Anchor to Gunold Poly thread conversion chart

Every Anchor Stranded Cotton color with its closest Gunold POLY 40 equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 420 rows. Click any number for the full breakdown.

Floss and machine thread are different materials. Anchor six-strand cotton floss has a soft matte look, while Gunold Poly is polyester machine embroidery thread with a sheen, so a matched machine color will look a little brighter and smoother than the floss it replaces. Use this chart to pick machine thread when you stitch an Anchor cross-stitch or hand-embroidery pattern on an embroidery machine.

13%very close or better

57%close or better

420Anchor Stranded Cotton colors

300Gunold POLY 40 colors

Near identical 11
Very close 45
Close 182
Approximate 174
Poor match 8

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420 colors

					Match	Alternatives
1	Snow White	→	61001	Bright White	Close ΔE 3.0	61351 61350
2	White	→	61001	Bright White	Close ΔE 3.0	61351 61350
6	Salmon Very Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 4.7	61258 61054
8	Salmon Light	→	61387	Light Apricot	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61055 61258
9	Salmon Medium Light	→	61019	Peach	Very close ΔE 2.0	61259 61394
10	Salmon Medium	→	61396	Bubblegum	Approximate ΔE 5.0	61020 61259
11	Salmon Medium Dark	→	61913	Hot Pink Neon	Close ΔE 5.0	61081 61404
13	Salmon Dark	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 3.4	61533 61231
22	Burgundy Very Dark	→	61382	Sienna	Close ΔE 4.1	61383 61128
23	Carnation Ultra Light	→	61120	Pale Pink	Very close ΔE 2.3	61113 61068
24	Carnation Very Light	→	61117	Mauve	Approximate ΔE 7.1	61394 61015
25	Carnation Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Very close ΔE 1.9	61115 61113
26	Carnation Medium Light	→	61224	Bright Pink	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61108 61148
27	Carnation Medium	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 3.5	61117 61115
41	Carmine Rose Medium Light	→	61394	Blush	Close ΔE 5.0	61148 61396
28	Carnation Medium Dark	→	61191	Dark Rose	Close ΔE 2.9	61192 61109
29	Carnation Dark	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	61231 61191
31	Blush Light	→	61115	Light Pink	Close ΔE 3.0	61015 61111
33	Blush Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Very close ΔE 1.3	61020 61019
35	Blush Dark	→	61020	Dark Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61913 61259
36	Blossem Pink Light	→	61019	Peach	Close ΔE 3.6	61394 61259
38	Blossem Pink Dark	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 4.6	61533 61913
40	Carmine Rose Light	→	61020	Dark Peach	Close ΔE 3.0	61259 61396
42	Carmine Rose Medium	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 3.6	61533 61231
43	Carmine Rose Medium Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 4.7	61409 61190
45	Carmine Rose Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61409 61190
46	Crimson Red	→	61533	Light Rose	Close ΔE 4.0	61404 61231
47	Carmine Red	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Very close ΔE 1.2	61231 61533
48	China Rose Very Light	→	61120	Pale Pink	Very close ΔE 2.3	61113 61068
49	China Rose Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 2.9	61115 61113
50	China Rose Medium	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 2.4	61115 61117
52	China Rose Medium Dark	→	61020	Dark Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.6	61081 61396
54	Rose Dark China	→	61020	Dark Peach	Close ΔE 3.0	61259 61396
55	Beauty Rose Light	→	61117	Mauve	Near identical ΔE 0.4	61115 61111
57	Beauty Rose Medium	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 3.6	61231 61119
59	China Rose	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 4.0	61404 61119
60	Magenta Light	→	61019	Peach	Close ΔE 3.2	61394 61259
62	Magenta Medium	→	61396	Bubblegum	Near identical ΔE 0.3	61909 61154
63	Magenta Dark	→	61119	Dark Mauve	Close ΔE 2.6	61511 61231
65	Rose Very Dark Antique	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 4.0	61404 61119
