Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: a cationic surfactant system comprising a mono-long alkyl cationic surfactant and a di-long alkyl cationic surfactant a high melting point fatty compound a direct dye a nonionic thickening polymer having a viscosity of the aqueous solution with 2% of the nonionic thickening polymer being from about 1,000 to about 300,000 m·Pa, at 25° C. and an aqueous carrier wherein the composition has a pH of above 4.5 to about 9.0. The composition of the present invention provides improved product stability and color stability, while providing conditioning benefits and coloring benefits.
