Thread conversion

Thread conversion chart — DMC and 60+ embroidery floss brands

Convert any thread code to its closest match in any other brand, with a percentage that tells you how close the match really is. DMC to Anchor, Anchor to DMC, Madeira, Cosmo, hand-dyes, silks, wools, beads and yarn — one converter, every direction.

71 brands, 18,932 colors, every pairing in both directions.

DMC conversion chart — Anchor, Madeira, Cosmo, J&P Coats, Sullivans

All 489 DMC colors with the closest code in each brand. The percentage is how close the two swatches are; a low number means no true equivalent exists and you should check the ranked alternatives in the converter above.

DMCAnchorMadeiraCosmoJ&P CoatsSullivans
B5200Snow White287%999886%50087%797597%4500187%
BLANCWhite298%999897%50095%100197%45001100%
ECRUEcru27595%999990%100087%583190%4522392%
01White Tin84888%180373%71268%839094%4548376%
02Tin84981%180276%215174%539379%4509177%
03Medium Tin23588%180185%152A78%705164%4505959%
04Dark Tin40065%180991%15494%850193%4509063%
05Light Driftwood89977%180384%215181%823269%4510377%
06Medium Light Driftwood89987%030686%38273%631567%4539476%
07Driftwood39370%191471%203784%851468%4539668%
08Dark Driftwood90464%180970%203879%851468%4514867%
09Very Dark Cocoa23671%181083%31170%899954%4524165%
10Very Light Tender Green21393%190189%36594%687977%4532289%
11Light Tender Green27883%011193%82088%229366%4548083%
12Tender Green27884%220594%200482%600168%4548080%
13Medium Light Nile Green20388%170177%31785%622590%4529993%
14Pale Apple Green26481%251184%68288%626664%4519471%
15Apple Green25394%160482%62992%600176%4548067%
16Light Chartreuse26577%151076%68384%623874%4534591%
17Light Yellow Plum27979%011288%200494%229556%4548077%
18Yellow Plum27990%220898%200489%229059%4517170%
19Medium Light Autumn Gold89082%221081%57491%241251%4523593%
20Shrimp77888%230874%34188%233687%4528884%
21Light Alizarin100780%040188%12885%388390%4545785%
22Alizarin100589%250295%46685%534966%4536582%
23Apple Blossom27169%050171%11183%430377%4522061%
24White Lavender34266%050154%11168%430367%4537459%
25Ultra Light Lavender34273%261157%55172%702171%4537469%
26Pale Lavender10878%080182%171A82%702146%4537281%
27White Violet23478%050161%52065%839078%4519369%
28Medium Light Eggplant103073%261358%55372%711053%4547562%
29Eggplant12362%270158%76577%702490%4506553%
30Medium Light Blueberry11878%090261%55379%797748%4505964%
31Blueberry12283%270278%17479%715063%4547070%
32Dark Blueberry12277%090371%55588%715065%4547679%
33Fuchsia9976%241376%203273%409268%4543364%
34Dark Fuchsia9491%070675%48680%410770%4543380%
35Very Dark Fuchsia10172%260887%76568%410760%4543281%
150Dusty Rose ultra very dark97278%050883%24290%308377%4540080%
151Dusty Rose very light109493%050387%83392%408677%4546692%
152Shell Pink medium light101786%081286%46282%308482%4546780%
153Violet very light9685%071090%26180%430286%4546876%
154Grape very dark87365%260754%24763%702434%4546975%
155Blue Violet medium dark103070%080474%55486%715048%4504182%
156Blue Violet medium light17686%090278%266286%797760%4547580%
157Cornflower Blue very light17588%090966%52380%797690%4547285%
158Cornflower Blue medium17892%270171%21892%702463%4547379%
159Grey Blue light12184%091056%66283%797685%4507178%
160Grey Blue medium97872%240874%165A79%702280%4547593%
161Grey Blue12283%270264%73476%715070%4547682%
162Blue ultra very light915996%100283%162A86%718083%4537678%
163Celadon Green medium21182%120487%84678%603182%4547889%
164Forest Green light22590%131077%33472%622562%4526178%
165Moss Green very light27884%220589%82082%600175%4548081%
166Moss Green medium light28069%161191%82278%623852%4548181%
167Yellow Beige very dark89873%200870%57682%537472%4523377%
168Pewter very light84986%171071%98065%705080%4509184%
169Pewter light92155%170763%153A75%850075%4548491%
208Lavender very dark9974%271488%28382%409251%4512571%
209Lavender dark9878%070869%28287%711067%4543469%
210Lavender medium10966%271377%228180%430262%4512677%
211Lavender light10881%080274%28184%430249%4546884%
221Shell Pink very dark89789%250191%430092%538145%4545687%
223Shell Pink light101887%060970%65372%308279%4508871%
224Shell Pink very light89481%081392%46291%308189%4504679%
225Shell Pink ultra very light2391%040486%103A81%306886%4549587%
300Mahogany very dark35994%200769%13088%538180%4509481%
301Mahogany medium31090%230589%212982%535683%4509684%
304Christmas Red medium4386%051198%224181%300460%4546589%
307Lemon29082%010488%230190%229076%4530387%
309Rose deep6990%041288%124193%300487%4534688%
310Black40389%240090%60092%840390%4505393%
