DMC to Anchor floss converter

Type a DMC number, an Anchor number or a color name to find its match. The full chart of all 489 DMC colors is below.

DMC	Color name	Anchor
B5200	Snow White	1
Blanc	White	2
Ecru	Ecru	387
01	White Tin	397
02	Tin	398
03	Tin Medium	399
04	Tin Dark	235
05	Driftwood Light	–
06	Driftwood Medium Light	–
07	Driftwood	–
08	Driftwood Dark	1050
09	Cocoa Very Dark	–
10	Tender Green Very Light	259
11	Tender Green Light	–
12	Tender Green	–
13	Nile Green Medium Light	–
14	Apple Green Pale	–
15	Apple Green	253
16	Chartreuse Light	254
17	Yellow Plum Light	278
18	Yellow Plum	279
19	Autumn Gold medium Light	311
20	Shrimp	–
21	Alizarin Light	–
22	Alizarin	–
23	Apple Blossom	271
24	White Lavender	103
25	Lavender Ultra Light	–
26	Lavender Pale	–
27	White Violet	–
28	Eggplant Medium Light	–
29	Eggplant	102
30	Blueberry Medium Light	–
31	Blueberry	122
32	Blueberry Dark	123
33	Fuschia	92
34	Fuschia Dark	94
35	Fuschia Very Dark	–
150	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Dark	59
151	Dusty Rose Very Light	73
152	Shell Pink Medium Light	969
153	Violet Very Light	98
154	Grape Very Dark	873
155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	1030
156	Blue Violet Medium Light	118
157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	120
158	Cornflower Blue Very Dark	178
159	Blue Gray Light	120
160	Blue Gray Medium	175
161	Blue Gray	176
162	Blue Ultra Very Light	159
163	Celadon Green Medium	877
164	Forest Green Light	240
165	Moss Green Very Light	278
166	Moss Green Medium Light	280
167	Yellow Beige Very Dark	375
168	Pewter Very Light	274
169	Pewter Light	849
208	Lavender Very Dark	110
209	Lavender Dark	109
210	Lavender Medium	108
211	Lavender Light	342
221	Shell Pink Very Dark	897
223	Shell Pink Light	895
224	Shell Pink Very Light	893
225	Shell Pink Ultra Very Light	1026
300	Mahogany Very Dark	352
301	Mahogany Medium	1049
304	Red Medium	19
307	Lemon	289
309	Rose Dark	42
310	Black	403
311	Wedgewood Ultra Very Dark	148
312	Baby Blue Very Dark	979
315	Antique Mauve Medium Dark	1019
316	Antique Mauve Medium	1017
317	Pewter Gray	400
318	Steel Gray Light	235
319	Pistachio Grn Very Dark	1044
320	Pistachio Green Medium	215
321	Red	47
322	Baby Blue Dark	978
326	Rose Very Dark	59
327	Violet Dark	101
333	Blue Violet Very Dark	119
334	Baby Blue Medium	977
335	Rose	40
336	Navy Blue	150
340	Blue Violet Medium	118
341	Blue Violet Light	117
347	Salmon Very Dark	1025
349	Coral Dark	13
350	Coral Medium	11
351	Coral	10
352	Coral Light	9
353	Peach	8
355	Terra Cotta Dark	1014
356	Terra Cotta Medium	1013
367	Pistachio Green Dark	216
368	Pistachio Green Light	214
369	Pistachio Green Very Light	1043
370	Mustard Medium	888
371	Mustard	887
372	Mustard Light	887
400	Mahogany Dark	351
402	Mahogany Very Light	1047
407	Desert Sand Medium	914
413	Pewter Gray Dark	236
414	Steel Gray Dark	235
415	Pearl Gray	398
420	Hazelnut Brown Dark	374
422	Hazelnut Brown Light	372
433	Brown Medium	358
434	Brown Light	310
435	Brown Very Light	365
436	Tan	363
437	Tan Light	362
444	Lemon Dark	291
445	Lemon Light	288
451	Shell Gray Dark	233
452	Shell Gray Medium	232
453	Shell Gray Light	231
469	Avocado Green	267
470	Avocado Grn Light	266
471	Avocado Grn Very Light	265
472	Avocado Green Ultra Light	253
498	Red Dark	1005
500	Blue Green Very Dark	683
501	Blue Green Dark	878
502	Blue Green	877
503	Blue Green Medium	876
504	Blue Green Very Light	–
505	Jade Green	210
517	Wedgewood Dark	162
518	Wedgewood Light	1039
519	Sky Blue	1038
520	Fern Green Dark	862
522	Fern Green	860