66	Raspberry Light	→	61019	Peach	Close ΔE 3.2	61394 61259
68	Raspberry Medium Light	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 5.0	61119 61404
72	Raspberry Very Dark	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	61231 61191
73	Antique Rose Very Light	→	61120	Pale Pink	Close ΔE 2.6	61113 61068
74	Antique Rose Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 2.9	61113 61115
76	Antique Rose Medium	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 5.0	61119 61404
75	Antique Rose Medium Light	→	61019	Peach	Close ΔE 3.6	61394 61259
77	Antique Rose Medium Dark	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 5.0	61119 61404
78	Antique Rose Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 3.2	61190 61409
85	Orchid Light	→	61064	Pale Peach	Close ΔE 2.6	61115 61111
86	Orchid Medium Light	→	61148	Light Coral	Close ΔE 2.6	61108 61224
87	Orchid Medium	→	61119	Dark Mauve	Close ΔE 3.2	61109 61511
88	Orchid Medium Dark	→	61109	Hot Pink	Close ΔE 4.1	61191 61910
89	Orchid Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 3.2	61190 61409
90	Plum Light	→	61031	Medium Orchid	Approximate ΔE 5.7	61121 61193
92	Plum Medium	→	61418	Pale Iris	Poor match ΔE 10.1	61193 61032
94	Plum Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 3.2	61190 61409
95	Violet Very Light	→	61064	Pale Peach	Close ΔE 2.6	61115 61111
96	Violet Light	→	61148	Light Coral	Close ΔE 2.6	61108 61224
97	Violet Medium Light	→	61064	Pale Peach	Close ΔE 2.5	61408 61111
98	Violet Medium	→	61418	Pale Iris	Poor match ΔE 10.1	61193 61032
99	Violet	→	61418	Pale Iris	Approximate ΔE 7.1	61179 61172
100	Violet Medium Dark	→	61112	Royal Purple	Very close ΔE 1.9	61189 61235
101	Violet Dark	→	61122	Purple	Very close ΔE 2.2	61414 61197
102	Violet Very Dark	→	61122	Purple	Very close ΔE 2.2	61414 61197
103	Very Light Plum	→	61113	Pastel Mauve	Close ΔE 3.3	61236 61064
108	Lavender Light	→	61408	Pale Blush	Close ΔE 3.6	61064 61111
109	Lavender Medium Light	→	61121	Pink	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61031 61108
110	Lavender Medium	→	61418	Pale Iris	Approximate ΔE 7.6	61179 61172
117	Thistle Light	→	61433	Pale Sky Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.4	61459 61249
118	Thistle Medium	→	61193	Lavender	Close ΔE 4.9	61080 61418
119	Thistle Dark	→	61418	Pale Iris	Close ΔE 3.4	61172 61414
120	Bleuberry Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Close ΔE 4.8	61063 61001
121	Bleuberry Medium Light	→	61165	Light Sky Blue	Close ΔE 4.2	61077 61151
122	Medium Bleuberry	→	61194	Light Purple	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61032 61196
123	Bleuberry Dark	→	61171	Weathered Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61420 61436
127	Indigo	→	61200	Medium Dark Navy	Approximate ΔE 6.8	61042 61183
128	Cobalt Bleu Light	→	61001	Bright White	Very close ΔE 1.1	61351 61350
129	Cobalt Bleu	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Close ΔE 3.3	61077 61165
130	Cobalt Bleu Medium Light	→	61165	Light Sky Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61464 61203
131	Cobalt Bleu Medium	→	61471	London Fog	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61356 61355
132	Cobalt Bleu Medium Dark	→	61444	Deep Jade	Very close ΔE 2.3	61427 61441
133	Cobalt Bleu Dark	→	61427	Deep Sapphire	Very close ΔE 2.1	61444 61460
134	Cobalt Bleu Very Dark	→	61427	Deep Sapphire	Close ΔE 3.6	61441 61444
136	Wedgewood Light	→	61431	Sky Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61145 61134
137	Wedgewood Medium	→	61471	London Fog	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61356 61355
139	Wedgewood Dark	→	61444	Deep Jade	Very close ΔE 2.3	61427 61441
140	Copen Bleu Light	→	61203	Light Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 3.6	61030 61434
142	Copen Bleu Medium	→	61471	London Fog	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61356 61355
143	Copen Bleu Dark	→	61444	Deep Jade	Very close ΔE 2.3	61427 61441
144	Delft Bleu Very Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61151 61071
145	Light Delft Bleu	→	61431	Sky Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61145 61134
