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DMC Color Chart with Hex Codes
All 444 DMC six-strand embroidery floss colors used by our pattern maker, with their thread numbers, names and approximate screen colors. Paste a hex code below to find the closest DMC thread for any color.
Matches use the CIE ΔE color difference, which follows how the eye sees color rather than raw RGB distance.
Full DMC floss chart
| DMC | Name | Hex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| blanc | White | #FFFFFF | |
| ecru | Ecru | #F0EAD6 | |
| 150 | Dusty Rose Ultra Dark | #AB1B42 | |
| 151 | Dusty Rose Very Light | #F7D2D5 | |
| 152 | Shell Pink Med Light | #E29E8F | |
| 153 | Violet Very Light | #DCB5D3 | |
| 154 | Grape Very Dark | #4C1A2D | |
| 155 | Blue Violet Med Dark | #7B79A8 | |
| 156 | Blue Violet Med Light | #9BA1C7 | |
| 157 | Cornflower Blue Very Light | #B9C4DD | |
| 158 | Cornflower Blue Med Very Dark | #3F4C6B | |
| 159 | Blue Gray Light | #BABECF | |
| 160 | Blue Gray Medium | #9398B2 | |
| 161 | Blue Gray | #646C8F | |
| 162 | Blue Ultra Very Light | #D3E5F0 | |
| 163 | Celadon Green Med | #4C8266 | |
| 164 | Forest Green Light | #B1C8A1 | |
| 165 | Moss Green Very Light | #E9F0AA | |
| 166 | Moss Green Med Light | #BECD5A | |
| 167 | Yellow Beige Very Dark | #856139 | |
| 168 | Pewter Very Light | #C4C4C4 | |
| 169 | Pewter Light | #808080 | |
| 208 | Lavender Very Dark | #6C3B8C | |
| 209 | Lavender Dark | #8452A3 | |
| 210 | Lavender Medium | #A97DC3 | |
| 211 | Lavender Light | #CCA2DB | |
| 221 | Shell Pink Very Dark | #883D40 | |
| 223 | Shell Pink Light | #C47D77 | |
| 224 | Shell Pink Very Light | #DFAEA6 | |
| 225 | Shell Pink Ultra Light | #F0D7CE | |
| 300 | Mahogany Very Dark | #60260D | |
| 301 | Mahogany Medium | #9C4E1F | |
| 304 | Red Medium | #AD0F29 | |
| 307 | Lemon | #FFF064 | |
| 309 | Rose Dark | #C63746 | |
| 310 | Black | #000000 | |
| 311 | Navy Blue Medium | #1B3456 | |
| 312 | Navy Blue Light | #2D5277 | |
| 315 | Antique Mauve Med Dark | #7A3E4E | |
| 316 | Antique Mauve Medium | #A46874 | |
| 317 | Pewter Gray | #888083 | |
| 318 | Steel Gray Light | #B0ABA9 | |
| 319 | Pistachio Green Very Dark | #275A35 | |
| 320 | Pistachio Green Medium | #618858 | |
| 321 | Red | #C51230 | |
| 322 | Navy Blue Dark | #496FA0 | |
| 326 | Rose Very Dark | #B7303B | |
| 327 | Violet Dark | #551E57 | |
| 333 | Blue Violet Very Dark | #484178 | |
| 334 | Baby Blue Medium | #648FBB | |
| 335 | Rose | #DA3058 | |
| 336 | Navy Blue | #19234C | |
| 340 | Blue Violet Medium | #9591C4 | |
| 341 | Blue Violet Light | #B0ADD3 | |
| 347 | Salmon Very Dark | #C42A32 | |
| 349 | Coral Dark | #D32B2B | |
| 350 | Coral Medium | #DF4444 | |
| 351 | Coral | #E96363 | |
| 352 | Coral Light | #F58080 | |
| 353 | Peach | #FCB3A0 | |
