The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist , is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations:
Avery light blondB to Elight blondF to LblondM to Odark blondP to Tlight brown to medium brown – "chatain"U to Ydark brown/black – "brunet"I, II, III, IVredV, VIred blond
Earlier scale An earlier version of the scale created by Eugen Fischer, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations:
1–3red4dark-brown5dark-brown / brown6brown / auburn7brown / lightbrown8brown / lightbrown9light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also10light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also11dark-blond / some anthropologists call it light-brown also12–19golden blond20–25ash-blond26dark ash-blond / some anthropologists call it lightbrown also27–28black
See also Human hair color
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