#9e9e07

Anchor 280 Olive Green Medium

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #9e9e07 · RGB 158, 158, 7 · CIELAB L 63 a -15 b 65

Anchor Stranded Cotton 280 Olive Green Medium is a medium, vivid yellow, HEX #9e9e07. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 733 Olive Green Medium, Marathon Rayon 1221 Tamarack and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 5633 Ginger.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	733	Olive Green Medium	#9e9e07	Near identical ΔE 0.0	581 3012
Brother Embroidery full chart	328	Brass	#ba9800	Approximate ΔE 9.5	513 348
Coats Sylko full chart	B1439	Green / Gold	#b4a300	Approximate ΔE 5.3	B5359 B5374
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	60398	Split Pea	#afa80a	Close ΔE 4.0	60618 80125
Floriani Polyester full chart	2011	Light Olive	#a0a53f	Close ΔE 4.9	284 275
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61177	Avocado	#aeb256	Approximate ΔE 8.3	61159 61359
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1059	Spring Leaf	#b5a300	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1061 1089
Isacord 40 full chart	6133	Caper	#99992d	Close ΔE 3.4	5934 0345
Janome Polyester full chart	247	Meadow Green	#609418	Poor match ΔE 13.8	271 218
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1350	Green / Gold	#b5a348	Approximate ΔE 7.4	1168 1169
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1809	Hemp	#b6a155	Approximate ΔE 9.7	1959 1649
Marathon Polyester full chart	2028	Sun Shadow	#999008	Close ΔE 4.7	2027 2246
Marathon Rayon full chart	1221	Tamarack	#9d9d08	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1016 1018
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0232	Seaweed	#b1ac59	Approximate ΔE 8.1	0352 0442
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2230	Tamarack	#939905	Close ΔE 2.6	2456 2548
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5633	Ginger	#a09c00	Very close ΔE 1.2	5530 9084
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	1282	Tamarack	#929503	Close ΔE 3.2	1834 1817
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1177	Avocado	#899812	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1322 1332

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 280?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 733 Olive Green Medium (#9e9e07), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Isacord equivalent of Anchor 280?

The closest Isacord 40 color is 6133 Caper (#99992d), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.4.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 280 Olive Green Medium?

On screen it is #9e9e07, RGB 158, 158, 7. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.