Paternayan to DMC thread conversion chart

Find the DMC floss color closest to any Paternayan Persian wool shade, or the Paternayan that matches a DMC color.

280 colors matched using perceptual color distance.

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Full Paternayan to DMC conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
1102→64784% Fair
1103→0584% Fair
1104→0280% Fair
1200→16986% Good
1201→0393% Best
1202→0382% Fair
1203→0197% Best
1204→0580% Fair
1209→31782% Fair
1211→31888% Good
1212→16891% Good
1213→0197% Best
1220→379972% Approx
1221→379980% Fair
1222→0465% Approx
1236→302479% Fair
1237→0187% Good
1246→0182% Fair
1256→0176% Fair
1260→2783% Fair
1261→386679% Fair
1262→386677% Fair
1263→0181% Fair
1300→3390% Good
1301→20985% Good
1310→2973% Approx
1312→3077% Fair
1314→374368% Approx
1320→374073% Approx
1327→386680% Fair
1330→33384% Fair
1331→374685% Good
1332→3081% Fair
1333→374382% Fair
1334→76276% Fair
1340→79389% Good
1341→15687% Good
1342→15984% Fair
1344→16879% Fair
1351→360774% Approx
1353→15390% Good
1400→385787% Good
1401→385890% Good
1402→377276% Fair
1404→84289% Good
1405→84289% Good
1410→93897% Best
1412→386382% Fair
1413→378277% Fair
1415→89890% Good
1418→84282% Fair
1420→337175% Fair
1421→84476% Fair
1422→83897% Best
1430→303190% Good
1431→378182% Fair
1432→43384% Fair
1433→386380% Fair
1434→386480% Fair
1435→84291% Good
1440→379078% Fair
1443→61391% Good
1444→303377% Fair
1445→386683% Fair
1450→378791% Good
1451→378785% Good
1454→302484% Fair
1455→386695% Best
1460→378779% Fair
1463→302486% Good
1464→0577% Fair
1465→386682% Fair
1470→0985% Good
1472→84080% Fair
1474→386677% Fair
1475→386674% Approx
1483→40785% Good
1486→45374% Approx
1490→54393% Best
1491→45367% Approx
1493→303383% Fair
1494→386676% Fair
1495→43678% Fair
1497→73882% Fair
1499→ECRU87% Good
1500→375093% Best
1501→93084% Fair
1502→33478% Fair
1503→51975% Fair
1504→82786% Good
1505→77578% Fair
1506→0181% Fair
1507→0177% Fair
1510→93083% Fair
1511→93079% Fair
1512→376877% Fair
1513→16976% Fair
1514→16885% Good
1515→16884% Fair
1520→380883% Fair
1521→50182% Fair
1522→59872% Approx
1523→92881% Fair
1524→307290% Good
1530→31063% Approx
1532→92473% Approx
1534→92790% Good
1540→33687% Good
1542→82582% Fair
1543→80987% Good
1544→81389% Good
1545→16287% Good
1546→307279% Fair
1550→80392% Good
1551→82593% Best
1552→79981% Fair
1553→81380% Fair
1554→16282% Fair
1555→77574% Approx
1556→0189% Good
1560→16078% Fair
1563→41593% Best
1564→0188% Good
1570→82370% Approx
1571→93978% Fair
1572→31069% Approx
1573→381281% Fair
1574→99285% Good
1576→50470% Approx
1579→307290% Good
