#bb0061

DMC 498 Christmas Red Dark

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #bb0061 · RGB 187, 0, 97 · CIELAB L 40 a 67 b 0

DMC Embroidery Floss 498 Christmas Red Dark is a dark, vivid pink-red, HEX #bb0061. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 1006 Cherry Red, Coats Sylko B3632 Dark Pink, Gunold POLY 40 61192 Fuchsia and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 7712 Azalea.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	1006	Cherry Red	#bc0061	Near identical ΔE 0.2	1005 78
Brother Embroidery full chart	107	Dark Fuchsia	#c70156	Close ΔE 5.0	333 620
Coats Sylko full chart	B3632	Dark Pink	#c40069	Very close ΔE 2.1	B3690 B3487
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	70207	Cranberry	#c0004e	Approximate ΔE 5.8	70214 70208
Floriani Polyester full chart	135	Renaissance	#b42e66	Close ΔE 3.2	137 1603
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61192	Fuchsia	#bc0668	Very close ΔE 1.6	61191 61409
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1034	Primrose	#c50084	Approximate ΔE 7.3	1033 1013
Isacord 40 full chart	1912	Winterberry	#af004b	Approximate ΔE 5.2	2506 2333
Janome Polyester full chart	241	Peony Purple	#c3007e	Approximate ΔE 6.2	242 267
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1187	Dark Pink	#b71855	Close ΔE 3.6	1110 1383
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1984	Ruby Glint	#b52962	Close ΔE 2.7	1787 1786
Marathon Polyester full chart	2169	Ruby Glint	#ae015c	Close ΔE 2.7	2040 2042
Marathon Rayon full chart	1232	Crimson	#d60270	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1026 1155
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	2300	Bright Ruby	#b6226b	Close ΔE 2.7	2320 2521
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2504	Cherrystone	#aa004f	Close ΔE 4.5	2417 2432
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	7712	Azalea	#b80060	Near identical ΔE 0.6	5806 9013
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61192	Dark Grenandine	#bc0668	Very close ΔE 1.6	3844 1191
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1191	Dk. Rose	#bd1e60	Close ΔE 2.5	1255 1192

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 498? Closest DMC alternatives

304 Christmas Red Medium ΔE 0.2 816 Garnet ΔE 1.8 917 Plum Medium ΔE 2.9 915 Plum Dark ΔE 3.0

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 498?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 1006 Cherry Red (#bc0061), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.2.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 498?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1984 Ruby Glint (#b52962), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.7.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 498 Christmas Red Dark?

On screen it is #bb0061, RGB 187, 0, 97. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.