| 355 | Terra Cotta Dark | #943920 | |
| 356 | Terra Cotta Medium | #C15F44 | |
| 367 | Pistachio Green Dark | #4C6F46 | |
| 368 | Pistachio Green Light | #95BA8E | |
| 369 | Pistachio Green Very Light | #C3E0BE | |
| 370 | Mustard Medium | #977A39 | |
| 371 | Mustard | #8D6F33 | |
| 372 | Mustard Light | #AA8F52 | |
| 400 | Mahogany Dark | #7A3319 | |
| 402 | Mahogany Very Light | #EDAB7A | |
| 407 | Desert Sand Med Dark | #AD6B48 | |
| 413 | Pewter Gray Dark | #554F4F | |
| 414 | Steel Gray Dark | #7E7878 | |
| 415 | Pearl Gray | #D3D3D3 | |
| 420 | Hazelnut Brown Dark | #805828 | |
| 422 | Hazelnut Brown Light | #C59F6C | |
| 433 | Brown Medium | #7A4020 | |
| 434 | Brown Light | #895025 | |
| 435 | Brown Very Light | #A06427 | |
| 436 | Tan | #C98B4E | |
| 437 | Tan Light | #DAA46D | |
| 444 | Lemon Dark | #FFDA00 | |
| 445 | Lemon Light | #FFFA97 | |
| 451 | Shell Gray Dark | #8D776F | |
| 452 | Shell Gray Medium | #AE9994 | |
| 453 | Shell Gray Light | #D2C4BE | |
| 469 | Avocado Green | #6C7634 | |
| 470 | Avocado Green Light | #83963F | |
| 471 | Avocado Green Very Light | #A7B56D | |
| 472 | Avocado Green Ultra Light | #D8E29C | |
| 498 | Christmas Red Dark | #A30F22 | |
| 500 | Blue Green Very Dark | #254A30 | |
| 501 | Blue Green Dark | #3B6648 | |
| 502 | Blue Green | #5A8B6B | |
| 503 | Blue Green Medium | #82AA92 | |
| 504 | Blue Green Very Light | #B9D7C8 | |
| 517 | Wedgwood Dark | #377395 | |
| 518 | Wedgwood Light | #4D95B7 | |
| 519 | Sky Blue | #78B5CF | |
| 520 | Fern Green Dark | #5B683F | |
| 522 | Fern Green | #87946B | |
| 523 | Fern Green Light | #A5B189 | |
| 524 | Fern Green Very Light | #BFCAAA | |
| 535 | Ash Gray Very Light | #666461 | |
| 543 | Beige Brown Ultra Light | #E9D5C5 | |
| 550 | Violet Very Dark | #5C1464 | |
| 552 | Violet Medium | #8B2E99 | |
| 553 | Violet | #A64CB0 | |
| 554 | Violet Light | #CC9ED6 | |
| 561 | Jade Very Dark | #2B6F4B | |
| 562 | Jade Medium | #4A9463 | |
| 563 | Jade Light | #7AB98F | |
| 564 | Jade Very Light | #A7D1B8 | |
| 580 | Moss Green Dark | #778227 | |
| 581 | Moss Green | #8B982E | |
| 597 | Turquoise | #57ADB6 | |
| 598 | Turquoise Light | #91CDD4 | |
| 600 | Cranberry Very Dark | #CB1A52 | |
| 601 | Cranberry Dark | #D2255F | |
| 602 | Cranberry Medium | #E24877 | |
| 603 | Cranberry | #F27394 | |
| 604 | Cranberry Light | #F99DB1 | |
| 605 | Cranberry Very Light | #FDC4D0 | |
| 606 | Bright Orange Red | #FF2A00 | |
| 608 | Bright Orange | #FF4D02 | |
| 610 | Drab Brown Dark | #79623E | |
| 611 | Drab Brown | #997F55 | |
| 612 | Drab Brown Light | #C4AC82 | |
| 613 | Drab Brown Very Light | #DAC5A3 | |
| 632 | Desert Sand Ultra Dark | #6A3A27 | |
| 640 | Beige Gray Very Dark | #776C5A | |
| 642 | Beige Gray Dark | #A2947E | |
| 644 | Beige Gray Medium | #D6CEBD | |
