Red/Purple = Violet. Blue/Olive/Green = Matt. Grey/Blue-Violet = Cendre. Grey/Violet = Ash.
Also asked, what is cendre?
cendre in British English French (s?~dr?) adjective. a particular shade of ash-blond.
Secondly, what color cancels out purple hair? Most toners are lilac coloured but if you’re trying to get rid of a purple you don’t want to add more purple to it. So you need a yellow colour. If you can’t get a yellow toner then dilute a yellow dye and make it very pale. Add that to your hair and voila!
Also question is, how does the hair color wheel work?
A: Simply Read off the Opposite Color on the Color Wheel to Know Which Color You Need to Neutralize. The Hair Color Wheel is a way of showing this relationship. Colors which are on opposite ends from each other will tend to cancel each other out. In Hairdressers’ parlance, these colors will neutralize each other.
What is cendre in Wella?
Cendre is french for Ash. Indeed it is. However as a wella tone, /9 cendre isn’t quite ash.