#1e8285

Anchor 169 Surf Bleu Medium

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #1e8285 · RGB 30, 130, 133 · CIELAB L 49 a -26 b -10

Anchor Stranded Cotton 169 Surf Bleu Medium is a medium, soft blue-green, HEX #1e8285. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 806 Peacock Blue Dark, Madeira Classic Rayon 40 1090 M. D. Green, Marathon Polyester 2217 J. Turquoise and Marathon Rayon 1274 J. Turquoise.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	806	Peacock Blue Dark	#1e8285	Near identical ΔE 0.0	3765 517
Brother Embroidery full chart	534	Teal Green	#008777	Approximate ΔE 8.1	019 507
Coats Sylko full chart	B5206	Jade Green	#008c89	Close ΔE 4.5	B6628 B6665
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	27500	Wheat	#13858f	Close ΔE 3.0	37474 63282
Floriani Polyester full chart	K37	Aqua	#2b8887	Close ΔE 2.8	391 222
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61503	Green Peacock	#227e72	Approximate ΔE 6.6	61443 61513
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1179	Navajo Turquoise	#00877c	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1253 1180
Isacord 40 full chart	4643	Amazon	#4b787d	Approximate ΔE 7.3	4116 4531
Janome Polyester full chart	251	Peacock Green	#04917b	Poor match ΔE 11.0	221 217
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1090	M. D. Green	#148589	Very close ΔE 1.2	1246 1052
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1890	Mallard Blue	#007c80	Close ΔE 2.5	1685 1652
Marathon Polyester full chart	2217	J. Turquoise	#008689	Very close ΔE 1.7	2215 2097
Marathon Rayon full chart	1274	J. Turquoise	#008689	Very close ΔE 1.7	1327 1107
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	4625	Seagreen	#00908d	Approximate ΔE 5.7	4423 5233
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2492	J. Turquoise	#008789	Very close ΔE 2.1	2445 2514
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9105	Mountainview	#008490	Close ΔE 3.6	5609 5607
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	125	Teel	#49817c	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61503 1206
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1206	Dark Jade	#1e6e6f	Approximate ΔE 7.3	1251 1513

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

Out of Anchor 169? Closest Anchor alternatives

170 Surf Bleu Dark ΔE 1.4 162 Sapphire Medium Dark ΔE 2.3 410 Electric Bleu Dark ΔE 4.2 1066 Teal Medium ΔE 8.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 169?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 806 Peacock Blue Dark (#1e8285), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 169?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1890 Mallard Blue (#007c80), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 169 Surf Bleu Medium?

On screen it is #1e8285, RGB 30, 130, 133. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.