| 645 | Beaver Gray Very Dark | #7F776F | |
| 646 | Beaver Gray Dark | #978F87 | |
| 647 | Beaver Gray Medium | #B5B1A7 | |
| 648 | Beaver Gray Light | #C8C4BE | |
| 666 | Bright Red | #D51526 | |
| 676 | Old Gold Light | #D6BF80 | |
| 677 | Old Gold Very Light | #EDDEB7 | |
| 680 | Old Gold Dark | #B18B29 | |
| 699 | Christmas Green | #166414 | |
| 700 | Christmas Green Bright | #1E7C19 | |
| 701 | Christmas Green Light | #4C9A3A | |
| 702 | Kelly Green | #57A844 | |
| 703 | Chartreuse | #69B948 | |
| 704 | Chartreuse Bright | #84CC49 | |
| 712 | Cream | #FFF8E7 | |
| 718 | Plum | #98216E | |
| 720 | Orange Spice Dark | #E06D12 | |
| 721 | Orange Spice Medium | #EB852C | |
| 722 | Orange Spice Light | #F7A355 | |
| 725 | Topaz | #FFB832 | |
| 726 | Topaz Light | #FFCE48 | |
| 727 | Topaz Very Light | #FFE78A | |
| 729 | Old Gold Medium | #C8A349 | |
| 730 | Olive Green Very Dark | #82751D | |
| 731 | Olive Green Dark | #948622 | |
| 732 | Olive Green | #A09226 | |
| 733 | Olive Green Medium | #BAAD4E | |
| 734 | Olive Green Light | #C5B96B | |
| 738 | Tan Very Light | #F4D4A9 | |
| 739 | Tan Ultra Very Light | #FFF0D2 | |
| 740 | Tangerine | #FF7B00 | |
| 741 | Tangerine Medium | #FF8C0A | |
| 742 | Tangerine Light | #FFAB28 | |
| 743 | Yellow Medium | #FFD44C | |
| 744 | Yellow Pale | #FFE68A | |
| 745 | Yellow Light Pale | #FFF0A5 | |
| 746 | Off White | #FCF8E6 | |
| 747 | Sky Blue Very Light | #E1F7FC | |
| 754 | Peach Light | #F8BFAE | |
| 758 | Terra Cotta Very Light | #E7A997 | |
| 760 | Salmon | #F08A86 | |
| 761 | Salmon Light | #FDACA8 | |
| 762 | Pearl Gray Very Light | #EBEBEB | |
| 775 | Baby Blue Very Light | #D9EAF2 | |
| 776 | Pink Medium | #FCA8AE | |
| 777 | Raspberry Very Dark | #861E34 | |
| 778 | Antique Mauve Very Light | #DAACAC | |
| 780 | Topaz Ultra Very Dark | #865914 | |
| 781 | Topaz Very Dark | #996918 | |
| 782 | Topaz Dark | #AE791E | |
| 783 | Topaz Medium | #C58F30 | |
| 791 | Cornflower Blue Very Dark | #3C356B | |
| 792 | Cornflower Blue Dark | #4F5584 | |
| 793 | Cornflower Blue Medium | #6B77AE | |
| 794 | Cornflower Blue Light | #8DA3C8 | |
| 796 | Royal Blue Dark | #1B396E | |
| 797 | Royal Blue | #1E4280 | |
| 798 | Delft Blue Dark | #3673AE | |
| 799 | Delft Blue Medium | #5D8FC9 | |
| 800 | Delft Blue Pale | #A5C2DF | |
| 801 | Coffee Brown Dark | #643712 | |
| 806 | Peacock Blue Dark | #398FA7 | |
| 807 | Peacock Blue | #54ABC0 | |
| 809 | Delft Blue | #77A7D3 | |
| 813 | Blue Light | #8CBAD9 | |
| 814 | Garnet Dark | #6E0D1D | |
| 815 | Garnet Medium | #8F0F23 | |
| 816 | Garnet | #A61426 | |
| 817 | Coral Red Very Dark | #C01A1A | |
| 818 | Baby Pink | #FFD5D5 | |
| 819 | Baby Pink Light | #FFE7E7 | |
| 820 | Royal Blue Very Dark | #1B2E8A | |
| 822 | Beige Gray Light | #E7DDCA | |