311Navy Blue medium14981%270182%16875%714361%4505488%
312Navy Blue light16494%100692%16786%714382%4522689%
315Antique Mauve dark101970%260676%43592%308350%4505674%
316Antique Mauve medium101869%060985%43385%308460%4505778%
317Pewter Grey103578%171376%215479%899973%4505886%
318Steel Grey light92173%180168%73352%705181%4505976%
319Pistachio Green very dark21886%170585%53789%688076%4524877%
320Pistachio Green medium21086%131383%92475%621386%4506192%
321Christmas Red100688%051177%85887%300465%4506497%
322Baby Blue dark13791%100596%415A86%797869%4522791%
326Rose very deep6589%041294%124194%300477%4534693%
327Violet10189%260869%203374%410768%4506570%
333Blue Violet very dark11285%271087%26675%702450%4504080%
334Baby Blue medium14290%100490%165A85%797869%4506788%
335Rose5790%270886%283595%312888%4506886%
336Navy Blue14988%270188%16884%714352%4505486%
340Blue Violet medium103078%090284%17392%797749%4507077%
341Blue Violet light12189%271160%66293%797667%4507189%
347Salmon very dark6589%041285%10897%300471%4505287%
349Coral dark4795%051095%80094%232287%4542994%
350Coral medium4688%041190%79890%232280%4533986%
351Coral3586%021387%34396%333770%4534081%
352Coral light1077%030363%34284%232487%4534186%
353Peach875%040376%218580%306989%4539277%
355Terra Cotta dark4381%250292%46688%534961%4536584%
356Terra Cotta medium88478%040675%46487%557981%4507978%
367Pistachio Green dark21184%131279%231989%621179%4541289%
368Pistachio Green light24383%131171%231787%687665%4508183%
369Pistachio Green very light24087%130981%68277%603070%4508290%
370Mustard medium85687%210793%77481%684559%4508384%
371Mustard85583%211279%77469%684449%4508486%
372Mustard light84384%211175%77363%623864%4531890%
400Mahogany dark35895%230475%13089%538175%4509588%
402Mahogany very light32378%031087%240282%594378%4542489%
407Clay Brown (3773)100782%231078%42580%589876%4533473%
413Pewter Grey dark104167%171371%15582%899965%4505876%
414Steel Grey dark92290%171469%15463%702270%4509078%
415Pearl Grey34377%171064%73163%705070%4509179%
420Hazelnut Brown dark37577%200879%577A84%537479%4523382%
422Hazelnut Brown light94384%210384%30787%241256%4523582%
433Brown medium90689%200790%331178%536081%4524288%
434Brown light94493%260289%57881%536076%4509294%
435Brown very light36576%200972%30886%537487%4515892%
436Tan90188%241084%70474%530873%4517380%
437Tan light36889%230174%30775%241281%4515680%
444Lemon dark29889%010688%70273%229068%4509978%
445Lemon light28869%011072%229793%229356%4517287%
451Shell Grey dark23363%180968%203775%851475%4510168%
452Shell Grey medium23370%180877%47487%851285%4510288%
453Shell Grey light23185%180680%38088%823279%4510382%
469Avocado Green26876%150783%675A91%625866%4534380%
470Avocado Green light26780%160271%67479%623956%4510587%
471Avocado Green very light26687%150981%63175%623870%4533374%
472Avocado Green ultra light25469%160586%82185%600177%4510783%
498Christmas Red dark4384%051288%224182%308354%4536582%
500Blue Green very dark87988%170565%53882%688072%4511074%
501Blue Green dark87889%170567%536A72%687880%4511085%
502Blue Green87796%120576%536A69%601873%4511189%
503Blue Green medium87684%170373%534A72%716891%4511277%
505Jade Green92382%270486%231987%621177%4549086%
517Wedgewood dark16280%101082%37684%797863%4538072%
518Wedgewood light16964%110787%202674%705252%4511586%
519Sky Blue16885%101380%202575%700578%4511678%
520Fern Green dark26380%170580%201681%688076%4511791%
522Fern Green86082%150870%92476%601867%4533275%
523Fern Green light85983%151280%92380%601788%4511987%
524Fern Green very light26175%151281%36669%601778%4511987%
535Ash Grey very light104173%190462%89479%602163%4515183%
543Beige Brown ultra very light88198%230876%34178%823188%4512289%
550Violet very dark10279%071464%28665%410760%4506588%
552Violet medium9991%070770%26574%410757%4512574%
553Violet9275%241378%484A71%409274%4543356%
554Violet light9778%271392%228175%430273%4512680%
561Jade very dark21295%170568%2536A88%621290%4512788%
562Jade medium23084%131378%84591%620588%4512878%
563Jade light20994%120288%84381%622561%4531282%
564Jade very light20383%120186%33482%622571%4529982%
580Moss Green dark92471%150789%675A89%625858%4513178%
581Moss Green26768%160781%82379%684538%4513286%
597Turquoise77965%110884%37486%716154%4513379%
598Turquoise light106268%101377%37389%700555%4513477%
600Cranberry very dark97276%070482%124180%308380%4534683%
601Cranberry dark7879%050780%224285%304677%4540188%
602Cranberry medium6385%061176%200185%312883%4540295%
603Cranberry6277%070176%211486%408793%4513887%
604Cranberry light8669%270785%35482%408665%4536192%
