by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue is largely dependent on various factors, but always has some sort of yellowish color, ranging from the very pale blond caused by a patchy, scarce distribution of pigment, to reddish strawberry blond colors or golden-brownish blond colors with heavy pigmentation. Blonde hair is most common in Caucasian infants and children so much so that the term "baby blonde" is often used for very light-colored hair. Babies may be born with blonde hair even among groups where adults rarely have blonde hair, although such natal hair usually falls out quickly. Blonde hair tends to turn darker with age, and many children born blonde turn light, medium, or dark brunette before or during their teenage years

Many sub-categories of blond hair have also been invented to describe someone with blond hair more accurately. Common examples include the following:

• Bleached blond / peroxide blond – artificial blond slightly less white than platinum blond.
  
  
• Pool blond - Blonde tinted with green due to exposure to copper in swimming pools. There are many terms for this form of blonde. 
  
  
• Brassy blond- Blond hair that tends to take an orange color if it wasn't sufficiently lightened.
  
  
• Platinum blond / towheaded – white-blond; found naturally almost exclusively in children. "Platinum blond" is often used to describe dyed hair, while "towheaded" is generally left to natural hair color.
  
  
• Flaxen – Refers to a light but not whitish blond with no traces of red, gold, or brown. This color is often described as "flaxen".
  
  
• Dirty blond / dishwater blond – light blond and sandy blond mixed together in stripes (occurs naturally)
  
  
• Golden blond – rich, golden blond.
  
  
• Honey blond - Blonde with a honey-colored tint. It can be dark blonde or light blonde.
  
  
• Dark blond - Not quite dark enough to be considered brown, however a much darker version of traditional blond.
  
  
• Sandy blond – greyish-brownish blond
  
  
• Ash-blond - pale or grayish blond.
  
  
• Strawberry blond / Venetian blond – light reddish blond.
  
  
• Yellow – yellow-blond ("yellow" can also be used to refer to hair which has been dyed yellow).
  
  
• Sunny blond - Very bright blonde hair, ranging from almost yellow to light yellow.
  
  

Zebra blond - streaked blonde and brunette