Color Wow Root Cover Up Colors: Blonde vs Platinum, Medium vs Dark Brown

Short answer: Color Wow lists 8 Root Cover Up shades: Platinum/Light Blonde, Blonde, Dark Blonde, Red, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown and Black. Match the shade to the hair right next to your roots, not to the gray. When you are between two shades, the lighter one usually blends better at the hairline, because a shade that is too dark next to skin is what people notice. There is no gray, silver or white shade.

The 8 shades

• Blondes: Platinum/Light Blonde, Blonde, Dark Blonde
• Red: Red
• Browns: Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown
• Black: Black

From colorwowhair.com, checked on 2 November 2026. The brand gives names, not level numbers, so the advice below goes by the names and by how root powder behaves next to skin.

Blonde vs Platinum

Platinum/Light Blonde is the lightest shade in the range. Going by the names, it suits very light, icy or platinum lengths, while Blonde suits a medium or golden blonde, and Dark Blonde a darker blonde or bronde. With highlights, match the shade to the base color at the root, not to the lightest streak.

More on highlighted hair in root cover powder for highlighted hair.

Light Brown vs Medium Brown

Hold your hair against a white sheet of paper by a window. If it reads as a soft, light brown with lighter pieces, start with Light Brown. If it reads as a solid mid brown, Medium Brown. Between the two, try the lighter one first: you can add a second layer, but a dark root is hard to soften.

Dark Brown or Black

This is the pair people ask about most. Hair that looks black indoors often shows brown in daylight. Black is the less forgiving shade next to skin, so if your hair is not jet black, test Dark Brown at the hairline first.

See also root powder for dark brown and black hair.

Red

There is one red shade for red, auburn and copper hair. Red tones vary a lot, so test it at one temple in daylight before using it along the whole part.

See root cover powder for red and copper hair.

How to test a shade

1. Apply a little at one temple on dry hair.
2. Look in daylight, by a window, not under bathroom light.
3. Take a photo with flash. Flash shows a mismatch the mirror hides.
4. If it looks like a stripe, go one shade lighter.

The full method is in how to match your root cover shade.

If your gray is the color you want to keep

None of Color Wow's 8 shades is gray, silver or white. If you are growing out your gray, the aim changes from hiding gray to blending the line between colored lengths and gray roots, and that needs a gray shade.

See how to grow out gray and blend the transition and root powder for salt and pepper hair. How to apply the powder is in how to use Color Wow Root Cover Up.

Where does BUNEE fit?

BUNEE is a temporary root-cover powder in a pressed compact with a mirror and applicator puff. It comes in 12 shades: Black, Dark Brown, Medium Brown, Light Brown, Golden Brown, Auburn, Blonde, Medium Blonde, Light Blonde, Dark Grey, Grey and White. It washes out with shampoo and is not a dye. Its Dark Grey, Grey and White shades are the ones Color Wow does not have. Delivery is 10 to 17 business days, so order ahead of the date you need it.

FAQ

How many shades does Color Wow Root Cover Up come in?

Eight: Platinum/Light Blonde, Blonde, Dark Blonde, Red, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown and Black.

Should I get Color Wow Blonde or Platinum?

Platinum/Light Blonde is the lightest shade, for very light or icy blondes. Blonde is for medium or golden blondes. Match the base color at the root, not the lightest highlight.

Color Wow Medium Brown or Dark Brown?

Match the hair next to your roots in daylight. If you are between the two, start with the lighter one and build up.

Color Wow Dark Brown or Black?

If your hair is not jet black, test Dark Brown at the hairline first. Black is the less forgiving shade next to skin.

Does Color Wow Root Cover Up come in gray or silver?

No. All 8 shades on Color Wow's page are made to cover gray.

Sources, checked 2 November 2026: Color Wow, Root Cover Up shades · BUNEE, shades and delivery. Brand names are used for comparison only. We have no business relationship with the companies mentioned, and facts about their products come from their own pages or retailer listings, not our testing.