605Cranberry very light5578%270779%35387%408686%4536485%
606Burnt Orange-Red33492%041169%75891%233470%4507493%
608Burnt Orange33280%020665%75485%233477%4518188%
610Drab Brown dark90486%210676%203873%547860%4514488%
611Drab Brown90465%210682%203986%537958%4539677%
612Drab Brown light85590%200277%36761%601037%4514581%
613Drab Brown very light85485%190677%30775%623852%4508591%
632Desert Sand ultra very dark93682%230473%331186%536059%4514770%
640Beige Grey very dark85665%190462%203984%631761%4514891%
642Beige Grey dark108569%190593%36782%601058%4514995%
644Beige Grey medium85384%190786%36679%684273%4515082%
645Beaver Grey very dark86180%151461%536A61%624684%4534872%
646Beaver Grey dark68152%180981%36886%631782%4515280%
647Beaver Grey medium858177%181183%89286%850071%4548469%
648Beaver Grey light104087%181285%89185%539375%4532177%
666Christmas Red bright4789%051092%80091%232290%4507291%
676Old Gold light89185%210273%257377%229473%4518477%
677Old Gold very light30189%201486%57283%287491%4533086%
680Old Gold dark88868%201083%705A85%530961%4523492%
699Christmas Green92383%270493%33875%622779%4531178%
700Christmas Green bright22987%130277%27679%622773%4525870%
701Christmas Green light22986%130286%27685%622768%4525881%
702Kelly Green25874%130186%27491%623969%4516183%
703Chartreuse23886%130684%27294%618731%4516386%
704Chartreuse bright25675%140874%325A93%600140%4516389%
712Cream27591%999990%14079%593387%4500086%
718Plum8971%070771%200286%408979%4535267%
720Orange Spice dark32691%020883%40587%232980%4538984%
721Orange Spice medium33293%020676%40482%233075%4545189%
722Orange Spice light32478%031089%14677%232372%4545283%
725Topaz30292%251391%144A82%230279%4518487%
726Topaz light29084%010880%30288%229089%4517192%
727Topaz very light28888%011071%14394%229585%4518576%
728Golden Yellow30691%251383%14582%230280%4518486%
729Old Gold medium90796%201192%70382%530758%4523577%
730Olive Green very dark84573%150588%82679%626953%4531687%
732Olive Green (731)92484%211473%82570%684557%4517583%
733Olive Green medium84361%211282%77386%623842%4517775%
734Olive Green light28089%220482%82285%623863%4517872%
738Tan very light37287%230971%57376%538873%4517988%
739Tan ultra very light36690%230892%30588%553378%4528887%
740Tangerine (971)32488%020585%14781%233084%4518291%
741Tangerine medium31489%020285%14672%209994%4518390%
742Tangerine light30395%020189%14588%230675%4517080%
743Yellow medium29887%010678%144A88%229074%4509978%
744Yellow pale29590%220766%70186%229596%4518590%
745Yellow light pale29585%251269%70177%229592%4518588%
746Off White29279%010183%14189%229689%4542096%
747Sky Blue very light92885%101491%202191%700189%4540893%
754Peach light33689%250386%750A85%386888%4518991%
758Terra Cotta very light957581%231284%318586%233777%4549677%
760Salmon102390%040583%85372%328285%4519189%
761Salmon light3696%040881%10485%328179%4519287%
762Pearl Grey very light109673%100164%52061%702191%4509174%
772Yellow Green very light24078%130982%32380%603066%4508278%
775Baby Blue very light915983%090880%73087%718083%4543989%
777Raspberry very dark102993%051477%224586%308355%4526288%
778Antique Mauve very light96980%080974%65290%422275%4519782%
779Cocoa dark105065%200571%431168%538243%4549383%
780Topaz ultra very dark94485%230585%30977%535676%4509286%
782Topaz dark (781)36573%200978%705A81%530975%4517371%
783Topaz medium30785%240786%70389%530764%4541787%
791Cornflower Blue very dark13484%270168%21886%702461%4547383%
792Cornflower Blue dark11990%090480%66593%714355%4540487%
793Cornflower Blue medium12282%270282%52675%715061%4520489%
794Cornflower Blue light13687%090688%266278%797780%4547185%
796Royal Blue dark13491%091485%479283%714349%4520793%
797Royal Blue13995%090483%21692%714365%4520385%
798Delft Blue dark13789%090585%415A84%797861%4543689%
799Delft Blue medium14685%100487%414A85%797759%4520996%
800Delft Blue pale13085%090980%52390%797673%4521090%
801Coffee Brown dark105088%200778%31074%538274%4524277%
803Baby Blue ultra very dark14879%100780%16776%714370%4505593%
807Peacock Blue dark97783%091091%221282%703071%4521587%
809Delft Blue41076%101289%25386%797769%4521586%
813Blue light97782%091088%16484%703074%4521588%
814Garnet dark7093%060182%22597%308330%4539995%
815Garnet medium102888%250176%24689%308344%4526293%
816Garnet4387%051290%24286%308362%4536585%
817Coral Red very dark100689%021181%85884%534964%4542784%
818Baby Pink102086%040486%103A89%308692%4504788%
819Baby Pink light27183%081489%35184%300387%4504774%
820Royal Blue very dark13477%091471%479271%716059%4547391%
822Beige Grey light38686%190885%100085%536978%4522391%
823Navy Blue dark15081%100990%16989%702443%4537576%
