#ffb000

Anchor 290 Canary Yellow Medium

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #ffb000 · RGB 255, 176, 0 · CIELAB L 77 a 18 b 81

Anchor Stranded Cotton 290 Canary Yellow Medium is a light, very vivid golden yellow, HEX #ffb000. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 444 Lemon Dark, Gunold POLY 40 61024 Goldenrod, Hemingworth PolySelect 9010 Light Gold and Isacord 40 0700 Bright Yellow.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	444	Lemon Dark	#ffb000	Near identical ΔE 0.0	3853 973
Brother Embroidery full chart	208	Orange	#feba35	Close ΔE 3.2	126 214
Coats Sylko full chart	B1273	Dark Gold / Orange	#efa100	Close ΔE 4.2	B1293 B1265
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	80143	Medallion	#f1b434	Close ΔE 4.1	80137 80130
Floriani Polyester full chart	561	Lion Mane	#ffb73e	Close ΔE 3.2	524 533
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61024	Goldenrod	#ffae00	Near identical ΔE 0.7	61137 61185
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	9010	Light Gold	#f6ab04	Very close ΔE 1.7	1231 1041
Isacord 40 full chart	0700	Bright Yellow	#ffad14	Very close ΔE 1.6	1120 1102
Janome Polyester full chart	273	Honey Dew	#ff9d00	Approximate ΔE 6.8	274 239
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1069	Manila	#ffb104	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1125 1068
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1937	Orange	#ffab00	Very close ΔE 1.8	1971 1825
Marathon Polyester full chart	2156	Merit Gold	#fdb415	Very close ΔE 1.5	2023 2157
Marathon Rayon full chart	1012	Yellow Poppy	#f0b32f	Close ΔE 4.0	1189 1219
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0702	Papaya	#fcaf17	Near identical ΔE 0.9	1120 0904
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2463	Merit Gold	#fcb514	Very close ΔE 2.1	2394 2409
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5763	Merit Gold	#ffb810	Close ΔE 2.6	5856 5696
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61024	Canary Yellow Medium	#ffae00	Near identical ΔE 0.7	61137 1367
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	562	Spice	#ffb435	Close ΔE 2.5	1024 567

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 290? Closest Anchor alternatives

291 Canary Yellow Dark ΔE 0.0 1046 Toast ΔE 4.9 297 Jonquil Medium ΔE 5.5 303 Citrus Medium ΔE 5.9

Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 290?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 444 Lemon Dark (#ffb000), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 290?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1937 Orange (#ffab00), rated very close with a ΔE00 of 1.8.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 290 Canary Yellow Medium?

On screen it is #ffb000, RGB 255, 176, 0. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.