523	Fern Green Light	859
524	Fern Green Very Light	858
535	Ash Gray Very Light	401
543	Beige Brown Ultra Very Light	933
550	Violet Very Dark	101
552	Violet Medium	99
553	Violet	98
554	Violet Light	95
561	Celadon Green VD	212
562	Jade Medium	210
563	Jade Light	208
564	Jade Very Light	206
580	Moss Green Dark	924
581	Moss Green	281
597	Turquoise	1064
598	Turquoise Light	1062
600	Cranberry Very Dark	59
601	Cranberry Dark	63
602	Cranberry Medium	57
603	Cranberry	–
604	Cranberry Light	55
605	Cranberry Very Light	1094
606	Orange Red Bright	334
608	Burnt Orange Bright	330
610	Drab Brown Dark	889
611	Drab Brown	898
612	Drab Brown Light	832
613	Drab Brown Very Light	831
632	Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark	936
640	Beige Gray Very Dark	393
642	Beige Gray Dark	392
644	Beige Gray Medium	391
645	Beaver Gray Very Dark	273
646	Beaver Gray Dark	8581
647	Beaver Gray Medium	1040
648	Beaver Gray Light	900
666	Bright Red	46
676	Old Gold Light	891
677	Old Gold Very Light	361
680	Old Gold Dark	901
699	Green	923
700	Green Bright	228
701	Green Light	227
702	Kelly Green	226
703	Chartreuse	238
704	Chartreuse Bright	256
712	Cream	926
718	Plum	88
720	Orange Spice Dark	326
721	Orange Spice Medium	324
722	Orange Spice Light	323
725	Topaz Medium Light	305
726	Topaz Light	295
727	Topaz Very Light	293
728	Topaz	305
729	Old Gold Medium	890
730	Olive Green Very Dark	845
731	Olive Green Dark	–
732	Olive Green	281
733	Olive Green Medium	280
734	Olive Green Light	279
738	Tan Very Light	361
739	Tan Ultra Very Light	366
740	Tangerine	316
741	Tangerine Medium	304
742	Tangerine Light	303
743	Yellow Medium	302
744	Yellow Pale	301
745	Yellow Pale Light	300
746	Off White	275
747	Peacock Blue Very Light	158
754	Peach Light	1012
758	Terra Cotta Very Light	9575
760	Salmon	1022
761	Salmon Light	1021
762	Pearl Gray Very Light	234
772	Yellow Green Very Light	259
775	Baby Blue Very Light	128
776	Pink Medium	–
777	Raspberry Very Dark	65
778	Antique Mauve Very Light	968
779	Cocoa Dark	380
780	Topaz Ultra Very Dark	309
781	Topaz Very Dark	–
782	Topaz Dark	308
783	Topaz Medium	307
791	Cornflower Blue Very Dark	178
792	Cornflower Blue Dark	941
793	Cornflower Blue Medium	176
794	Cornflower Blue Light	175
796	Royal Blue Dark	133
797	Royal Blue	132
798	Delft Blue Dark	146
799	Delft Blue Medium	145
800	Delft Blue Pale	144
801	Coffee Brown Dark	359
803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	149
806	Peacock Blue Dark	–
807	Peacock Blue	168
809	Delft Blue	130
813	Blue Light	161
814	Garnet Dark	45
815	Garnet Medium	44
816	Garnet	43
817	Coral Red Very Dark	13
818	Baby Pink	23
819	Baby Pink Light	271
820	Royal Blue Very Dark	134
822	Beige Gray Light	390
823	Navy Blue Dark	152
824	Blue Very Dark	164
825	Blue Dark	162
826	Blue Medium	161
827	Blue Very Light	160
828	Sky Blue Very Light	9159
829	Golden Olive Very Dark	914
830	Golden Olive Dark	277
831	Golden Olive Medium	277
832	Golden Olive	907
833	Golden Olive Light	874
834	Golden Olive Very Light	874
838	Beige Brown Very Dark	1088
839	Beige Brown Dark	1086
840	Beige Brown Medium	1084
841	Beige Brown Light	1082
842	Beige Brown Very Light	1080
844	Beaver Gray Ultra Dark	1041
869	Hazelnut Brown Very Dark	375
890	Pistachio Grn Ultra Very Dark	218
891	Carnation Dark	35
892	Carnation Medium	33
893	Carnation Light	27
894	Carnation Very Light	26
895	Hunter Green Very Dark	1044
898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	380
899	Rose Medium	38
900	Burnt Orange Dark	333
902	Garnet Very Dark	897
904	Parrot Green Very Dark	258
905	Parrot Green Dark	257
