Not sure about this [SEP] I usually get this powder in the black shade. It does come off on your hands when you touch your head and does a decent job covering your scalp. However, I dyed my hair to a dark brown color, so I switched to shade chestnut brown. Which shows as a rich brown. I know chestnut brown has a slight red undertone, but when I put this on my hair, it was a maroon color. My scalp and top of head just looked reddish and not brown at all.