Mill Hill beads to DMC conversion chart

Find the DMC floss closest to any Mill Hill bead color, or the bead that matches a DMC color — for attaching beads, substituting them, or adding them to a design.

523 colors matched using perceptual color distance.

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Full Mill Hill to DMC conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
00020→79691% Good
00081→379976% Fair
00123→67782% Fair
00128→30773% Approx
00143→82795% Best
00145→96380% Fair
00146→34195% Best
00148→382293% Best
00150→16985% Good
00151→304279% Fair
00161→0181% Fair
00165→92086% Good
00167→70283% Fair
00168→383990% Good
00205→386169% Approx
00221→302197% Best
00252→15884% Fair
00275→0775% Fair
00283→64577% Fair
00330→15467% Approx
00332→56184% Fair
00358→31192% Good
00367→0970% Approx
00374→379972% Approx
00423→40280% Fair
00431→32094% Best
00479→386596% Best
00525→381784% Fair
00553→386172% Approx
00556→83974% Approx
00557→61289% Good
00561→99264% Approx
00988→81776% Fair
02001→307887% Good
02002→1187% Good
02003→75887% Good
02004→77891% Good
02005→15286% Good
02006→16091% Good
02007→375586% Good
02008→384980% Fair
02009→2881% Fair
02010→302479% Fair
02011→16771% Approx
02012→90280% Fair
02013→91980% Fair
02014→31066% Approx
02015→93076% Fair
02016→50477% Fair
02017→381183% Fair
02018→15376% Fair
02019→42280% Fair
02020→92491% Good
02021→375089% Good
02022→53571% Approx
02023→15464% Approx
02024→304173% Approx
02025→2972% Approx
02026→16197% Best
02058→BLANC92% Good
02059→30776% Fair
02060→72189% Good
02061→92285% Good
02062→81787% Good
02063→91984% Fair
02064→332581% Fair
02065→79674% Approx
02066→334883% Fair
02067→90667% Approx
02068→83984% Fair
02069→374684% Fair
03002→375069% Approx
03003→385787% Good
03004→93978% Fair
03005→84180% Fair
03007→50283% Fair
03008→64783% Fair
03009→41387% Good
03010→93078% Fair
03011→16972% Approx
03012→64677% Fair
03013→41365% Approx
03014→52087% Good
03015→386597% Best
03016→74697% Best
03017→73992% Good
03018→84266% Approx
03019→77878% Fair
03020→304268% Approx
03021→74682% Fair
03022→92482% Fair
03023→0970% Approx
03024→84485% Good
03025→0978% Fair
03026→2980% Fair
03027→31769% Approx
03028→92479% Fair
03029→50182% Fair
03030→64581% Fair
03031→53581% Fair
03033→93968% Approx
03034→82382% Fair
03035→379969% Approx
03036→379978% Fair
03037→64582% Fair
03038→386382% Fair
03039→378282% Fair
03040→31090% Good
03041→386581% Fair
03042→375079% Fair
03043→81785% Good
03044→374390% Good
03045→45167% Approx
03046→32278% Fair
03047→376572% Approx
03048→380286% Good
03049→22186% Good
03050→84291% Good
03051→45278% Fair
03052→94882% Fair
03053→2982% Fair
03054→73883% Fair
03055→381073% Approx
03056→372279% Fair
03057→2185% Good
03058→372287% Good
03059→53576% Fair
03060→0183% Fair
03061→380785% Good
03062→80387% Good
03063→375679% Fair
05021→0375% Fair
05025→81783% Fair
05081→92478% Fair
05086→93087% Good
05145→2363% Approx
05147→303376% Fair
05161→0280% Fair
05168→383893% Best
05202→383580% Fair
05270→376879% Fair
05555→386173% Approx
05557→37192% Good
40020→79689% Good
40123→ECRU86% Good
40161→2780% Fair
40252→3292% Good
40332→50271% Approx
40374→41380% Fair
40479→386592% Good
40553→31670% Approx
40556→386182% Fair
40557→61390% Good
42010→302484% Fair
42011→37176% Fair
42012→380282% Fair
42013→35593% Best
42014→92473% Approx
42017→82883% Fair
42018→60580% Fair