1580→93076% Fair
1582→33488% Good
1583→80986% Good
1585→77577% Fair
1590→80691% Good
1591→80684% Fair
1592→381182% Fair
1593→59875% Fair
1594→381380% Fair
1600→89586% Good
1601→336286% Good
1602→52281% Fair
1603→52376% Fair
1604→52474% Approx
1605→307290% Good
1610→56181% Fair
1611→36785% Good
1612→98978% Fair
1613→1369% Approx
1614→1086% Good
1615→64485% Good
1621→56382% Fair
1624→307284% Fair
1630→70183% Fair
1633→36976% Fair
1634→36975% Fair
1642→64274% Approx
1643→37282% Fair
1644→64475% Fair
1651→301277% Fair
1652→58180% Fair
1653→1471% Approx
1660→50197% Best
1661→50583% Fair
1662→381677% Fair
1663→381372% Approx
1664→50465% Approx
1665→307285% Good
1666→386575% Fair
1675→305184% Fair
1676→1066% Approx
1677→52485% Good
1678→305389% Good
1679→1084% Fair
1680→70090% Good
1681→56286% Good
1682→91292% Good
1684→91380% Fair
1685→56392% Good
1687→50474% Approx
1690→336381% Fair
1691→334682% Fair
1692→336483% Fair
1693→1689% Good
1694→1487% Good
1695→64470% Approx
1696→70287% Good
1698→1583% Fair
1700→72984% Fair
1702→83476% Fair
1703→67686% Good
1704→82279% Fair
1705→89077% Fair
1706→56290% Good
1710→382184% Fair
1712→1893% Best
1713→1481% Fair
1714→304784% Fair
1715→82290% Good
1716→386681% Fair
1721→30182% Fair
1723→385276% Fair
1725→382188% Good
1726→382193% Best
1730→382877% Fair
1731→43692% Good
1732→43684% Fair
1733→382879% Fair
1734→304686% Good
1735→67782% Fair
1740→386280% Fair
1741→61277% Fair
1742→304682% Fair
1743→64474% Approx
1744→304777% Fair
1745→82276% Fair
1750→16777% Fair
1752→42283% Fair
1753→42285% Good
1754→67781% Fair
1755→304779% Fair
1756→82289% Good
1760→1887% Good
1762→1179% Fair
1764→ECRU86% Good
1772→44482% Fair
1773→72788% Good
1811→72283% Fair
1812→97177% Fair
1823→97785% Good
1831→90092% Good
1832→72182% Fair
1840→377776% Fair
1841→34786% Good
1843→35084% Fair
1844→377988% Good
1850→81782% Fair
1852→90086% Good
1853→97782% Fair
1855→377190% Good
1860→91989% Good
1863→75879% Fair
1870→22178% Fair
1871→2188% Good
1882→40287% Good
1884→377189% Good
1891→373192% Good
1900→368587% Good
1901→380391% Good
1902→380380% Fair
1903→380583% Fair
1904→60487% Good
1905→60473% Approx
1906→368986% Good
1912→31670% Approx
1915→81872% Approx
1920→337194% Best
1921→372187% Good
1923→77884% Fair
1925→81973% Approx
1931→332888% Good
1933→76178% Fair
1935→386675% Fair
1940→77792% Good
1941→34792% Good
1945→371377% Fair
1947→2367% Approx
1948→386575% Fair
1950→34793% Best
1952→371287% Good
1955→96379% Fair
1962→360879% Fair
1963→77882% Fair
1964→45371% Approx
1967→81491% Good
1968→81584% Fair
1969→377784% Fair
1970→81784% Fair
1971→34992% Good
1972→81794% Best

