Luca-S to DMC thread conversion chart

Find the closest DMC match for any Luca-S floss number — for Luca-S kits and charts you want to stitch from a DMC stash. Also converts DMC to Luca-S.

511 colors matched using perceptual color distance.

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Full Luca-S to DMC conversion chart

511 color matches, ranked by match quality. Click any row for alternatives.

Code→CodeMatch
1→22586% Good
2→377984% Fair
3→35286% Good
4→35283% Fair
5→371291% Good
6→332891% Good
7→2288% Good
8→377492% Good
9→75880% Fair
10→35190% Good
11→92280% Fair
12→90088% Good
13→66690% Good
14→76080% Fair
15→35281% Fair
16→35183% Fair
17→35190% Good
18→60683% Fair
19→81789% Good
20→34982% Fair
21→2281% Fair
22→22171% Approx
23→81985% Good
24→15188% Good
25→89389% Good
26→33589% Good
27→34784% Fair
28→32690% Good
29→77792% Good
30→77790% Good
31→2367% Approx
32→371384% Fair
33→335490% Good
34→370685% Good
35→30980% Fair
36→81882% Fair
37→76181% Fair
38→89992% Good
39→371385% Good
40→22478% Fair
41→371282% Fair
42→383291% Good
43→49895% Best
44→371377% Fair
45→96377% Fair
46→89987% Good
47→96187% Good
48→373190% Good
49→383190% Good
50→94886% Good
51→22589% Good
52→75878% Fair
53→35285% Good
54→334087% Good
55→35087% Good
56→81978% Fair
57→368978% Fair
58→60587% Good
59→95784% Fair
60→60383% Fair
61→383280% Fair
62→383281% Fair
63→60487% Good
64→380679% Fair
65→60186% Good
66→368970% Approx
67→15374% Approx
68→360980% Fair
69→360787% Good
70→71876% Fair
71→91785% Good
72→360884% Fair
73→55379% Fair
74→3475% Fair
75→3575% Fair
76→81980% Fair
77→377980% Fair
78→76084% Fair
79→377887% Good
80→372289% Good
81→383082% Fair
82→81586% Good
83→77883% Fair
84→77894% Best
85→372781% Fair
86→77879% Fair
87→15281% Fair
88→22373% Approx
89→385875% Fair
90→90290% Good
91→81485% Good
92→2581% Fair
93→45268% Approx
94→2772% Approx
95→374365% Approx
96→304274% Approx
97→304191% Good
98→304181% Fair
99→374086% Good
100→93871% Approx
101→76283% Fair
102→2684% Fair
103→304154% Approx
104→2977% Fair
105→383691% Good
106→383578% Fair
107→15480% Fair
108→15482% Fair
109→2382% Fair
110→368982% Fair
111→373388% Good
112→60287% Good
113→15082% Fair
114→77795% Best
115→2390% Good
116→21179% Fair
117→55479% Fair
118→20974% Approx
119→20888% Good
120→3488% Good
121→21173% Approx
122→21088% Good
123→20975% Fair
124→20965% Approx
125→20876% Fair
126→55067% Approx
127→34065% Approx
128→34074% Approx
129→34067% Approx
130→34076% Fair
131→374691% Good
132→55070% Approx
133→3078% Fair
134→15586% Good
135→3276% Fair
136→2587% Good
137→374784% Fair
138→34197% Best
139→79484% Fair
140→383983% Fair
141→383878% Fair
142→79687% Good
143→79684% Fair
144→374791% Good
145→384085% Good
146→79477% Fair
147→383978% Fair
148→380775% Fair
149→79773% Approx
150→82082% Fair
151→374776% Fair
152→15990% Good
153→15688% Good
154→374783% Fair
155→384092% Good
156→383886% Good
157→79294% Best
158→79791% Good