42024→304166% Approx
42027→378284% Fair
60020→79260% Approx
60161→0174% Approx
60168→15690% Good
60367→374081% Fair
60479→71283% Fair
62004→76183% Fair
62005→332688% Good
62010→302490% Good
62012→383475% Fair
62013→92082% Fair
62014→379983% Fair
62020→50180% Fair
62021→92480% Fair
62023→80179% Fair
62024→304174% Approx
62031→73379% Fair
62032→380282% Fair
62033→77880% Fair
62034→380780% Fair
62035→360962% Approx
62036→334182% Fair
62037→304174% Approx
62038→384970% Approx
62039→67779% Fair
62040→43680% Fair
62041→1891% Good
62042→3276% Fair
62043→16194% Best
62044→72991% Good
62046→3074% Approx
62047→2876% Fair
62048→96374% Approx
62049→98979% Fair
62056→2989% Good
62057→61174% Approx
65270→92493% Best
70020→79779% Fair
70123→382377% Fair
70161→0278% Fair
70374→379980% Fair
70479→BLANC90% Good
72001→71267% Approx
72003→75889% Good
72005→368995% Best
72006→380786% Good
72008→95569% Approx
72009→21172% Approx
72010→0280% Fair
72011→37084% Fair
72012→383475% Fair
72013→377777% Fair
72014→93977% Fair
72020→31978% Fair
72023→93891% Good
72035→335486% Good
72045→31989% Good
72051→304175% Fair
72052→31580% Fair
72053→43378% Fair
80020→79693% Best
80123→ECRU92% Good
80161→0283% Fair
80168→15689% Good
80374→379976% Fair
80479→386592% Good
82010→0281% Fair
82011→37190% Good
82012→22188% Good
82014→379965% Approx
82020→56190% Good
82023→83981% Fair
82045→50187% Good
82050→35689% Good
82051→304175% Fair
82053→386386% Good
82054→93274% Approx
90020→79686% Good
90123→71292% Good
90161→0278% Fair
90168→15691% Good
90374→31783% Fair
90479→BLANC90% Good
92010→0279% Fair
92011→37287% Good
92014→379970% Approx
92023→378188% Good
92054→376684% Fair
92055→35690% Good
00206→31771% Approx
00777→386077% Fair
00968→35683% Fair
02031→47080% Fair
02033→30190% Good
02034→30190% Good
02035→377377% Fair
02036→2182% Fair
02038→40097% Best
02039→72980% Fair
02040→83177% Fair
02041→382684% Fair
02042→42089% Good
02045→383076% Fair
02046→301277% Fair
02047→73284% Fair
02048→382888% Good
02049→379976% Fair
02050→93971% Approx
02051→386080% Fair
02052→377289% Good
02053→98991% Good
02054→98685% Good
02055→50084% Fair
02056→372184% Fair
02070→93280% Fair
02071→381387% Good
02072→93078% Fair
02073→93182% Fair
02074→50076% Fair
02076→90285% Good
02077→380285% Good
02078→3483% Fair
02079→383483% Fair
02080→374069% Approx
02081→3175% Fair
02082→55376% Fair
02084→3384% Fair
02085→15883% Fair
02087→383983% Fair
02088→79890% Good
02089→31285% Good
02090→2971% Approx
02091→79684% Fair
02092→15884% Fair
02094→334585% Good
02095→79283% Fair
02096→385477% Fair
02097→51980% Fair
02098→93783% Fair
02099→385886% Good
02103→79787% Good
02104→1688% Good
02105→44482% Fair
03501→77884% Fair
03502→304788% Good
03503→22369% Approx
03504→1379% Fair
03505→2873% Approx
03506→82299% Best
03507→59773% Approx
03545→304273% Approx
03550→45176% Fair
03553→368876% Fair
03557→304682% Fair
03561→381782% Fair
03575→377392% Good
05002→307878% Fair
05011→83479% Fair
05015→70486% Good
05016→383393% Best
05022→383979% Fair
05065→77984% Fair
05311→0474% Approx
05609→386284% Fair
10001→64479% Fair
10002→92079% Fair
10003→379974% Approx
10004→93081% Fair
10005→375082% Fair
10006→375068% Approx
10007→41382% Fair
10008→379976% Fair
10009→386589% Good
10010→304776% Fair
10011→83393% Best
10012→337179% Fair
10013→337163% Approx
10014→93076% Fair
10015→386278% Fair
10016→374079% Fair
10018→31776% Fair
