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DMC 3853 Autumn Gold Dark

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #ffa50d · RGB 255, 165, 13 · CIELAB L 75 a 24 b 77

DMC Embroidery Floss 3853 Autumn Gold Dark is a light, very vivid orange, HEX #ffa50d. The closest substitutes in other brands are Fil-Tec Glide 80137 Bright Gold, Gunold POLY 40 61185 Golden Yellow, Hemingworth PolySelect 1232 Orange Meringue and Isacord 40 1102 Pumpkin.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	290	Canary Yellow Medium	#ffb000	Close ΔE 4.2	291 303
Brother Embroidery full chart	126	Pumpkin	#feb343	Close ΔE 4.3	209 208
Coats Sylko full chart	B1273	Dark Gold / Orange	#efa100	Close ΔE 3.3	B1270 B1432
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	80137	Bright Gold	#fca311	Near identical ΔE 0.7	80143 51365
Floriani Polyester full chart	524	Old Athletic Gold	#ffb33c	Close ΔE 4.0	533 561
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61185	Golden Yellow	#ffa300	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61914 61024
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1232	Orange Meringue	#ffa100	Very close ΔE 1.2	1023 9010
Isacord 40 full chart	1102	Pumpkin	#ffaa33	Very close ΔE 2.2	0700 1300
Janome Polyester full chart	273	Honey Dew	#ff9d00	Close ΔE 2.6	274 271
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1024	Buttercup	#ffa617	Near identical ΔE 0.4	1069 1172
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1937	Orange	#ffab00	Close ΔE 2.4	1624 1951
Marathon Polyester full chart	2157	Mango	#fca412	Near identical ΔE 0.5	2156 2023
Marathon Rayon full chart	1190	Honeydew	#fb9b0e	Close ΔE 3.1	1012 1189
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0800	Golden Rod	#f99d1c	Close ΔE 2.8	0811 0702
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2394	Mango	#fca311	Near identical ΔE 0.7	2409 2213
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5512	Sun Gold	#ff9c00	Close ΔE 2.9	9157 5694
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61185	Bright Orange	#ffa300	Near identical ΔE 0.6	567 61914
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	567	Butterfly Gold	#f3a001	Close ΔE 2.3	562 523

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 3853? Closest DMC alternatives

444 Lemon Dark ΔE 4.2 742 Tangerine Light ΔE 5.8 977 Golden Brown Light ΔE 6.4 972 Canary Dark ΔE 6.4

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 3853?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 290 Canary Yellow Medium (#ffb000), rated close with a ΔE00 of 4.2.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 3853?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1937 Orange (#ffab00), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.4.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 3853 Autumn Gold Dark?

On screen it is #ffa50d, RGB 255, 165, 13. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.