diff --git a/aamva/hair_color.py b/aamva/hair_color.py
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+from typing import NamedTuple
+
+
+class HairColor(NamedTuple):
+    code: str
+    color: str
+
+
+HAIR_COLORS = (
+    HairColor("BAL", "Bald"),
+    HairColor("BLK", "Black"),
+    HairColor("BLN", "Blond"),
+    HairColor("BRO", "Brown"),
+    HairColor("GRY", "Gray"),
+    HairColor("RED", "Red/Auburn"),
+    HairColor("SDY", "Sandy"),
+    HairColor("WHI", "White"),
+    HairColor("UNK", "Unknown"))
+
+
+def parse_hair_color(code: str) -> HairColor:
+    code = "BRO" if code == "BRN" else code  # Some cards use BRN for Brown
+    try:
+        return tuple(filter(lambda x: x.code == code, HAIR_COLORS))[0]
+    except IndexError:
+        raise ValueError(f"Color code '{code}' not found.")
diff --git a/aamva/tests/test_hair_color.py b/aamva/tests/test_hair_color.py
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+import pytest
+
+import aamva.hair_color as hair_color
+
+hair_color_testdata = (
+    # ((test, expects), ...)
+    ("BAL", ("BAL", "Bald")),
+    ("BLK", ("BLK", "Black")),
+    ("BLN", ("BLN", "Blond")),
+    ("BRO", ("BRO", "Brown")),
+    ("BRN", ("BRO", "Brown")),
+    ("GRY", ("GRY", "Gray")),
+    ("RED", ("RED", "Red/Auburn")),
+    ("SDY", ("SDY", "Sandy")),
+    ("WHI", ("WHI", "White")),
+    ("UNK", ("UNK", "Unknown")))
+
+
+class TestParseHairColorFunction:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("test, expects", hair_color_testdata, ids=tuple(map(lambda x: x[0], hair_color_testdata)))
+    def test_should_successfully_return_hair_color_tuple(self, test, expects):
+        assert hair_color.parse_hair_color(test) == expects
+        assert type(hair_color.parse_hair_color(test)) == hair_color.HairColor
+
+    def test_should_raise_value_error_when_code_not_found(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='not found'):
+            hair_color.parse_hair_color("AAA")