824Blue very dark16491%100685%16784%714380%4522692%
825Blue dark17089%250587%25480%710082%4511493%
826Blue medium16296%101185%415A80%797867%4538088%
827Blue very light103884%090976%202586%700581%4511687%
828Blue ultra very light16787%100289%25281%718077%4543980%
829Golden Olive very dark88971%210671%57868%547875%4514392%
830Golden Olive dark88967%210684%775A76%537968%4514390%
831Golden Olive medium28174%211392%775A88%588976%4523270%
832Golden Olive85566%210480%77473%684468%4517784%
833Golden Olive light88865%210385%77379%623838%4517889%
834Golden Olive very light28071%220988%77282%241049%4517874%
838Beige Brown very dark108881%200668%231183%538249%4539384%
839Beige Brown dark105072%200690%31085%547856%4539368%
840Beige Brown medium108667%231176%38480%589855%4523879%
841Beige Brown light108490%191291%38376%589872%4523977%
842Beige Brown very light108287%030592%38271%538874%4539481%
844Beaver Grey ultra dark104188%190452%89582%626967%4512178%
869Hazelnut Brown very dark88989%260278%57888%536085%4514377%
890Pistachio Green ultra dark21874%170570%53779%688075%4506089%
891Carnation dark3584%021384%234378%301284%4535991%
892Carnation medium2891%021378%83682%301292%4524590%
893Carnation light5484%041076%83670%328379%4524680%
894Carnation very light2787%040989%10578%312670%4519678%
895Hunter Green very dark104485%170581%63783%688077%4524887%
898Coffee Brown very dark108882%200669%231187%538265%4523792%
899Rose medium4093%040979%110586%306381%4529694%
900Burnt Orange dark100487%021287%40693%233987%4526792%
902Garnet very dark7080%260777%22587%308333%4505687%
904Parrot Green very dark24570%140588%32985%622768%4515980%
905Parrot Green dark24570%140677%63380%623971%4516084%
906Parrot Green medium25770%140788%63284%623949%4516277%
907Parrot Green light25580%150287%63178%623844%4525683%
909Emerald Green very dark92374%270491%33878%622780%4531174%
910Emerald Green dark22987%130280%27675%620571%4544876%
911Emerald Green medium22887%130177%33777%620569%4544891%
912Emerald Green light22777%121490%33676%618780%4528282%
913Nile Green medium20571%120275%33583%618769%4544980%
915Plum dark102967%051483%222477%304456%4540074%
917Plum medium8966%070373%222478%304481%4526368%
918Red Copper dark35187%250275%13083%538165%4509582%
919Red Copper101587%250283%18878%534973%4526580%
920Copper medium35584%031380%12988%534992%4504992%
921Copper100486%040176%18781%233986%4538982%
922Copper light104885%240685%18687%388372%4545181%
924Grey Green very dark68364%170677%98484%798060%4526969%
926Grey Green medium87756%170768%98271%600791%4527089%
927Grey Green light85087%170765%981A78%716862%4527178%
928Grey Green very light84977%170879%98072%890073%4548377%
930Antique Blue dark103571%100665%73571%798181%4527378%
931Antique Blue medium92273%100566%201977%797892%4527487%
932Antique Blue light103492%171184%73274%797785%4527591%
934Black Avocado Green86296%170554%92783%688081%4527784%
935Avocado Green dark26382%170564%68776%688082%4511778%
936Avocado Green very dark26990%150673%68685%626976%4533189%
937Avocado Green medium26888%151473%92590%626881%4534388%
938Coffee Brown ultra dark108888%200476%231187%538247%4539384%
939Navy Blue very dark12786%100973%669A94%840339%4528172%
943Aquamarine medium18866%270692%89965%618670%4540983%
945Tawny medium33687%231392%34086%287582%4545486%
946Burnt Orange medium33280%020672%75486%233483%4518198%
947Burnt Orange33290%020674%75479%233072%4545182%
948Peach very light101288%050166%10270%233680%4538877%
950Desert Sand light86882%260584%42385%314671%4528779%
951Tawny light36186%230878%34197%233678%4528385%
954Nile Green22579%121275%33477%622560%4526182%
955Nile Green light20368%120793%33476%603078%4513082%
956Geranium5483%041068%210575%306382%4524687%
957Geranium pale5282%041385%10576%408668%4534782%
958Sea Green dark18878%270687%89975%618676%4540969%
959Sea Green medium107471%111471%89877%618667%4529370%
961Dusty Rose dark5789%061181%210593%312887%4529590%
962Dusty Rose medium6297%061082%110593%306384%4529691%
963Dusty Rose ultra very light2489%050376%81173%300193%4536380%
964Sea Green light18686%111378%89783%700149%4529869%
966Baby Green medium22583%260476%31789%622582%4529983%
967Apricot very light86876%250376%85174%323986%4507782%
970Pumpkin light32987%020583%14785%233087%4518289%
972Canary deep30390%020188%14583%230269%4517073%
973Canary bright29184%010885%30285%229094%4509991%
975Golden Brown dark37183%230483%231085%536073%4509579%
976Golden Brown medium104691%031185%70467%537186%4545092%
977Golden Brown light100186%230287%14685%230880%4530281%
