Convert Redken Color Gels Lacquers to Küül Color System
Find the equivalent for each Redken Color Gels Lacquers shade in Küül Color System. 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.
| Color Gels Lacquers | Name | Color System | Name | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | ||||
| 1NN | Midnight | 1 | Black | Exact |
| Level 2 | ||||
| 2ABn | Cool Ebony | 2 | Extra Dark Brown | Approximate |
| Level 3 | ||||
| 3NW | Cocoa Bean | 3 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3NN | Espresso | 3 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3RO | Mahogany | 3 | Dark Brown | Approximate |
| Level 4 | ||||
| 4NN | Double Espresso | 4 | Brown | Exact |
| 4NA | Forest | 4 | Brown | Approximate |
| 4ABn | Dark Roast | 4 | Brown | Approximate |
| 4WG | Sun Tea | 4 | Brown | Approximate |
| 4CB | Clove | 4 | Brown | Approximate |
| 4RV | Cabernet | 4.65 | Burgundy | Approximate |
| Level 5 | ||||
| 5NN | Cafe Mocha | 5 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NW | Walnut | 5 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NA | Smoke | 5.1 | Light Ash Brown | Exact |
| 5GB | Twilight | 5 | Light Brown | Approximate |
| 5NG | Caramel | 5 | Light Brown | Approximate |
| 5RO | Manzanita | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Approximate |
| 5RV | Sangria | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Approximate |
| 5RR | Paprika | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Approximate |
| Level 6 | ||||
| 6NN | Chocolate Mousse | 6 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NW | Moroccan Sand | 6 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NA | Granite | 6.1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6ABn | Brown Smoke | 6.1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6GB | Ivy | 6.34 | Dark Golden Copper Blonde | Approximate |
| 6NG | St. Tropez | 6.34 | Dark Golden Copper Blonde | Approximate |
| 6WG | Mango | 6.34 | Dark Golden Copper Blonde | Exact |
| 6CB | Amber Glaze | 6.34 | Dark Golden Copper Blonde | Exact |
| 6RR | Blaze | 6.66 | Dark Intense Red Blonde | Exact |
| 6RO | Bonfire | 6.66 | Dark Intense Red Blonde | Exact |
| Level 7 | ||||
| 7NN | Cocoa Powder | 7 | Blonde | Exact |
| 7NW | Mirage | 7 | Blonde | Exact |
| 7NA | Pewter | 7.1 | Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 7GB | Butterscotch | 7.3 | Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7NG | Saffron | 7.3 | Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7RR | Flame | 7.64 | Red Copper Blonde | Exact |
| Level 8 | ||||
| 8NN | Creme Brulee | 8 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8N | Cafe au Lait | 8 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8NA | Volcanic | 8.1 | Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 8NG | Safari | 8.3 | Light Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 8WG | Golden Apricot | 8.3 | Light Golden Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 9 | ||||
| 9N | Mist | 9 | Very Light Blonde | Exact |
| 9NA | Sky | 9.1 | Very Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 9GB | Butter Cream | 9.33 | Very Light Intense Golden Blonde | Exact |
| Level 10 | ||||
| 10N | Snow Queen | 10 | Lightest 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 44 Color Gels Lacquers shades, 29 exact and 15 approximate in this chart with Color System. For example, Color Gels Lacquers's 6NN maps to Color System's 6. Natural reflects cross over best; copper ones need more adjustment.
Color Gels Lacquers writes the reflect with a double-letter family after the level (5NW = natural warm, NN = natural natural, NA = natural ash); Color System uses a dot (7.44 = intense copper blonde; .2 = pearl/iridescent, .7 = violet). The level (1-10) stays the same; what changes when converting is how the reflect is written.
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