Brown hair, no matter the shade, is reminiscent of chocolate and something sweet. Red strands, on the other hand, give your hair some spice. It can be hard to make a decision when it comes to upgrading your style.
So, why choose one when you can have both? Check out these 25 chocolate auburn hair color ideas for inspiration!
1. Soft Blend Chocolate Auburn Hair
Red undertone and the rich brown shade make this hair color striking. This is the perfect choice for ladies with darker natural hair, as the roots are almost black.
2. Raspberry Chocolate Auburn Hair
Cool red and warm brown shades are mixed to achieve this specific color. Because of the blended tones, this color will look great on you no matter your skin tone!
3. Chocolate Auburn Hair With Cool Babylights
Delicate chocolate auburn babylights add extra shine and brighten the otherwise dark chocolate brown hair color. Great idea for a style to rock during summer!
4. Deep Cherry Auburn Hair
Y2K nostalgia and a number of ’90s trends coming back resulted in the popularity of deep cherry auburn hair. This shade is perfect for dark haired girls, as it won’t require bleach.
5. Dark Copper Hair
If you’re a blondie looking to change her style gradually, you can try dark copper hair (the photo above). This lighter shade with warm undertones is the perfect first step towards chocolate auburn hair color.
6. Dimensional Chocolate Auburn Hair
Bright copper highlights on the auburn base is what gives dimension to this style. It’s perfect for mid-length hair with layers.
7. Auburn Red Hair
If you want more spice than sweetness in your style, then tell your hairdresser there’s no need to go easy when adding red to the mix. This shade is rather bright, but still has the depth of chocolate brown.
8. Copper Auburn Hair With Money Pieces
Adding money pieces is a low maintenance way to upgrade your style no matter the hair color! But, if you still wish to join the redhead club, dye your hair a warm copper auburn color and add cool-toned platinum blonde money pieces!
9. Rich Chocolate Auburn Hair
For girls that want to stay on the sweet side, rich chocolate brown color is the perfect choice. It has a warm undertone, which means that it will have a spicy reddish gleam under bright lights.
10. Curly Light Auburn Hair
Auburn hair can be worn every way imaginable — check out the photo above and see the extraordinary way this light auburn shade looks on curly hair!
11. Chocolate Auburn Butterfly Cut
A beautiful mix of two colors, chocolate auburn hair looks amazing on layered hair. Try this shade with a butterfly cut, if you seek to completely change your style — it can only be for the better.
12. Dark Chocolate Auburn Hair
You can keep your hair dark if you choose a shade within the chocolate auburn color spectrum. This rich dark chocolate brown with a warm shine is beautiful, don’t you agree?
13. Glossy Copper Auburn Hair
Is there an accessory that can never shine too bright? Yes, your hair! This copper auburn shade with bronze gloss is not a diamond — but it will catch everybody’s attention.
14. Chocolate Auburn Hair With Warm Babylights
Babylights are great for adding subtle shine and dimension to your hair. Bright red babylights will make your auburn hair extra bright and will warm up cold days.
15. Dark Chocolate Hair With Auburn Highlights
Brown hair with highlights is trending now; choose this dark chocolate shade with chunky auburn highlights for spicy ends!
16. Vibrant Auburn Hair
Dark copper — or vibrant auburn — is a high maintenance shade, but this cheeky hair color will brighten up your style. Don’t forget to take care of it and it’ll be worth the hard work.
17. Chocolate Auburn Lob
All the lob-lovers, can I have five minutes of your time? Perfect — I want to try and interest you in chocolate auburn hair color for your next hairdresser’s appointment. Just look at the texture and shine; how could you say no?
18. Chocolate Auburn Hair With Long Layers
Chocolate auburn hair color paired with layers on super long hair will accentuate its length. If you choose to add babylights, you’ll subtly add extra dimension and make you hair look brighter.
19. Straight Chocolate Auburn Hair
If you get soft blended highlights in your chocolate auburn hair, it doesn’t mean that you have to rock waves forever. Straighten your hair and look how perfectly this color fits sleek strands.
20. Red Hot Chili Chocolate Balayage
The popularity of the balayage technique is not fading (pun intended). This low-maintenance style that grows out beautifully should be your choice if you’re not looking for a long-term change. Even a red hot shade can be done in a way that it blends well with a dark chocolate hue.
21. Chocolate Auburn Hair With Highlights
If you’d rather stick to more natural auburn shades instead, then choose caramel highlights for your chocolate brown hair. This combination will give your hair a beautiful warm shine!
22. True Auburn Hair
True auburn is a favorite because it’s the middle tone between a deep reddish-brown and copper hair color. It has a cool undertone, which is great for girls with a cool skin tone!
23. Ashy Chocolate Auburn Hair
Dark chocolate base that subtly fades into a cool-toned balayage with brightest tones at mid-length results in this unique ashy chocolate auburn hair color.
24. Cherry Coke Balayage
Thanks to TikTok, cherry coke red hair became one of the hottest trends. If you want to stand out of the crowd but still try this trend, get cherry coke balayage on chocolate brown base!
25. Milk Chocolate Auburn Hair
Medium brown milk chocolate shade is among the most popular hair colors of all time. It gets a new groove with highlights that give it a subtle copper shine. A great intro into the world of chocolate auburn hair color.