| 823 | Navy Blue Dark | #1A2A66 | |
| 824 | Blue Very Dark | #1E4DA0 | |
| 825 | Blue Dark | #2B67B6 | |
| 826 | Blue Medium | #4B8CC4 | |
| 827 | Blue Very Light | #B8D5EB | |
| 828 | Sky Blue Ultra Light | #C9E5EE | |
| 829 | Golden Olive Very Dark | #765B25 | |
| 830 | Golden Olive Dark | #8A6B2C | |
| 831 | Golden Olive Medium | #A17F3A | |
| 832 | Golden Olive | #B79448 | |
| 833 | Golden Olive Light | #C5A765 | |
| 834 | Golden Olive Very Light | #D7C088 | |
| 838 | Beige Brown Very Dark | #513A25 | |
| 839 | Beige Brown Dark | #694F35 | |
| 840 | Beige Brown Medium | #947452 | |
| 841 | Beige Brown Light | #B89A76 | |
| 842 | Beige Brown Very Light | #D9C2A6 | |
| 844 | Beaver Gray Ultra Dark | #57534E | |
| 869 | Hazelnut Brown Very Dark | #6B4518 | |
| 890 | Pistachio Green Ultra Dark | #1B4326 | |
| 891 | Carnation Dark | #EC4D61 | |
| 892 | Carnation Medium | #F36774 | |
| 893 | Carnation Light | #F88A91 | |
| 894 | Carnation Very Light | #FCB7B7 | |
| 895 | Hunter Green Very Dark | #1D4A22 | |
| 898 | Coffee Brown Very Dark | #431C05 | |
| 899 | Rose Medium | #F0797F | |
| 900 | Burnt Orange Dark | #D04200 | |
| 902 | Garnet Very Dark | #670F1C | |
| 904 | Parrot Green Very Dark | #4F7516 | |
| 905 | Parrot Green Dark | #5C8718 | |
| 906 | Parrot Green Medium | #79C222 | |
| 907 | Parrot Green Light | #9DD644 | |
| 909 | Emerald Green Very Dark | #177941 | |
| 910 | Emerald Green Dark | #1B8B4B | |
| 911 | Emerald Green Medium | #1B9551 | |
| 912 | Emerald Green Light | #2AB364 | |
| 913 | Nile Green Medium | #5DBB7C | |
| 915 | Plum Dark | #870048 | |
| 917 | Plum Medium | #A6045A | |
| 918 | Red Copper Dark | #8D3209 | |
| 919 | Red Copper | #AB420C | |
| 920 | Copper Medium | #BB581A | |
| 921 | Copper | #CA6A24 | |
| 922 | Copper Light | #DE823F | |
| 924 | Gray Green Very Dark | #4B6764 | |
| 926 | Gray Green Medium | #8AA5A2 | |
| 927 | Gray Green Light | #ACC3BF | |
| 928 | Gray Green Very Light | #D5E0DB | |
| 930 | Antique Blue Dark | #496782 | |
| 931 | Antique Blue Medium | #6486A3 | |
| 932 | Antique Blue Light | #94AFC6 | |
| 934 | Black Avocado Green | #3C4118 | |
| 935 | Avocado Green Dark | #4D561D | |
| 936 | Avocado Green Very Dark | #49551A | |
| 937 | Avocado Green Medium | #617124 | |
| 938 | Coffee Brown Ultra Dark | #331503 | |
| 939 | Navy Blue Very Dark | #161E43 | |
| 943 | Aquamarine Medium | #3EA792 | |
| 945 | Tawny | #FBCBAA | |
| 946 | Burnt Orange Medium | #E55D00 | |
| 947 | Burnt Orange | #FF6202 | |
| 948 | Peach Very Light | #FDE2D3 | |
| 950 | Desert Sand Light | #E6BDA8 | |
| 951 | Tawny Light | #FDDBC1 | |
| 954 | Nile Green | #86C7A0 | |
| 955 | Nile Green Light | #C2E7D3 | |
| 956 | Geranium | #FF6664 | |
| 957 | Geranium Pale | #FFAFAD | |
| 958 | Sea Green Dark | #35BCA4 | |
