Convert Redken Color Gels Lacquers to Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect ME+
Find the equivalent for each Redken Color Gels Lacquers shade in Wella Professionals Koleston Perfect ME+. 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 | Koleston Perfect ME+ | Name | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | ||||
| 1NN | Midnight | 2/0 | Black | Approximate |
| Level 2 | ||||
| 2ABn | Cool Ebony | 2/8 | Blue Black | Exact |
| Level 3 | ||||
| 3NW | Cocoa Bean | 3/0 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3NN | Espresso | 3/0 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3RO | Mahogany | 33/66 | Intensive Dark Brown Intense Violet | Approximate |
| Level 4 | ||||
| 4NN | Double Espresso | 4/0 | Medium Brown | Exact |
| 4NA | Forest | 4/82 | Medium Brown Pearl Matte | Close |
| 4ABn | Dark Roast | 4/82 | Medium Brown Pearl Matte | Close |
| 4WG | Sun Tea | 4/3 | Medium Golden Brown | Approximate |
| 4CB | Clove | 4/3 | Medium Golden Brown | Approximate |
| 4RV | Cabernet | 4/0 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| Level 5 | ||||
| 5NN | Cafe Mocha | 5/0 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NW | Walnut | 5/0 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NA | Smoke | 5/1 | Light Ash Brown | Exact |
| 5GB | Twilight | 5/3 | Light Golden Brown | Exact |
| 5NG | Caramel | 5/3 | Light Golden Brown | Exact |
| 5RO | Manzanita | 5/41 | Light Brown Red Ash | Close |
| 5RV | Sangria | 5/41 | Light Brown Red Ash | Close |
| 5RR | Paprika | 5/41 | Light Brown Red Ash | Close |
| Level 6 | ||||
| 6NN | Chocolate Mousse | 6/0 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NW | Moroccan Sand | 6/0 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NA | Granite | 6/1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6ABn | Brown Smoke | 6/1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6GB | Ivy | 6/3 | Dark Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 6NG | St. Tropez | 6/3 | Dark Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 6WG | Mango | 6/43 | Dark Blonde Red Golden | Approximate |
| 6CB | Amber Glaze | 6/43 | Dark Blonde Red Golden | Approximate |
| 6RR | Blaze | 6/41 | Dark Blonde Red Ash | Close |
| 6RO | Bonfire | 6/41 | Dark Blonde Red Ash | Close |
| Level 7 | ||||
| 7NN | Cocoa Powder | 7/0 | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NW | Mirage | 7/0 | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NA | Pewter | 7/1 | Medium Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 7GB | Butterscotch | 7/3 | Medium Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7NG | Saffron | 7/3 | Medium Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7RR | Flame | 7/43 | Medium Blonde Red Golden | Close |
| Level 8 | ||||
| 8NN | Creme Brulee | 8/0 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8N | Cafe au Lait | 8/0 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8NA | Volcanic | 8/1 | Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 8NG | Safari | 8/3 | Light Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 8WG | Golden Apricot | 8/34 | Light Blonde Golden Red | Approximate |
| Level 9 | ||||
| 9N | Mist | 9/0 | Very Light Blonde | Exact |
| 9NA | Sky | 9/1 | Very Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 9GB | Butter Cream | 9/3 | Very Light Golden Blonde | Exact |
| Level 10 | ||||
| 10N | Snow Queen | 10/0 | 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, 28 exact, 8 close and 8 approximate in this chart with Koleston Perfect ME+. For example, Color Gels Lacquers's 6NN maps to Koleston Perfect ME+'s 6/0. Golden reflects cross over best; red 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); Koleston Perfect ME+ uses a slash (7/1 = medium ash blonde). The level (1-10) stays the same; what changes when converting is how the reflect is written.
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