Convert Redken Color Gels Lacquers to Wella Professionals Illumina Color
Find the equivalent for each Redken Color Gels Lacquers 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.
| Color Gels Lacquers | Name | Illumina Color | Name | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 | ||||
| 3NW | Cocoa Bean | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 3NN | Espresso | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| Level 4 | ||||
| 4NN | Double Espresso | 4/ | Medium Brown | Exact |
| 4NA | Forest | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4ABn | Dark Roast | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4WG | Sun Tea | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4CB | Clove | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4RV | Cabernet | 4/ | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| Level 5 | ||||
| 5NN | Cafe Mocha | 5/ | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NW | Walnut | 5/ | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NA | Smoke | 5/02 | Light Brown Natural Matte | Exact |
| 5GB | Twilight | 5/35 | Light Brown Gold Mahogany | Exact |
| 5NG | Caramel | 5/35 | Light Brown Gold Mahogany | Exact |
| 5RO | Manzanita | 5/43 | Light Brown Red Gold | Exact |
| 5RV | Sangria | 5/43 | Light Brown Red Gold | Exact |
| 5RR | Paprika | 5/43 | Light Brown Red Gold | Exact |
| Level 6 | ||||
| 6NN | Chocolate Mousse | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NW | Moroccan Sand | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NA | Granite | 6/16 | Dark Ash Violet Blonde | Exact |
| 6ABn | Brown Smoke | 6/16 | Dark Ash Violet Blonde | Exact |
| 6GB | Ivy | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| 6NG | St. Tropez | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| 6WG | Mango | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| 6CB | Amber Glaze | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| 6RR | Blaze | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| 6RO | Bonfire | 6/ | Dark Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 7 | ||||
| 7NN | Cocoa Powder | 7/ | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NW | Mirage | 7/ | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NA | Pewter | 7/81 | Medium Blonde Pearl Ash | Exact |
| 7GB | Butterscotch | 7/31 | Medium Gold Matte Blonde | Exact |
| 7NG | Saffron | 7/31 | Medium Gold Matte Blonde | Exact |
| 7RR | Flame | 7/43 | Medium Red Gold 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 | 8/36 | Light Gold Violet Blonde | Exact |
| 8WG | Golden Apricot | 8/36 | Light Gold Violet Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 9 | ||||
| 9N | Mist | 9/ | Very Light Blonde | Exact |
| 9NA | Sky | 9/19 | Very Light Ash Cendre Blonde | Exact |
| 9GB | Butter Cream | 9/03 | Very Light Natural Gold Blonde | Exact |
| Level 10 | ||||
| 10N | Snow Queen | 10/ | Lightest Blonde | Exact |
No direct equivalent in Illumina Color (3)
These Color Gels Lacquers shades have no comparable level-and-reflect shade in Illumina Color. Switching ranges here means adjusting the formula, not swapping one code for another.
- 1NN Midnight
- 2ABn Cool Ebony
- 3RO Mahogany
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, 27 exact and 14 approximate in this chart with Illumina Color. For example, Color Gels Lacquers's 6NN maps to Illumina Color's 6/. Natural reflects cross over best; copper ones need more adjustment. 3 shades have no direct equivalent in Illumina Color — mostly mahogany reflects, which this range doesn't cover; those cases need a formula adjustment, not a code swap.
Color Gels Lacquers writes the reflect with a double-letter family after the level (5NW = natural warm, NN = natural natural, NA = natural ash); 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.
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