7 Best Hair Colors for Women Over 60, According to Celeb Colorists

As we age, our skin tone and complexion naturally evolve—undertones may cool, brightness can fade and that go-to shade from your 40s might suddenly feel a little flat. But the right hair color can warm up your features, bring radiance back to your skin, soften fine lines and make your eyes stand out. What more could we ask for?

The good news is, you don’t need a major change to see a big difference. A subtle tweak in tone, a softer highlight or a more flattering base shade can instantly refresh your look and make everything feel more in sync. It’s not about chasing youth, it’s about choosing color that works with where you are right now and makes you feel like yourself—only better.

From soft, luminous blondes to warm, face-brightening tones, these shades are designed to compliment your features and evolve with your style. Read on for the7 best hair colors for women over 60,according to the experts who do it best.

7 Best Hair Colors for Women Over 60, According to Celeb Colorists

1. Strawberry Blonde

Strawberry blonde is a soft, warm tone that flatters a wide range of complexions, especially as skin begins to cool with age. "This shade doesn’t wash you out the way overly ashy or dark tones can," says a celebrity colorist, Rita Hazan. It brings warmth back to the face and adds a fresh, natural glow without looking overdone. Ask your colorist for a subtle strawberry tone that blends with your existing color and enhances brightness around the face. And to keep the hue vibrant, consider a gloss treatment and always use color-safe products at home to prevent fading.

2. Honey Balayage

Honey balayage is a golden blend of honey and caramel tones that add softness, depth, and radiance to aging hair. "It’s great for camouflaging grays and adding the illusion of fullness to finer strands," notes Hazan. The gradual blend of color creates natural-looking dimension and requires less upkeep than traditional highlights. When you’re in the salon, ask for warm, multi-tonal balayage with a slightly darker root to help extend time between touch-ups. It’s a flattering, face-brightening choice for brunettes and blondes alike.

3. Silver Grey

Silver grey is one of those shades that proves less really can be more. It’s clean, modern and effortless—whether you’re fully gray or just starting to see those first silvery strands. "Silver tones can look incredibly modern when paired with the right cut and shine," says Hazan. And instead of fighting the grays, you can enhance them with soft silver highlights or a toning treatment that blends everything seamlessly. Not ready to go all in? This approach makes the transition feel subtle, not stark. Keep it fresh at home with a purple shampoo and weekly applications of Cecred Reconstructing Treatment Mask to maintain that luminous, healthy-looking sheen.

4. French Butter Blonde

This gorgeous, buttery hue all about soft light and subtle warmth. French butter blonde adds just the right golden tone to brighten the skin without looking brassy or over-processed. "It’s especially flattering on women with a lot of gray, because the regrowth blends in so naturally," says celebrity colorist and R+COLOR Collective Member, Renée Valerie Radoiu. The key? Keep the brightness focused around the face and top of the head for a natural lifting effect. Ask your colorist for a golden-beige base with delicate highlights that mimic the way light naturally hits your hair. The end result feels luxe, effortless and glow-boosting—without the constant upkeep.

5. Ginger Glow-Up

If you were born a redhead, chances are your signature shade has faded with time. A ginger glow-up brings that richness back ever so gently. "Demi-permanent color is a great way to refresh red tones without locking you into a high-maintenance routine," says Radoiu. It adds warmth, depth and dimension, but fades softly so there's no hard line when it grows out. Ask your colorist for a warm copper or golden-red gloss that plays off your natural base. It’s a low-commitment move that brings energy and radiance right back to your hair and your face.

6. Golden Brunette

If you’ve always lived in the brunette world, you don’t have to go blonde to brighten things up. Golden brunette is a subtle shift that keeps your base rich and grounded while weaving in warm tones that add light, softness and movement. "It’s all about easing into warmth and softening the contrast against changing skin tones," says Radoiu. Think of it as your natural color, just upgraded—more glow, less harshness. Ask your stylist to gradually introduce golden highlights or lowlights, especially around the face, and finish with a warm gloss to pull it all together. You can thank us later.

7. Hazel Brown

When deep brunette starts to feel a little too stark or flat, hazel brown offers a subtle way to shift gears. It’s not a dramatic transformation, but it gives your hair new life with added warmth and dimension, says Radoiu, who also notes that this hue "softens a solid dark base and brings in light without losing richness." The effect is smooth, seamless, and much easier on the skin tone than hard, all-over color. When in the salon chair, be sure to ask your colorist for soft highlights just a shade or two lighter than your natural brown, blended throughout and finished with a golden or neutral gloss. The result is easygoing, elegant and refreshingly low-maintenance.

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Article written by Alyssa Rotunno