146	Delft Bleu	→	61471	London Fog	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61356 61355
147	Delft Bleu Medium Light	→	61444	Deep Jade	Very close ΔE 2.3	61427 61441
148	Delft Bleu Medium	→	61230	Dark Teal	Approximate ΔE 8.8	61517 61206
149	Delft Bleu Medium Dark	→	61444	Deep Jade	Close ΔE 4.2	61427 61096
150	Delft Bleu Dark	→	61444	Deep Jade	Close ΔE 4.2	61427 61096
152	Delft Bleu Very Dark	→	61044	Midnight Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.9	61200 61183
158	Sapphire Very Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 3.5	61086 61071
160	Sapphire Medium Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Very close ΔE 1.7	61077 61063
161	Sapphire Medium	→	61165	Light Sky Blue	Close ΔE 4.9	61077 61151
162	Sapphire Medium Dark	→	61503	Green Peacock	Approximate ΔE 8.4	61443 61513
164	Sapphire Dark	→	61206	Dark Jade	Very close ΔE 1.9	61353 61432
167	Surf Bleu Very Light	→	61230	Dark Teal	Close ΔE 3.2	61517 61442
168	Surf Bleu Light	→	61446	Pale Caribbean Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.9	61046 61045
169	Surf Bleu Medium	→	61503	Green Peacock	Approximate ΔE 6.6	61443 61513
170	Surf Bleu Dark	→	61503	Green Peacock	Approximate ΔE 7.7	61443 61513
175	Ocean Bleu Light	→	61165	Light Sky Blue	Close ΔE 4.2	61077 61151
176	Ocean Bleu	→	61465	Dark Mist	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61356 61475
177	Ocean Bleu Medium	→	61194	Light Purple	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61032 61196
178	Ocean Bleu Dark	→	61171	Weathered Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61420 61436
185	Sea Green Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61077 61151
186	Sea Green Medium Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61047 61104
187	Sea Green Medium	→	61448	Light Kelly Green	Very close ΔE 1.6	61049 61503
188	Sea Green Medium Dark	→	61448	Light Kelly Green	Approximate ΔE 6.7	61049 61452
189	Sea Green Dark	→	61101	True Green	Close ΔE 3.8	61079 61451
203	Mint Green Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Close ΔE 3.4	61047 61453
204	Mint Green Medium	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 7.6	61047 61453
205	Mint Green Dark	→	61451	Summer Green	Close ΔE 4.2	61079 61503
206	Spruce Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 6.4	61022 61100
208	Spruce Medium Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Close ΔE 4.0	61047 61104
209	Spruce	→	61049	Grass Green	Close ΔE 3.5	61452 61453
210	Spruce Medium	→	61101	True Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	61049 61452
212	Spruce Dark	→	61208	Mallard Green	Close ΔE 4.0	61079 61447
213	Juniper Very Light	→	61047	Mint Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61100 61063
214	Juniper Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Very close ΔE 2.2	61047 61104
215	Juniper Medium Light	→	61049	Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 9.6	61366 61474
216	Juniper Medium	→	61101	True Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	61049 61452
217	Juniper Medium Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 10.0	61208 61517
218	Juniper Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 8.9	61353 61208
225	Emerald Light	→	61051	Christmas Green	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61101 61079
226	Emerald Medium Light	→	61051	Christmas Green	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61101 61079
227	Emerald Medium	→	61051	Christmas Green	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61079 61469
228	Emerald Medium Dark	→	61447	Kelly Green	Near identical ΔE 1.0	61469 61051
229	Emerald Dark	→	61079	Emerald Green	Close ΔE 3.0	61451 61503
231	Rose Grey Light	→	61017	Pastel Peach	Close ΔE 3.1	61127 61085
232	Rose Grey Medium	→	61085	Silver	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61218 61462
233	Rose Grey	→	61508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61475 61462
234	Charcoal Grey Light	→	61001	Bright White	Close ΔE 4.6	61351 61350
