CHI Color Express Color Chart
- Type
- Ammonia-free 10 minute permanent cream color
- Mix ratio
- 1:1 with CHI Developer 20 vol
- Developer
- 20 vol only
- Processing time
- 10 minutes at room temperature, 5 minutes for gray blending
- Gray coverage
- Up to 100%
Source: manufacturer's chart, checked Oct 2026. Based on the brand's US chart, with Canada-only shades marked. Availability can vary by country.
View the official Color Express chartColor Express is CHI's ammonia-free permanent cream color that processes in 10 minutes. It is made for root touch-ups, root smudging and melting, gray coverage and quick gray blending, and CHI states up to 100% gray coverage in 10 minutes. Every shade mixes 1:1 with CHI Developer 20 vol only. Gray blending takes 5 minutes, and CHI advises not to go past 20 minutes total. The palette is compact, levels 3 to 8 in Natural, Ash, Warm, Chocolate Mocha and Red. Each code starts with X, such as X6N, which keeps it separate from Ionic Permanent Shine shades.
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Level 82 shades
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