Convert Redken Color Gels Lacquers to L'Oreal Professionnel INOA
Find the equivalent for each Redken Color Gels Lacquers shade in L'Oreal Professionnel INOA. Complete chart with levels, reflects, and match confidence.
Remember that equivalences are approximate. Each brand has proprietary pigments and bases that produce slightly different results. We always recommend doing a strand test when switching brands.
| Color Gels Lacquers | Name | INOA | Name | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | ||||
| 1NN | Midnight | 1 | Black | Exact |
| Level 3 | ||||
| 3NW | Cocoa Bean | 3 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3NN | Espresso | 3 | Dark Brown | Exact |
| 3RO | Mahogany | 3 | Dark Brown | Approximate |
| Level 4 | ||||
| 4NN | Double Espresso | 4 | Medium Brown | Exact |
| 4NA | Forest | 4 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4ABn | Dark Roast | 4 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4WG | Sun Tea | 4 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4CB | Clove | 4 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| 4RV | Cabernet | 4 | Medium Brown | Approximate |
| Level 5 | ||||
| 5NN | Cafe Mocha | 5 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NW | Walnut | 5 | Light Brown | Exact |
| 5NA | Smoke | 5.1 | Light Ash Brown | Exact |
| 5GB | Twilight | 5.3 | Light Golden Brown | Exact |
| 5NG | Caramel | 5.3 | Light Golden Brown | Exact |
| 5RO | Manzanita | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Exact |
| 5RV | Sangria | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Exact |
| 5RR | Paprika | 5.5 | Light Mahogany Brown | Exact |
| Level 6 | ||||
| 6NN | Chocolate Mousse | 6 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NW | Moroccan Sand | 6 | Dark Blonde | Exact |
| 6NA | Granite | 6.1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6ABn | Brown Smoke | 6.1 | Dark Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 6GB | Ivy | 6.3 | Dark Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 6NG | St. Tropez | 6.3 | Dark Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 6WG | Mango | 6.45 | Dark Copper Mahogany Blonde | Exact |
| 6CB | Amber Glaze | 6.45 | Dark Copper Mahogany Blonde | Exact |
| 6RR | Blaze | 6.5 | Dark Mahogany Blonde | Exact |
| 6RO | Bonfire | 6.5 | Dark Mahogany Blonde | Exact |
| Level 7 | ||||
| 7NN | Cocoa Powder | 7 | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NW | Mirage | 7 | Medium Blonde | Exact |
| 7NA | Pewter | 7.1 | Medium Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 7GB | Butterscotch | 7.3 | Medium Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7NG | Saffron | 7.3 | Medium Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 7RR | Flame | 7.43 | Medium Copper Gold Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 8 | ||||
| 8NN | Creme Brulee | 8 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8N | Cafe au Lait | 8 | Light Blonde | Exact |
| 8NA | Volcanic | 8.1 | Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 8NG | Safari | 8.3 | Light Golden Blonde | Exact |
| 8WG | Golden Apricot | 8.3 | Light Golden Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 9 | ||||
| 9N | Mist | 9 | Very Light Blonde | Exact |
| 9NA | Sky | 9.1 | Very Light Ash Blonde | Exact |
| 9GB | Butter Cream | 9 | Very Light Blonde | Approximate |
| Level 10 | ||||
| 10N | Snow Queen | 10 | Lightest Blonde | Exact |
No direct equivalent in INOA (1)
These Color Gels Lacquers shades have no comparable level-and-reflect shade in INOA. Switching ranges here means adjusting the formula, not swapping one code for another.
- 2ABn Cool Ebony
How to read the match: Exact = same level and same reflect · Close = same level, same reflect family · Approximate = same level in natural, or adjacent level with the same reflect. Hover each badge for that row's reason.
Of the 44 Color Gels Lacquers shades, 34 exact and 9 approximate in this chart with INOA. For example, Color Gels Lacquers's 6NN maps to INOA's 6. Natural reflects cross over best; copper ones need more adjustment. 1 shade has no direct equivalent in INOA; those cases need a formula adjustment, not a code swap.
Color Gels Lacquers writes the reflect with a double-letter family after the level (5NW = natural warm, NN = natural natural, NA = natural ash); INOA uses a dot (7.1 = ash blonde). The level (1-10) stays the same; what changes when converting is how the reflect is written.
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