235	Charcoal Grey Medium	→	61508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61475 61211
236	Charcoal Grey	→	61220	Charcoal Gray	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61131 61355
238	Medium Spring Dark Grey	→	61452	Spring Green	Approximate ΔE 7.0	61049 61101
239	Spring Grey Dark	→	61051	Christmas Green	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61101 61079
240	Grass Green Light	→	61047	Mint Green	Close ΔE 4.1	61100 61104
241	Grass Green	→	61453	Light Mint Green	Close ΔE 4.1	61047 61100
242	Grass Green Medium Light	→	61453	Light Mint Green	Close ΔE 4.9	61177 61510
243	Grass Green Medium	→	61366	Greige	Poor match ΔE 10.3	61049 61379
244	Grass Green Medium Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.2	61208 61454
245	Grass Green Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.2	61208 61454
246	Grass Green Very Dark	→	61208	Mallard Green	Close ΔE 4.1	61454 61517
253	Parrot Green Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Approximate ΔE 8.4	61104 61100
254	Parrot Green Light	→	61066	Primrose	Approximate ΔE 9.4	61104 61067
255	Parrot Green Medium Light	→	61177	Avocado	Approximate ΔE 6.0	61104 61510
256	Parrot Green Medium	→	61177	Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.7	61049 61452
257	Parrot Green Medium Dark	→	61176	Medium Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 9.4	61051 61175
258	Parrot Green Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.2	61051 61176
259	Loden Green Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Approximate ΔE 7.9	61100 61047
260	Loden Green Light	→	61474	White	Approximate ΔE 9.1	61366 61047
261	Loden Green Medium Light	→	61472	Light Ecru	Approximate ΔE 7.9	61474 61462
262	Loden Green Medium	→	61366	Greige	Approximate ΔE 7.8	61379 61011
263	Loden Green Dark	→	61219	Gray	Approximate ΔE 7.3	61166 61175
264	Avocado Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Approximate ΔE 8.3	61104 61100
265	Avocado Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	61104 61047
266	Light Avocado Medium	→	61047	Mint Green	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61104 61100
267	Avocado Medium	→	61212	Khaki	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61379 61175
268	Avocado Medium Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61454 61208
269	Avocado Dark	→	61454	Dark Green	Approximate ΔE 7.7	61362 61175
271	Soft Carnation	→	61022	Cream	Very close ΔE 1.5	61086 61063
273	Stone Grey Dark	→	61041	Medium Dark Gray	Very close ΔE 1.8	61219 61166
274	Bleu Mist Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 3.5	61077 61378
275	Citrus Ultra Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 2.7	61082 61476
276	Pearl	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Close ΔE 3.4	61082 61017
277	Desert Very Dark	→	61361	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 7.6	61382 61374
278	Olive Green Light	→	61901	Light Lime Neon	Very close ΔE 2.1	61904 61905
279	Olive Green Medium Light	→	61159	Temple Gold	Approximate ΔE 8.8	61177 61359
280	Olive Green Medium	→	61177	Avocado	Approximate ΔE 8.3	61159 61359
281	Olive Green Dark	→	61176	Medium Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61156 61361
288	Canary Yellow Light	→	61066	Primrose	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61061 61022
289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	→	61135	Pastel Yellow	Close ΔE 4.6	61067 61167
290	Canary Yellow Medium	→	61024	Goldenrod	Near identical ΔE 0.7	61137 61185
291	Canary Yellow Dark	→	61024	Goldenrod	Near identical ΔE 0.7	61137 61185
292	Jonquil Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Close ΔE 2.9	61086 61063
293	Jonquil Light	→	61061	Pale Yellow	Near identical ΔE 0.4	61066 61167
295	Jonquil Medium Light	→	61167	Maize Yellow	Close ΔE 2.3	61135 61061
297	Jonquil Medium	→	61083	Spark Gold	Very close ΔE 2.2	61369 61124
298	Jonquil Dark	→	61373	Dark Amber	Very close ΔE 2.0	61065 61367
300	Citrus Light	→	61022	Cream	Approximate ΔE 5.7	61061 61476
301	Citrus	→	61066	Primrose	Near identical ΔE 1.0	61061 61067