986Forest Green very dark24697%131488%490593%622766%4549079%
987Forest Green dark24579%131281%32984%622683%4508086%
988Forest Green medium25893%140677%63380%623984%4530980%
989Forest Green25789%131185%211883%621363%4531089%
991Aquamarine dark21269%270581%90272%621271%4544582%
992Aquamarine medium18876%270690%89980%618673%4540978%
993Aquamarine light20580%111488%89882%618670%4529391%
995Electric Blue dark16281%101179%414A75%797855%4531483%
996Electric Blue medium41074%110669%41365%797738%4531577%
3011Khaki Green dark84584%150574%82686%626860%4510470%
3012Khaki Green medium84488%210774%82575%601056%4531779%
3013Khaki Green light84380%151081%68376%623889%4531883%
3021Brown Grey very dark90585%200667%31186%547846%4524174%
3022Brown Grey medium858186%181178%71575%601094%4515280%
3023Brown Grey light85975%181385%71486%601751%4532189%
3024Brown Grey very light89976%180375%215184%631568%4515485%
3031Mocha Brown very dark90583%200466%231185%538251%4539390%
3032Mocha Brown medium85572%200289%71480%601045%4514978%
3033Mocha Brown very light39193%190991%30677%631590%4532582%
3041Antique Violet medium87278%261481%47675%539565%4532679%
3042Antique Violet light87172%080679%76279%422380%4532777%
3045Yellow Beige dark89877%241076%230783%530956%4523480%
3046Yellow Beige medium94579%210890%57385%241059%4532974%
3047Yellow Beige light88675%201490%57280%287474%4533086%
3051Green Grey dark26987%150665%67690%626882%4534890%
3052Green Grey medium26779%150881%92485%621361%4533284%
3053Green Grey26676%151392%92386%601780%4533391%
3064Desert Sand88381%241281%42571%500077%4509777%
3072Beaver Grey very light27486%170989%71274%851193%4527282%
3078Golden Yellow very light28878%251289%14297%229385%4518686%
3325Baby Blue light103879%090985%16394%700574%4533792%
3326Rose light (776)2693%050486%10478%408680%4519685%
3328Salmon dark3985%040674%10684%324289%4533977%
3340Apricot medium32975%030174%75382%232476%4516987%
3341Apricot32886%030166%75374%232482%4507686%
3345Hunter Green dark104476%131486%635A90%627075%4530882%
3346Hunter Green26883%260381%63488%625885%4534383%
3347Yellow Green medium26784%140376%92483%623967%4531082%
3348Yellow Green light26582%160392%11790%600171%4534571%
3350Dusty Rose ultra dark97294%060384%124181%308392%4534685%
3354Dusty Rose light5287%050492%10588%408674%4519685%
3362Pine Green dark26985%170568%201676%626978%4534891%
3363Pine Green medium26288%260385%201587%622680%4534981%
3364Pine Green26683%151393%92382%601769%4533391%
3371Black Brown40366%200472%31297%840349%4524182%
3607Plum light8876%070280%48384%409253%4535267%
3608Plum very light9774%070973%48286%430253%4535383%
3609Plum ultra light8676%061481%50185%430271%4535484%
3685Mauve dark102977%051491%224586%308346%4505681%
3687Mauve8979%060487%81484%308972%4535690%
3688Mauve medium7684%050688%81393%306372%4537083%
3689Mauve light109495%050383%83391%300177%4546699%
3705Melon dark2888%021386%83682%301287%4524587%
3706Melon medium4080%041070%83665%317688%4519183%
3708Melon light5291%040881%10575%312677%4519681%
3712Salmon medium102489%041080%85479%333783%4539184%
3713Salmon very light2391%040483%103A86%312582%4549593%
3716Dusty Rose very light5591%061294%83378%408687%4519685%
3721Shell Pink dark101994%081186%65580%308368%4536577%
3722Shell Pink medium89682%040679%65478%334083%4504583%
3726Antique Mauve dark101966%260969%23690%308959%4536779%
3727Antique Mauve light101778%060690%265283%430264%4536886%
3731Dusty Rose very dark7797%061172%283578%307186%4536986%
3733Dusty Rose7694%061077%834A90%306377%4529687%
3740Antique Violet dark87372%261465%203579%702447%4537178%
3743Antique Violet very light87081%080793%76189%422268%4537282%
3746Blue Violet dark11172%090384%17596%715042%4537375%
3747Blue Violet very light11787%090182%52366%797678%4547273%
3750Antique Blue very dark103676%100766%73568%714377%4527384%
3752Antique Blue very light97691%171092%73182%700578%4537681%
3753Antique Blue ultra very light103391%090976%52292%718084%4537678%
3755Baby Blue97778%091084%16489%703070%4521595%
3756Baby Blue ultra very light103184%100169%410A92%600684%4519580%
3760Wedgewood (806)16988%101171%202477%797869%4538084%
3761Sky Blue light103885%110585%25287%700574%4538384%
3765Very Dark Peacock Blue106874%250568%202472%710072%4540678%
3766Peacock Blue light16881%111082%37478%700553%4513375%
3768Grey Green dark85174%170670%98385%600872%4538467%
3770Tawny very light100989%999977%100072%230088%4528879%
3771Terra Cotta ultra very light88289%260578%126A82%594389%4549684%
3772Desert Sand very dark37968%231186%42565%593667%4546174%
3774Desert Sand very light414690%230977%42387%323977%4528796%
