#bfbb20

DMC 166 Moss Green Medium Light

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #bfbb20 · RGB 191, 187, 32 · CIELAB L 74 a -15 b 70

DMC Embroidery Floss 166 Moss Green Medium Light is a light, very vivid yellow, HEX #bfbb20. No other brand comes very close to this one, so compare the alternatives below against a real thread card before you commit.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	279	Olive Green Medium Light	#bac405	Close ΔE 3.7	280 255
Brother Embroidery full chart	328	Brass	#ba9800	Poor match ΔE 11.9	206 027
Coats Sylko full chart	B5359	Lime	#a6b72f	Approximate ΔE 6.0	B5320 B1439
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	60398	Split Pea	#afa80a	Approximate ΔE 5.2	60618 80809
Floriani Polyester full chart	283	Green Gold	#cec534	Close ΔE 3.1	273 275
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61159	Temple Gold	#cbb300	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61359 61177
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1098	Cornsilk Green	#d5c833	Close ΔE 4.4	1059 1247
Isacord 40 full chart	0542	Ochre	#ccb900	Close ΔE 4.1	0442 0546
Janome Polyester full chart	003	Gold	#e4c35d	Approximate ΔE 10.0	239 275
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1323	Yellow	#cdaf4c	Approximate ΔE 9.0	1180 1350
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1940	Fluo Orange	#cccb4c	Close ΔE 4.8	1623 1735
Marathon Polyester full chart	2026	Pale Yellow	#ddcd6a	Approximate ΔE 8.2	2027 2100
Marathon Rayon full chart	1122	Dark Green	#bac406	Close ΔE 3.7	1018 1016
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0546	Ginger	#cebc5f	Approximate ΔE 7.2	0442 0352
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2456	Peapod	#a3af07	Approximate ΔE 5.6	2230 2561
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5906	TH Gold	#b8c000	Close ΔE 2.9	9035 9150
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	1817	Peapod	#aaaf14	Close ΔE 4.4	147 1834
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1243	Spring Moss	#e0c63b	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1209 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 DMC 166? Closest DMC alternatives

734 Olive Green Light ΔE 3.7 733 Olive Green Medium ΔE 8.7 907 Parrot Green Light ΔE 8.9 3012 Khaki Green Medium ΔE 9.0

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 166?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 279 Olive Green Medium Light (#bac405), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.7.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 166?

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 DMC 166 Moss Green Medium Light?

On screen it is #bfbb20, RGB 191, 187, 32. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.