10019→374069% Approx
10020→2976% Fair
10021→375085% Good
10022→92485% Good
10023→52080% Fair
10024→82363% Approx
10025→386476% Fair
10026→31685% Good
10027→0366% Approx
10028→64472% Approx
10029→36878% Fair
10030→56394% Best
10031→97581% Fair
10032→383567% Approx
10033→385783% Fair
10034→92675% Fair
10035→41379% Fair
10036→37183% Fair
10037→2969% Approx
10038→93081% Fair
10039→92482% Fair
10040→50178% Fair
10041→64570% Approx
10042→74691% Good
10043→304784% Fair
10044→31778% Fair
10045→32079% Fair
10046→386678% Fair
10047→79289% Good
10048→22483% Fair
10049→384083% Fair
10050→383985% Good
10051→386180% Fair
10052→360894% Best
10053→374391% Good
10054→376578% Fair
10055→79283% Fair
10057→0184% Fair
10058→80986% Good
10059→380969% Approx
10060→383084% Fair
10062→0491% Good
10063→380780% Fair
10064→50187% Good
10065→70290% Good
10066→45186% Good
10067→56181% Fair
10068→386169% Approx
10069→386582% Fair
10070→82789% Good
10072→0882% Fair
10073→64574% Approx
10074→33688% Good
10075→84181% Fair
10076→37290% Good
10077→41382% Fair
10078→45276% Fair
10079→380880% Fair
10080→378786% Good
10082→3265% Approx
10083→2183% Fair
10084→378779% Fair
10085→52097% Best
10086→384293% Best
10087→304690% Good
10088→83386% Good
10089→0375% Fair
10091→37289% Good
10092→3282% Fair
10093→77879% Fair
10094→304165% Approx
10095→302187% Good
10096→79690% Good
10097→31988% Good
10098→94685% Good
10099→77985% Good
10100→35087% Good
10101→375073% Approx
10102→64575% Fair
10103→304179% Fair
10104→376874% Approx
10105→368876% Fair
10106→30981% Fair
10107→98981% Fair
10108→0379% Fair
10109→0971% Approx
10110→2988% Good
10111→304179% Fair
10112→386092% Good
10113→59785% Good
10114→34989% Good
10115→15571% Approx
10116→380781% Fair
10117→374679% Fair
10118→374676% Fair
10119→43678% Fair
10120→35681% Fair
16002→93973% Approx
16004→337178% Fair
16010→64281% Fair
16011→83185% Good
16014→31084% Fair
16021→3181% Fair
16022→79388% Good
16024→374090% Good
16025→372681% Fair
16026→79279% Fair
16031→83278% Fair
16037→64577% Fair
16081→379983% Fair
16151→304178% Fair
16161→0286% Good
16168→380783% Fair
16221→302181% Fair
16374→379975% Fair
16601→386578% Fair
16602→64780% Fair
16603→1480% Fair
16604→37073% Approx
16605→42078% Fair
16606→93881% Fair
16607→337184% Fair
16608→82358% Approx
16609→93885% Good
16610→304161% Approx
16611→41470% Approx
16612→82094% Best
16613→92673% Approx
16614→50073% Approx
16615→334881% Fair
16616→373183% Fair
16617→35089% Good
16618→64074% Approx
18002→82373% Approx
18010→302386% Good
18011→16784% Fair
18014→31078% Fair
18027→16170% Approx
18046→93184% Fair
18081→379985% Good
18099→385880% Fair
18123→73979% Fair
18221→302190% Good
18801→386579% Fair
18812→79689% Good
18819→386471% Approx
18820→372187% Good
18821→386076% Fair
18822→42288% Good
18823→386090% Good
18824→20965% Approx
18825→77982% Fair
18826→2863% Approx
18827→3372% Approx
18828→381181% Fair
18829→383985% Good
18830→79287% Good
18831→84473% Approx
40065→77980% Fair
40168→79476% Fair
40777→304169% Approx
42019→72880% Fair
42028→386283% Fair
42029→92489% Good
42030→378292% Good
42031→90775% Fair
42033→92192% Good
42034→72892% Good
42035→382081% Fair
42036→64578% Fair
42037→386078% Fair
42038→0996% Best
42039→50186% Good
42040→79282% Fair
42041→383871% Approx
42042→15272% Approx
42043→22188% Good
42101→33380% Fair
42102→30771% Approx
45270→50176% Fair
80777→31886% Good