3776Mahogany light104994%230689%12882%500081%4509782%
3777Terra Cotta very dark4387%040785%224191%308350%4536591%
3778Terra Cotta light100780%040276%46378%388382%4533486%
3779Terra Cotta ultra very light86887%040386%218588%306979%4518981%
3781Mocha Brown dark90582%200381%204097%547860%4539369%
3782Mocha Brown light39287%191192%30769%823356%4539489%
3787Brown Grey dark27390%190478%31180%626958%4515182%
3790Beige Grey ultra dark90487%191386%203890%536056%4514479%
3799Pewter Grey very dark104169%171357%15684%899949%4508985%
3801Christmas Red light2989%041189%83888%232272%4533989%
3802Antique Mauve very dark87371%260779%43574%308337%4505684%
3803Mauve medium102973%051484%222488%308364%4540081%
3804Cyclamen Pink dark8986%070476%50687%341094%4535683%
3805Cyclamen Pink8879%070273%505A96%341071%4535288%
3806Cyclamen Pink light6274%070178%20487%408786%4513888%
3807Cornflower Blue17791%091271%664A87%715051%4547678%
3808Turquoise ultra very dark106866%170666%98475%798087%4540573%
3809Turquoise very dark106879%250775%98373%798078%4540682%
3810Turquoise dark106660%250667%56688%701075%4540786%
3811Turquoise very light16778%111186%37193%700169%4513486%
3812Sea Green very dark18980%270674%90072%716167%4540966%
3813Blue Green light20875%170269%534A75%687671%4541487%
3814Aquamarine23063%120477%90277%603174%4544682%
3815Celadon Green dark21184%120486%84692%622894%4547890%
3816Celadon Green21077%120370%253590%620570%4541369%
3817Celadon Green light20887%170270%534A82%687672%4541479%
3818Emerald Green ultra very dark92384%270468%2536A70%621267%4512772%
3819Moss Green light27964%010387%200985%600164%4548183%
3820Straw dark89072%251479%270292%229852%4541876%
3821Straw29780%220977%144A75%230266%4518477%
3822Straw light30587%220872%144A86%229568%4541987%
3823Yellow ultra pale29281%251272%14177%228989%4518686%
3824Apricot light957578%040372%218583%386884%4518980%
3825Pumpkin pale32393%031071%240288%594373%4542481%
3826Golden Brown30982%230595%212971%535684%4542690%
3827Golden Brown pale36389%230792%140276%530789%4515690%
3828Hazelnut Brown88879%201083%230783%530960%4523485%
3829Old Gold very dark37471%241079%705A87%530968%4523479%
3830Terra Cotta101479%250279%46591%534972%4542782%
3831Raspberry dark6994%041293%124192%300481%4534688%
3832Raspberry medium7781%270872%10691%307189%4513681%
3833Raspberry light5786%061077%210588%308888%4543180%
3834Grape dark87371%260892%203370%410757%4543278%
3835Grape medium9465%080580%203388%409252%4543380%
3836Grape light87175%060572%43376%409783%4543485%
3837Lavender ultra dark9975%271065%26589%410756%4512588%
3838Lavender Blue dark13780%090582%664A84%797858%4543694%
3839Lavender Blue medium14276%240888%66388%797861%4520483%
3840Lavender Blue light14596%091079%221289%703075%4537883%
3841Baby Blue pale97687%171082%73186%700583%4537688%
3842Wedgewood dark16483%100679%16773%714386%4544082%
3843Electric Blue41081%100469%202673%797740%4544289%
3844Bright Turquoise dark41059%250685%25368%701040%4511574%
3845Bright Turquoise medium108961%110873%202377%718131%4521273%
3846Bright Turquoise light43366%110862%202367%700541%4544375%
3847Teal Green dark21259%270568%90258%621258%4544586%
3848Teal Green medium18955%270579%90279%701061%4544681%
3849Teal Green light18886%270662%56479%716167%4544784%
3850Bright Green dark23069%270672%84574%620580%4540980%
3851Bright Green light20564%270679%89973%618698%4528271%
3852Straw very dark90778%240789%70383%530746%4541769%
3853Autumn Gold dark104883%031190%14771%537174%4520190%
3854Autumn Gold medium100283%230782%240273%230890%4518386%
3855Autumn Gold light31191%251364%144A74%229491%4518481%
3856Mahogany ultra very light34788%230773%126A81%594290%4515688%
3857Rosewood dark36078%250171%13190%538259%4514779%
3858Rosewood medium93681%081176%331182%536053%4538673%
3859Rosewood light100790%040278%42578%388375%4533481%
3860Cocoa108666%191479%42675%539572%4523879%
3861Cocoa light23370%191456%23568%589860%4510175%
3862Mocha Beige dark108674%231175%30977%536067%4539681%
3863Mocha Beige medium90377%191270%30871%589874%4546181%
3864Mocha Beige light37882%260181%242474%537681%4546278%
3865Winter White282%240292%11092%422086%4546384%
3866Mocha Brown ultra very light92696%180480%71191%583177%4522383%
504Blue Green Very Light20682%120885%84286%618580%4511385%
731Olive Green Dark28171%211377%775A69%684564%4517588%
776Pink Medium3690%040878%10482%328183%4519286%
781Topaz Very Dark36567%200990%70689%547180%4515880%
806Peacock Blue Dark106682%250761%37579%718259%4540772%
971Pumpkin31689%020591%14781%233087%4518291%
3773Desert Sand Medium91495%030283%12784%287677%4509872%

