Anchor Stranded Cotton

1072 — Jade Medium Light

Teals family

Below: Anchor 1072 (Jade Medium Light), a medium, moderately saturated teal shade with hex #4BAF87 and RGB 75, 175, 135. Find its closest Gentle Art Sampler, Valdani, and Crescent Colours matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar Anchor shades and a full set of color harmony picks.

Hex
#4BAF87
RGB
75, 175, 135
HSL
156°, 40%, 49%
Lab
64.9, -38.9, 11.9
Lightness
49%
Medium
Saturation
40%
Muted
Hue
156°
Family
Teals

Brand Equivalents for Anchor 1072

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

Anchor 1072 Jade Medium Light

Madeira

Leaf Green Medium 1212 77% Approx
Leaf Green Dark 1213 68% Approx
2409 2409 67% Approx
Jade Medium 1207 64% Fair
Turquoise Medium 1201 63% Fair

J&P Coates

Sea Green Medium Dark 6187 72% Approx
Sea Green Medium 6186 67% Approx
Mint Green Medium 6225 42% Fair
Pine Medium 6876 37% Fair
Surf Blue Light 7168 32% Fair

Sullivans

Bright Green Light 45449 98% Excellent
Sea Green Dark 45293 87% Good
Aquamarine Light 45312 72% Approx
Aquamarine Very Light 45313 72% Approx
Sea Green Medium 45294 65% Approx

Cosmo

Cosmo 844 844 77% Approx
Cosmo 843 843 70% Approx
Cosmo 335 335 65% Approx
Cosmo 2317 2317 64% Fair
Cosmo 898 898 63% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Meadow Green Meadow Green 54% Fair
Key Largo Key Largo 49% Fair
Frozen Margarita Frozen Margarita 34% Fair
Tropical Paradise Tropical Paradise 28% Fair
Really Teally Really Teally 16% Fair

Weeks Dye Works

Malachite 2144 82% Good
Caribbean 2136 72% Approx
Lagoon 2141 68% Approx
Islamorada 2142 59% Fair
Envy 2173 50% Fair

Gentle Art Sampler

Silver Fern 0114 55% Fair
Mistletoe 0113 31% Fair
Mint Jubilee 0192 15% Fair
Evergreen 0150 13% Fair
Huckleberry 0280 11% Fair

Valdani

Pistachio Green light 821 54% Fair
Celadon Green light JP9 53% Fair
Jade very light O543A 51% Fair
Forest Green light 1262 41% Fair
Blue Green medium O556 34% Fair

Crescent Colours

Lettuce Leaf 020 47% Fair
Key Largo 107 38% Fair
Fancy Green Nancy 117 31% Fair
Frozen Margarita 054 18% Fair
Jolly Holly 159 17% Fair

Similar Anchor Colors to 1072

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

Color Harmonies for Anchor 1072

Anchor threads that pair well with 1072, 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

Teals Family

Anchor 1072 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.

About Anchor 1072

Jade Medium Light (catalog code Anchor 1072) is a medium, moderately saturated shade from the teals family. The balanced and warm mood of this color makes it a natural fit for dragonflies and turtle designs. Expect to see it used in mermaid motifs and sea glass tones across many cross-stitch charts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is Anchor 1072?

Anchor 1072 is called Jade Medium Light. It's a medium teal shade (hex #4BAF87, RGB 75, 175, 135) in the teals family, commonly used for cool accents, nature themes, and similar motifs.

What's the closest DMC match for Anchor 1072?

The closest DMC match for Anchor 1072 (Jade Medium Light) is DMC 993 (Aquamarine light) with a 81% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include DMC 913 (Nile Green medium, 80%) and DMC 563 (Jade light, 79%).

What's a good substitute for Anchor 1072?

The closest Anchor threads to 1072 are 208 Jade Light (ΔE 6.62), 186 Turquoise Light (ΔE 7.61), and 1074 Jade Medium (ΔE 8.48). These are useful substitutes when 1072 is unavailable or for building gradients.

What projects use Anchor 1072?

Cross-stitchers pull Anchor 1072 (Jade Medium Light) for charts featuring cool accents, nature themes, ocean waves, peacock feathers. The medium tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.