| 959 | Sea Green Medium | #5ACFB8 | |
| 961 | Dusty Rose Dark | #D7646D | |
| 962 | Dusty Rose Medium | #E98B93 | |
| 963 | Dusty Rose Ultra Light | #FCD1D2 | |
| 964 | Sea Green Light | #A0E0D8 | |
| 966 | Baby Green Medium | #AFD6B5 | |
| 970 | Pumpkin Light | #FF820C | |
| 971 | Pumpkin | #FF6F00 | |
| 972 | Canary Deep | #FFB200 | |
| 973 | Canary Bright | #FFC400 | |
| 975 | Golden Brown Dark | #8E4C14 | |
| 976 | Golden Brown Medium | #CA7F33 | |
| 977 | Golden Brown Light | #DC9C4D | |
| 986 | Forest Green Very Dark | #2F5930 | |
| 987 | Forest Green Dark | #447542 | |
| 988 | Forest Green Medium | #629560 | |
| 989 | Forest Green | #82AF7F | |
| 991 | Aquamarine Dark | #408770 | |
| 992 | Aquamarine | #51A28A | |
| 993 | Aquamarine Light | #7EC4AE | |
| 995 | Electric Blue Dark | #1692BA | |
| 996 | Electric Blue Medium | #26B2DB | |
| 3011 | Khaki Green Dark | #8B8E53 | |
| 3012 | Khaki Green Medium | #A0A263 | |
| 3013 | Khaki Green Light | #B5B783 | |
| 3021 | Brown Gray Very Dark | #4C443A | |
| 3022 | Brown Gray Medium | #878071 | |
| 3023 | Brown Gray Light | #ACA496 | |
| 3024 | Brown Gray Very Light | #D7D2C7 | |
| 3031 | Mocha Brown Very Dark | #523E2A | |
| 3032 | Mocha Brown Medium | #A88F6C | |
| 3033 | Mocha Brown Very Light | #DAC7AC | |
| 3041 | Antique Violet Medium | #916B7F | |
| 3042 | Antique Violet Light | #B998A7 | |
| 3045 | Yellow Beige Dark | #B48F57 | |
| 3046 | Yellow Beige Medium | #D5B480 | |
| 3047 | Yellow Beige Light | #E7D2A6 | |
| 3051 | Green Gray Dark | #596542 | |
| 3052 | Green Gray Medium | #79885F | |
| 3053 | Green Gray | #98A37F | |
| 3064 | Desert Sand | #C58865 | |
| 3072 | Beaver Gray Very Light | #E2E1DB | |
| 3078 | Golden Yellow Very Light | #FFF8AA | |
| 3325 | Baby Blue Light | #B9D2E4 | |
| 3326 | Rose Light | #FCB9BC | |
| 3328 | Salmon Dark | #DB615A | |
| 3340 | Apricot Medium | #FF774B | |
| 3341 | Apricot | #FF9B70 | |
| 3345 | Hunter Green Dark | #1F5428 | |
| 3346 | Hunter Green | #2E6E33 | |
| 3347 | Yellow Green Medium | #5A8F3F | |
| 3348 | Yellow Green Light | #C4D9A4 | |
| 3350 | Dusty Rose Ultra Dark | #BD3D50 | |
| 3354 | Dusty Rose Light | #E6A7A3 | |
| 3364 | Pine Green | #5F824E | |
| 3371 | Black Brown | #251005 | |
| 3607 | Plum Light | #C13480 | |
| 3608 | Plum Very Light | #DD77AF | |
| 3609 | Plum Ultra Light | #F0ACD0 | |
| 3685 | Mauve Very Dark | #8C1F37 | |
| 3687 | Mauve | #C46B76 | |
| 3688 | Mauve Medium | #DB9BA2 | |
| 3689 | Mauve Light | #F0C0C4 | |
| 3705 | Watermelon Dark | #FF5564 | |
| 3706 | Watermelon Medium | #FF949D | |
| 3708 | Watermelon Light | #FFBCC1 | |
| 3712 | Salmon Medium | #E86F6B | |
| 3713 | Salmon Very Light | #FCD5D1 | |
| 3716 | Dusty Rose Very Light | #FFB0B2 | |
| 3721 | Shell Pink Dark | #A34847 | |
| 3722 | Shell Pink Medium | #BC665F | |
