Convert Matrix SoColor Pre-Bonded to Goldwell Topchic

Q: How many SoColor Pre-Bonded shades have an exact equivalent in Topchic?

Of the 101 SoColor Pre-Bonded shades, 46 have an exact equivalent in Topchic, 35 close and 20 approximate. The level (1-10) is universal; what varies is the reflect.

Find the equivalent for each Matrix SoColor Pre-Bonded shade in Goldwell Topchic. 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.

SoColor Pre-Bonded	Name	Topchic	Name	Match
Level 1
1N	Black Neutral	2N	Black	Approximate
Level 2
2N	Natural Black	2N	Black	Exact
Level 3
3N	Darkest Brown Neutral	3N	Dark Brown	Exact
3AA	Darkest Brown Ash Ash	3VV	Dark Violet MAX	Approximate
3BR	Darkest Brown Brown Red	3VV	Dark Violet MAX	Approximate
3RR	Darkest Brown Red Red	3N	Dark Brown	Approximate
3RV	Darkest Brown Red Violet	3N	Dark Brown	Approximate
3VR	Darkest Brown Violet Red	3VV	Dark Violet MAX	Close
503N	Darkest Brown Neutral (Extra Coverage)	3N	Dark Brown	Exact
Level 4
4N	Dark Brown Neutral	4N	Mid Brown	Exact
4A	Dark Brown Ash	4V	Cyclamen	Approximate
4AA	Dark Brown Ash Ash	4V	Cyclamen	Approximate
4VA	Dark Brown Violet Ash	4V	Cyclamen	Close
4M	Dark Brown Mocha	4N	Mid Brown	Approximate
4NJ	Dark Brown Neutral Jade	4N	Mid Brown	Close
4RB	Dark Brown Red Brown	4R@VR	Dark Mahogany Brilliant Elumenated Violet Red	Close
4RV+	Dark Brown Red Violet+	4R@VR	Dark Mahogany Brilliant Elumenated Violet Red	Exact
504N	Dark Brown Neutral (Extra Coverage)	4N	Mid Brown	Exact
504NA	Dark Brown Neutral Ash (Extra Coverage)	4NA	Mid Natural Ash Brown	Exact
504NJ	Dark Brown Neutral Jade (Extra Coverage)	4N	Mid Brown	Close
504AB	Dark Brown Ash Brown (Extra Coverage)	4V	Cyclamen	Approximate
504W	Dark Brown Warm (Extra Coverage)	4G	Chestnut	Close
Level 5
5N	Medium Brown Neutral	5N	Light Brown	Exact
5NA	Medium Brown Neutral Ash	5NA	Light Natural Ash Brown	Exact
5A	Medium Brown Ash	5A	Light Ash Brown	Exact
5M	Medium Brown Mocha	5N	Light Brown	Approximate
5BR	Medium Brown Brown Red	5R	Teak	Approximate
5BC	Medium Brown Brown Copper	5R	Teak	Approximate
5G	Medium Brown Gold	5BG	Light Brown Gold Brown	Exact
5W	Medium Brown Warm	5N@BP	Light Brown Elumenated Brown Pearl	Close
5CG	Medium Brown Copper Gold	5K	Mahogany Copper	Close
5VR	Medium Brown Violet Red	5VV	Very Violet MAX	Close
5RR+	Medium Brown Red Red+	5R	Teak	Close
5RC	Medium Brown Red Copper	5R	Teak	Close
505N	Medium Brown Neutral (Extra Coverage)	5N	Light Brown	Exact
505M	Medium Brown Mocha (Extra Coverage)	5N	Light Brown	Approximate
505RB	Medium Brown Red Brown (Extra Coverage)	5R	Teak	Close
505R	Medium Brown Red (Extra Coverage)	5R	Teak	Exact
Level 6
6N	Light Brown Neutral	6N	Dark Blonde	Exact
6NA	Light Brown Neutral Ash	6NA	Dark Natural Ash Blonde	Exact
6NJ	Light Brown Neutral Jade	6N	Dark Blonde	Close
6NV	Light Brown Neutral Violet	6NP	Dark Natural Pearl Blonde	Exact
6NW	Light Brown Neutral Warm	6N	Dark Blonde	Close
6A	Light Brown Ash	6A	Dark Ash Blonde	Exact
6AA	Light Brown Ash Ash	6A	Dark Ash Blonde	Close
6VA	Light Brown Violet Ash	6VV	Vivid Violet MAX	Close
6M	Light Brown Mocha	6N	Dark Blonde	Approximate
6BR	Light Brown Brown Red	6R	Mahogany Brilliant	Approximate
6RB	Light Brown Red Brown	6R	Mahogany Brilliant	Close
6W	Light Brown Warm	6G	Tobacco	Close
6RV+	Light Brown Red Violet+	6RV	Stunning Purple MAX	Exact
6RR+	Light Brown Red Red+	6R	Mahogany Brilliant	Close
6RC	Light Brown Red Copper	6R	Mahogany Brilliant	Close
506N	Light Brown Neutral (Extra Coverage)	6N	Dark Blonde	Exact
506NA	Light Brown Neutral Ash (Extra Coverage)	6NA	Dark Natural Ash Blonde	Exact
506NJ	Light Brown Neutral Jade (Extra Coverage)	6N	Dark Blonde	Close
506NV	Light Brown Neutral Violet (Extra Coverage)	6NP	Dark Natural Pearl Blonde	Exact
506AB	Light Brown Ash Brown (Extra Coverage)	6A	Dark Ash Blonde	Close
506W	Light Brown Warm (Extra Coverage)	6G	Tobacco	Close
Level 7
7N	Dark Blonde Neutral	7N	Mid Blonde	Exact
7NA	Dark Blonde Neutral Ash	7NA	Mid Natural Ash Blonde	Exact
7A	Dark Blonde Ash	7A	Mid Ash Blonde	Exact
7P	Dark Blonde Pearl	7A	Mid Ash Blonde	Exact
