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DMC 3855 Autumn Gold Light

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #ffecbf · RGB 255, 236, 191 · CIELAB L 94 a -0 b 24

DMC Embroidery Floss 3855 Autumn Gold Light is a very light, muted golden yellow, HEX #ffecbf. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 387 Ecru, Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 5503 Gold, Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco 3406 Ecru and Sulky Rayon 40 1127 Med. Ecru.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	387	Ecru	#ffecbf	Near identical ΔE 0.0	300 886
Brother Embroidery full chart	843	Beige	#efe3b9	Close ΔE 3.3	307 010
Coats Sylko full chart	B1339	Medium Yellow	#eddcb3	Close ΔE 3.7	B1360 B1345
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	80607	Lemon Ice	#f2eabc	Close ΔE 4.1	20468 24535
Floriani Polyester full chart	733	Sudan	#f3e8b8	Close ΔE 3.3	540 811
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61061	Pale Yellow	#ffeaa6	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61476 61082
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1042	Soft Sunlight	#ebe8b1	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1039 1060
Isacord 40 full chart	1060	Shrimp Pink	#ffe6b9	Close ΔE 2.4	0640 0532
Janome Polyester full chart	210	Pale Yellow	#fdf5b5	Approximate ΔE 6.1	253 238
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1067	Sunshine	#f0dda6	Close ΔE 4.2	1123 1061
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1666	Wheat	#f4e5b3	Close ΔE 2.7	1622 1661
Marathon Polyester full chart	2158	Tusk	#f8e7ab	Close ΔE 4.0	2255 2154
Marathon Rayon full chart	1010	Tusk	#f8e7ab	Close ΔE 4.0	1002 1299
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	0660	Vanilla	#fff4c9	Close ΔE 3.1	0520 0771
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2316	Celery	#f2eabc	Close ΔE 4.1	2559 2324
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5503	Gold	#f8e8b8	Very close ΔE 1.8	5776 5532
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	3406	Ecru	#f5e5bc	Very close ΔE 2.0	3404 1127
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1127	Med. Ecru	#faecc6	Very close ΔE 2.2	1082 1017

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 3855? Closest DMC alternatives

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 3855?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 387 Ecru (#ffecbf), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 3855?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1666 Wheat (#f4e5b3), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.7.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 3855 Autumn Gold Light?

On screen it is #ffecbf, RGB 255, 236, 191. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.