Sullivans to DMC thread conversion chart

Find the closest DMC match for any Sullivans floss number — with match quality percentages and ranked alternatives. Also converts DMC to Sullivans.

454 colors matched using perceptual color distance.

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Full Sullivans to DMC conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
45000→71286% Good
45001→BLANC100% Best
45002→BLANC100% Best
45040→33380% Fair
45041→15582% Fair
45042→21071% Approx
45043→21182% Fair
45044→377778% Fair
45045→372283% Fair
45046→76181% Fair
45047→81888% Good
45048→385771% Approx
45049→92092% Good
45050→32193% Best
45051→30774% Approx
45052→32190% Good
45053→31093% Best
45054→31188% Good
45055→80393% Best
45056→90287% Good
45057→31678% Fair
45058→31786% Good
45059→31876% Fair
45060→89089% Good
45061→32092% Good
45062→66687% Good
45063→32287% Good
45064→32197% Best
45065→55088% Good
45066→79677% Fair
45067→79993% Best
45068→33586% Good
45069→33679% Fair
45070→383979% Fair
45071→34189% Good
45072→66691% Good
45073→66687% Good
45074→60693% Best
45075→94680% Fair
45076→334186% Good
45077→377484% Fair
45078→91979% Fair
45079→383081% Fair
45080→98786% Good
45081→36883% Fair
45082→36990% Good
45083→37084% Fair
45084→37186% Good
45085→61391% Good
45086→91871% Approx
45087→334184% Fair
45088→385978% Fair
45089→379985% Good
45090→41478% Fair
45091→16884% Fair
45092→43494% Best
45093→386476% Fair
45094→30081% Fair
45095→40088% Good
45096→382685% Good
45097→377682% Fair
45098→377183% Fair
45099→97391% Good
45100→44585% Good
45101→386175% Fair
45102→45288% Good
45103→45382% Fair
45104→93681% Fair
45105→47087% Good
45106→58183% Fair
45107→47283% Fair
45108→30478% Fair
45109→31057% Approx
45110→50185% Good
45111→50289% Good
45112→50377% Fair
45113→50485% Good
45114→82593% Best
45115→51886% Good
45116→82787% Good
45117→52091% Good
45118→52379% Fair
45119→52387% Good
45120→52477% Fair
45121→84478% Fair
45122→54389% Good
45123→55078% Fair
45124→383771% Approx
45125→383788% Good
45126→55480% Fair
45127→56188% Good
45128→32082% Fair
45129→56381% Fair
45130→95582% Fair
45131→46979% Fair
45132→58186% Good
45133→59779% Fair
45134→381186% Good
45135→30983% Fair
45136→383281% Fair
45137→60287% Good
45138→380688% Good
45139→60490% Good
45140→60583% Fair
45141→60688% Good
45142→60684% Fair
45143→82992% Good
45144→61088% Good
45145→61281% Fair
45146→82279% Fair
45147→22184% Fair
45148→64091% Good
45149→64295% Best
45150→64482% Fair
45151→53583% Fair
45152→302280% Fair
45153→302379% Fair
45154→302485% Good
45155→60691% Good
45156→382790% Good
45157→67786% Good
45158→43592% Good
45159→90480% Fair
45160→90584% Fair
45161→70283% Fair
45162→90677% Fair
45163→70489% Good
45164→70488% Good
45165→71284% Fair
45166→60082% Fair
45167→60687% Good
45168→94681% Fair
45169→334087% Good
45170→74280% Fair
45171→72692% Good
45172→44587% Good
45173→97683% Fair
45174→73069% Approx
45175→73188% Good
