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23 Trendy Hair Colors You'll Be Seeing Everywhere in 2022

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Assistant Editor and Writer for Southern Living
By Kaitlyn Yarborough Updated October 14, 2021
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Ginger Brunette
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With the start of a new year comes an impulsive urge to shake things up. While some are enthusiastically starting new habits—for a few weeks, at least—we're making an appointment at the hair salon. As soon as possible.

It's finally time to follow that itch to change up your look, starting with a trendy new hair color. We're predicting that 2022 is going to be all about subtle but statement-making color that doesn't require constant upkeep. That means low-maintenance color in extra eye-catching shades. 

Between the creamy blondes and metallic brunettes, the zippy reds and toasty ash hues, these hair color trends are here to give inspo for your Pinterest boards and salon appointments all year long. You'll find more than one shade to rock for the winter, spring, summer, and fall. Kick off 2022 with one of these 23 hot-on-the-scene hair colors.

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Ginger Brunette

Ginger Brunette
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Ginger Spice called, and she wants her name back. This toasted ginger color pops on warm skin tones like nobody's business.

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Blended Bronde

Blended Bronde

Another easy-peasy pick: this color that gives cool-toned brunettes a chance to lighten up with blonde that will last months and months. Blending is the key. 

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Caramel Melt Balayage

Melted Caramel
Credit: @megan.e.grimm

Roots, who? You can caramelize up your entire brunette mane without risking any growing-out pains by asking for balayage that focuses on the ends and around the face. 

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Low-Maintenance Platinum

Low-Maintenance Platinum
Credit: @nicolawelshhair

Think of this as a new and improved version of platinum blonde that starts with darker blonde roots and melts into all the bright color you could want—without risking major damage with constant touch-ups. 

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Strawberry Brown Balayage

Strawberry Brown Balayage
Credit: @colour.jade

Say hello to the coolest brunette color to grace 2022's lineup. Zhuzh up your dark brown base color with deep strawberry red for a look that makes plain brown look like child's play.

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Statement Blonde Money Piece

Blonde Money Piece
Credit: @danielmbeauty

Literally anyone with any natural hair color can make the leap into blonde-dom by going super, super subtle and focusing just on the "money pieces," which are the flattering strands right around the face. Minimal babylighting can work the blonde of choice into the rest of your hair to match. 

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Sunlit Honey Blonde

Sunlit Honey Blonde
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Think beach blonde, but more subtle and grown-up. Warm blondes like honey and gold work in harmony to create a multi-dimensional look that makes you look lit from within. 

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Robust Ruby Red

Robust Red
Credit: @megan.e.grimm

We're adding this dreamy redhead inspo onto the Pinterest board, stat. Rich and vibrant, this color is all about honing in on the darkest of ruby reds. 

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Mushroom Brunette

Mushroom Brunette
Credit: @hair_bynikki85

When everyone else is going warm with caramel and gold, go cool with a case of the mushroom brown. It might be the trendiest look in the bunch. 

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Soft Cool Black

New Soft Black
Credit: @natalieannehair

Black hair color is often misunderstood to be harsh—when in fact, it can be striking in the most stunning way if you make sure to flatter your skin tone. This soft cool-toned black really pops on warm skin tones. 

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Peach Blonde

Peach Blonde
Credit: @colour.jade

Say hello to the new strawberry blonde. More on the orange-toned side, it settles into the prettiest peach blonde shade and can be worked into natural blondes and redheads alike. 

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Auburn Tinges

Auburn Tinges
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Natural brunettes can get just a touch of extra zing with minimal balayage babylighting in a warm shade like reddish auburn. 

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Burnt Caramel

Burnt Caramel Brunette
Credit: @mizzchoi

Caramel hair color is a classic brunette accessory for all seasons, and this more subdued version is a total knockout. It's low maintenance and decidedly moodier.

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Pearly Blonde Dimension

Pearly Blonde Dimension
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Combine the pearly, silvery blonde shades of trends past with more wearable shades like golden blonde to create a hair color that requires much less upkeep.

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Brightened-Up Red

Apricot Red
Credit: @bobbymackhair

Mark our words: Nothing brings out those baby blues like a bright apricot red. Incorporate shades of copper, apricot, and strawberry blonde to get the most dimension.

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Blushed Chocolate Brown

Blushed Chocolate Brown
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If you blink, you might miss this color's subtle blush tint. Enter: the dreamiest way to tweak your natural brown strands for 2022.

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Sandstone Blonde

Sandstone Blonde
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This is the best neutral blonde if you're not sure you want super warm honey or cool-toned ash. It has tinges of both sides of the spectrum.

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Rooty Blonde Blend

Rooty Blonde Blend
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Raise your hand if going to the salon every six weeks for a root touch-up sounds about as fun as a root canal. Y'all, too? Ask for a shadow root or root smudge to go with your multi-dimensional blonde to push back your salon trips.

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Mocha Color Melt

Brunette Color Melt
Credit: @chrisjones_hair

This gives the lifted look of getting a lighter hair color without really losing any of depth and richness of the cool-toned, dark base color. Ask for chocolate brown to be blended effortlessly about three inches below the darker brown roots. 

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Copper Blonde

Copper Blonde
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Don't shy away from adding coppery notes to your usual blonde. Warmth and brassiness are very different, and this color is an easy one to refresh every month with a toning gloss. 

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Apricot Red

Apricot Red Hair Color
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Like a brighter take on copper red, this orange-toned red is the perfect way to add major eye-catching appeal to natural red hair. 

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Hints of Cinnamon

Hints of Cinnamon
Credit: @chrisgreenehair

Talk about spicy. This color feels extra cozy at the start of the year and stays just as fresh as you head into summer. 

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Glossy Mocha

Glossy Mocha
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This brunette color is a smokeshow. Glossy coats of deep mocha brown will see you through every bad hair day, and it's an easy option for naturally darker brunettes.

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    1 of 23 Ginger Brunette
    2 of 23 Blended Bronde
    3 of 23 Caramel Melt Balayage
    4 of 23 Low-Maintenance Platinum
    5 of 23 Strawberry Brown Balayage
    6 of 23 Statement Blonde Money Piece
    7 of 23 Sunlit Honey Blonde
    8 of 23 Robust Ruby Red
    9 of 23 Mushroom Brunette
    10 of 23 Soft Cool Black
    11 of 23 Peach Blonde
    12 of 23 Auburn Tinges
    13 of 23 Burnt Caramel
    14 of 23 Pearly Blonde Dimension
    15 of 23 Brightened-Up Red
    16 of 23 Blushed Chocolate Brown
    17 of 23 Sandstone Blonde
    18 of 23 Rooty Blonde Blend
    19 of 23 Mocha Color Melt
    20 of 23 Copper Blonde
    21 of 23 Apricot Red
    22 of 23 Hints of Cinnamon
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