Spin the wheel Hair color wheel
A shade to start your character with
Character designers often know the personality before the look. A random hair color takes one decision off the table and tends to suggest the rest: a character with silver gray hair at sixteen has a story, and copper red next to a dark coat already sets a palette.
The wheel mixes 15 natural shades, from jet black and chestnut to strawberry blonde and silver, with 15 fantasy colors such as lilac, teal, electric blue and rainbow ombre. If your world is realistic, remove the fantasy half in Entries. If your world has an anime or comic style, you can do the opposite and keep only the bright ones.
This page is about drawing and writing, not about dyeing real hair, so there is no advice on toners or bleach here. For a real change, a hairdresser can tell you what will work on your own hair.
What's on this wheel
- Jet black
- Soft black
- Dark brown
- Chestnut
- Chocolate brown
- Light brown
- Honey blonde
- Ash blonde
- Platinum blonde
- Strawberry blonde
- Copper red
- Auburn
- Ginger
- Silver gray
- Pure white
- Pastel pink
- Hot pink
- Lilac
- Deep purple
- Electric blue
- Navy blue
- Teal
- Mint green
- Forest green
- Sunny yellow
- Orange
- Cherry red
- Rainbow ombre
- Black with blue tips
- Two-tone half and half
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Building an OC with the wheel
- Press Spin for the hair color. Spin a second time if your character has dyed tips or streaks in another shade.
- Pair it with the eye color and outfit you already have, or spin the color wheel for the main color of the clothes.
- Draw a quick headshot in that shade before you change anything. A color that felt wrong in your head often works once it is on the page.
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Hair color wheel questions
Are all shades equally likely?
Yes, every slice is the same size and the spin uses your browser's secure random generator. If you want natural colors more often, type a weight after a line, such as Dark brown *3.
Can I use it for a whole cast of characters?
Switch on Remove each winner from the wheel right away under Settings, and each character then gets a different shade, so the group is easy to tell apart in a comic or a drawing challenge.
Is this a color wheel for dyeing hair?
No. A hairdresser's color wheel shows which tones cancel each other out. This one only picks a shade at random for art, writing and games of make-believe.
Can I add my own shades?
Of course. Add lines like "Rose gold" or "Blue black" in Entries. Your list stays in this browser, and Share gives you a link with the same wheel for a friend or an art server.
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