45176→73188% Good
45177→83284% Fair
45178→83389% Good
45179→73888% Good
45180→73975% Fair
45181→94698% Best
45182→74091% Good
45183→74190% Good
45184→72587% Good
45185→74490% Good
45186→307886% Good
45187→74678% Fair
45188→74774% Approx
45189→75491% Good
45190→22475% Fair
45191→76089% Good
45192→76187% Good
45193→386578% Fair
45194→77272% Approx
45195→375680% Fair
45196→335485% Good
45197→77882% Fair
45198→97577% Fair
45199→382685% Good
45200→382685% Good
45201→385390% Good
45202→82090% Good
45203→79785% Good
45204→79389% Good
45205→79484% Fair
45206→82084% Fair
45207→79693% Best
45208→82581% Fair
45209→79996% Best
45210→80090% Good
45211→30070% Approx
45212→51877% Fair
45213→59776% Fair
45214→384083% Fair
45215→375595% Best
45216→81474% Approx
45217→81583% Fair
45218→2276% Fair
45219→66681% Fair
45220→81880% Fair
45221→386581% Fair
45222→82066% Approx
45223→ECRU92% Good
45224→93962% Approx
45225→80380% Fair
45226→82492% Good
45227→32291% Good
45228→332585% Good
45229→74785% Good
45230→43377% Fair
45231→82981% Fair
45232→83081% Fair
45233→42082% Fair
45234→68092% Good
45235→1993% Best
45236→93875% Fair
45237→89892% Good
45238→84079% Fair
45239→84177% Fair
45240→84267% Approx
45241→337182% Fair
45242→43388% Good
45243→89066% Approx
45244→89188% Good
45245→89290% Good
45246→95687% Good
45247→60488% Good
45248→89587% Good
45249→385763% Approx
45250→95684% Fair
45251→66683% Fair
45252→81491% Good
45253→334581% Fair
45254→90578% Fair
45255→90674% Approx
45256→90783% Fair
45257→90479% Fair
45258→70181% Fair
45259→70275% Fair
45260→91275% Fair
45261→95482% Fair
45262→81593% Best
45263→60080% Fair
45264→91878% Fair
45265→91980% Fair
45266→81783% Fair
45267→90092% Good
45268→94679% Fair
45269→92469% Approx
45270→92689% Good
45271→92778% Fair
45272→307282% Fair
45273→375084% Fair
45274→93187% Good
45275→93291% Good
45276→31060% Approx
45277→93484% Fair
45278→93679% Fair
45279→93781% Fair
45280→93856% Approx
45281→93972% Approx
45282→91282% Fair
45283→95185% Good
45284→60690% Good
45285→60682% Fair
45286→2083% Fair
45287→377496% Best
45288→73987% Good
45289→95578% Fair
45290→95576% Fair
45291→95681% Fair
45292→60491% Good
45293→99391% Good
45294→56469% Approx
45295→96190% Good
45296→89994% Best
45297→96372% Approx
45298→96469% Approx
45299→1393% Best
45300→60887% Good
45301→74189% Good
45302→74189% Good
45303→30787% Good
45304→91876% Fair
45305→72082% Fair
45306→40285% Good
45307→89579% Fair
45308→93782% Fair
45309→98880% Fair
45310→98989% Good
45311→50581% Fair
45312→56382% Fair
45313→56382% Fair
45314→99583% Fair
45315→99677% Fair
45316→73087% Good
45317→37082% Fair
45318→37290% Good
45320→302276% Fair
45321→302389% Good
45322→1089% Good
45323→93875% Fair
45324→64273% Approx
45325→54383% Fair
45326→304179% Fair
45327→304277% Fair
45328→43583% Fair
45329→73885% Good
45330→304786% Good
45331→93689% Good
45332→305284% Fair
45333→305391% Good
45334→377886% Good
