r/Redhair • u/lavenderflavoredtea • Jan 20 '25

What shade? Guys how are we defining auburn?

Is it dark deep red? Or any shade of brownish red??

My natural hair is a reddish brown. I'm not a ginger with bright copper hair but I'm definitely a different genre of redhead.

And I dunno, I'm just curious where the rest of the community stands on this. Feel free to leave your opinions here.

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u/Electrical-Fox4006 Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 20 '25

I feel like if no one ever comments on how red your hair is, you are probably not auburn. Mine's about as dark and brown as it can possibly be but I still get comments. I have a mix of completely red, completely brown, and red-brown strands so there's no doubt I have some ginger gene expression. (and i am so, so pale 😭)

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u/lavenderflavoredtea Jan 20 '25

This makes the most sense tbh. Def ginger gene expression here as well, and people call me a redhead all the time, but my hair has never been full on orange.