# What color is my hair **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 16, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667 "2014-08-16T04:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dothejohnwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dothejohnwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dothejohnwood)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/1 "2014-08-16T04:19:12Z")
I personally think, it’s Brown, but my colleagues insist it is Blond, which color is it? > **[Gyazo](https://gyazo.com/23b0ec479d18360621036683cf3f086f)** > > Gyazo is the easiest way to record screenshots & videos you can share instantly. Save time with async visual communication that's effortless and engaging. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/2 "2014-08-16T04:22:45Z")
Since the OP is seeking opinions, let’s move this to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/3 "2014-08-16T04:25:09Z")
Which one? ---
**Author:** ![dothejohnwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dothejohnwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dothejohnwood)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/4 "2014-08-16T04:28:47Z")
There’s only one person? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/5 "2014-08-16T05:07:11Z")
I’d say light brown, but it can be hard to tell for sure from a single photo. Lighting effects can make blond hair appear darker, or hair of a medium shade can look lighter. ---
**Author:** ![AnaMen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/6 "2014-08-16T05:12:12Z")
It’s brown. A lot of people lie to themselves about their own hair color and then try to apply it to others for consistency’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/7 "2014-08-16T06:52:21Z")
Light brown. I wouldn’t call you blonde unless your eyebrows were equally light. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/8 "2014-08-16T06:59:19Z")
I read this thread to see who replied. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/9 "2014-08-16T12:21:58Z")
Looks blonde to me. At least, it’s blonder than I am, and I usually get called blonde. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/10 "2014-08-16T13:19:11Z")
I’ve done this once just for kicks while shopping. What you do is go with someone to a store that has a large hair dye section and find the one that matches your natural color best. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/11 "2014-08-16T15:16:51Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > Looks blonde to me. At least, it’s blonder than I am, and I usually get called blonde. Could be that you have longer hair that gets exposed more to the sun, thus lightening it like his is at the ends? That used to happen to me a lot when I was younger. Lighter hair when I grew it longer. It was the 60s. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/12 "2014-08-16T15:35:08Z")
Mine looks very similar and my hair stylist says mine is dark blonde. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/13 "2014-08-16T15:53:08Z")
When I was in grade school, there was a girl with blond hair. One brother had red hair and the other had brown. Their mother’s hair was black, and their father was graying. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/14 "2014-08-16T15:55:48Z")
‘Audubon’. ‘Audubon some other colour!’ (An old joke my dad used to say.) ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/15 "2014-08-16T16:08:49Z")
My hair is that color. On my driver’s license it says brn. My sisters used to call it ‘dishwater blond’. I had mean sisters. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/16 "2014-08-16T16:16:23Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > My hair is that color. On my driver’s license it says brn. > > My sisters used to call it ‘dishwater blond’. I had mean sisters. What color was \* their [/] hair? ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/17 "2014-08-16T16:24:32Z")
…are you old enough to be here? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/18 "2014-08-16T16:40:17Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > I read this thread to see who replied. Yes. And who replied? To the OP - you’re a _young_ dude. Worry about that stuff much later. Gotta go with brown, though. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/19 "2014-08-16T16:55:56Z")
The definition of blond isn’t set in stone. Blond Jesus, for example, almost always was your hair color or darker. It’s all relative. When I got light brown highlights, people thought started calling me blond. When I looked at my hair, it was still light brown, but the contrast made it blonde. If you were around a lot of dark haired people, I might consider you (dark) blond. Around a lot of light haired people, I’d probably call it (light) brown. I wouldn’t call it dirty dishwater, as I reserve that for people with natural darker highlights in lighter hair. (And, yes, I call them highlights even when darker.) ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-hair/695667/20 "2014-08-16T17:01:52Z")
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