Anchor Stranded Cotton

1045 — Golden Brown Medium Light

Oranges family

Need details on Anchor 1045? This medium, moderately saturated orange shade (Golden Brown Medium Light) is hex #A5753C, RGB 165, 117, 60. Cross-brand equivalents in Madeira, J&P Coates, and Sullivans are listed below — ranked by perceptual similarity — alongside 8 nearby Anchor shades and color-theory harmony pairings.

Hex
#A5753C
RGB
165, 117, 60
HSL
33°, 47%, 44%
Lab
53.0, 12.8, 38.3
Lightness
44%
Medium
Saturation
47%
Muted
Hue
33°
Family
Oranges

Brand Equivalents for Anchor 1045

Top 5 closest matches in each brand, ranked by visual color similarity. How matching works

Anchor 1045 Golden Brown Medium Light

Madeira

Tan 2011 80% Good
Hazelnut Brown Light 2103 76% Approx
Topaz Medium Dark 2211 70% Approx
Topaz Dark 2212 67% Approx
Hazelnut Brown Very Light 2102 66% Approx

J&P Coates

Topaz Dark 5309 61% Fair
Toast 5371 54% Fair
Wheat Dark 5374 49% Fair
Olive Green Very Dark 6844 48% Fair
Topaz Medium Dark 5308 46% Fair

Sullivans

Golden Olive Light 45234 91% Good
Mustard 45084 68% Approx
Hazel Nut Brown 45425 68% Approx
Old Gold Medium 45173 65% Approx
Drab Brown Light 45145 64% Fair

Cosmo

Cosmo 2307 2307 81% Good
Cosmo 705A 705A 80% Good
Cosmo 575A 575A 73% Approx
Cosmo 704 704 65% Approx
Cosmo 308 308 63% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Honey Comb Honey Comb 84% Good
Apple Cider Apple Cider 80% Good
Hazelnut Hazelnut 77% Approx
Ye Olde Gold Ye Olde Gold 73% Approx
Peanut Brittle Peanut Brittle 65% Approx

Weeks Dye Works

Bees Knees 1223a 87% Good
Calypso 4143 86% Good
Neopolitan (obsolete 1231 77% Approx
Dirt Road 1240 76% Approx
Tiger's Eye 1225 72% Approx

Gentle Art Sampler

Cinnamon 0510 67% Approx
Maple Syrup 0440 62% Fair
Tarnished Gold 0410 58% Fair
Cobblestone 1090 50% Fair
Wood Smoke 1130 50% Fair

Valdani

Old Gold dark O153 93% Good
Old Gold very dark O154 83% Good
Yellow Beige very dark P5 60% Fair
Old Gold medium 1315 59% Fair
Mustard 150 56% Fair

Crescent Colours

Peanut Brittle 185 82% Good
Ginger Snap 014 70% Approx
Fool's Gold 081 64% Fair
Old Oak Tree 145 63% Fair
La Tierra 084 59% Fair

Similar Anchor Colors to 1045

Closest Anchor threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.

Color Harmonies for Anchor 1045

Anchor threads that pair well with 1045, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast
Analogous
Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions
Triadic
Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced
Monochromatic
Same hue, different lightness — great for shading

Oranges Family

Anchor 1045 in context with nearby shades from the oranges color family.

About Anchor 1045

Golden Brown Medium Light (catalog code Anchor 1045) is a medium, moderately saturated shade from the oranges family with warm tangerine tones. With a balanced and warm quality, this thread works beautifully in citrus motifs and fox designs. You will find this color at home in patterns featuring fall harvest scenes and monarch butterflies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is Anchor 1045?

Anchor 1045 is called Golden Brown Medium Light. It's a medium orange shade (hex #A5753C, RGB 165, 117, 60) in the oranges family, commonly used for warm accents, seasonal designs, and similar motifs.

What's the closest DMC match for Anchor 1045?

The closest DMC match for Anchor 1045 (Golden Brown Medium Light) is DMC 680 (Old Gold dark) with a 93% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include DMC 3828 (Hazelnut Brown, 91%) and DMC 3045 (Yellow Beige dark, 88%).

What's a good substitute for Anchor 1045?

The closest Anchor threads to 1045 are 943 Tan Medium (ΔE 4.96), 363 Golden Brown Light (ΔE 5.68), and 1085 Taupe Dark (ΔE 7.14). These are useful substitutes when 1045 is unavailable or for building gradients.

What projects use Anchor 1045?

Cross-stitchers pull Anchor 1045 (Golden Brown Medium Light) for charts featuring warm accents, seasonal designs, pumpkins, marigolds. The medium tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.