45335→1081% Fair
45336→307884% Fair
45337→332592% Good
45338→335485% Good
45339→380189% Good
45340→35181% Fair
45341→35286% Good
45342→89570% Approx
45343→93788% Good
45344→47077% Fair
45345→1691% Good
45346→32693% Best
45347→335485% Good
45348→336291% Good
45349→336381% Fair
45350→305284% Fair
45351→31064% Approx
45352→380588% Good
45353→360883% Fair
45354→360984% Fair
45355→81591% Good
45356→368790% Good
45357→380675% Fair
45358→368990% Good
45359→89191% Good
45360→95684% Fair
45361→60492% Good
45362→89285% Good
45363→371381% Fair
45364→60585% Good
45365→377791% Good
45366→383185% Good
45367→372679% Fair
45368→372786% Good
45369→373186% Good
45370→96290% Good
45371→374078% Fair
45372→374382% Fair
45373→374675% Fair
45374→76271% Approx
45375→31181% Fair
45376→384188% Good
45377→77583% Fair
45378→80785% Good
45379→BLANC85% Good
45380→82688% Good
45381→74786% Good
45382→82591% Good
45383→376184% Fair
45384→41373% Approx
45385→71279% Fair
45386→383078% Fair
45387→385978% Fair
45388→22582% Fair
45389→72084% Fair
45390→377774% Approx
45391→371284% Fair
45392→76178% Fair
45393→303190% Good
45394→378289% Good
45395→84472% Approx
45396→386281% Fair
45397→337172% Approx
45398→60685% Good
45399→81495% Best
45400→77783% Fair
45401→60188% Good
45402→60295% Best
45403→60481% Fair
45404→79287% Good
45405→380873% Approx
45406→380982% Fair
45407→381086% Good
45408→74793% Best
45409→94383% Fair
45410→381371% Approx
45411→381478% Fair
45412→36789% Good
45413→381669% Approx
45414→381387% Good
45415→98671% Approx
45416→16578% Fair
45417→78387% Good
45418→382076% Fair
45419→382287% Good
45420→74696% Best
45421→76178% Fair
45422→334178% Fair
45423→92090% Good
45424→40289% Good
45425→43582% Fair
45426→382690% Good
45427→81784% Fair
45428→337177% Fair
45429→34994% Best
45430→383278% Fair
45431→96186% Good
45432→3581% Fair
45433→3480% Fair
45434→383685% Good
45435→33370% Approx
45436→383894% Best
45437→79985% Good
45438→80083% Fair
45439→77589% Good
45440→82489% Good
45441→384378% Fair
45442→384389% Good
45443→384675% Fair
45444→384665% Approx
45445→384786% Good
45446→381482% Fair
45447→384984% Fair
45448→91191% Good
45449→99381% Fair
45450→97692% Good
45451→72189% Good
45452→40289% Good
45453→385579% Fair
45454→94586% Good
45455→385774% Approx
45456→22187% Good
45457→2185% Good
45458→77983% Fair
45459→386170% Approx
45460→43483% Fair
45461→386381% Fair
45462→386478% Fair
45463→BLANC97% Best
45464→71276% Fair
45465→30489% Good
45466→368999% Best
45467→15280% Fair
45468→21184% Fair
45469→15475% Fair
45470→15575% Fair
45471→79485% Good
45472→15785% Good
45473→82091% Good
45474→34182% Fair
45475→16093% Best
45476→16182% Fair
45477→77578% Fair
45478→381590% Good
45479→96675% Fair
45480→1183% Fair
45481→381983% Fair
45482→43487% Good
45483→16880% Fair
45484→16991% Good
45490→50586% Good
45491→74276% Fair
45492→49882% Fair
45493→77983% Fair
45494→33683% Fair
45495→371393% Best
45496→377184% Fair

