#849cb6

DMC 799 Delft Medium

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #849cb6 · RGB 132, 156, 182 · CIELAB L 63 a -2 b -16

DMC Embroidery Floss 799 Delft Medium is a medium, muted blue, HEX #849cb6. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 136 Wedgewood Light, Floriani Polyester 612 Lilac Blue and Mettler Poly Sheen 3853 Ash Blue.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	136	Wedgewood Light	#849cb6	Near identical ΔE 0.0	145 977
Brother Embroidery full chart	005	Silver	#a8a8a8	Poor match ΔE 12.9	817 804
Coats Sylko full chart	B7411	Medium Blue / Grey	#899cb8	Close ΔE 2.3	B7416 B4687
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30644	Graphite	#9bafc4	Approximate ΔE 6.1	30284 90278
Floriani Polyester full chart	612	Lilac Blue	#869cb8	Very close ΔE 1.3	363 371
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61431	Sky Blue	#6997c1	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61145 61134
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1240	Granite	#7d9aaa	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1262 1207
Isacord 40 full chart	3810	Laguna	#7899be	Close ΔE 3.5	3572 3652
Janome Polyester full chart	216	Pale Sky	#a0b8cc	Approximate ΔE 8.5	230 221
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1030	Lake Blue	#94a9c2	Close ΔE 4.2	1075 1275
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1612	Blue Fog	#97a6b4	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1628 1960
Marathon Polyester full chart	2190	Della Robbia Blue	#829ec9	Close ΔE 4.7	2094 2230
Marathon Rayon full chart	1198	Placid Blue	#96add1	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1061 1199
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	3853	Ash Blue	#7e96af	Very close ΔE 2.0	3951 3840
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2524	Country Blue	#7796b2	Close ΔE 3.0	2624 2536
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9167	Tulip Lavender	#9098c8	Approximate ΔE 8.7	5608 5574
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61431	Pale Purple	#6997c1	Approximate ΔE 5.9	3306 1205
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1205	Med. Jade	#6e90a5	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1201 1249

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 799? Closest DMC alternatives

334 Baby Blue Medium ΔE 5.5 160 Gray Blue Medium ΔE 5.7 156 Blue Violet Medium Light ΔE 6.7 3755 Baby Blue ΔE 7.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 799?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 136 Wedgewood Light (#849cb6), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Isacord equivalent of DMC 799?

The closest Isacord 40 color is 3810 Laguna (#7899be), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 799 Delft Medium?

On screen it is #849cb6, RGB 132, 156, 182. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.