159→33682% Fair
160→93988% Good
161→74777% Fair
162→74784% Fair
163→376180% Fair
164→384673% Approx
165→376588% Good
166→380981% Fair
167→92888% Good
168→92883% Fair
169→16968% Approx
170→376879% Fair
171→92475% Fair
172→77579% Fair
173→376186% Good
174→376680% Fair
175→80779% Fair
176→99587% Good
177→82586% Good
178→79782% Fair
179→80388% Good
180→375682% Fair
181→77579% Fair
182→77579% Fair
183→16286% Good
184→80095% Best
185→375582% Fair
186→82583% Fair
187→80385% Good
188→82375% Fair
189→386579% Fair
190→375382% Fair
191→384190% Good
192→15784% Fair
193→79972% Approx
194→93080% Fair
195→31186% Good
196→77583% Fair
197→74786% Good
198→332591% Good
199→384484% Fair
200→384379% Fair
201→376089% Good
202→82592% Good
203→384287% Good
204→384684% Fair
205→384666% Approx
206→384384% Fair
207→384382% Fair
208→384661% Approx
209→384674% Approx
210→384694% Best
211→50469% Approx
212→96476% Fair
213→95991% Good
214→95986% Good
215→50477% Fair
216→96472% Approx
217→95980% Fair
218→99290% Good
219→59876% Fair
220→59877% Fair
221→384875% Fair
222→384887% Good
223→50475% Fair
224→50482% Fair
225→91171% Approx
226→56282% Fair
227→381378% Fair
228→56384% Fair
229→56377% Fair
230→381683% Fair
231→381591% Good
232→50460% Approx
233→381789% Good
234→381783% Fair
235→50286% Good
236→50090% Good
237→36969% Approx
238→77275% Fair
239→95589% Good
240→95487% Good
241→95483% Fair
242→91286% Good
243→70282% Fair
244→91182% Fair
245→69979% Fair
246→1073% Approx
247→36972% Approx
248→36884% Fair
249→381666% Approx
250→31986% Good
251→31984% Fair
252→77280% Fair
253→334884% Fair
254→70484% Fair
255→70281% Fair
256→90486% Good
257→98686% Good
258→1479% Fair
259→16593% Best
260→1585% Good
261→381976% Fair
262→334879% Fair
263→90679% Fair
264→334685% Good
265→93788% Good
266→90479% Fair
267→90789% Good
268→47077% Fair
269→52471% Approx
270→52471% Approx
271→98974% Approx
272→89590% Good
273→89094% Best
274→16579% Fair
275→16587% Good
276→58073% Approx
277→58088% Good
278→93690% Good
279→93469% Approx
280→98980% Fair
281→334863% Approx
282→70268% Approx
283→70284% Fair
284→70274% Approx
285→70191% Good
286→1577% Fair
287→1186% Good
288→1183% Fair
289→16572% Approx
290→70475% Fair
291→90570% Approx
292→90484% Fair
293→44578% Fair
294→30773% Approx
295→44572% Approx
296→381986% Good
297→381982% Fair
298→47081% Fair
299→336493% Best
300→52481% Fair
301→336397% Best
302→1484% Fair
303→301378% Fair
304→58170% Approx
305→58074% Approx
306→1185% Good
307→1779% Fair
308→1787% Good
309→1878% Fair
310→73383% Fair
311→73279% Fair
312→73077% Fair
313→1279% Fair
314→73484% Fair
315→73382% Fair
316→73288% Good
317→304778% Fair
318→304684% Fair
319→37089% Good
320→83192% Good
321→30778% Fair
322→97379% Fair
323→1885% Good
324→83471% Approx
325→83476% Fair
326→83276% Fair
327→83180% Fair
328→83084% Fair
329→74686% Good
330→67779% Fair
331→304682% Fair
332→83387% Good
333→68080% Fair
334→16772% Approx
