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17 Honey Brown Hair Color Ideas for Your Next Makeover

At some point in her life, every girl should try honey brown hair. It’s a universally flattering hair color for any texture, length, and skin tone. With as many hairstyles as there are to show off honey brown hair, there’s no reason you can’t try it for yourself.

Ideas for Honey Brown Hair

For ideas on how you can rock honey brown hair for yourself, take a look at these 17 hairstyles and bring them with you the next time you visit your hairstylist.

1. Straight Honey-Brown Ombre

honey brown hairstyle

Medium brown hair will show off honey brown in a beautiful way, especially when it’s subtly added to the tips of your hair. Wear the color with a hat and your favorite shades for an edgy style.

2. Honey-Brown Hair with a Beaded Headband

honey brown hair color

Pump up the style on your thin hair with a sheen of honey brown. Wear your hair down, parted at the center or side, and topped with a pretty headband.

3. Honey Brown Hair for Women with Brown Eyes

honey brown hair for women with brown eyes

Your brown eyes will pop with honey brown hair color. A cute layered pixie with thin wispy bangs across the forehead is flirty and easy to maintain.

4. Long Honey-Brown Hair with Full Bangs

honey brown hair color for women with blue eyes

Because of the lightness of blue eyes, a dark color like honey brown will contrast beautifully. A straight hairstyle with curled ends and straight bangs is an attractive way to wear the color.

5. Loose Honey-Brown Updo with Side Bangs

thin honey brown hair

If your hair is thin, work with what you have and experiment with a new color: honey brown. Tie it back in a low updo with tendrils framing the face.

6. Half-Up Rosettes with Honey-Brown Curls

light honey brown hair color

A gorgeous long brown hairstyle that we love! On dark brown hair, a tinge of honey brown as highlights or balayage is a beautiful complement. Wear it curled in a half updo when you want a casual or dressed up style.

7. Waist-Length Honey-Brown Hair

honey brown hair on black girl

Think you can only pull off black hair if you have dark skin? Think again and be proven wrong when honey brown graces your straight locks for a glow-up you’ll love.

8. Honey Caramel Brown Hair

honey caramel brown hair

Tired of your brunette hair and ready to go light? Honey caramel brown hair is a warm shade perfect for brightening up your complexion and it looks great as waves.

9. Honey-Brown Half-Up Curls with a Floral Pin

curly honey brown hair

On that special day you have planned, honey brown will help you look your best. Fill the bottom half of your hair with curls and pull the top half up, accenting it with a pretty hair pin.

10. Dark Honey Brown Hair

dark honey brown hair color
@beautybynatilee

A dark honey brown makes a half French braid updo the most sophisticated yet stylish hairdo you can wear while running errands or out to brunch with the girls.

11. Tousled Honey-Golden Bob

honey golden brown hair color

A short honey golden brown bob with wavy body and choppy ends hits right at the neck and is super low maintenance yet chic. Wear it down or pull the top half up for effortless style.

12. Long Honey-Brown Ringlets

natural honey brown hair

If honey brown is your natural color, you’re lucky and don’t need to do a thing to change it. But if it’s not, highlights or a balayage will make the color look super natural and beautiful on curly hair.

13. Honey-Bronde A-Line Bob

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@matthiasscharf

A honey shaded cross between blonde and brown is just the thing to liven up your locks. Rock the color on an A-line wavy bob.

14. Dark Curls with Honey Highlights

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@yvette.angelique.studios

You don’t have to give up your dark hair color to try a bit of honey brown. Work it in as highlights for a pretty updated twist on your wavy hair.

15. Honey-Brown Half-Up Waves with Side Bangs

honey brown ombre hair

Adding color to hair as an ombre is one of the best methods of making it look natural. Honey brown looks great against dark brown hair on this wavy half updo with side bangs.

16. Side-Parted Straight Honey-Brown Hair

honey brown straight hair

For naturally straight hair, add honey brown for natural lightening. Wear it loose so the sun catches it in the summer; all your friends will be in total envy!

17. Layered Honey-Brown Hair

medium honey brown hair

This shade of honey brown is one of the most popular hair colors for women. It’s a classic choice and looks great on straight hair pulled up in a half updo or low bun.

When you decide which of these hairstyles is for you, remember that honey brown color will usually last about six to eight weeks before fading. But for temporary pops of lightening to your hair, this shade is a must-try!