has proprietary pigments and bases that produce slightly different results. We always recommend doing a strand test when switching brands.

INOA Name Illumina Color Name Match
Level 3
3 Dark Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
Level 4
4 Medium Brown 4/ Medium Brown Exact
4.0 Deep Medium Brown 4/ Medium Brown Exact
4.15 Ash Mahogany Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.20 Intense Iridescent Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.3 Golden Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.35 Golden Mahogany Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.45 Copper Mahogany Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.60 Intense Red Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.62 Red Iridescent Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
4.8 Mocha Brown 4/ Medium Brown Approximate
Level 5
5 Light Brown 5/ Light Brown Exact
5.0 Deep Light Brown 5/ Light Brown Exact
5.3 Fundamental Light Natural Golden Brown (Fundamental) 5/ Light Brown Close
5.1 Light Ash Brown 5/02 Light Brown Natural Matte Exact
5.12 Light Ash Iridescent Brown 5/02 Light Brown Natural Matte Close
5.15 Light Ash Mahogany Brown 5/02 Light Brown Natural Matte Close
5.17 Light Cool Ash Brown 5/02 Light Brown Natural Matte Close
5.18 Light Ash Mocha Brown 5/02 Light Brown Natural Matte Close
5.3 Light Golden Brown 5/35 Light Brown Gold Mahogany Exact
5.32 Light Golden Iridescent Brown 5/35 Light Brown Gold Mahogany Close
5.35 Light Golden Mahogany Brown 5/35 Light Brown Gold Mahogany Close
5.4 Light Copper Brown 5/35 Light Brown Gold Mahogany Approximate
5.5 Light Mahogany Brown 5/43 Light Brown Red Gold Approximate
5.60 Light Intense Red Brown 5/43 Light Brown Red Gold Close
5.62 Light Red Iridescent Brown 5/43 Light Brown Red Gold Close
5.8 Light Mocha Brown 5/ Light Brown Approximate
Level 6
6 Dark Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Exact
6.0 Deep Dark Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Exact
6.3 Fundamental Dark Natural Golden Blonde (Fundamental) 6/ Dark Blonde Close
6.1 Dark Ash Blonde 6/16 Dark Ash Violet Blonde Exact
6.11 Dark Deep Ash Blonde 6/16 Dark Ash Violet Blonde Close
6.13 Dark Ash Golden Blonde 6/16 Dark Ash Violet Blonde Close
6.23 Dark Iridescent Golden Blonde 6/16 Dark Ash Violet Blonde Approximate
6.3 Dark Golden Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.32 Dark Golden Iridescent Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.34 Dark Golden Copper Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.35 Dark Golden Mahogany Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.40 Dark Intense Copper Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.45 Dark Copper Mahogany Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.46 Dark Copper Red Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.61 Dark Red Ash Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.66 Dark Intense Red Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
6.8 Dark Mocha Blonde 6/ Dark Blonde Approximate
Level 7
7 Medium Blonde 7/ Medium Blonde Exact
7.0 Deep Medium Blonde 7/ Medium Blonde Exact
7.3 Fundamental Medium Natural Golden Blonde (Fundamental) 7/ Medium Blonde Close
7.1 Medium Ash Blonde 7/81 Medium Blonde Pearl Ash Exact
7.11 Medium Deep Ash Blonde 7/81 Medium Blonde Pearl Ash Close
7.13 Medium Ash Golden Blonde 7/81 Medium Blonde Pearl Ash Close
7.18 Medium Ash Mocha Blonde 7/81 Medium Blonde Pearl Ash Close
7.23 Medium Iridescent Golden Blonde 7/81 Medium Blonde Pearl Ash Approximate
7.3 Medium Golden Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Exact
7.31 Medium Golden Ash Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Close
7.34 Medium Golden Copper Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Close
7.35 Medium Golden Mahogany Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Close
7.4 Medium Copper Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Approximate
7.41 Medium Copper Ash Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Approximate
7.43 Medium Copper Gold Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Approximate
7.44 Medium Deep Copper Blonde 7/31 Medium Gold Matte Blonde Approximate
7.8 Medium Mocha Blonde 7/ Medium Blonde Approximate
7.83 Medium Mocha Golden Blonde 7/ Medium Blonde Approximate
Level 8
8 Light Blonde 8/ Light Blonde Exact
8.0 Deep Light Blonde 8/ Light Blonde Exact
8.3 Fundamental Light Natural Golden Blonde (Fundamental) 8/ Light Blonde Close
8.1 Light Ash Blonde 8/1 Light Ash Blonde Exact
8.11 Light Deep Ash Blonde 8/1 Light Ash Blonde Close
8.12 Light Ash Iridescent Blonde 8/1 Light Ash Blonde Close
8.13 Light Ash Golden Blonde 8/1 Light Ash Blonde Close
8.21 Light Iridescent Ash Blonde 8/69 Light Violet Cendre Blonde Close
8.23 Light Iridescent Golden Blonde 8/69 Light Violet Cendre Blonde Close
8.3 Light Golden Blonde 8/36 Light Gold Violet Blonde Exact
8.31 Light Golden Ash Blonde 8/36 Light Gold Violet Blonde Close
8.32 Light Golden Iridescent Blonde 8/36 Light Gold Violet Blonde Close
8.34 Light Golden Copper Blonde 8/36 Light Gold Violet Blonde Close
Level 9
9 Very Light Blonde 9/ Very Light Blonde Exact
9.0 Deep Very Light Blonde 9/ Very Light Blonde Exact
9.3 Fundamental Very Light Natural Golden Blonde (Fundamental) 9/ Very Light Blonde Close
9.1 Very Light Ash Blonde 9/19 Very Light Ash Cendre Blonde Exact
9.11 Very Light Deep Ash Blonde 9/19 Very Light Ash Cendre Blonde Close
9.12 Very Light Ash Iridescent Blonde 9/19 Very Light Ash Cendre Blonde Close
9.13 Very Light Ash Golden Blonde 9/19 Very Light Ash Cendre Blonde Close
9.2 Very Light Iridescent Blonde 9/60 Very Light Violet Natural Blonde Exact
9.3 Very Light Golden Blonde 9/03 Very Light Natural Gold Blonde Exact
9.31 Very Light Golden Ash Blonde 9/03 Very Light Natural Gold Blonde Close
9.83 Very Light Mocha Golden Blonde 9/ Very Light Blonde Approximate
Level 10
10 Lightest Blonde 10/ Lightest Blonde Exact
10.1 Lightest Ash Blonde 10/1 Lightest Ash Blonde Exact
10.11 Lightest Deep Ash Blonde 10/1 Lightest Ash Blonde Close
10.12 Lightest Ash Iridescent Blonde 10/1 Lightest Ash Blonde Close
10.21 Lightest Iridescent Ash Blonde 10/69 Lightest Violet Cendre Blonde Close
10.31 Lightest Golden Ash Blonde 10/ Lightest Blonde Approximate

