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The top hair color trends of 2026 are low-maintenance, dimensional, and ideal for gray-blending. Unconvinced? Just ask Jennifer Garner, whose latest color combines the trendy mocha mousse hair color with the celebrity-loved “quiet silver” technique.
While Garner has dabbled in blonde tones recently, her latest look is a nod to her girl-next-door beauty roots. The 53-year-old actor stepped out with a soft brunette shade that’s low-contrast but still dimensional enough to blend some natural grays. While the quiet-silver hair trend is often seen on lighter hair (often paired with blonde highlights à la Jennifer Aniston), Garner’s take proves that it works just as well on darker colors.
Last month Garner’s go-to celebrity colorist Tracey Cunningham shared the exact formula she used to create the actor’s golden walnut color: “A rich brunette base layered with soft, golden highlights that add warmth, movement, and that effortless glow everyone asks for,” she wrote. In the reel, Cunningham shows off warm, hand-painted bronde streaks that blend so seamlessly, Garner’s color appears to be a uniform light brown when blown dry.
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What makes this color so great for gray-blending? The technique Cunningham shared is exactly how the quiet-silver trend diffuses natural gray streaks. “By blending subtle grays with low-contrast regrowth and soft greige tones, the trend delivers a healthier, low-maintenance finish that keeps the hair looking effortlessly refined,” Annabelle Taurua, an expert at beauty and wellness booking platform Fresha, told Glamour.
Gray-blending is all about customization, but if you want to ask your colorist for the same effect as Garner, Cunningham has you covered. According to her, this balanced tone requires three key elements: “Depth at the root, subtle brightness through the mid[lenghts] and ends, and light-reflecting pieces that frame the face.”
If you’re loving Garner’s look, it’s also easy to freshen up with a gloss treatment—either at the salon or at home. For a low-maintenance color that takes gray growth in stride, it looks polished, rich, and intentional—the perfect spring reset for brunettes who want to add a little warmth and dimension without going blonde.
Grace McCarty is the associate beauty editor at Glamour.