906	Parrot Green Medium	256
907	Parrot Green Light	255
909	Emerald Green Very Dark	923
910	Emerald Green Dark	230
911	Emerald Green Medium	205
912	Emerald Green Light	209
913	Nile Green Medium	204
915	Plum Dark	1029
917	Plum Medium	89
918	Red Copper Dark	341
919	Red Copper	340
920	Copper Medium	1004
921	Copper	1003
922	Copper Light	1003
924	Gray Green Vy Dark	851
926	Gray Green Medium	850
927	Gray Green Light	849
928	Gray Green Very Light	274
930	Antique Blue Dark	1035
931	Antique Blue Medium	1034
932	Antique Blue Light	1033
934	Avocado Grn Black	862
935	Avocado Green Dark	861
936	Avocado Green Very Dark	846
937	Avocado Green Medium	268
938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	381
939	Navy Blue Very Dark	152
943	Green Bright Medium	189
945	Tawny	881
946	Burnt Orange Medium	332
947	Burnt Orange	330
948	Peach Very Light	1011
950	Desert Sand Light	4146
951	Tawny Light	1010
954	Nile Green	203
955	Nile Green Light	203
956	Geranium	40
957	Geranium Pale	50
958	Sea Green Dark	187
959	Sea Green Medium	186
961	Dusty Rose Dark	76
962	Dusty Rose Medium	75
963	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Light	23
964	Sea Green Light	185
966	Jade Ultra Very Light	240
967	Apricot Very Light	1012
970	Pumpkin Light	925
971	Pumpkin	316
972	Canary Deep	298
973	Canary Bright	290
975	Golden Brown Dark	357
976	Golden Brown Medium	1001
977	Golden Brown Light	1002
986	Forest Green Very Dark	246
987	Forest Green Dark	244
988	Forest Green Medium	243
989	Forest Green	242
991	Aquamarine Dark	1076
992	Aquamarine Light	1072
993	Aquamarine Very Light	1070
995	Electric Blue Dark	410
996	Electric Blue Medium	433
3011	Khaki Green Dark	856
3012	Khaki Green Medium	855
3013	Khaki Green Light	853
3021	Brown Gray Very Dark	905
3022	Brown Gray Medium	8581
3023	Brown Gray Light	899
3024	Brown Gray Very Light	388
3031	Mocha Brown Very Dark	905
3032	Mocha Brown Medium	898
3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	387
3041	Antique Violet Medium	871
3042	Antique Violet Light	870
3045	Yellow Beige Dark	888
3046	Yellow Beige Medium	887
3047	Yellow Beige Light	852
3051	Green Gray Dark	845
3052	Green Gray Medium	844
3053	Green Gray	843
3064	Desert Sand	883
3072	Beaver Gray Very Light	397
3078	Golden Yellow Very Light	292
3325	Baby Blue Light	129
3326	Rose Light	36
3328	Salmon Dark	1024
3340	Apricot Medium	329
3341	Apricot	328
3345	Hunter Green Dark	268
3346	Hunter Green	267
3347	Yellow Green Medium	266
3348	Yellow Green Light	264
3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	77
3354	Dusty Rose Light	74
3362	Pine Green Dark	263
3363	Pine Green Medium	262
3364	Pine Green	261
3371	Black Brown	382
3607	Plum Light	87
3608	Plum Very Light	86
3609	Plum Ultra Light	85
3685	Mauve Very Dark	1028
3687	Mauve	68
3688	Mauve Medium	75
3689	Mauve Light	49
3705	Melon Dark	35
3706	Melon Medium	33
3708	Melon Light	31
3712	Salmon Medium	1023
3713	Salmon Very Light	1020
3716	Dusty Rose Medium Very Light	25
3721	Shell Pink Dark	896
3722	Shell Pink Medium	1027
3726	Antique Mauve Dark	1018
3727	Antique Mauve Light	1016
3731	Dusty Rose Very Dark	76
3733	Dusty Rose	75
3740	Antique Violet Dark	872
3743	Antique Violet Very Light	869
3746	Blue Violet Dark	1030
3747	Blue Violet Very Light	120
3750	Antique Blue Very Dark	1036
3752	Antique Blue Very Light	1032
3753	Antique Blue Ultra Very Light	1031
3755	Baby Blue	140
3756	Baby Blue Ultra Very Light	1037
3760	Wedgewood Medium	162
3761	Sky Blue Light	928
3765	Peacock Blue Very Dark	170
3766	Peacock Blue Light	1074
3768	Gray Green Dark	779