335→304778% Fair
336→83480% Fair
337→42284% Fair
338→72983% Fair
339→74488% Good
340→382286% Good
341→385279% Fair
342→385285% Good
343→72685% Good
344→74384% Fair
345→382180% Fair
346→72877% Fair
347→44496% Best
348→382084% Fair
349→385289% Good
350→78072% Approx
351→382385% Good
352→74493% Best
353→385582% Fair
354→382079% Fair
355→74285% Good
356→382190% Good
357→382084% Fair
358→97676% Fair
359→97683% Fair
360→43494% Best
361→30779% Fair
362→30794% Best
363→30791% Good
364→307895% Best
365→30791% Good
366→97389% Good
367→44487% Good
368→72883% Fair
369→71287% Good
370→382387% Good
371→72789% Good
372→97387% Good
373→97393% Best
374→44489% Good
375→97291% Good
376→74180% Fair
377→74186% Good
378→74195% Best
379→74186% Good
380→81774% Approx
381→71276% Fair
382→95195% Best
383→377085% Good
384→96790% Good
385→382584% Fair
386→385478% Fair
387→97781% Fair
388→72193% Best
389→67690% Good
390→72882% Fair
391→97180% Fair
392→385377% Fair
393→382076% Fair
394→97676% Fair
395→377685% Good
396→30191% Good
397→40083% Fair
398→385685% Good
399→67678% Fair
400→97791% Good
401→97691% Good
402→78086% Good
403→86980% Fair
404→54385% Good
405→377492% Good
406→385696% Best
407→377386% Good
408→377375% Fair
409→2189% Good
410→91984% Fair
411→22179% Fair
412→95081% Fair
413→40785% Good
414→385876% Fair
415→91896% Best
416→ECRU85% Good
417→54386% Good
418→54390% Good
419→95188% Good
420→95088% Good
421→43784% Fair
422→306476% Fair
423→97577% Fair
424→30089% Good
425→89883% Fair
426→2779% Fair
427→45380% Fair
428→45269% Approx
429→379079% Fair
430→0577% Fair
431→45279% Fair
432→45279% Fair
433→386084% Fair
434→77984% Fair
435→0983% Fair
436→76290% Good
437→0373% Approx
438→53586% Good
439→54379% Fair
440→54388% Good
441→84179% Fair
442→16789% Good
443→303175% Fair
444→386577% Fair
445→71295% Best
446→82277% Fair
447→67790% Good
448→382284% Fair
449→1984% Fair
450→72989% Good
451→42083% Fair
452→82984% Fair
453→86989% Good
454→378172% Approx
455→93881% Fair
456→337171% Approx
457→71286% Good
458→ECRU89% Good
459→386688% Good
460→64479% Fair
461→61373% Approx
462→303285% Good
463→64580% Fair
464→84473% Approx
465→386684% Fair
466→82279% Fair
467→378291% Good
468→83082% Fair
469→386571% Approx
470→54386% Good
471→386486% Good
472→386375% Fair
473→378179% Fair
474→378174% Approx
475→377482% Fair
476→84193% Best
477→386396% Best
478→80173% Approx
479→82981% Fair
480→64485% Good
481→64481% Fair
482→64277% Fair
483→61088% Good
484→303173% Approx
485→64877% Fair
486→302275% Fair
487→64579% Fair
488→93580% Fair
489→307288% Good
490→64880% Fair
491→302376% Fair
492→93679% Fair
493→307281% Fair
494→1077% Fair
495→302380% Fair
496→0176% Fair
497→64680% Fair
498→378780% Fair
499→76290% Good
500→31878% Fair
501→31793% Best
502→41377% Fair
503→2784% Fair
504→76290% Good
505→41568% Approx
506→41567% Approx
507→31781% Fair
508→41380% Fair
509→379984% Fair
Black→31097% Best
White→BLANC94% Best