Every brand this chart converts — 71 palettes

Pick a brand to open the converter with it preselected, or jump to its full color chart. Match quality is the same perceptual measure everywhere, so a Kreinik-to-DMC result means exactly what a DMC-to-Anchor one does.

Stranded cotton & kit floss

DMCThe gold standard for cross-stitch489 colorsConvertColor chart
AnchorPremium European thread brand446 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
CosmoJapanese luxury embroidery thread500 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
MadeiraGerman precision thread manufacturer381 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
J. & P. CoatsHistoric British thread company254 colorsConvertColor chart
SullivansDMC-compatible alternative brand454 colorsConvertColor chart
GammaMajor Russian/Eastern European thread brand598 colorsConvert
DimensionsUS craft kit thread brand425 colorsConvert
Luca-SUkrainian thread/kit brand511 colorsConvert
PNK KirovRussian thread brand550 colorsConvert
AriadnaPolish embroidery thread330 colorsConvert
FincaSpanish embroidery thread241 colorsConvertColor chart
Unitas LjubicaCroatian embroidery thread303 colorsConvertColor chart
RiolisRussian kit brand (wool/acrylic)171 colorsConvert

Hand-dyed & overdyed

Weeks Dye WorksHand-dyed cotton floss358 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
Classic ColorworksHand-dyed cotton floss280 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
Classic Colorworks SilkHand-dyed silk thread128 colorsConvert
The Gentle Art Sampler ThreadsHand-dyed sampler threads133 colorsConvertColor chart
The Gentle Art Simply ShakerHand-dyed shaker threads125 colorsConvertColor chart
Crescent ColorsHand-dyed cotton floss187 colorsConvert
Crescent Colors SilkHand-dyed silk (Belle Soie)122 colorsConvert
ThreadworXOverdyed floss281 colorsConvert
Dinky DyesHand-dyed cotton from Australia60 colorsConvert
ValdaniHand-dyed perle cotton326 colorsConvert
CaronMulti-fiber threads374 colorsConvert
Needle NecessitiesHand-dyed threads558 colorsConvert
Olde WillowHand-dyed fibers149 colorsConvert
The Gentle ArtHand-dyed threads79 colorsConvert

Wool for needlepoint

AppletonCrewel & tapestry wool for needlepoint430 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
Waverly WoolBrown Sheep wool for needlepoint467 colorsConvert
Fine d'AubussonAu Ver à Soie merino wool113 colorsConvert
Paternayan3-ply Persian wool, separates into singles280 colorsConvert
Vineyard MerinoMerino wool; one ply covers 13 or 18 mesh242 colorsConvert
Bella LussoMerino wool; 3 ply on 18 mesh164 colorsConvert

Silk

Soie d'AlgerAu Ver à Soie stranded silk643 colorsConvert
Needlepoint Inc Silk8-strand silk; all 8 on 13 mesh, 3-4 on 18475 colorsConvertColor chart
Gloriana Silk Floss12-strand hand-dyed silk; 6 on 13 mesh, 3-4 on 18194 colorsConvertColor chart
TrebizondPerled twisted silk; used as-is on 18 mesh155 colorsConvertColor chart
Silk and IvoryBlended silk/wool thread250 colorsConvertColor chart
Vineyard SilkSilk with a soft sheen; one strand covers 13 or 18 mesh242 colorsConvertColor chart
YLI SilkFine silk thread71 colorsConvert
Kimono SilkJapanese-inspired silk thread80 colorsConvert
Kreinik Silk MoriJapanese silk by Kreinik222 colorsConvert
Eterna SilkSilk embroidery thread546 colorsConvert

Metallic, rayon & specialty

EdMar BoucléRayon loop thread; 1 ply on 18 mesh117 colorsConvert
KreinikMetallic braids & blending filaments237 colorsConvertColor chart
Petite Treasure BraidMetallic braid thread31 colorsConvert
Glissen GlossRainbow blending filament57 colorsConvert
Anchor MarlittRayon embroidery thread90 colorsConvert
Coats RayonMachine embroidery rayon60 colorsConvert
Rainbow GallerySpecialty threads and fibers804 colorsConvert
DMC Light EffectsMetallic/specialty DMC sub-line36 colorsConvert
DMC ÉtoileSparkle thread DMC sub-line35 colorsConvert
DMC SatinSatin finish DMC sub-line60 colorsConvert
DMC Color VariationsVariegated DMC sub-line60 colorsConvert
Madeira RayonRayon embroidery thread by Madeira387 colorsConvert

Other threads & beads

Planet Earth PepperpotHand-dyed silk thread270 colorsConvertColor chart
Planet EarthHand-dyed fibers218 colorsConvertColor chart
Coats PuppetsEuropean embroidery thread272 colorsConvert
Mill Hill BeadsGlass seed beads for cross-stitch274 colorsConvert

Diamond painting drills

ArtdotDiamond painting drills (DMC-style codes)461 colorsConvert
Diamond DotzProprietary Diamond Dotz drill numbering450 colorsConvertColor chartDMC conversion
Diamond Drills USADiamond Drills USA drill palette447 colorsConvert

Fuse beads

PerlerPerler fuse bead palette (midi 5 mm)117 colorsConvertColor chart
HamaHama fuse bead palette (midi 5 mm)92 colorsConvertColor chart
Artkal SArtkal S-series fuse bead palette (midi 5 mm)210 colorsConvertColor chart
CocoCoco fuse bead palette (midi 5 mm)291 colorsConvert
MARDMARD fuse bead palette (midi 5 mm)291 colorsConvert

