The FischerâSaller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist Karl Saller , is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations: [1] [2] [3] [4]
A |
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very light blond |
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B to E |
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light blond |
F to L |
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blond |
M to O |
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dark blond |
P to T |
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light brown to medium brown â "chatain" |
U to Y |
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dark brown/black â "brunet" |
I, II, III, IV |
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red |
V, VI |
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red blond |
An earlier version of the scale created by Eugen Fischer, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations: [5] [2] [6]
1â3 | red |
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4 | dark-brown |
5 | dark-brown / brown |
6 | brown / auburn |
7 | brown / lightbrown |
8 | brown / lightbrown |
9 | light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also |
10 | light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also |
11 | dark-blond / some anthropologists call it light-brown also |
12â19 | golden blond |
20â25 | ash-blond |
26 | dark ash-blond / some anthropologists call it lightbrown also |
27â28 | black |
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The FischerâSaller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist Karl Saller , is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations: [1] [2] [3] [4]
A |
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very light blond |
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B to E |
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light blond |
F to L |
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blond |
M to O |
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dark blond |
P to T |
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light brown to medium brown â "chatain" |
U to Y |
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dark brown/black â "brunet" |
I, II, III, IV |
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red |
V, VI |
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red blond |
An earlier version of the scale created by Eugen Fischer, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations: [5] [2] [6]
1â3 | red |
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4 | dark-brown |
5 | dark-brown / brown |
6 | brown / auburn |
7 | brown / lightbrown |
8 | brown / lightbrown |
9 | light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also |
10 | light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also |
11 | dark-blond / some anthropologists call it light-brown also |
12â19 | golden blond |
20â25 | ash-blond |
26 | dark ash-blond / some anthropologists call it lightbrown also |
27â28 | black |
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