#f44900

DMC 946 Burnt Orange Medium

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #f44900 · RGB 244, 73, 0 · CIELAB L 56 a 63 b 67

DMC Embroidery Floss 946 Burnt Orange Medium is a medium, very vivid red, HEX #f44900. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 332 Blaze Light, Fil-Tec Glide 50172 Autumn, Gunold POLY 40 61953 Tangerine Neon and Hemingworth PolySelect 1028 Hunter Orange.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	332	Blaze Light	#f44900	Near identical ΔE 0.0	1098 330
Brother Embroidery full chart	030	Vermilion	#fe370f	Close ΔE 4.1	339 337
Coats Sylko full chart	B2431	Orange	#e24f00	Close ΔE 3.5	B2450 B2458
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	50172	Autumn	#f74902	Near identical ΔE 0.6	51655 57579
Floriani Polyester full chart	755	Burnt Orange	#e2501f	Close ΔE 3.6	537 526
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61953	Tangerine Neon	#ff4800	Very close ΔE 2.0	61184 61392
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1028	Hunter Orange	#fb4f14	Very close ΔE 2.2	1029 1065
Isacord 40 full chart	1310	Hunter Orange	#e55a00	Close ΔE 4.7	1725 1701
Janome Polyester full chart	202	Vermilion	#ff4720	Close ΔE 4.4	235 254
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1078	Paprika	#ed532a	Close ΔE 4.0	1278 1178
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1678	Fluorescent Orange	#ed552e	Close ΔE 4.5	1946 1965
Marathon Polyester full chart	2052	Orange	#de4f04	Close ΔE 4.1	2051 2053
Marathon Rayon full chart	1046	Sunkist	#f74a03	Near identical ΔE 0.7	1045 1194
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	1304	Red Pepper	#f15922	Close ΔE 2.8	1300 1301
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2467	Orangeade	#f74902	Near identical ΔE 0.6	2397 2236
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5767	Orangeade	#e84c00	Very close ΔE 2.3	5710 7713
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61953	Sunkist	#ff4800	Very close ΔE 2.0	61184 104
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1246	Orange Flame	#ff0000	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1317 1078

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 946? Closest DMC alternatives

3801 Dark Melon Very ΔE 4.3 608 Bright Orange ΔE 4.7 947 Burnt Orange ΔE 4.7 606 Bright Orange Red ΔE 6.8

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 946?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 332 Blaze Light (#f44900), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 946?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1678 Fluorescent Orange (#ed552e), rated close with a ΔE00 of 4.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 946 Burnt Orange Medium?

On screen it is #f44900, RGB 244, 73, 0. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.