Full DMC to Paternayan conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
B5200→126058% Approx
BLANC→194865% Approx
ECRU→149987% Good
01→120397% Best
02→121284% Fair
03→120193% Best
04→122265% Approx
05→110384% Fair
06→140584% Fair
07→147278% Fair
08→147268% Approx
09→147085% Good
10→161486% Good
11→176279% Fair
12→176277% Fair
13→161369% Approx
14→169487% Good
15→169883% Fair
16→169389% Good
17→171289% Good
18→171293% Best
19→175372% Approx
20→149074% Approx
21→187188% Good
22→186088% Good
23→192571% Approx
24→123769% Approx
25→133473% Approx
26→133375% Fair
27→126083% Fair
28→131262% Approx
29→131073% Approx
30→133281% Fair
31→134083% Fair
32→133176% Fair
33→130090% Good
34→130057% Approx
35→131068% Approx
150→190279% Fair
151→190679% Fair
152→192379% Fair
153→135390% Good
154→132056% Approx
155→134065% Approx
156→134187% Good
157→134271% Approx
158→154074% Approx
159→134284% Fair
160→156078% Fair
161→134073% Approx
162→154587% Good
163→166169% Approx
164→163370% Approx
165→176275% Fair
166→169346% Approx
167→175077% Fair
168→121291% Good
169→120086% Good
208→130087% Good
209→130185% Good
210→135361% Approx
211→135355% Approx
221→196879% Fair
223→193174% Approx
224→192381% Fair
225→194572% Approx
300→140080% Fair
301→172182% Fair
304→195085% Good
307→177370% Approx
309→194183% Fair
310→142072% Approx
311→155083% Fair
312→150176% Fair
315→192177% Fair
316→191270% Approx
317→120982% Fair
318→121188% Good
319→160085% Good
320→166277% Fair
321→194186% Good
322→158282% Fair
326→195085% Good
327→131065% Approx
333→133084% Fair
334→158288% Good
335→189175% Fair
336→154087% Good
340→134171% Approx
341→134281% Fair
347→195093% Best
349→197192% Good
350→184384% Fair
351→184371% Approx
352→186363% Approx
353→184475% Fair
355→186085% Good
356→184369% Approx
367→161185% Good
368→162179% Fair
369→163376% Fair
370→165171% Approx
371→164267% Approx
372→164382% Fair
400→186069% Approx
402→188287% Good
407→148385% Good
413→151075% Fair
414→151365% Approx
415→156393% Best
420→175074% Approx
422→175385% Good
433→143284% Fair
434→174077% Fair
435→173071% Approx
436→173192% Good
437→141372% Approx
444→177282% Fair
445→176257% Approx
451→147260% Approx
452→120155% Approx
453→120480% Fair
469→169160% Approx
470→165265% Approx
471→169280% Fair
472→169371% Approx
498→196882% Fair
500→160070% Approx
501→166097% Best
502→169062% Approx
503→160369% Approx
505→166183% Fair
517→155168% Approx
518→158374% Approx
519→150476% Fair
520→160185% Good
522→160281% Fair
523→167889% Good
524→167785% Good
535→145079% Fair
543→149093% Best
550→131054% Approx
552→130072% Approx
553→130080% Fair
554→135370% Approx
561→161081% Fair
562→170690% Good
563→168592% Good
564→168572% Approx
580→169151% Approx
581→165280% Fair
597→152255% Approx
598→159375% Fair
600→190268% Approx
601→189174% Approx
602→190372% Approx
603→196271% Approx
604→190487% Good
605→190570% Approx
606→184370% Approx
608→183276% Fair
610→143172% Approx
611→144061% Approx
612→174177% Fair
613→144391% Good
632→140190% Good
640→165159% Approx
642→164274% Approx
644→161585% Good
645→160181% Fair
646→122258% Approx
647→110284% Fair
648→120279% Fair
666→197186% Good
676→170386% Good
677→173582% Fair
680→173174% Approx
699→168073% Approx
700→168090% Good
701→163083% Fair
702→169687% Good
703→169253% Approx
704→169253% Approx
712→175680% Fair
718→190356% Approx
720→185283% Fair
721→183282% Fair
722→181183% Fair
725→172672% Approx
726→177382% Fair
727→177388% Good
728→172681% Fair