Full DMC to Luca-S conversion chart

489 color matches, ranked by match quality. Click any row for alternatives.

Code→CodeMatch
B5200→White87% Good
BLANC→White94% Best
ECRU→45889% Good
01→50486% Good
02→16771% Approx
03→43773% Approx
04→49774% Approx
05→43077% Fair
06→46763% Approx
07→42968% Approx
08→42973% Approx
09→43583% Fair
10→49380% Fair
11→28786% Good
12→25992% Good
13→22474% Approx
14→30284% Fair
15→26085% Good
16→26273% Approx
17→30887% Good
18→30887% Good
19→44984% Fair
20→38292% Good
21→40989% Good
22→788% Good
23→11590% Good
24→11586% Good
25→13687% Good
26→10284% Fair
27→50384% Fair
28→15370% Approx
29→10477% Fair
30→13378% Fair
31→15677% Fair
32→13576% Fair
33→11980% Fair
34→12088% Good
35→7575% Fair
150→2983% Fair
151→2488% Good
152→8781% Fair
153→11778% Fair
154→10882% Fair
155→13486% Good
156→15388% Good
157→14584% Fair
158→15876% Fair
159→15290% Good
160→15377% Fair
161→15672% Approx
162→18386% Good
163→23584% Fair
164→24079% Fair
165→25993% Best
166→29775% Fair
167→44289% Good
168→16781% Fair
169→16968% Approx
208→11988% Good
209→12375% Fair
210→12288% Good
211→11679% Fair
221→8285% Good
223→8873% Approx
224→4078% Fair
225→5189% Good
300→42489% Good
301→39691% Good
304→4384% Fair
307→36294% Best
309→4987% Good
310→Black97% Best
311→19586% Good
312→20378% Fair
315→9973% Approx
316→10569% Approx
317→50193% Best
318→50078% Fair
319→25086% Good
320→22570% Approx
321→2782% Fair
322→18671% Approx
326→2890% Good
327→12074% Approx
333→15764% Approx
334→17686% Good
335→2689% Good
336→15982% Fair
340→13479% Fair
341→13897% Best
347→4986% Good
349→1384% Fair
350→5587% Good
351→1090% Good
352→386% Good
353→277% Fair
355→784% Fair
356→666% Approx
367→23181% Fair
368→24884% Fair
369→25879% Fair
370→31989% Good
371→31976% Fair
372→46270% Approx
400→41587% Good
402→979% Fair
407→41385% Good
413→50880% Fair
414→50760% Approx
415→19269% Approx
420→44287% Good
422→33784% Fair
433→42476% Fair
434→36094% Best
435→45171% Approx
436→45076% Fair
437→42184% Fair
444→34796% Best
445→29378% Fair
451→43354% Approx
452→43179% Fair
453→42780% Fair
469→27785% Good
470→29881% Fair
471→29982% Fair
472→25986% Good
498→4395% Best
500→23690% Good
501→23665% Approx
502→23586% Good
503→23480% Fair
505→23180% Fair
517→20172% Approx
518→19981% Fair
519→16375% Fair
520→27273% Approx
522→48668% Approx
523→30076% Fair
524→30081% Fair
535→43886% Good
543→41890% Good
550→13270% Approx
552→12082% Fair
553→7379% Fair
554→11779% Fair
561→25070% Approx
562→22682% Fair
563→22884% Fair
564→22477% Fair
580→27788% Good
581→29875% Fair
597→17455% Approx
598→22077% Fair
600→11374% Approx
601→6586% Good
602→11287% Good
603→6083% Fair
604→6387% Good
605→5887% Good
606→1883% Fair
608→38883% Fair
610→48388% Good
611→46881% Fair
612→48274% Approx
613→46173% Approx
632→42375% Fair
640→47266% Approx
642→49579% Fair
644→48085% Good
645→46380% Fair
646→49780% Fair
647→49575% Fair
648→49080% Fair
666→1390% Good
676→38990% Good
677→44790% Good
680→33380% Fair
699→24579% Fair
700→28581% Fair
701→28591% Good
702→28384% Fair
703→29069% Approx
704→25484% Fair
712→44595% Best
718→7076% Fair
720→1170% Approx
721→38893% Best
722→38773% Approx
725→35681% Fair
726→37286% Good
727→37189% Good
728→35686% Good
729→45089% Good
730→31277% Fair
732→31688% Good
733→31083% Fair
734→31484% Fair
738→42172% Approx
739→41983% Fair
740→39179% Fair
741→37895% Best
742→37587% Good
743→34484% Fair
744→35293% Best
745→35289% Good
746→32986% Good
747→19786% Good
754→38483% Fair
758→40783% Fair
760→4685% Good
761→2486% Good
762→50490% Good
772→25280% Fair
775→19683% Fair
777→11495% Best
778→8494% Best
779→43484% Fair
780→36089% Good
782→45174% Approx
783→34985% Good
791→15973% Approx
792→15794% Best
793→15679% Fair
794→13984% Fair
796→14287% Good
797→15891% Good
798→18680% Fair
799→17676% Fair
800→18495% Best
801→42477% Fair
803→17988% Good
807→17579% Fair
809→18581% Fair
813→18577% Fair
814→9185% Good
815→8286% Good
816→4389% Good
817→1989% Good
818→3682% Fair
819→2385% Good
820→15082% Fair
822→45987% Good
823→16076% Fair
824→20383% Fair
825→20292% Good
