#a6005b

DMC 815 Garnet Medium

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #a6005b · RGB 166, 0, 91 · CIELAB L 36 a 62 b -3

DMC Embroidery Floss 815 Garnet Medium is a dark, vivid pink-red, HEX #a6005b. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 43 Carmine Rose Medium Dark, Marathon Polyester 2169 Ruby Glint and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 9013 Red Coral Bell.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	43	Carmine Rose Medium Dark	#a6005b	Near identical ΔE 0.0	45 78
Brother Embroidery full chart	107	Dark Fuchsia	#c70156	Approximate ΔE 8.6	333 869
Coats Sylko full chart	B3690	Dark Pink	#b7006c	Close ΔE 4.1	B3698 B3632
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	70208	Hokies	#8e2344	Approximate ΔE 7.2	70207 40249
Floriani Polyester full chart	137	Fandango	#8f194a	Approximate ΔE 5.0	135 654
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61192	Fuchsia	#bc0668	Close ΔE 4.7	61409 61190
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1013	Very Berry	#91004b	Close ΔE 4.5	1033 1156
Isacord 40 full chart	2333	Wine	#993366	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1912 2506
Janome Polyester full chart	242	Burgundy	#a80043	Approximate ΔE 7.1	267 241
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1383	Cherrystone	#9c1f54	Close ΔE 3.0	1187 1183
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1984	Ruby Glint	#b52962	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1787 1783
Marathon Polyester full chart	2169	Ruby Glint	#ae015c	Very close ΔE 1.8	2185 2059
Marathon Rayon full chart	1153	New Berry	#ad0076	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1155 1154
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	2333	Wine	#9d0d50	Close ΔE 2.8	2500 2300
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2590	Hot Peony	#aa0066	Close ΔE 2.4	2504 2417
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9013	Red Coral Bell	#a80058	Very close ΔE 1.1	5591 7712
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61192	Dark Grenandine	#bc0668	Close ΔE 4.7	1308 3844
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1191	Dk. Rose	#bd1e60	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1300 1255

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 815? Closest DMC alternatives

814 Garnet Dark ΔE 0.9 917 Plum Medium ΔE 2.0 915 Plum Dark ΔE 2.3 816 Garnet ΔE 3.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 815?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 43 Carmine Rose Medium Dark (#a6005b), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Robison-Anton Rayon equivalent of DMC 815?

The closest Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon color is 2590 Hot Peony (#aa0066), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.4.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 815 Garnet Medium?

On screen it is #a6005b, RGB 166, 0, 91. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.