dirty blond

Mousy golden shade

Dirty blond describes hair that is blond mixed with brown—a dull, muddy blond rather than bright or golden.

The term applies to the hair color and to people who have it: He's a dirty blond with blue eyes.

Also spelled dirty blonde, especially when describing a woman.

haircolor

sandy

Full of fine grains

  • wheatCereal crop for flour
  • ashyResembling cinder residue
  • dustyCoated with fine particles

tawny · honeyed · golden · caramel · amber · beige · oatmeal · fawn · mousy · flaxen

sunkissed

beach

Sandy waterside margin

glow · warmth · surfer · California · coastal · outdoorsy · sun-bleached · faded · lightened · streaked

aesthetic

effortless

Requiring no strain

unpretentious · tousled · messy · undone · low-maintenance · girl-next-door · understated · approachable · youthful · fresh-faced

Opposites
hair color lightness

dirty blondjet black

Deepest possible dark

black · raven · ebony · coal black · dark brown

hair color purity/vibrancy

dirty blondplatinum blond

Silvery-white hair color

platinum · towhead · towheaded · strawberry blond · ash blond

Family

dirty, dirt, dirtier, dirtiest, dirtily, dirtiness, blond, blonde, blonds

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G