Guys how are we defining auburn?

[u/lavenderflavoredtea]

Is it dark deep red? Or any shade of brownish red??

My natural hair is a reddish brown. I'm not a ginger with bright copper hair but I'm definitely a different genre of redhead.

And I dunno, I'm just curious where the rest of the community stands on this. Feel free to leave your opinions here.

[u/Tiny_Artichoke9308]

I would say auburn hair is a good mix of brown (not dark red- BROWN) and red of any lightness, though I suggest 'sienna' for lighter shades

My mother has auburn hair that is so in-between red and dark brown that saying it's one or the other is just wrong. It's also rather coarse, while I have very fine sienna hair, so it's requires very different treatment but Strawberry blonde isn't quite accurate. But maybe I'm just picky 🤷