Full DMC to Sullivans conversion chart

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

Code→CodeMatch
B5200→4500187% Good
BLANC→45001100% Best
ECRU→4522392% Good
01→4548376% Fair
02→4509177% Fair
03→4505959% Approx
04→4509063% Approx
05→4510377% Fair
06→4539476% Fair
07→4539668% Approx
08→4514867% Approx
09→4524165% Approx
10→4532289% Good
11→4548083% Fair
12→4548080% Fair
13→4529993% Best
14→4519471% Approx
15→4548067% Approx
16→4534591% Good
17→4548077% Fair
18→4517170% Approx
19→4523593% Best
20→4528884% Fair
21→4545785% Good
22→4536582% Fair
23→4522061% Approx
24→4537459% Approx
25→4537469% Approx
26→4537281% Fair
27→4519369% Approx
28→4547562% Approx
29→4506553% Approx
30→4505964% Approx
31→4547070% Approx
32→4547679% Fair
33→4543364% Approx
34→4543380% Fair
35→4543281% Fair
150→4540080% Fair
151→4546692% Good
152→4546780% Fair
153→4546876% Fair
154→4546975% Fair
155→4504182% Fair
156→4547580% Fair
157→4547285% Good
158→4547379% Fair
159→4507178% Fair
160→4547593% Best
161→4547682% Fair
162→4537678% Fair
163→4547889% Good
164→4526178% Fair
165→4548081% Fair
166→4548181% Fair
167→4523377% Fair
168→4509184% Fair
169→4548491% Good
208→4512571% Approx
209→4543469% Approx
210→4512677% Fair
211→4546884% Fair
221→4545687% Good
223→4508871% Approx
224→4504679% Fair
225→4549587% Good
300→4509481% Fair
301→4509684% Fair
304→4546589% Good
307→4530387% Good
309→4534688% Good
310→4505393% Best
311→4505488% Good
312→4522689% Good
315→4505674% Approx
316→4505778% Fair
317→4505886% Good
318→4505976% Fair
319→4524877% Fair
320→4506192% Good
321→4506497% Best
322→4522791% Good
326→4534693% Best
327→4506570% Approx
333→4504080% Fair
334→4506788% Good
335→4506886% Good
336→4505486% Good
340→4507077% Fair
341→4507189% Good
347→4505287% Good
349→4542994% Best
350→4533986% Good
351→4534081% Fair
352→4534186% Good
353→4539277% Fair
355→4536584% Fair
356→4507978% Fair
367→4541289% Good
368→4508183% Fair
369→4508290% Good
370→4508384% Fair
371→4508486% Good
372→4531890% Good
400→4509588% Good
402→4542489% Good
407→4533473% Approx
413→4505876% Fair
414→4509078% Fair
415→4509179% Fair
420→4523382% Fair
422→4523582% Fair
433→4524288% Good
434→4509294% Best
435→4515892% Good
436→4517380% Fair
437→4515680% Fair
444→4509978% Fair
445→4517287% Good
451→4510168% Approx
452→4510288% Good
453→4510382% Fair
469→4534380% Fair
470→4510587% Good
471→4533374% Approx
472→4510783% Fair
498→4536582% Fair
500→4511074% Approx
501→4511085% Good
502→4511189% Good
503→4511277% Fair
505→4549086% Good
517→4538072% Approx
518→4511586% Good
519→4511678% Fair
520→4511791% Good
522→4533275% Fair
523→4511987% Good
524→4511987% Good
535→4515183% Fair
543→4512289% Good
550→4506588% Good
552→4512574% Approx
553→4543356% Approx
554→4512680% Fair
561→4512788% Good
562→4512878% Fair
563→4531282% Fair
564→4529982% Fair
580→4513178% Fair
581→4513286% Good
597→4513379% Fair
598→4513477% Fair
600→4534683% Fair
601→4540188% Good
602→4540295% Best
603→4513887% Good
604→4536192% Good
605→4536485% Good
606→4507493% Best
608→4518188% Good
610→4514488% Good
611→4539677% Fair
612→4514581% Fair
613→4508591% Good
632→4514770% Approx
640→4514891% Good
642→4514995% Best
644→4515082% Fair
645→4534872% Approx
646→4515280% Fair
647→4548469% Approx
648→4532177% Fair
666→4507291% Good
676→4518477% Fair
677→4533086% Good
680→4523492% Good
699→4531178% Fair
700→4525870% Approx
701→4525881% Fair
702→4516183% Fair
703→4516386% Good
704→4516389% Good
712→4500086% Good
718→4535267% Approx