| 3726 | Antique Mauve Dark | #95505B | |
| 3727 | Antique Mauve Light | #E1B7BA | |
| 3731 | Dusty Rose Very Dark | #CD4F64 | |
| 3733 | Dusty Rose | #E37B88 | |
| 3740 | Antique Violet Dark | #6E465A | |
| 3743 | Antique Violet Very Light | #D5C3CD | |
| 3746 | Blue Violet Dark | #655B9D | |
| 3747 | Blue Violet Very Light | #D1D2EB | |
| 3750 | Antique Blue Very Dark | #344B64 | |
| 3752 | Antique Blue Very Light | #C6D0DA | |
| 3753 | Antique Blue Ultra Light | #DAE2E8 | |
| 3755 | Baby Blue | #9DBDD7 | |
| 3756 | Baby Blue Ultra Light | #EBF5FC | |
| 3760 | Wedgwood Medium | #4085A8 | |
| 3761 | Sky Blue Light | #B2DCEA | |
| 3765 | Peacock Blue Very Dark | #29768F | |
| 3766 | Peacock Blue Light | #70BCCF | |
| 3768 | Gray Green Dark | #688683 | |
| 3770 | Tawny Very Light | #FFE8D7 | |
| 3771 | Terra Cotta Ultra Light | #F6C4AE | |
| 3772 | Desert Sand Very Dark | #7C3C2C | |
| 3773 | Desert Sand Medium | #C1846B | |
| 3774 | Desert Sand Very Light | #EFD4C3 | |
| 3776 | Mahogany Light | #D57637 | |
| 3777 | Terra Cotta Very Dark | #822914 | |
| 3778 | Terra Cotta Light | #D7846B | |
| 3781 | Mocha Brown Dark | #6A5037 | |
| 3782 | Mocha Brown Light | #C0A686 | |
| 3787 | Brown Gray Dark | #61594E | |
| 3790 | Beige Gray Ultra Dark | #6B5949 | |
| 3799 | Pewter Gray Very Dark | #44403F | |
| 3801 | Christmas Red Light | #F1374E | |
| 3802 | Antique Mauve Very Dark | #702A37 | |
| 3803 | Mauve Dark | #A73350 | |
| 3804 | Cyclamen Pink Dark | #DA1485 | |
| 3805 | Cyclamen Pink | #F0289B | |
| 3806 | Cyclamen Pink Light | #FF80C0 | |
| 3807 | Cornflower Blue | #4B6FAE | |
| 3808 | Turquoise Ultra Dark | #3E828E | |
| 3809 | Turquoise Very Dark | #4797A5 | |
| 3810 | Turquoise Dark | #54AAB8 | |
| 3811 | Turquoise Very Light | #C2E8ED | |
| 3812 | Sea Green Very Dark | #2EA38F | |
| 3813 | Blue Green Light | #B3DAC8 | |
| 3814 | Aquamarine | #499480 | |
| 3815 | Celadon Green Dark | #3C7351 | |
| 3816 | Celadon Green | #529666 | |
| 3817 | Celadon Green Light | #94C3A2 | |
| 3818 | Emerald Green Ultra Dark | #0F6132 | |
| 3819 | Moss Green Light | #DBE277 | |
| 3820 | Straw Dark | #D2AA48 | |
| 3821 | Straw | #F0C860 | |
| 3822 | Straw Light | #F8DC8C | |
| 3823 | Yellow Ultra Pale | #FFFADC | |
| 3824 | Apricot Light | #FFBBA0 | |
| 3825 | Pumpkin Pale | #FFB06B | |
| 3826 | Golden Brown | #AA662B | |
| 3827 | Golden Brown Pale | #ECB464 | |
| 3828 | Hazelnut Brown | #A27844 | |
| 3829 | Old Gold Very Dark | #98730F | |
| 3830 | Terra Cotta | #BA533B | |
| 3831 | Raspberry Dark | #B41E3C | |
| 3832 | Raspberry Medium | #D73C64 | |
| 3833 | Raspberry Light | #F07394 | |
| 3834 | Grape Dark | #692549 | |
| 3835 | Grape Medium | #904874 | |
| 3836 | Grape Light | #BC82A4 | |
| 3837 | Lavender Ultra Dark | #5E2A82 | |