Yarn for crochet & knitting

Red Heart Super SaverWorsted acrylic yarn -- the most widely stocked C2C crochet yarn72 colorsConvertColor chart
Caron One PoundWorsted acrylic yarn in a 454 g put-up, popular for blankets46 colorsConvertColor chart
Bernat Super ValueWorsted acrylic yarn with a broad range of heathered shades60 colorsConvertColor chart

Every brand of embroidery floss numbers its colors differently, and none of them publish a conversion to a competitor. This page is the universal chart: pick the brand you have and the brand you want, and get the closest code with a percentage showing how close it really is. The big table below is the classic DMC conversion chart — DMC against Anchor, Madeira, Cosmo, J&P Coats and Sullivans on one line per color — and the brand directory after it covers every other palette we hold, from Soie d'Alger to Perler beads.

How the match is calculated

Each color is compared in CIELAB space using CIEDE2000, the same perceptual color-difference formula used in print and paint matching. The percentage on every result is that distance, rescaled so that 100% means identical swatches. The thresholds are simple:

  • 93–100% — Virtually identical. Hard to tell apart even side by side.
  • 85–92% — Very close. A minor difference visible only in direct bright light.
  • 75–84% — Good match. Noticeable when compared directly, fine in most projects.
  • Below 75% — Approximate. Check the ranked alternatives; two strands of neighboring shades may sit closer than any single skein.

Percentages compare our sampled swatches, not skeins in your hand. Dye lots shift, fabric changes how a color reads, and sheen matters: a silk or rayon at 95% will still look brighter than the cotton it replaced because the fibre reflects more light.

Which brands convert cleanly

Stranded cotton to stranded cotton is the easy case. DMC, Anchor, Madeira, Cosmo and J&P Coats all make solid six-strand cotton with broadly similar ranges, and most of the chart lands above 85%. The exceptions cluster where one brand ships five steps between two shades and the other ships four — skin tones, grays, and the long blue and green runs.

Hand-dyed and overdyed floss (Weeks Dye Works, Classic Colorworks, The Gentle Art, ThreadworX, Valdani) is matched to the dominant tone of the skein. The stitched result varies by design, so treat the percentage as "closest solid" rather than "same color". Most people run this direction to substitute a solid when a hand-dye is out of stock.

Silk, wool and metallics match on hue and lightness, but the finish is the point of using them. A Vineyard Silk or Silk & Ivory shade at 96% is the same color with more sheen; an Appleton crewel wool at 90% is the same color with none. Kreinik and other metallics are matched on their base tone and will always read lighter under a lamp.

Converting a whole pattern

Paste a pattern's thread list into the batch field for a full table with match quality on every line. If you have the pattern file itself, open it — PCStitch .pat, Pattern Maker .xsd or OXS — and remap the entire palette to the new brand in one click. The editor shows before and after so a weak conversion is easy to spot and fix by hand. If you are changing brands mid-project, the DMC to Anchor page covers the dye-lot risks and where to start the substitute.

Dedicated conversion pages

The most-requested pairs have their own full tables with ranked alternatives on every row: DMC ↔ Anchor, DMC ↔ Madeira, Cosmo ↔ DMC, Weeks Dye Works ↔ DMC, Classic Colorworks ↔ DMC, Appleton wool ↔ DMC, Diamond Dotz ↔ DMC and Perler ↔ Hama ↔ Artkal beads. Every individual DMC color also has its own page with the top five matches in each major brand — start from the DMC color chart.

FAQ

Is there an official DMC conversion chart?
No manufacturer publishes a conversion to a rival brand, and the printed charts that circulate are hand-compiled from thread cards. This chart is computed instead: every code in one brand is compared against every code in the other using perceptual color distance, and the percentage shows how close the best match came. Where the two ranges genuinely have no equivalent, you see it rather than being handed a confident wrong number.
How accurate is a thread conversion chart?
Blacks, whites and strong primaries convert almost perfectly in every brand. The losses cluster where one range has finer steps than the other — skin tones, grays, and the long blue and green families. A match above 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric; 85–92% shows only in direct light; below 75% is a visible shift and worth checking the alternatives or blending two strands.
Can I convert DMC to Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art or Classic Colorworks?
Yes — pick the hand-dyed brand as the target. Those skeins are overdyed, so the match is to the dominant tone of the skein and the stitched result will vary more than a solid-to-solid conversion. Going the other way, from a hand-dye to DMC, is the usual reason people run it: to substitute a solid when the hand-dyed color is out of stock.
Does it convert Anchor to DMC as well as DMC to Anchor?
Every pairing runs in both directions. Use the swap button between the two brand pickers. Anchor to DMC tends to score higher because DMC has the larger range, so every Anchor shade has somewhere close to land.
Why do two DMC numbers convert to the same Anchor number?
Because the ranges are different sizes: 489 DMC colors cannot map one-to-one onto 446 Anchor colors, so somewhere two neighboring DMC shades must share an Anchor code. That is arithmetic, not an error. When it happens in a gradient, convert the whole run and judge the spacing between shades rather than each shade alone.
Can I convert an entire pattern at once?
Paste the code list into the batch field for a table of matches with quality on every line. For a pattern file, open a PCStitch .pat, Pattern Maker .xsd or OXS file in the editor and remap the palette to another brand in one click — every stitch keeps its position and only the thread codes change.

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