720→4538984% Fair
721→4545189% Good
722→4545283% Fair
725→4518487% Good
726→4517192% Good
727→4518576% Fair
728→4518486% Good
729→4523577% Fair
730→4531687% Good
732→4517583% Fair
733→4517775% Fair
734→4517872% Approx
738→4517988% Good
739→4528887% Good
740→4518291% Good
741→4518390% Good
742→4517080% Fair
743→4509978% Fair
744→4518590% Good
745→4518588% Good
746→4542096% Best
747→4540893% Best
754→4518991% Good
758→4549677% Fair
760→4519189% Good
761→4519287% Good
762→4509174% Approx
772→4508278% Fair
775→4543989% Good
777→4526288% Good
778→4519782% Fair
779→4549383% Fair
780→4509286% Good
782→4517371% Approx
783→4541787% Good
791→4547383% Fair
792→4540487% Good
793→4520489% Good
794→4547185% Good
796→4520793% Best
797→4520385% Good
798→4543689% Good
799→4520996% Best
800→4521090% Good
801→4524277% Fair
803→4505593% Best
807→4521587% Good
809→4521586% Good
813→4521588% Good
814→4539995% Best
815→4526293% Best
816→4536585% Good
817→4542784% Fair
818→4504788% Good
819→4504774% Approx
820→4547391% Good
822→4522391% Good
823→4537576% Fair
824→4522692% Good
825→4511493% Best
826→4538088% Good
827→4511687% Good
828→4543980% Fair
829→4514392% Good
830→4514390% Good
831→4523270% Approx
832→4517784% Fair
833→4517889% Good
834→4517874% Approx
838→4539384% Fair
839→4539368% Approx
840→4523879% Fair
841→4523977% Fair
842→4539481% Fair
844→4512178% Fair
869→4514377% Fair
890→4506089% Good
891→4535991% Good
892→4524590% Good
893→4524680% Fair
894→4519678% Fair
895→4524887% Good
898→4523792% Good
899→4529694% Best
900→4526792% Good
902→4505687% Good
904→4515980% Fair
905→4516084% Fair
906→4516277% Fair
907→4525683% Fair
909→4531174% Approx
910→4544876% Fair
911→4544891% Good
912→4528282% Fair
913→4544980% Fair
915→4540074% Approx
917→4526368% Approx
918→4509582% Fair
919→4526580% Fair
920→4504992% Good
921→4538982% Fair
922→4545181% Fair
924→4526969% Approx
926→4527089% Good
927→4527178% Fair
928→4548377% Fair
930→4527378% Fair
931→4527487% Good
932→4527591% Good
934→4527784% Fair
935→4511778% Fair
936→4533189% Good
937→4534388% Good
938→4539384% Fair
939→4528172% Approx
943→4540983% Fair
945→4545486% Good
946→4518198% Best
947→4545182% Fair
948→4538877% Fair
950→4528779% Fair
951→4528385% Good
954→4526182% Fair
955→4513082% Fair
956→4524687% Good
957→4534782% Fair
958→4540969% Approx
959→4529370% Approx
961→4529590% Good
962→4529691% Good
963→4536380% Fair
964→4529869% Approx
966→4529983% Fair
967→4507782% Fair
970→4518289% Good
972→4517073% Approx
973→4509991% Good
975→4509579% Fair
976→4545092% Good
977→4530281% Fair
986→4549079% Fair
987→4508086% Good
988→4530980% Fair
989→4531089% Good
991→4544582% Fair
992→4540978% Fair
993→4529391% Good
995→4531483% Fair
996→4531577% Fair
3011→4510470% Approx
3012→4531779% Fair
3013→4531883% Fair
3021→4524174% Approx
3022→4515280% Fair
3023→4532189% Good
3024→4515485% Good
3031→4539390% Good
3032→4514978% Fair
3033→4532582% Fair
3041→4532679% Fair
3042→4532777% Fair
3045→4523480% Fair
3046→4532974% Approx
3047→4533086% Good
3051→4534890% Good
3052→4533284% Fair
3053→4533391% Good
3064→4509777% Fair
3072→4527282% Fair
3078→4518686% Good
3325→4533792% Good
3326→4519685% Good
3328→4533977% Fair
3340→4516987% Good
3341→4507686% Good
3345→4530882% Fair
3346→4534383% Fair
3347→4531082% Fair
3348→4534571% Approx
3350→4534685% Good
3354→4519685% Good
3362→4534891% Good
3363→4534981% Fair
3364→4533391% Good
3371→4524182% Fair
3607→4535267% Approx
3608→4535383% Fair
3609→4535484% Fair
3685→4505681% Fair
3687→4535690% Good