729→170084% Fair
730→167545% Approx
732→175045% Approx
733→165268% Approx
734→170261% Approx
738→149782% Fair
739→173581% Fair
740→181174% Approx
741→185374% Approx
742→172656% Approx
743→177366% Approx
744→177386% Good
745→177376% Fair
746→170475% Fair
747→159268% Approx
754→188477% Fair
758→185580% Fair
760→192359% Approx
761→193378% Fair
762→123786% Good
772→169879% Fair
775→150578% Fair
777→194092% Good
778→192384% Fair
779→141578% Fair
780→174075% Fair
782→173068% Approx
783→170084% Fair
791→154076% Fair
792→133083% Fair
793→134089% Good
794→154376% Fair
796→155070% Approx
797→155072% Approx
798→154281% Fair
799→155281% Fair
800→150478% Fair
801→141586% Good
803→155092% Good
807→154489% Good
809→154387% Good
813→154489% Good
814→196791% Good
815→196884% Fair
816→196878% Fair
817→197294% Best
818→194574% Approx
819→192573% Approx
820→154069% Approx
822→171590% Good
823→157175% Fair
824→155078% Fair
825→155193% Best
826→158284% Fair
827→150486% Good
828→154578% Fair
829→144067% Approx
830→144063% Approx
831→175071% Approx
832→175065% Approx
833→175382% Fair
834→171078% Fair
838→142297% Best
839→141581% Fair
840→147280% Fair
841→141276% Fair
842→143591% Good
844→142176% Fair
869→144074% Approx
890→160080% Fair
891→195274% Approx
892→195275% Fair
893→195260% Approx
894→190465% Approx
895→160086% Good
898→141590% Good
899→190459% Approx
900→183192% Good
902→196786% Good
904→169174% Approx
905→163071% Approx
906→169257% Approx
907→169250% Approx
909→168083% Fair
910→168184% Fair
911→168179% Fair
912→168292% Good
913→168480% Fair
915→190174% Approx
917→190267% Approx
918→186079% Fair
919→186089% Good
920→172176% Fair
921→185284% Fair
922→183281% Fair
924→152076% Fair
926→151372% Approx
927→153490% Good
928→152381% Fair
930→150184% Fair
931→150273% Approx
932→154373% Approx
934→160071% Approx
935→160076% Fair
936→167566% Approx
937→169181% Fair
938→141097% Best
939→157178% Fair
943→157477% Fair
945→188477% Fair
946→183275% Fair
947→183274% Approx
948→192566% Approx
950→188475% Fair
951→149071% Approx
954→168579% Fair
955→163354% Approx
956→195258% Approx
957→190473% Approx
958→157470% Approx
959→168451% Approx
961→195266% Approx
962→190465% Approx
963→195579% Fair
964→159269% Approx
966→162171% Approx
967→188458% Approx
970→181174% Approx
972→172655% Approx
973→176068% Approx
975→172174% Approx
976→172366% Approx
977→182385% Good
986→161076% Fair
987→169179% Fair
988→169662% Approx
989→161278% Fair
991→152176% Fair
992→157485% Good
993→168572% Approx
995→158278% Fair
996→158361% Approx
3011→167559% Approx
3012→165177% Fair
3013→164376% Fair
3021→143085% Good
3022→165169% Approx
3023→164369% Approx
3024→146386% Good
3031→142290% Good
3032→144368% Approx
3033→149085% Good
3041→131041% Approx
3042→131250% Approx
3045→173077% Fair
3046→173486% Good
3047→171484% Fair
3051→167584% Fair
3052→160268% Approx
3053→167889% Good
3064→149578% Fair
3072→160590% Good
3078→176272% Approx
3325→150478% Fair
3326→193372% Approx
3328→193188% Good
3340→183275% Fair
3341→186375% Fair
3345→169172% Approx
3346→169182% Fair
3347→161272% Approx
3348→169382% Fair
3350→190278% Fair
3354→193372% Approx
3362→160186% Good
3363→169081% Fair
3364→169283% Fair
3371→192094% Best
3607→135174% Approx
3608→196279% Fair
3609→135375% Fair
3685→190087% Good
3687→190380% Fair
3688→190465% Approx
3689→190686% Good
3705→195277% Fair
3706→195249% Approx
3708→193362% Approx
3712→195287% Good
3713→194577% Fair
3716→193365% Approx
3721→192187% Good