Full DMC to Mill Hill conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
B5200→9047985% Good
BLANC→0205892% Good
ECRU→8012392% Good
01→1005784% Fair
02→1616186% Good
03→1010879% Fair
04→1006291% Good
05→0516179% Fair
06→0305077% Fair
07→0027575% Fair
08→1007282% Fair
09→4203896% Best
10→1004676% Fair
11→0200287% Good
12→0200275% Fair
13→0350479% Fair
14→1660380% Fair
15→0200269% Approx
16→0210488% Good
17→6204178% Fair
18→6204191% Good
19→4201979% Fair
20→0301776% Fair
21→0305785% Good
22→4201388% Good
23→4016166% Approx
24→4016163% Approx
25→0304462% Approx
26→0304470% Approx
27→4016180% Fair
28→0200981% Fair
29→6205689% Good
30→6204674% Approx
31→1602181% Fair
32→4025292% Good
33→0208484% Fair
34→0207883% Fair
35→0207980% Fair
150→0205668% Approx
151→7200586% Good
152→0200586% Good
153→0201876% Fair
154→0033067% Approx
155→1011571% Approx
156→9016891% Good
157→0014672% Approx
158→0209284% Fair
159→0014680% Fair
160→0200691% Good
161→0202697% Best
162→4201782% Fair
163→0300770% Approx
164→0350467% Approx
165→0200275% Fair
166→4203166% Approx
167→0204288% Good
168→0306073% Approx
169→0015085% Good
208→0208482% Fair
209→1882465% Approx
210→1882457% Approx
211→7200972% Approx
221→8201288% Good
223→1661680% Fair
224→1004883% Fair
225→0305275% Fair
300→0203878% Fair
301→0203390% Good
304→0205667% Approx
307→0205976% Fair
309→1010681% Fair
310→0304090% Good
311→0035892% Good
312→1008687% Good
315→0304884% Fair
316→1002685% Good
317→9037483% Fair
318→8077786% Good
319→7204589% Good
320→0043194% Best
321→1011479% Fair
322→1602285% Good
326→0205672% Approx
327→0207880% Fair
333→4210180% Fair
334→0208777% Fair
335→1661679% Fair
336→1007488% Good
340→6016877% Fair
341→0014695% Best
347→1011480% Fair
349→1011489% Good
350→1661789% Good
351→1010084% Fair
352→6203670% Approx
353→0200364% Approx
355→4201393% Best
356→9205590% Good
367→8202071% Approx
368→1002978% Fair
369→1660363% Approx
370→7201184% Fair
371→0555792% Good
372→1007690% Good
400→0203897% Best
402→0042380% Fair
407→0203577% Fair
413→0300987% Good
414→1661170% Approx
415→9016164% Approx
420→0204289% Good
422→1882288% Good
433→7205378% Fair
434→1003178% Fair
435→0303882% Fair
436→6204080% Fair
437→0305477% Fair
444→0210582% Fair
445→0012872% Approx
451→1006686% Good
452→0305178% Fair
453→0516174% Approx
469→0204762% Approx
470→0203180% Fair
471→4203171% Approx
472→0210481% Fair
498→7201371% Approx
500→0205584% Fair
501→8204587% Good
502→0300783% Fair
503→0207165% Approx
505→8202079% Fair
517→0207374% Approx
518→8205472% Approx
519→0209780% Fair
520→1008597% Best
522→0301160% Approx
523→1002963% Approx
524→1000170% Approx
535→0303181% Fair
543→0301783% Fair
550→1002055% Approx
552→0207872% Approx
553→0208276% Fair
554→1882460% Approx
561→8202090% Good
562→0043175% Fair
563→1003094% Best
564→0052566% Approx
580→0204769% Approx
581→0203178% Fair
597→1011385% Good
598→1882880% Fair
600→0305868% Approx
601→1661662% Approx
602→1661662% Approx
603→1005259% Approx
604→1005266% Approx
605→4201880% Fair
606→1661783% Fair
608→1009878% Fair
610→6205774% Approx
611→6205774% Approx
612→0055789% Good
613→4055790% Good
632→0209984% Fair
640→1661874% Approx
642→1601081% Fair
644→6201089% Good
645→0303782% Fair
646→0301277% Fair
647→0300883% Fair
648→1008975% Fair
666→1011478% Fair
676→4201978% Fair
677→0012382% Fair
680→0204874% Approx
699→8202068% Approx
700→1006556% Approx
701→1006565% Approx
702→1006590% Good
703→6204977% Fair
704→0501586% Good
712→9012392% Good
718→0208260% Approx
720→4203384% Fair
721→0206089% Good
722→0042375% Fair
725→4203475% Fair
726→0210568% Approx
727→0200171% Approx
728→4203492% Good
729→6204491% Good
730→0204768% Approx
732→0204784% Fair
733→6203179% Fair
734→1008875% Fair
738→0305483% Fair
739→0301792% Good
740→0042368% Approx
741→0209674% Approx
742→4203578% Fair
743→0210577% Fair
