Unitas Ljubica color chart (303 colors)

Browse all 303 Unitas Ljubica mouliné embroidery floss colors — search by number or filter by color family. See the closest DMC and Anchor equivalents, track the colors you own, and build palettes. Ljubica is the stranded cotton from Unitas, the thread mill in Zagreb, and the floss many stitchers in Croatia and its neighbors grew up with.

Unitas Ljubica color chart by number

Use the chart below to browse the Unitas floss color list — search by number, filter by color family, and find DMC and Anchor equivalents.

How many Unitas Ljubica colors are there?

The Unitas color card lists 303 shades, and this chart includes every one. 277 are solid colors: 002, 161, and then 302 to 981 with gaps. The remaining 26, numbered 11 to 36, are multicolor threads that run from light to dark along their length. The chart shows each of those as a single averaged color, so treat it as a hint and not a match.

Unitas numbers its colors and does not name them, which is why this chart has no color names.

Screen colors vary. For exact matching, compare real skeins.

Ljubica mouliné and Runolist perlé

Unitas sells two hand-embroidery threads on one set of color numbers. Mouliné Ljubica is the six-strand, divisible floss used for cross stitch, and it comes in all 303 colors. Perlé Runolist is a twisted, non-divisible perlé cotton, made in 121 of them. A number means the same color in both, so a pattern written for one can be shopped in the other wherever the color exists.

Track your Unitas stash

Use "I own this" to mark colors you have. It saves in your browser — no account needed. Filter to "Not in inventory" before your next order.

Unitas Ljubica ↔ DMC conversion

Tap any color in the chart above to see its closest DMC and Anchor matches. Conversions are approximate — different dye formulas mean some colors don't have a true twin. Unitas publishes its own comparison with DMC on its color card, covering 273 of the 303 Ljubica colors. For any other pairing, use the thread conversion chart.

About Unitas Ljubica

Unitas d.d. is a thread maker in Zagreb, Croatia. It describes Ljubica as a mercerized thread for hand embroidery, made from 100% combed Egyptian cotton, with colors of high fastness. The floss is six-strand and divisible, and it is sold in 8-meter skeins — the same length as DMC and Anchor, so skein counts from a pattern written for either carry over.

Patterns rarely call for Unitas by number outside the region where it is sold, so most stitchers meet it the other way around: a pattern lists DMC, and the local shop stocks Ljubica. The equivalents in this chart are for that case.

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