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Anchor 27 Carnation Medium

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #ffc2bf · RGB 255, 194, 191 · CIELAB L 84 a 21 b 10

Anchor Stranded Cotton 27 Carnation Medium is a light, muted pink, HEX #ffc2bf. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 894 Carnation Very Light, Fil-Tec Glide 70182 Cotton Candy, Janome Polyester 233 Salmon Pink and Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon 2503 Desert Bloom.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	894	Carnation Very Light	#ffc2bf	Near identical ΔE 0.0	3727 353
Brother Embroidery full chart	079	Salmon Pink	#fcbbc4	Close ΔE 4.6	124 399
Coats Sylko full chart	B3146	Pale Salmon Pink	#f2b7ab	Close ΔE 4.6	B3137 B3154
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	70182	Cotton Candy	#f9bfc1	Very close ΔE 2.2	70217 70189
Floriani Polyester full chart	1900	Petunia	#fabfc4	Close ΔE 3.1	117 163
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61015	Medium Peach	#fdcdcb	Close ΔE 3.5	61117 61115
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1019	Petal Peach	#ffb7ae	Close ΔE 3.8	1011 1169
Isacord 40 full chart	2155	Pink Tulip	#ffcccc	Close ΔE 3.1	1840 1532
Janome Polyester full chart	233	Salmon Pink	#ffbbbb	Very close ΔE 2.1	256 236
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1114	Bisque	#eababa	Close ΔE 4.1	1015 1115
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1713	Petal Pink	#f4cbcd	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1915 1818
Marathon Polyester full chart	2178	Orchid Pink	#fbbfc3	Close ΔE 2.7	2035 2177
Marathon Rayon full chart	1031	Desert Bloom	#f6bdbf	Close ΔE 2.5	1032 1033
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	1860	Shell	#edbbc7	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1755 2155
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2503	Desert Bloom	#f7bfbf	Very close ΔE 1.8	2255 2501
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9073	Dancing Salmon	#ffbcb0	Close ΔE 3.8	5558 9078
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	3209	Carnation Medium	#ffc3c3	Very close ΔE 1.2	1148 334
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1148	Lt. Coral	#ffbdbd	Very close ΔE 1.7	1115 1225

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 27? Closest Anchor alternatives

1016 Antique Mauve Light ΔE 1.4 6 Salmon Very Light ΔE 3.6 50 China Rose Medium ΔE 4.0 24 Carnation Very Light ΔE 4.5

Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 27?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 894 Carnation Very Light (#ffc2bf), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Isacord equivalent of Anchor 27?

The closest Isacord 40 color is 2155 Pink Tulip (#ffcccc), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.1.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 27 Carnation Medium?

On screen it is #ffc2bf, RGB 255, 194, 191. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.