| 3838 | Lavender Blue Dark | #4E62A0 | |
| 3839 | Lavender Blue Medium | #687DB8 | |
| 3840 | Lavender Blue Light | #A2B2DA | |
| 3841 | Baby Blue Pale | #CCE0EE | |
| 3842 | Wedgwood Dark | #2D698E | |
| 3843 | Electric Blue | #00A5D4 | |
| 3844 | Bright Turquoise Dark | #00B4C8 | |
| 3845 | Bright Turquoise Medium | #00C8D4 | |
| 3846 | Bright Turquoise Light | #00DCE4 | |
| 3847 | Teal Green Dark | #38786C | |
| 3848 | Teal Green Medium | #54998A | |
| 3849 | Teal Green Light | #5EAE9E | |
| 3850 | Bright Green Dark | #348567 | |
| 3851 | Bright Green Light | #4EA37D | |
| 3852 | Straw Very Dark | #C29931 | |
| 3853 | Autumn Gold Dark | #F3992D | |
| 3854 | Autumn Gold Medium | #F7B358 | |
| 3855 | Autumn Gold Light | #FCD290 | |
| 3856 | Mahogany Ultra Light | #FCC399 | |
| 3857 | Rosewood Dark | #5E140C | |
| 3858 | Rosewood Medium | #A04A38 | |
| 3859 | Rosewood Light | #CA947A | |
| 3860 | Cocoa Dark | #6A4B46 | |
| 3861 | Cocoa Light | #A78881 | |
| 3862 | Mocha Beige Dark | #795A35 | |
| 3863 | Mocha Beige Medium | #9A774D | |
| 3864 | Mocha Beige Light | #C8B08F | |
| 3865 | Winter White | #F9F8F3 | |
| 3866 | Mocha Brown Ultra Light | #F8F2E9 |
444 colors shown. Screen colors are approximations — always check real thread in daylight before buying.
How DMC color numbers work
DMC numbers are product codes, not a color scale, so neighboring numbers are not always similar shades. Most solid colors have three- or four-digit numbers (for example 310 Black, 666 Bright Red, 3865 Winter White), the 3xxx range holds later additions, and "Blanc" and "Ecru" are named whites. Families of light-to-dark shades often share a name with "Very Light", "Medium" or "Dark", such as 3326, 899, 335, 326 and 309 in the rose family.
Choosing threads for a pattern
- Check colors side by side. Thread looks darker on the skein than when stitched as single crosses, especially on white fabric.
- Buy one extra skein of your most-used colors — dye lots can differ slightly between batches.
- Use the legend in your chart. Patterns made with our photo to cross stitch pattern maker list every DMC number with the number of stitches, so you can see which colors need more than one skein.
- About 1 skein covers roughly 1,600–1,800 full stitches on 14-count Aida with two strands. Use the size calculator to plan fabric.
Frequently asked questions
Are these the exact DMC colors?
No screen can show thread exactly. The values here are close digital approximations used to match photos to real threads. Lighting, fabric color and stitch density all change how a color looks in the finished piece.
Can I convert a DMC color to Anchor?
Brands publish their own conversion charts and matches are approximate. Find the DMC number here first, then look it up on the other brand's official conversion chart.