The Fischer–Saller Scale, named for eugenicist Eugen Fischer and German anthropologist Karl Saller [de], is used in physical anthropology and medicine to determine the shades of hair color. The scale uses the following designations:[1][2][3][4]
| A | 
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very light blond |
|---|---|---|
| B to E | 
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light blond |
| F to L | 
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blond |
| M to O | 
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dark blond |
| P to T | 
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light brown to medium brown – "chatain" |
| U to Y | 
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dark brown/black – "brunet" |
| I, II, III, IV | 
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red |
| V, VI | 
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red blond |
An earlier version of the scale created by Eugen Fischer, known as the Fischer Scale, used a different range of designations:[5][2][6]
| 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 |
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