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Anchor 160 Sapphire Medium Light

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #d5e7e8 · RGB 213, 231, 232 · CIELAB L 90 a -6 b -3

Anchor Stranded Cotton 160 Sapphire Medium Light is a very light, muted blue-green, HEX #d5e7e8. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 827 Blue Very Light, Gunold POLY 40 61151 Powder Blue Tint and Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco 61151 Sapphire Medium Light.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	827	Blue Very Light	#d5e7e8	Near identical ΔE 0.0	3325 3761
Brother Embroidery full chart	001	White	#f0f0f0	Approximate ΔE 8.0	017 399
Coats Sylko full chart	B9172	Pale Silver	#d1e2e9	Close ΔE 3.2	B2707 B2704
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30290	Baby Blue	#c4d8e2	Approximate ΔE 5.3	65513 37457
Floriani Polyester full chart	483	Light Gray	#ccdada	Close ΔE 3.1	361 800
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61151	Powder Blue Tint	#d6e5e8	Very close ΔE 1.7	61077 61063
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1172	Icicle Blue	#c1e2e5	Close ΔE 4.8	1119 1185
Isacord 40 full chart	3840	Oxford	#ebfaff	Close ΔE 4.9	3761 3963
Janome Polyester full chart	220	Silver Gray	#e5e5e5	Approximate ΔE 7.5	001 228
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1073	Billowing Sail	#ccdbcf	Approximate ΔE 6.6	1003 1086
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1804	Blanc de Blanc	#ecece6	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1686 1687
Marathon Polyester full chart	2224	Soothing Sea	#cce3de	Close ΔE 3.8	2187 2188
Marathon Rayon full chart	1091	Soothing Sea	#cce3de	Close ΔE 3.8	1205 1163
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	4250	Snomoon	#caded7	Close ΔE 4.6	5050 3770
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2531	Dana Blue	#c4d8e2	Approximate ΔE 5.3	2532 2382
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9032	Blue Joy	#d0e8f0	Close ΔE 3.3	9089 9029
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61151	Sapphire Medium Light	#d6e5e8	Very close ΔE 1.7	1289 130
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1289	Ice Blue	#dcebf0	Close ΔE 2.8	1248 1165

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) worked out from screen RGB values. Check a real thread card before you order.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 160?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 827 Blue Very Light (#d5e7e8), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Isacord equivalent of Anchor 160?

The closest Isacord 40 color is 3840 Oxford (#ebfaff), rated close with a ΔE00 of 4.9.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 160 Sapphire Medium Light?

On screen it is #d5e7e8, RGB 213, 231, 232. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.