#f4e9ca

Anchor 885 Sand Stone Light

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #f4e9ca · RGB 244, 233, 202 · CIELAB L 92 a -1 b 16

Anchor Stranded Cotton 885 Sand Stone Light is a very light, muted golden yellow, HEX #f4e9ca. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 739 Tan Ultra Very Light, Floriani Polyester 811 Angora White, Isacord 40 0761 Oat and Madeira Classic Rayon 40 1123 Tusk.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	739	Tan Ultra Very Light	#f4e9ca	Near identical ΔE 0.0	745 712
Brother Embroidery full chart	843	Beige	#efe3b9	Close ΔE 3.5	307 010
Coats Sylko full chart	B1339	Medium Yellow	#eddcb3	Close ΔE 4.3	B8180 B8257
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	20468	Biscotti	#e2d6b5	Close ΔE 4.3	80607 24535
Floriani Polyester full chart	811	Angora White	#f3ebcf	Very close ΔE 1.4	540 733
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61476	Vanilla	#e8d9bb	Close ΔE 3.9	61022 61082
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1037	Cornsilk	#dcd6b2	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1042 1229
Isacord 40 full chart	0761	Oat	#f5ebcc	Near identical ΔE 0.6	0640 0781
Janome Polyester full chart	253	Ivory White	#ffffdc	Approximate ΔE 6.3	210 238
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1123	Tusk	#ede0bf	Very close ΔE 2.1	1222 1022
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1661	Celery	#f1ebca	Close ΔE 2.4	1622 1949
Marathon Polyester full chart	2255	Cocoa Mulch	#e6dcba	Close ΔE 3.2	2117 2149
Marathon Rayon full chart	1002	Eggshell	#f8f1d3	Very close ΔE 2.3	1299 1182
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0660	Vanilla	#fff4c9	Close ΔE 4.0	0970 0771
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2630	Pro Beige	#e2d6b5	Close ΔE 4.3	2316 2582
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5776	Seashell	#f8ecc8	Very close ΔE 1.6	5532 5503
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	1127	Med. Ecru	#faecc6	Very close ΔE 2.2	315 1017
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1127	Med. Ecru	#faecc6	Very close ΔE 2.2	1017 520

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 885?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 739 Tan Ultra Very Light (#f4e9ca), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of Anchor 885?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1661 Celery (#f1ebca), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.4.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 885 Sand Stone Light?

On screen it is #f4e9ca, RGB 244, 233, 202. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.