Butterscotch Hair Color Ideas Trending in 2024

Butterscotch hair color is all the rage, and we're in love with this caramel-like, warm, rich hue. Learn all aspects of this color in our guide, from the unique undertones of butter spot, who it works best for, and color-inspired photo examples!

What is Butterscotch Hair Color?

Butterscotch Hair Color has warm blonde, caramel and brown undertones in a variety of shades, including butterscotch blonde, brown and red shades, balayage, ombre or highlight/skyglow colors.

Butterscotch Hair Color is a unique, warm shade between caramel blonde and golden brown. As its name implies, there are rich golden caramel tones that can even extend into copper blonde or strawberry blonde territory.

Warm Butterscotch Hair Color is super trendy right now. It's a refreshing change from the soft cool tones that have been stealing the spotlight in recent months, such as platinum blonde and ash brown.

Hair Colors in Butterscotch

Butterscotch hair color is available in a range of hues, from golden yellow to red to brown. Which shade of butter spot color are you looking for right now? Learn more about butterscotch blonde, brunette, copper, and auburn hair colors in the sections below.

Butterscotch Blonde Hair

Butterscotch blonde is the lightest shade with a warm caramel undertone, and it is one of the most popular and fashionable butterscotch hair colors. Butterscotch blondes can be light with red undertones or dark with rich caramel tones.

Butterscotch bronze Hair

Butterscotch "bronze" shades combine brown and blonde tones to create an intermediate color that is truly the best of both worlds. These intermediate shades create a bronze effect by blending radiant gold and caramel blonde tones with warm brown tones like light golden brown and medium chocolate.

Butterscotch Brown Hair

Shades of butter brown range from light golden butter brown to medium brown with golden, caramel undertones. Choose a lighter brown shade for the most pronounced butterscotch brown shade.

Butterscotch russet Hair

Butterscotch russet is a rich auburn (brownish-red) color with caramel, gold, and red undertones. They are similar to chestnut brown tones but with more pronounced red tones and plenty of golden warmth.

Have you ever noticed how all cream tones share one feature? They are all very warm tones. Because cream colors have blonde and caramel undertones, butterscotch hair color goes well with warm tones like blonde and strawberry blondes, blonde, bronze and chocolate, and copper or russet.

Remember this if you want to add butterscotch to your current base color or create a unique balayage, ombre, or highlight look. Avocado hair color not only complements other warm hair colors, but it is also better suited to warm tones than cool tones.

This color is very warm and will bring out the undertones of warm skin tones such as blonde, peach, or golden brown (which can be fair, medium or dark). Cream tends to clash with cooler shades that lean pink or blue, exacerbating redness and any skin imperfections. If you have a cool skin tone, stick to cool colors like champagne blonde, ash blonde and brown, mushroom brown, true red, and mocha.

10 stunning butterscotch hair color examples

1. Medium Butterscotch Blonde

Medium blonde hair is the ideal foundation for warm caramel butterscotch tones. This lovely shade has a lot of dimensions, with balanced brightness and depth, and is suitable for fair, medium, and dark skin tones.

2. Dark Chestnut Butterscotch Brown Hair

Butterscotch Brown" is a stunning blonde and brown combination with warm blonde and caramel undertones. As a base color, this color looks great with a rich, deep chestnut, and the two look great together as an ombre!

3. Bright Butterscotch Blonde Balayage With Auburn Base

Auburn's warm red and brown undertones are complemented by rich layers of butterscotch blonde hair. If russet alone is too dark for you, or if you prefer not to use red all over, adding butter spot tones with a hand-painted balayage is a great solution.

4. Dark Butterscotch Blonde

Dark blonde hair isn't actually dark, but it's more like a light brown than a light, bright blonde. It can be a bit monochromatic without a rich, warm undertone to brighten it up, and that's exactly what the golden caramel tones in Butterscotch do to this shade!

5. Butterscotch Copper Blonde Ombre

Copper and butterscotch hair colors look great together. Because of its blonde and caramel characteristics, pure butterscotch has an orange undertone, but combining that color with an orange-red copper is a lovely twist. It looks great when combined with warm medium brown undertones.

6. Root Melt Butterscotch Blonde

Root melts combine darker undertones (such as the dark chocolate color shown here) with lighter balayage or ombre colors. The darker roots provide richness and shading to the creamy blonde tones. This contrast really brings out the warm undertones!

7. Golden Chestnut Butterscotch Sombre

With its warm and rich red undertones, the golden chestnut brown base moves into ebony territory. This looks great with bright blonde butterscotch blonde hair near the ends. The creamy tones draw warmth from the chestnut brown and highlight the base's golden undertones.

8. Warm Butterscotch Brown Balayage

Butter Brown has a hazy depth to it that is balanced by a brightness that shimmers when light hits it. The medium brown shade allows the rich undertones of Butter Biscuit to shine through and adds a healthy sheen to the color.

9. Auburn-Brown Butterscotch With Subtle Highlights

Rich russet undertones (similar to chestnut, but slightly reddish) and subtle golden highlights characterize creamy tones. Applying highlights low on the roots creates a nice contrast between the two colors and really brings out the butter cookie's warm tones.

10. Bronde Auburn Butterscotch

Combining red, brown, and blonde tones with the warm caramel undertones of butterscotch creates an elusive balance of undertones.

This shade has beautiful dimensions and is suitable for all skin tones, with the brightness of blonde, the vibrancy of auburn, and the depth of light brown.

In conclusion

The lovely butterscotch hair color is rich, vibrant, and dimensional. If you're looking to try something different with your hair and want to avoid the usual cool blondes, dark browns, and intense red tones, Butterscotch is the color for you.

You'll love the new life that the warmth and richness of this shade bring to your hair, whether you use it across the board or with highlights, natural teal, balayage, or ombre.

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