826→17681% Fair
827→19890% Good
828→19785% Good
829→45385% Good
830→32884% Fair
831→32092% Good
832→32676% Fair
833→33287% Good
834→33680% Fair
838→45575% Fair
839→43478% Fair
840→47770% Approx
841→47693% Best
842→46773% Approx
844→48879% Fair
869→45389% Good
890→27394% Best
891→1676% Fair
892→1679% Fair
893→2589% Good
894→5979% Fair
895→27290% Good
898→42583% Fair
899→3892% Good
900→1288% Good
902→9090% Good
904→25686% Good
905→29170% Approx
906→26379% Fair
907→26789% Good
909→24579% Fair
910→22680% Fair
911→24482% Fair
912→24286% Good
913→24180% Fair
915→7173% Approx
917→7185% Good
918→41596% Best
919→41084% Fair
920→41081% Fair
921→1268% Approx
922→1180% Fair
924→17175% Fair
926→16968% Approx
927→48569% Approx
928→16788% Good
930→19480% Fair
931→19360% Approx
932→18572% Approx
934→48875% Fair
935→48880% Fair
936→27890% Good
937→26588% Good
938→45581% Fair
939→16088% Good
943→21888% Good
945→40582% Fair
946→38880% Fair
947→38891% Good
948→5086% Good
950→42088% Good
951→38295% Best
954→24087% Good
955→23989% Good
956→2586% Good
957→5984% Fair
958→21886% Good
959→21391% Good
961→4787% Good
962→3881% Fair
963→3980% Fair
964→21276% Fair
966→24080% Fair
967→38490% Good
970→38874% Approx
972→37591% Good
973→37393% Best
975→39782% Fair
976→40191% Good
977→40091% Good
986→25786% Good
987→25773% Approx
988→25575% Fair
989→28080% Fair
991→22256% Approx
992→21890% Good
993→22879% Fair
995→17687% Good
996→20678% Fair
3011→27776% Fair
3012→31973% Approx
3013→30378% Fair
3021→44371% Approx
3022→48675% Fair
3023→46282% Fair
3024→46078% Fair
3031→45581% Fair
3032→46285% Good
3033→47085% Good
3041→9791% Good
3042→9674% Approx
3045→44175% Fair
3046→31884% Fair
3047→44784% Fair
3051→27888% Good
3052→30162% Approx
3053→29983% Fair
3064→41382% Fair
3072→48988% Good
3078→36495% Best
3325→19891% Good
3326→3387% Good
3328→691% Good
3340→5487% Good
3341→5277% Fair
3345→26581% Fair
3346→26485% Good
3347→26369% Approx
3348→25384% Fair
3350→11381% Fair
3354→3390% Good
3362→27882% Fair
3363→30197% Best
3364→29993% Best
3371→45671% Approx
3607→6987% Good
3608→7284% Fair
3609→6880% Fair
3685→9083% Fair
3687→11273% Approx
3688→11180% Fair
3689→11082% Fair
3705→1683% Fair
3706→3485% Good
3708→3383% Fair
3712→591% Good
3713→3985% Good
3716→3378% Fair
3721→8176% Fair
3722→8089% Good
3726→8974% Approx
3727→8581% Fair
3731→4890% Good
3733→11188% Good
3740→9986% Good
3743→10273% Approx
3746→13191% Good
3747→14491% Good
3750→19580% Fair
3752→19185% Good
3753→19184% Fair
3755→18582% Fair
3756→18082% Fair
3760→20189% Good
3761→17386% Good
3765→16588% Good
3766→17480% Fair
3768→17079% Fair
3770→38385% Good
3771→42085% Good
3772→41467% Approx
3774→40592% Good
3776→39585% Good
3777→782% Fair
3778→7987% Good
3779→284% Fair
3781→47379% Fair
3782→46791% Good
3787→49880% Fair
3790→42979% Fair
3799→50984% Fair
3801→5581% Fair
3802→9085% Good
3803→11374% Approx
3804→6576% Fair
3805→6578% Fair
3806→6479% Fair
3807→15680% Fair
3808→16681% Fair
3809→16681% Fair
3810→22165% Approx
3811→19775% Fair
3812→21883% Fair
3813→23385% Good
3814→22285% Good
3815→23191% Good
3816→23083% Fair
3817→23389% Good
3818→25073% Approx
3819→29686% Good
3820→35784% Fair
3821→35690% Good
3822→34086% Good
3823→37087% Good
3824→38473% Approx
3825→38584% Fair
3826→39686% Good
3827→40681% Fair
3828→33877% Fair
3829→45179% Fair
3830→8182% Fair
3831→4990% Good
3832→4291% Good
3833→4782% Fair
3834→7573% Approx
3835→10678% Fair
3836→10591% Good
3837→12074% Approx
3838→15686% Good
3839→14083% Fair
3840→15592% Good
3841→19190% Good
3842→20387% Good
3843→20684% Fair
3844→19984% Fair
3845→21073% Approx
3846→21094% Best
3847→23649% Approx
3848→22287% Good
3849→21871% Approx
3850→21871% Approx
3851→21869% Approx
3852→34989% Good
3853→39577% Fair
3854→37881% Fair
3855→38986% Good
3856→40696% Best
3857→41173% Approx
3858→41476% Fair
3859→41379% Fair
3860→43384% Fair
3861→43159% Approx
3862→42371% Approx
3863→47796% Best
3864→47186% Good
3865→White81% Fair
3866→45889% Good
504→22482% Fair
731→31682% Fair
776→2486% Good
781→45183% Fair
806→16562% Approx
971→39180% Fair
3773→40786% Good