302	Citrus Medium Light	→	61061	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 3.1	61066 61167
303	Citrus Medium	→	61070	Gold	Close ΔE 4.4	61024 61055
304	Citrus Dark	→	61373	Dark Amber	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61065 61367
305	Topaz Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 6.6	61070 61083
306	Topaz Medium Light	→	61376	Light Tawny	Close ΔE 3.9	61126 61149
307	Topaz Medium	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Very close ΔE 2.2	61126 61025
308	Topaz Medium Dark	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 6.6	61375 61128
309	Topaz Dark	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 7.8	61128 61383
310	Topaz Very Dark	→	61128	Dark Ecru	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61056 61382
311	Tangerine Very Light	→	61167	Maize Yellow	Approximate ΔE 6.4	61083 61070
313	Tangerine Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Close ΔE 4.2	61070 61387
314	Tangerine Medium Light	→	61373	Dark Amber	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61065 61367
316	Tangerine Dark	→	61078	Tangerine	Very close ΔE 2.2	61457 61168
323	Apricot Light	→	61019	Peach	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61259 61020
326	Apricot Dark	→	61181	Rust	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61039 61147
328	Melon Light	→	61019	Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61394 61015
329	Melon Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Very close ΔE 1.6	61020 61019
330	Melon Dark Medium	→	61953	Tangerine Neon	Close ΔE 4.0	61184 61078
332	Blaze Light	→	61953	Tangerine Neon	Very close ΔE 2.0	61184 61392
333	Blaze Medium Light	→	61021	Maple	Close ΔE 2.9	61393 61039
334	Blaze Medium	→	61392	Internat'l Orange	Close ΔE 4.7	61037 61184
335	Blaze Dark	→	61392	Internat'l Orange	Close ΔE 4.7	61037 61184

					Match	Alternatives
336	Terra Cotta Light	→	61019	Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61394 61015
337	Terra Cotta Medium Light	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Close ΔE 3.7	61020 61019
338	Terra Cotta	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Close ΔE 3.7	61020 61019
339	Terra Cotta Medium	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 3.5	61128 61119
340	Terra Cotta Medium Dark	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 8.0	61034 61179
341	Terra Cotta Dark	→	61034	Burgundy	Approximate ΔE 6.1	61036 61406
342	Lilac Light	→	61113	Pastel Mauve	Close ΔE 3.3	61236 61064
343	Slate Bleu	→	61077	Jade Tint	Very close ΔE 2.0	61151 61165
347	Bark Light	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61128 61081
349	Bark Medium	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 7.0	61056 61020
351	Bark Medium Dark	→	61158	Dark Maple	Close ΔE 5.0	61170 61391
352	Bark Dark	→	61170	Light Brown	Close ΔE 4.1	61158 61036
355	Mocha Medium	→	61391	Tuscan Red	Close ΔE 2.9	61383 61381
357	Mocha Dark	→	61383	Yellow Ochre	Close ΔE 4.1	61382 61463
358	Coffee	→	61383	Yellow Ochre	Close ΔE 4.1	61382 61463
359	Coffee Medium	→	61463	Beaver Brown	Close ΔE 2.9	61360 61384
360	Coffee Dark	→	61377	Iced Coffee	Close ΔE 4.2	61384 61170
361	Nutmeg Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61387 61127
362	Nutmeg Medium Light	→	61149	Deep Ecru	Close ΔE 4.8	61055 61387
373	Dessert Medium	→	61372	Beige	Very close ΔE 2.3	61389 61472
374	Dessert Medium Dark	→	61382	Sienna	Close ΔE 2.4	61173 61383
375	Dessert Dark	→	61382	Sienna	Close ΔE 4.1	61383 61128
376	Fawn Light	→	61149	Deep Ecru	Close ΔE 4.2	61477 61055
378	Fawn Medium	→	61211	Light Khaki	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61470 61508
379	Fawn Dark	→	61382	Sienna	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61360 61463
380	Fudge	→	61371	Camo Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61473 61384
381	Fudge Medium	→	61402	Claret	Close ΔE 3.8	61058 61473
382	Fudge Dark	→	61473	Roasted Coffee	Close ΔE 2.4	61385 61058
386	Citrus Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Close ΔE 4.6	61066 61061
387	Ecru	→	61061	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61476 61082
