#454531

Anchor 269 Avocado Dark

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #454531 · RGB 69, 69, 49 · CIELAB L 29 a -4 b 12

Anchor Stranded Cotton 269 Avocado Dark is a dark, muted yellow, HEX #454531. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 936 Avocado Green Very D, Madeira Classic Rayon 40 1357 Green, Madeira Polyneon 40 1795 D. H. Green and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 5854 Water Lilly.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	936	Avocado Green Very D	#454531	Near identical ΔE 0.0	935 934
Brother Embroidery full chart	704	Pewter	#4f5556	Poor match ΔE 12.2	707 519
Coats Sylko full chart	B5757	Dark Bottle Green	#474a33	Close ΔE 2.5	B5752 B5751
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	65743	Mossy	#3f4926	Approximate ΔE 6.9	60418 60574
Floriani Polyester full chart	257	Holly Green	#4d513f	Close ΔE 4.5	416 415
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61454	Dark Green	#2d3922	Approximate ΔE 7.7	61362 61175
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1117	Coconut Shell	#4b452c	Close ΔE 3.8	1123 1125
Isacord 40 full chart	0134	Smoky	#3d3e3e	Poor match ΔE 10.4	1375 0128
Janome Polyester full chart	219	Olive Green	#2f5933	Poor match ΔE 14.6	252 248
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1357	Green	#484634	Very close ΔE 1.6	1393 1394
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1795	D. H. Green	#494735	Very close ΔE 1.7	1798 1705
Marathon Polyester full chart	2253	Green	#424817	Approximate ΔE 8.9	2113 2254
Marathon Rayon full chart	1297	Hedge	#404a26	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1178 1294
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	6156	Olive	#47493c	Close ΔE 3.5	5866 1366
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2601	Hedge	#3f4926	Approximate ΔE 6.9	2584 2541
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5854	Water Lilly	#484830	Very close ΔE 1.8	5884 9129
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	341	Black Avocado Green	#403c2b	Close ΔE 3.9	237 1273
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1273	Dk. Forest	#36361f	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1286 1272

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 269?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 936 Avocado Green Very D (#454531), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 269?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1795 D. H. Green (#494735), rated very close with a ΔE00 of 1.7.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 269 Avocado Dark?

On screen it is #454531, RGB 69, 69, 49. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.