Every Luca-S color is sampled from the maker's own photographs of each skein.

Convert between Luca-S and DMC thread codes. Each match includes a quality percentage based on perceptual color distance — so you can see how close the substitution actually is.

Stitching a Luca-S chart with DMC

Luca-S numbers its floss in its own system, so a Luca-S kit key or chart can't be read off a DMC card directly. The table below gives the closest DMC for each of the 511 Luca-S colors, with a match quality so you can see which swaps are near-identical and which are only close.

Both are cotton embroidery floss, so a Luca-S color and its DMC match stitch the same way. If you're replacing a color that runs out partway through a kit, finish the whole color area in the new thread rather than switching mid-area.

Understanding match quality

  • 93–100% — Virtually identical. Hard to tell apart even side-by-side.
  • 85–92% — Very close. Minor differences visible only in direct bright light.
  • 75–84% — Good match. Noticeable when compared directly, but works well in most projects.
  • Below 75% — Approximate. Check the alternatives — there may be a better option.

FAQ

Can I use DMC instead of Luca-S floss?
Yes. Find the Luca-S number in the chart and use the DMC match next to it. The match quality shows how close each color is; below 85%, check the ranked alternatives.
How is the match percentage calculated?
We use CIEDE2000, the industry standard for perceptual color difference. 93%+ is virtually indistinguishable; below 75% means a visible difference.

See how your photo converts

Cross stitch is a real commitment — real thread, real hours, real frustration if the pattern doesn't work. Stitchmate lets you see exactly what you're getting into before you buy the first skein.

Upload an image, adjust the settings, check the FLOW Score — about 30 seconds to know if it'll work. Everything up to PDF export is free, no account needed.

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