388	Ecru Medium	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Close ΔE 2.3	61017 61462
390	Linen Light	→	61071	Off White	Very close ΔE 1.1	61082 61086
391	Linen	→	61082	Ecru	Very close ΔE 2.2	61476 61378
392	Linen Medium	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Very close ΔE 1.8	61476 61082
393	Linen Dark	→	61508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 7.1	61211 61470
397	Grey Light	→	61464	Light Mist	Close ΔE 3.5	61085 61077
398	Grey	→	61071	Off White	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61077 61001
399	Grey Medium Light	→	61474	White	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61077 61464
400	Grey Medium	→	61508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61475 61211
401	Grey Dark	→	61355	Light Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.0	61219 61166
403	Black	→	61449	Dark Kelly Green	Approximate ΔE 9.6	61439 61536
410	Electric Bleu Dark	→	61090	Deep Peacock	Approximate ΔE 8.0	61443 61513
433	Electric Bleu	→	61045	Light Teal	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61440 61151
681	Forest Dark	→	61362	Medium Olive	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61156 61176
683	Turf Green	→	61454	Dark Green	Close ΔE 3.0	61352 61208
778	Flesh Light	→	61017	Pastel Peach	Close ΔE 4.1	61127 61082
779	Bleu Mist Medium Dark	→	61353	Battleship Gray	Approximate ΔE 7.3	61517 61230
830	Sierra Very Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61472 61127
831	Sierra Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Close ΔE 3.9	61472 61149
832	Sierra Medium	→	61376	Light Tawny	Close ΔE 2.4	61389 61149
842	Fern Green Light	→	61209	Light Avocado	Close ΔE 2.9	61104 61177
843	Fern Green	→	61177	Avocado	Close ΔE 2.8	61209 61472
844	Fern Green Medium	→	61177	Avocado	Poor match ΔE 12.0	61361 61372
845	Fern Green Medium Dark	→	61361	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 5.6	61176 61156
846	Fern Green Dark	→	61361	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61176 61156
847	Bleu Mist Very Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 2.9	61086 61063
848	Bleu Mist	→	61464	Light Mist	Close ΔE 2.7	61218 61077
849	Bleu Mist Medium Light	→	61464	Light Mist	Close ΔE 2.7	61218 61077
850	Bleu Mist Medium	→	61517	Coachman Green	Approximate ΔE 8.5	61353 61046
851	Bleu Mist Dark	→	61353	Battleship Gray	Close ΔE 2.9	61517 61355
852	Turf Very Light	→	61082	Ecru	Very close ΔE 1.8	61476 61071
853	Turf Light	→	61372	Beige	Close ΔE 3.4	61472 61389
854	Turf Medium Light	→	61372	Beige	Close ΔE 2.4	61389 61376
855	Turf Medium	→	61376	Light Tawny	Approximate ΔE 6.1	61372 61389
856	Turf Dark	→	61376	Light Tawny	Approximate ΔE 6.1	61372 61389
858	Laurel Green Light	→	61047	Mint Green	Close ΔE 3.2	61104 61100
859	Laurel Green	→	61047	Mint Green	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61100 61104
860	Laurel Green Medium Light	→	61474	White	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61366 61047
861	Laurel Green Medium	→	61354	Dark Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 7.7	61363 61454
862	Laurel Green Dark	→	61174	Dark Pine Green	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61454 61156
868	Flesh Medium	→	61258	Coral Reed	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61054 61387
869	Amethyst Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 4.4	61001 61351
870	Amethyst	→	61085	Silver	Close ΔE 3.4	61068 61464
871	Amethyst Medium Light	→	61031	Medium Orchid	Approximate ΔE 8.4	61394 61465
872	Amethyst Medium	→	61475	Pale Celadon	Poor match ΔE 10.5	61180 61508
873	Amethyst Dark	→	61475	Pale Celadon	Poor match ΔE 10.5	61180 61508
874	Saffron Medium	→	61167	Maize Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61061 61209
875	Pine Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Poor match ΔE 10.9	61045 61047
876	Pine	→	61045	Light Teal	Approximate ΔE 8.8	61446 61100
877	Pine Medium	→	61046	Teal	Approximate ΔE 8.5	61503 61448
878	Pine Medium Dark	→	61208	Mallard Green	Approximate ΔE 5.7	61454 61353
879	Pine Dark	→	61454	Dark Green	Close ΔE 3.0	61352 61208
