#bac405

Anchor 279 Olive Green Medium Light

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #bac405 · RGB 186, 196, 5 · CIELAB L 76 a -22 b 76

Anchor Stranded Cotton 279 Olive Green Medium Light is a light, very vivid yellow, HEX #bac405. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 734 Olive Green Light, Marathon Rayon 1122 Dark Green and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 5906 TH Gold.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	734	Olive Green Light	#bac405	Near identical ΔE 0.0	166 907
Brother Embroidery full chart	027	Fresh Green	#e3f35b	Poor match ΔE 11.1	202 206
Coats Sylko full chart	B5320	Dark Green	#b7ce00	Close ΔE 3.2	B5359 B5318
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	60389	Limerick	#cee007	Approximate ΔE 6.7	80809 60398
Floriani Polyester full chart	283	Green Gold	#cec534	Close ΔE 4.7	273 275
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61159	Temple Gold	#cbb300	Approximate ΔE 8.8	61177 61359
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1098	Cornsilk Green	#d5c833	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1247 1272
Isacord 40 full chart	0442	Tarnished Gold	#cccc33	Close ΔE 3.5	5912 0542
Janome Polyester full chart	218	Yellow Green	#7fc21c	Poor match ΔE 11.4	275 003
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1180	Daffodil	#e6c44a	Poor match ΔE 11.7	1023 1168
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1940	Fluo Orange	#cccb4c	Close ΔE 4.8	1623 1727
Marathon Polyester full chart	2100	Dark Green	#bbda0b	Approximate ΔE 6.0	2026 2017
Marathon Rayon full chart	1122	Dark Green	#bac406	Near identical ΔE 0.0	1018 1221
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	6010	Mountain Dew	#cae100	Approximate ΔE 7.0	5940 0352
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2456	Peapod	#a3af07	Approximate ΔE 6.0	2321 2457
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5906	TH Gold	#b8c000	Very close ΔE 1.0	9035 5842
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	3970	Lime	#afc22e	Close ΔE 3.5	147 1817
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1209	Lt. Avocado	#bdd163	Approximate ΔE 7.9	1243 502

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 279? Closest Anchor alternatives

255 Parrot Green Medium Light ΔE 8.3 280 Olive Green Medium ΔE 10.7 278 Olive Green Light ΔE 11.3 843 Fern Green ΔE 11.3

Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 279?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 734 Olive Green Light (#bac405), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 279?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1940 Fluo Orange (#cccb4c), rated close with a ΔE00 of 4.8.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 279 Olive Green Medium Light?

On screen it is #bac405, RGB 186, 196, 5. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.