3722→192166% Approx
3726→192169% Approx
3727→192374% Approx
3731→189192% Good
3733→190464% Approx
3740→132073% Approx
3743→133382% Fair
3746→133185% Good
3747→134258% Approx
3750→150093% Best
3752→154584% Fair
3753→154577% Fair
3755→154383% Fair
3756→155565% Approx
3760→150277% Fair
3761→155468% Approx
3765→158075% Fair
3766→150374% Approx
3768→151277% Fair
3770→176477% Fair
3771→185590% Good
3772→140276% Fair
3774→148673% Approx
3776→185260% Approx
3777→196984% Fair
3778→187188% Good
3779→184488% Good
3781→143182% Fair
3782→143479% Fair
3787→145091% Good
3790→143180% Fair
3799→122180% Fair
3801→184371% Approx
3802→190081% Fair
3803→190191% Good
3804→190369% Approx
3805→190383% Fair
3806→196279% Fair
3807→133174% Approx
3808→152083% Fair
3809→159067% Approx
3810→159171% Approx
3811→159282% Fair
3812→157381% Fair
3813→159480% Fair
3814→166160% Approx
3815→166182% Fair
3816→166277% Fair
3817→166365% Approx
3818→161067% Approx
3819→171262% Approx
3820→171069% Approx
3821→172693% Best
3822→172576% Fair
3823→170472% Approx
3824→184471% Approx
3825→182375% Fair
3826→172171% Approx
3827→182364% Approx
3828→173181% Fair
3829→173075% Fair
3830→184182% Fair
3831→194187% Good
3832→189184% Fair
3833→195275% Fair
3834→131067% Approx
3835→131056% Approx
3836→191265% Approx
3837→130064% Approx
3838→154273% Approx
3839→134178% Fair
3840→154477% Fair
3841→154584% Fair
3842→155074% Approx
3843→155274% Approx
3844→158368% Approx
3845→158362% Approx
3846→150351% Approx
3847→152168% Approx
3848→152162% Approx
3849→157375% Fair
3850→168172% Approx
3851→168265% Approx
3852→170077% Fair
3853→183262% Approx
3854→182378% Fair
3855→175478% Fair
3856→188472% Approx
3857→140087% Good
3858→140190% Good
3859→148380% Fair
3860→147269% Approx
3861→143368% Approx
3862→174080% Fair
3863→141282% Fair
3864→143480% Fair
3865→166675% Fair
3866→145595% Best
504→168774% Approx
731→175048% Approx
776→193371% Approx
781→173063% Approx
806→159091% Good
971→181277% Fair
3773→186377% Fair

Paternayan colors are sampled from photographs of each shade card, and every card's printed code was checked against its listing.

Convert between Paternayan 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.

Wool to cotton: what the match covers

Paternayan is a three-ply Persian wool for needlepoint and crewel work; DMC floss is cotton. The match here is about color — for designs that mix wool and floss, or charts keyed to one brand when your stash is the other. Wool and cotton cover canvas differently, so don't swap one for the other at the same strand count without stitching a test patch.

Old and new Paternayan numbers

The brand changed hands in 2020, and the current numbers are the old three-digit codes plus 1000: Steel Grey, 200 on older charts, is 1200 today. This chart uses the current four-digit numbers. If your chart shows a three-digit Paternayan code, add 1000 before looking it up.

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 floss instead of Paternayan wool?
For color, the chart gives the closest DMC for every Paternayan shade. For coverage, wool and cotton behave differently on canvas, so stitch a small test before substituting across a whole area.
My chart has a three-digit Paternayan number. Is it here?
Probably. Current Paternayan numbers are the old three-digit codes plus 1000, so 200 is now 1200. Look up the four-digit 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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