3770	Tawny Vy Light	1009
3771	Terra Cotta Ultra Very Light	336
3772	Desert Sand Very Dark	1007
3773	Desert Sand Dark	–
3774	Desert Sand Very Light	778
3776	Mahogany Light	1048
3777	Terra Cotta Very Dark	1015
3778	Terra Cotta Light	1013
3779	Rosewood Ultra Very Light	868
3781	Mocha Brown Dark	1050
3782	Mocha Brown Light	388
3787	Brown Gray Dark	904
3790	Beige Gray Ultra Dark	904
3799	Pewter Gray Very Dark	236
3801	Melon Very Dark	1098
3802	Antique Mauve Very Darkv	1019
3803	Mauve Dark	69
3804	Cyclamen Pink Dark	63
3805	Cyclamen Pink	62
3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	62
3807	Cornflower Blue	122
3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	1068
3809	Turquoise Vy Dark	1066
3810	Turquoise Dark	1066
3811	Turquoise Very Light	1060
3812	Sea Green Very Dark	188
3813	Blue Green Light	875
3814	Aquamarine	1074
3815	Celadon Green Dark	877
3816	Celadon Green	876
3817	Celadon Green Light	875
3818	Emerald Green Ultra Very Dark	926
3819	Moss Green Light	278
3820	Straw Dark	306
3821	Straw	305
3822	Straw Light	295
3823	Yellow Ultra Pale	386
3824	Apricot Light	8
3825	Pumpkin Pale	323
3826	Golden Brown	1049
3827	Golden Brown Pale	311
3828	Hazelnut Brown	373
3829	Old Gold Vy Dark	901
3830	Terra Cotta	5975
3831	Raspberry Dark	29
3832	Raspberry Medium	28
3833	Raspberry Light	31
3834	Grape Dark	100
3835	Grape Medium	98
3836	Grape Light	90
3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	100
3838	Lavender Blue Dark	177
3839	Lavender Blue Medium	176
3840	Lavender Blue Light	117
3841	Baby Blue Pale	159
3842	Wedgewood Very Dark	164
3843	Electric Blue	1089
3844	Turquoise Bright Dark	410
3845	Turquoise Bright Medium	1089
3846	Turquoise Bright Light	1090
3847	Teal Green Dark	1076
3848	Teal Green Medium	1074
3849	Teal Green Light	1070
3850	Green Bright Dark	188
3851	Green Bright Light	186
3852	Straw Very Dark	306
3853	Autumn Gold Dark	1003
3854	Autumn Gold Medium	313
3855	Autumn Gold Light	311
3856	Mahogany Ultra Very Light	347
3857	Rosewood Dark	95
3858	Rosewood Medium	1007
3859	Rosewood Light	923
3860	Cocoa	379
3861	Cocoa Light	378
3862	Mocha Beige Dark	358
3863	Mocha Beige Medium	379
3864	Mocha Beige Light	376
3865	Winter White	2
3866	Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light	936

A dash means there's no close Anchor match on the charts we used. Equivalents are close matches, not exact dyes, so check them side by side in daylight if the color matters. Screen colors are approximate.

Using the chart

Most patterns are charted in DMC, the biggest floss brand. If your local shop stocks Anchor, or you already own a stash of it, this chart tells you which skein to reach for. Both brands sell 8 m skeins of six-strand cotton, so the skein counts on your pattern stay the same.

Converting a few colors is fine. For a large photo-style piece with many close shades, stick to one brand so neighbouring colors keep their contrast.

Questions

Why do two DMC colors map to the same Anchor number? Anchor has fewer colors than DMC, so some close DMC shades share one Anchor match.

Is the conversion exact? No conversion between brands is exact. These are the closest matches from published conversion charts.

Make a pattern from a photo, free

Skeinshot charts every pattern in DMC. Turn on Anchor numbers in Settings and they appear beside each color in the thread key and on your PDF.

DMC color names and values: craft-color-codes by MakeBead, CC BY 4.0. DMC and Anchor are trademarks of their owners. Skeinshot isn't affiliated with either.