Synthetic Hair Color Prefix Guide (2024)

Example:Freed'm Silky Braid in B44

The "B" stands for "blend" or"blended." RastAfri adds it to some of their blended colors, but notall of them. Some brands don't use any letter to denote blends, so for example, "B44" and "44" usually mean the same thing.

Example: Pre-Stretched Freed'm Silky Braid in F.Tropical Berry

The "F" means "frosted." Colors with"F" at the beginning are a chunky mix of two or more colors. Somebrands use "FS" to mean the same thing.

Example: Freed'm Silky Braid in FS4/2730

The "FS" means "frosted." Colors with"FS" at the beginning are a chunky mix of two or more colors. Somebrands just use "F" to mean the same thing.

Example: Malibu Afro Kinky marley braid in HM30/144

The first color listed is usually the more prominent of the two, so for example in HM30/144, 30 Light Auburn is the main color, and it's got streaks of 144 Gold running throughout.

Example: Freed'm Silky Braid in M51

The "M" stands for "mix" or"mixed." RastAfri adds it to some of their blended colors, but notall of them. Many brands don't use any letter to denote blends, so for example, "M51" and "51" usually mean the same thing.

Example: Freed'm Silky Braid in T1B/27

The "T" stands for "tipped." Colors witha "T" at the beginning are a blend of two or more shades at the topwith a solid color down at the ends.

Example: Original Classy Sassy in BT1B/30

RastAfri sometimes adds a "B" to the beginning oftheir tipped colors to denote that the top portion is blended. It means thesame thing as a "T" on its own, so for example, "T1B/30" and"BT1B/30" are the same color.

Example: Highlight Braid in GT1B/Blue

RastAfri puts a "G" at the beginning of theirtipped colors that are multicolored rather than blended.

For example, HighlightBraid in GT1B/Blue is solid 1B Off Black at the top and transitions down intosolid Navy Blue at the ends, while Malibu Afro Kinky marley braid in T1B/Blueis a blend of 1B Off Black and Navy Blue at the top with solid Navy Blue downat the ends.

Example: Freed'm Silky Braid in GSF14

"GSF" colors are chunky mixes of 3 or more naturalcolors. They are the same as "F" or "FS" style colors, butRastAfri uses the "GSF" prefix for some of their Freed'm Silkycolors.

Example: Freed'm Silky Braid in GSRB1B

"GSRB" colors are a chunky mix of an orange/goldblend plus one other color.

For example, GSRB1B is a mix of the orange/goldblend and 1B Off Black. These colors are similar to "F,""FS," and "GSF," but they consistently have the orange/goldblend as one of the component colors.

Black N Gold makes similar colors, and uses "R6" to mean the same thing.

Example: Highlight Braid in 3T1B/Green

Example: Amazon 3X in 3T/Waterslide

For multicolored hair that has more than two colors in it,many brands put a number at the front. This can be used for hair that's actually multicolored as well as ombréblends. It's important to check photos and read product descriptions to know what 3T or 4T means for a specific color.

For example,Highlight Braid in 3T1B/Green (Limelight) is black at the top, dark green inthe middle, and bright green at the ends. Each strand of hair has all three colors in it.

In contrast, Amazon 3X in 3T/Waterslide is a blend ofElectric Blue, Light Pink, and Sky Blue at the top, just the Light Pink and Sky Blue blend in the middle, and solid Light Pink down at the ends. All three component colors are solid; none of the individual strands of hair are multicolored.

Example: Human hair in a piano mix of 1B and 350

This is commonly used for chunky blends where “F” or “FS”would also work, but it’s mostly used for human weaving hair. We don’t carryweaving hair anymore; the example photo is of a human hair piano mix of 1B OffBlack and 350 Rusty Red.