Biology:Fischer–Saller scale

The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for Nazi eugenicist Eugen Fischer and Germany 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		light blond
F to L		blond
M to O		dark blond
P to T		light brown to medium brown – "chatain"
U to Y		dark brown/black – "brunet"
I, II, III, IV		red
V, VI		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