Valdani Perle Cotton

150 — Mustard

Browns family

Below: Valdani 150 (Mustard), a medium, moderately saturated brown shade with hex #8F7A47 and RGB 143, 122, 71. Find its closest Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art Sampler, and Crescent Colours matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar Valdani shades and a full set of color harmony picks.

Hex

#8F7A47

RGB

143, 122, 71

HSL

43°, 34%, 42%

Lab

52.1, 1.1, 30.8

Lightness

42%

Medium

Saturation

34%

Muted

Hue

43°

Family

Browns

Brand Equivalents for Valdani 150

Top 5 closest matches in each brand, ranked by visual color similarity. How matching works

Valdani 150 Mustard

Sullivans

Mustard 45084 86% Good

Mustard Medium 45083 82% Good

Olive Green Medium 45177 71% Approx

Drab Brown Light 45145 62% Fair

Beige Grey Dark 45149 61% Fair

Cosmo

774 69% Approx 823 63% Fair 773 56% Fair 367 53% Fair 2012 52% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Ye Olde Gold 76% Approx Ginger Snap 70% Approx Amber Waves 64% Fair Nature Trail 63% Fair Creeping Jenny 62% Fair

Weeks Dye Works

Palomino 1232 87% Good Foxglove (obsolete) 1141 84% Good Beehive (obsolete) 2213 80% Good Schneckley 1223 80% Good Caramel (obsolete) 1216 79% Approx

Gentle Art Sampler

Dried Thyme 0110 67% Approx Maple Syrup 0440 65% Approx Wood Smoke 1130 55% Fair Sable 1110 52% Fair Tiger Lily 0115 50% Fair

Crescent Colours

Ye Olde Gold 176 86% Good

Joshua Tree 146 81% Good

Olive Branch 152 78% Approx

Onion Skin 175 70% Approx

Timber 089 59% Fair

Similar Valdani Colors to 150

Closest Valdani threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.

Valdani 150 Mustard

Mocha Brown medium Valdani P3 Noticeable ΔE 7.6 Old Gold dark Valdani O153 Noticeable ΔE 9.4 Golden Olive light Valdani M67 Noticeable ΔE 9.76 Moss Green Valdani JP8 Noticeable ΔE 9.95 Yellow Beige very dark Valdani P5 Noticeable ΔE 10.67 Old Gold very dark Valdani O154 Noticeable ΔE 11.11 Golden Olive medium Valdani 152 Noticeable ΔE 11.38 Beige Grey very dark Valdani 196 Noticeable ΔE 12.28

Working with Valdani 150

On white fabric

4.2:1

On dark fabric

5:1

Temperature

warm

Closest to

khaki

It stands out clearly on both white and dark fabric, so it is an easy, versatile choice for any ground.

Skin tones & portraits

Valdani 150 (Mustard) falls where flesh tones live; portrait and figure charts lean on shades like it, graded against nearby lighter and darker threads for natural shadow.

Hand-dyed notes

Hand-dyed threads like Valdani 150 (Mustard) are never perfectly flat; expect soft variegation. Stock up in a single dye lot up front, since later batches can read noticeably different.

Color Harmonies for Valdani 150

Valdani threads that pair well with 150, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast

150

93 Electric Blue

Analogous

Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions

150

18 Avocado Green light 168 Mocha Beige medium

Triadic

Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced

150

O550 Turquoise dark 881A Grape light

Monochromatic

Same hue, different lightness — great for shading

150

153 Olive Green very dark M80 Khaki Green light O549 Yellow Beige light

Browns Family

Valdani 150 in context with nearby shades from the browns color family.

150 Mustard 150 148 Mocha Brown light 148 174 Mocha Beige light 174 P3 Mocha Brown medium P3 221 Beige Brown light 221 168 Mocha Beige medium 168 O154 Old Gold very dark O154 P5 Yellow Beige very dark P5 P6 Golden Brown P6 196 Beige Grey very dark 196 14 Topaz ultra very dark 14

About Valdani 150

Known as Mustard, Valdani 150 is a medium, moderately saturated shade sitting in the browns family with golden brown tones. The steady and rich mood of this color makes it a natural fit for warm outlines and wooden textures. Expect to see it used in coffee themes and rustic designs across many cross-stitch charts.

Frequently Asked Questions

Valdani 150 — what color is it?

The color of Valdani 150 is Mustard — a medium brown thread (hex #8F7A47, RGB 143, 122, 71). It shows up most in bark patterns and gingerbread themes.

What is the DMC equivalent of Valdani 150?

The closest DMC match for Valdani 150 (Mustard) is DMC 371 (Mustard) with a 100% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include DMC 370 (Mustard medium, 76%) and DMC 612 (Drab Brown light, 76%).

Which Valdani threads are close to 150?

The closest Valdani threads to 150 are P3 Mocha Brown medium (ΔE 7.6), O153 Old Gold dark (ΔE 9.4), and M67 Golden Olive light (ΔE 9.76). These are useful substitutes when 150 is unavailable or for building gradients.

What is Valdani 150 good for?

Valdani 150 (Mustard) is commonly used in cross-stitch projects featuring bark patterns, gingerbread themes, tree trunks, earth tones. Its medium tone works well for standalone motifs and as part of larger palettes. This page includes color harmonies and similar shades to pair with 150.

Does Valdani 150 (Mustard) vary between dye lots?

Some. As a hand-dyed floss, 150 shifts subtly skein to skein — that gentle variegation is the appeal. Buy enough for a project in one dye lot and stitch in a random order to blend any variation.

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