No direct equivalent in Illumina Color (3)

These INOA shades have no comparable level-and-reflect shade in Illumina Color. Switching ranges here means adjusting the formula, not swapping one code for another.

  • 1 Black
  • 2 Darkest Brown
  • 2.10 Darkest Intense Ash Brown

How to read the match: Exact = same level and same reflect · Close = same level, same reflect family · Approximate = same level in natural, or adjacent level with the same reflect. Hover each badge for that row's reason.

Of the 95 INOA shades, 24 exact, 36 close and 32 approximate in this chart with Illumina Color. For example, INOA's 6 maps to Illumina Color's 6/. Natural reflects cross over best; other reflects ones need more adjustment. 3 shades have no direct equivalent in Illumina Color; those cases need a formula adjustment, not a code swap.

INOA writes the reflect with a dot (7.1 = ash blonde); Illumina Color uses a slash (7/81 = pearl blonde). The level (1-10) stays the same; what changes when converting is how the reflect is written.

View reverse: Wella Professionals Illumina Color to L'Oréal Professionnel INOA

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Questions about INOA and Illumina Color

Common questions when converting between these brands

Of the 95 INOA shades, 24 have an exact equivalent in Illumina Color, 36 close, 32 approximate and 3 with no direct equivalent. The level (1-10) is universal; what varies is the reflect.

No. Equivalences are approximate because each brand uses different pigments, bases, and concentrations. The level (1-10) is universal, but the reflect result may vary. We always recommend doing a strand test when switching brands.

Yes. Inside Blendsor you'll find it in Learn → Brand converter and in the chat attach button (+). There the equivalent comes with its confidence level and a warning if the product type changes, and you can send it to the advisor to fine-tune it for your client's base, grays and porosity. Download the app.

It's not recommended. Each brand formulates its products with specific chemistry (pH, alkalizing agent, pigment system). Mixing brands can create unpredictable reactions and unwanted results. Always use color and developer from the same brand.

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