3688→4537083% Fair
3689→4546699% Best
3705→4524587% Good
3706→4519183% Fair
3708→4519681% Fair
3712→4539184% Fair
3713→4549593% Best
3716→4519685% Good
3721→4536577% Fair
3722→4504583% Fair
3726→4536779% Fair
3727→4536886% Good
3731→4536986% Good
3733→4529687% Good
3740→4537178% Fair
3743→4537282% Fair
3746→4537375% Fair
3747→4547273% Approx
3750→4527384% Fair
3752→4537681% Fair
3753→4537678% Fair
3755→4521595% Best
3756→4519580% Fair
3760→4538084% Fair
3761→4538384% Fair
3765→4540678% Fair
3766→4513375% Fair
3768→4538467% Approx
3770→4528879% Fair
3771→4549684% Fair
3772→4546174% Approx
3774→4528796% Best
3776→4509782% Fair
3777→4536591% Good
3778→4533486% Good
3779→4518981% Fair
3781→4539369% Approx
3782→4539489% Good
3787→4515182% Fair
3790→4514479% Fair
3799→4508985% Good
3801→4533989% Good
3802→4505684% Fair
3803→4540081% Fair
3804→4535683% Fair
3805→4535288% Good
3806→4513888% Good
3807→4547678% Fair
3808→4540573% Approx
3809→4540682% Fair
3810→4540786% Good
3811→4513486% Good
3812→4540966% Approx
3813→4541487% Good
3814→4544682% Fair
3815→4547890% Good
3816→4541369% Approx
3817→4541479% Fair
3818→4512772% Approx
3819→4548183% Fair
3820→4541876% Fair
3821→4518477% Fair
3822→4541987% Good
3823→4518686% Good
3824→4518980% Fair
3825→4542481% Fair
3826→4542690% Good
3827→4515690% Good
3828→4523485% Good
3829→4523479% Fair
3830→4542782% Fair
3831→4534688% Good
3832→4513681% Fair
3833→4543180% Fair
3834→4543278% Fair
3835→4543380% Fair
3836→4543485% Good
3837→4512588% Good
3838→4543694% Best
3839→4520483% Fair
3840→4537883% Fair
3841→4537688% Good
3842→4544082% Fair
3843→4544289% Good
3844→4511574% Approx
3845→4521273% Approx
3846→4544375% Fair
3847→4544586% Good
3848→4544681% Fair
3849→4544784% Fair
3850→4540980% Fair
3851→4528271% Approx
3852→4541769% Approx
3853→4520190% Good
3854→4518386% Good
3855→4518481% Fair
3856→4515688% Good
3857→4514779% Fair
3858→4538673% Approx
3859→4533481% Fair
3860→4523879% Fair
3861→4510175% Fair
3862→4539681% Fair
3863→4546181% Fair
3864→4546278% Fair
3865→4546384% Fair
3866→4522383% Fair
504→4511385% Good
731→4517588% Good
776→4519286% Good
781→4515880% Fair
806→4540772% Approx
971→4518291% Good
3773→4509872% Approx

Sullivans color values come from community reference data. For a close call, compare the two skeins in daylight.

Convert between Sullivans 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.

Sullivans numbers vs DMC numbers

Sullivans floss is numbered in the 45000s (45001 White, 45040 Lavender Very Dark), not with DMC's numbers, and the color names often echo DMC's. A shared name is a hint, not a guarantee — use the match quality in the chart to see how close each pair really is.

Both are six-strand cotton floss, so a Sullivans color and its DMC match stitch the same way: same strand count, same needle, same coverage on the same fabric.

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

Is Sullivans floss the same as DMC?
No. Both are six-strand cotton embroidery floss, but Sullivans uses its own 45000-series numbers and its own dyes. Many Sullivans colors sit very close to a DMC shade; the chart shows how close for each one.
Can I mix Sullivans and DMC in one project?
Yes. They handle the same, so you can use DMC for colors you are missing. Check the match quality first, and keep each color area to one brand so a slight shade difference does not show.
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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