7M	Dark Blonde Mocha	7N	Mid Blonde	Approximate
7BC	Dark Blonde Brown Copper	7RR@RR	Luscious Red Elumenated Intense Red	Approximate
7RB	Dark Blonde Red Brown	7RR@RR	Luscious Red Elumenated Intense Red	Close
7G	Dark Blonde Gold	7G	Hazel	Exact
7W	Dark Blonde Warm	7N@BK	Mid Blonde Elumenated Beige Copper	Exact
7CG	Dark Blonde Copper Gold	7OO@GK	Sensational Orange Elumenated Gold Copper	Exact
7CC	Dark Blonde Copper Copper	7OO@GK	Sensational Orange Elumenated Gold Copper	Close
507N	Dark Blonde Neutral (Extra Coverage)	7N	Mid Blonde	Exact
507NW	Dark Blonde Neutral Warm (Extra Coverage)	7N	Mid Blonde	Close
507M	Dark Blonde Mocha (Extra Coverage)	7N	Mid Blonde	Approximate
507RB	Dark Blonde Red Brown (Extra Coverage)	7RR@RR	Luscious Red Elumenated Intense Red	Close
507R	Dark Blonde Red (Extra Coverage)	7RR@RR	Luscious Red Elumenated Intense Red	Exact
Level 8
8N	Medium Blonde Neutral	8N	Light Blonde	Exact
8NA	Medium Blonde Neutral Ash	8NA	Light Natural Ash Blonde	Exact
8A	Medium Blonde Ash	8A	Light Ash Blonde	Exact
8AA	Medium Blonde Ash Ash	8CA@PB	Cool Bronze Elumenated Pearl Beige	Close
8AV	Medium Blonde Ash Violet	8CA@PB	Cool Bronze Elumenated Pearl Beige	Exact
8M	Medium Blonde Mocha	8N	Light Blonde	Approximate
8W	Medium Blonde Warm	8N@GB	Light Blonde Elumenated Gold Beige	Close
8CC	Medium Blonde Copper Copper	8N@KK	Light Blonde Elumenated Intense Copper	Close
508N	Medium Blonde Neutral (Extra Coverage)	8N	Light Blonde	Exact
508NA	Medium Blonde Neutral Ash (Extra Coverage)	8NA	Light Natural Ash Blonde	Exact
508AB	Medium Blonde Ash Brown (Extra Coverage)	8CA@PB	Cool Bronze Elumenated Pearl Beige	Close
508W	Medium Blonde Warm (Extra Coverage)	8N@GB	Light Blonde Elumenated Gold Beige	Close
Level 9
9N	Light Blonde Neutral	9N	Very Light Blonde	Exact
9A	Light Blonde Ash	9A	Very Light Ash Blonde	Exact
9P	Light Blonde Pearl	9A	Very Light Ash Blonde	Exact
9G	Light Blonde Gold	9G	Very Light Gold Blonde	Exact
9CG	Light Blonde Copper Gold	9N@BP	Very Light Blonde Elumenated Beige Pearl	Approximate
509N	Light Blonde Neutral (Extra Coverage)	9N	Very Light Blonde	Exact
509AB	Light Blonde Ash Brown (Extra Coverage)	9A	Very Light Ash Blonde	Close
Level 10
10N	Extra Light Blonde Neutral	10N	Extra Light Blonde	Exact
10AV	Extra Light Blonde Ash Violet	10A	Pastel Ash Blonde	Close
510N	Extra Light Blonde Neutral (Extra Coverage)	10N	Extra Light Blonde	Exact
510NA	Extra Light Blonde Neutral Ash (Extra Coverage)	10N	Extra Light Blonde	Close
Level 11
11N	Extra Light Blonde+ Neutral	11N	Special Natural Blonde	Exact
11A	Extra Light Blonde+ Ash	11A	Special Ash Blonde	Exact
11P	Extra Light Blonde+ Pearl	11A	Special Ash Blonde	Exact

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 101 SoColor Pre-Bonded shades, 46 exact, 35 close and 20 approximate in this chart with Topchic. For example, SoColor Pre-Bonded's 6N maps to Topchic's 6N. Natural reflects cross over best; other reflects ones need more adjustment.

SoColor Pre-Bonded writes the reflect with a letter after the level, US scale one level higher than European (7N = dark blonde neutral, A = ash); Topchic uses a letter after the level (7N = medium natural blonde). Both brands write the reflect in a similar way, so reading the code across is straightforward.

View reverse: Goldwell Topchic to Matrix SoColor Pre-Bonded

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Questions about SoColor Pre-Bonded and Topchic

Common questions when converting between these brands

How many SoColor Pre-Bonded shades have an exact equivalent in Topchic?

Of the 101 SoColor Pre-Bonded shades, 46 have an exact equivalent in Topchic, 35 close and 20 approximate. The level (1-10) is universal; what varies is the reflect.

Are brand equivalences exact?

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.

Is the converter also in the app?

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.

Can I mix hair color from different brands?

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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