Fischer–Saller scale

The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist Karl Saller, is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations:

A		very light blond
B to E	File:Lucy Merriam (cropped).jpg	light blond
F to L	File:TKvamme.jpg	blond
M to O	File:Uschi Glas (Berlinale 2012) (cropped).jpg	dark blond
P to T	File:Goofy Boy.jpg	light brown to medium brown – "chatain"
U to Y	File:Sharon Shannon smiling.jpg	dark brown/black – "brunet"
I, II, III, IV	File:German Woman Portrait - Dutch summer festival of the Redhead Day in Breda, September 2010.jpg	red
V, VI	File:Strawberry Blond Girl.jpg	red blond

Earlier scale

An earlier version of the scale created by Eugen Fischer, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations:

1–3	red
4	dark-brown
5	dark-brown / brown
6	brown / auburn
7	brown / lightbrown
8	brown / lightbrown
9	light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also
10	light-brown (sometimes in reddish shades) / some anthropologists call it dark-blond also
11	dark-blond / some anthropologists call it light-brown also
12–19	golden blond
20–25	ash-blond
26	dark ash-blond / some anthropologists call it lightbrown also
27–28	black

See also

• Human hair color