#ff9200

DMC 972 Canary Dark

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #ff9200 · RGB 255, 146, 0 · CIELAB L 71 a 34 b 76

DMC Embroidery Floss 972 Canary Dark is a light, very vivid orange, HEX #ff9200. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 298 Jonquil Dark, Gunold POLY 40 61373 Dark Amber, Isacord 40 1305 Fox Fire and Mettler Poly Sheen 1106 Orange.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	298	Jonquil Dark	#ff9200	Near identical ΔE 0.0	304 314
Brother Embroidery full chart	209	Tangerine	#fe9e32	Close ΔE 3.3	126 214
Coats Sylko full chart	B2470	Dark Yellow	#e89100	Approximate ΔE 5.0	B2488 B1432
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	50144	Halloween	#e28c05	Approximate ΔE 5.7	80137 91505
Floriani Polyester full chart	562	Walnut Taffy	#eb912c	Close ΔE 4.0	525 753
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61373	Dark Amber	#ff8c00	Very close ΔE 2.0	61065 61367
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1023	Marigold	#ffa02f	Close ΔE 3.7	1277 1024
Isacord 40 full chart	1305	Fox Fire	#ff8c00	Very close ΔE 2.0	1300 1114
Janome Polyester full chart	273	Honey Dew	#ff9d00	Close ΔE 3.8	255 274
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1137	Merit Gold	#f48c0d	Close ΔE 2.3	1172 1024
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1951	Honeydew	#f6992a	Close ΔE 2.9	1955 1624
Marathon Polyester full chart	2050	Dark Yellow	#e48d06	Approximate ΔE 5.3	2157 2175
Marathon Rayon full chart	1190	Honeydew	#fb9b0e	Close ΔE 3.4	1042 1333
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	1106	Orange	#f7941e	Very close ΔE 1.8	0800 0811
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2327	Honeydew	#f99b0c	Close ΔE 3.8	2328 2394
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9068	Complex Orange	#ff9020	Close ΔE 2.5	5512 9157
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	1065	Orange Yellow	#ff9100	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1313 61373
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1065	Orange Yellow	#ff9100	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1313 1238

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 972? Closest DMC alternatives

741 Tangerine Medium ΔE 1.5 977 Golden Brown Light ΔE 5.4 740 Tangerine ΔE 5.7 976 Golden Brown Medium ΔE 5.8

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 972?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 298 Jonquil Dark (#ff9200), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 972?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1951 Honeydew (#f6992a), rated close with a ΔE00 of 2.9.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 972 Canary Dark?

On screen it is #ff9200, RGB 255, 146, 0. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.