DMC color matcher
Find the DMC floss closest to any color. Paste a HEX or RGB code, pick a color, or click a spot in your own photo. Type a DMC number to get its nearest substitutes.
A HEX code with #, RGB, or a DMC number such as 310 or B5200.
Or match a color from your photo
Drop a photo here, paste a screenshot, or choose a file.
The photo stays in your browser and is not uploaded.
DMC threads closest to #2a9d8f
Best match first. Compare a real skein before you buy: DMC does not publish exact thread colors.
DMC 943Green Bright MediumVery closeΔE 3.65
Your color on the left, the thread on the right.
- Match 1: DMC 943Green Bright MediumVery closeΔE 3.65In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
- Match 2: DMC 3812Sea Green Very DarkNoticeably differentΔE 5.97In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
- Match 3: DMC 3851Green Bright LightNoticeably differentΔE 6.98In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
- Match 4: DMC 3849Teal Green LightNoticeably differentΔE 7.25In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
- Match 5: DMC 3814AquamarineNoticeably differentΔE 7.36In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
- Match 6: DMC 958Sea Green DarkNoticeably differentΔE 7.71In the DMC chartAnchor equivalent
Common colors and their closest DMC threads
Worked out by the same matching as the tool above. Click a code to see more matches.
| Color | HEX | Closest DMC thread | ΔE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | #000000 | DMC 310 Black | 0.0 |
| White | #ffffff | DMC B5200 Snow White | 0.0 |
| Red | #ff0000 | DMC 606 Orange Red Bright | 3.0 |
| Navy | #000080 | DMC 32 Blueberry Dark | 11.7 |
| Sky blue | #87ceeb | DMC 3766 Peacock Blue Light | 6.3 |
| Forest green | #228b22 | DMC 701 Green Light | 3.0 |
| Gold | #ffd700 | DMC 444 Lemon Dark | 0.3 |
| Orange | #ffa500 | DMC 741 Tangerine Medium | 3.0 |
| Pink | #ffc0cb | DMC 605 Cranberry Very Light | 0.7 |
| Purple | #800080 | DMC 34 Fuschia Dark | 9.7 |
| Brown | #8b4513 | DMC 400 Mahogany Dark | 1.3 |
| Gray | #808080 | DMC 169 Pewter Light | 1.5 |
How do I match a color to DMC floss?
Type or paste the color as a HEX code (#2a9d8f) or RGB (rgb(42, 157, 143)), choose it with the color picker, or open a photo and click the spot you want. The matcher compares it with every DMC thread and lists the six closest, best first.
Does DMC publish official HEX or RGB values?
No. DMC does not publish digital values for its floss, so every chart online, ours included, uses its own approximations, and they differ from one another. Treat any match as a shortlist and compare real skeins before you buy.
What do the ratings and the ΔE numbers mean?
ΔE is the color difference by the CIEDE2000 formula, which is made to follow how different two colors look to people: the lower, the closer. Below 2 the two are hard to tell apart, from 2 to 5 they are very close, from 5 to 10 the difference shows, and above 10 it is another color.
How do I find a substitute for a DMC thread?
Type its number, for example 310 or 3865, instead of a color. You get the other DMC threads closest to it, which helps when a shop has run out or a number is hard to get. Each result links to its Anchor equivalent too.
Can I pick a color from my own photo?
Yes. Open a photo or paste a screenshot, then tap or click the spot. The matcher takes the average of a small square of pixels around it, so one odd pixel does not decide the color. The photo stays in your browser and is not uploaded anywhere.
Why does the thread look different from the screen?
A screen gives off light while floss reflects it, and every screen shows color a little differently. Daylight and lamps change how a thread looks too. Check the skein in daylight next to the thing you are matching.
Can it match the colors of a whole picture?
The matcher works one color at a time. To turn a whole photo into DMC colors, open the pattern editor: it picks the threads for every part of the picture, counts the skeins and makes a PDF pattern.
Want the whole photo in DMC colors?
The pattern editor picks the threads for every part of a photo, counts the skeins and makes a printable PDF pattern. Free, no sign-up.
Make a pattern from a photo