744→0200174% Approx
745→0200179% Fair
746→0301697% Best
747→0201779% Fair
754→0200359% Approx
758→7200389% Good
760→1004870% Approx
761→6200483% Fair
762→0306078% Fair
772→1660355% Approx
775→4201769% Approx
777→6203275% Fair
778→0200491% Good
779→1009985% Good
780→0204182% Fair
782→0204268% Approx
783→6204481% Fair
791→1661285% Good
792→1004789% Good
793→1602288% Good
794→4016876% Fair
796→8002093% Best
797→1004789% Good
798→0208890% Good
799→0208770% Approx
800→0014383% Fair
801→0206882% Fair
803→0306287% Good
807→0200783% Fair
809→1005886% Good
813→0200782% Fair
814→8201281% Fair
815→8201280% Fair
816→0205669% Approx
817→0206287% Good
818→0014576% Fair
819→0305280% Fair
820→1661294% Best
822→0350699% Best
823→0303482% Fair
824→1008686% Good
825→1008675% Fair
826→0207380% Fair
827→0014395% Best
828→4201783% Fair
829→1001561% Approx
830→0204077% Fair
831→1601185% Good
832→6203179% Fair
833→1001193% Best
834→1008785% Good
838→7202389% Good
839→0206884% Fair
840→4202876% Fair
841→1007581% Fair
842→0305091% Good
844→0302485% Good
869→1001575% Fair
890→7204584% Fair
891→1010075% Fair
892→1010063% Approx
893→0501660% Approx
894→7203567% Approx
895→7204580% Fair
898→7202386% Good
899→0501664% Approx
900→1661783% Fair
902→0207685% Good
904→0205464% Approx
905→0016773% Approx
906→0206767% Approx
907→4203175% Fair
909→8202063% Approx
910→1006562% Approx
911→1006566% Approx
912→0056161% Approx
913→1003070% Approx
915→0207662% Approx
917→1003257% Approx
918→0203887% Good
919→4201384% Fair
920→0016586% Good
921→4203392% Good
922→0206185% Good
924→6527093% Best
926→1003475% Fair
927→1008962% Approx
928→8201069% Approx
930→0508687% Good
931→1804684% Fair
932→0207080% Fair
934→1661472% Approx
935→0301485% Good
936→1008565% Approx
937→0209883% Fair
938→7202391% Good
939→0303481% Fair
943→0056153% Approx
945→0200347% Approx
946→1009885% Good
947→0206087% Good
948→0305282% Fair
950→0301862% Approx
951→0301779% Fair
954→1003069% Approx
955→7200869% Approx
956→0501662% Approx
957→7203567% Approx
958→0200860% Approx
959→0200860% Approx
961→0501680% Fair
962→1010566% Approx
963→0014580% Fair
964→0356158% Approx
966→0350479% Fair
967→0305263% Approx
970→0206081% Fair
972→4203577% Fair
973→0210566% Approx
975→0203881% Fair
976→1011973% Approx
977→0042372% Approx
986→0205485% Good
987→0205467% Approx
988→1006577% Fair
989→0205391% Good
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Mill Hill codes and names come from the maker's own inventory list; colors are sampled from photographs of each bead.

Convert between Mill Hill 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.

Matching beads and floss

Mill Hill makes glass beads — seed, petite, antique and frosted — and bead-embellished patterns pair them with floss in two ways:

  • Attaching beads. Beads are usually sewn on with a thread close to the bead's color, so the stitch disappears. The Mill Hill to DMC table gives that thread for every bead.
  • Adding or swapping beads. The DMC to Mill Hill table finds the bead closest to a DMC color, for adding sparkle to an area of a design or replacing a bead you can't find.

Glass catches light very differently from cotton, so treat the match as a color guide rather than a perfect pair.

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

What color thread should I use to attach Mill Hill beads?
A thread close to the bead color hides the stitch. Look up the bead in the Mill Hill to DMC table and use the DMC match; for clear or lined beads, a neutral close to the background fabric often works better.
Which Mill Hill bead matches my DMC color?
Use the DMC to Mill Hill table, or set DMC as the source in the converter. It lists the closest Mill Hill bead for every DMC number.
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.

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