880	Copper Light	→	61082	Ecru	Close ΔE 4.1	61476 61127
881	Copper	→	61387	Light Apricot	Close ΔE 3.4	61258 61017
883	Copper Medium	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61128 61081
884	Copper Dark	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 3.5	61128 61119
885	Sand Stone Light	→	61476	Vanilla	Close ΔE 3.9	61022 61082
886	Sand Stone	→	61061	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 4.5	61476 61066
887	Sand Stone Medium Light	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61472 61055
888	Sand Stone Medium	→	61376	Light Tawny	Close ΔE 3.1	61149 61389
889	Sand Stone Medium Dark	→	61128	Dark Ecru	Close ΔE 2.3	61180 61173
890	Light Brass	→	61387	Light Apricot	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61149 61055
891	Brass	→	61387	Light Apricot	Close ΔE 4.7	61258 61017
895	Rose Wine Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61020 61019
896	Rose Wine Dark	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61533 61034
897	Rose Wine Very Dark	→	61190	Medium Burgundy	Very close ΔE 1.1	61034 61409
898	Sierra	→	61128	Dark Ecru	Close ΔE 3.4	61180 61508
899	Tawny Light	→	61462	Light Beige	Close ΔE 3.5	61477 61389
900	Pewter Light	→	61464	Light Mist	Close ΔE 2.4	61077 61218
901	Brass Medium	→	61376	Light Tawny	Approximate ΔE 6.6	61056 61149
903	Tawny Medium	→	61389	Mocha	Very close ΔE 1.2	61372 61472
904	Tawny	→	61377	Iced Coffee	Close ΔE 4.1	61463 61170
905	Tawny Dark	→	61371	Camo Brown	Close ΔE 4.9	61363 61463
906	Brass Dark	→	61361	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61382 61360
907	Saffron Dark	→	61375	Light Caramel	Close ΔE 3.9	61374 61364
914	Flesh Medium Dark	→	61056	Medium Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61128 61081
920	Denim Light	→	61356	Light Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61011 61475
921	Denim Medium	→	61356	Light Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61011 61475
922	Denim Dark	→	61356	Light Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 8.4	61471 61134
923	Emerald Very Dark	→	61174	Dark Pine Green	Close ΔE 4.6	61447 61469
924	Olive Green Very Dark	→	61361	Light Olive	Close ΔE 4.4	61364 61374
925	Tangerine Very Dark	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Close ΔE 2.5	61020 61019
926	Ecru Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Close ΔE 3.6	61071 61086
928	Larkspur Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Close ΔE 4.4	61063 61001
933	Fawn Very Light	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Close ΔE 3.4	61082 61017
936	Fawn Very Dark	→	61128	Dark Ecru	Approximate ΔE 8.0	61170 61391
939	Stormy Bleu Medium	→	61203	Light Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 3.6	61030 61434
940	Stormy Bleu Medium Dark	→	61206	Dark Jade	Very close ΔE 1.9	61353 61432
941	Stormy Bleu Very Dark	→	61172	Medium Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 3.5	61471 61355
942	Wheat Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61387 61127
943	Wheat Medium	→	61149	Deep Ecru	Close ΔE 4.6	61055 61387
944	Wheat Dark	→	61382	Sienna	Close ΔE 4.1	61383 61128
945	Harvest Medium	→	61167	Maize Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61061 61209
956	Harvest Light	→	61055	Tawny Tan	Close ΔE 3.9	61472 61149
968	Wineberry Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61258 61054
969	Wineberry Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61020 61019
970	Wineberry Medium Dark	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 5.0	61119 61404
972	Wineberry Dark	→	61409	Violet	Close ΔE 2.3	61190 61034
975	Sea Bleu Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 2.8	61086 61151
976	Sea Bleu Medium Light	→	61077	Jade Tint	Very close ΔE 2.0	61151 61165
977	Sea Bleu Medium	→	61134	Peacock Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61431 61356
978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	→	61206	Dark Jade	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61432 61471
979	Sea Bleu Dark	→	61206	Dark Jade	Close ΔE 3.3	61432 61353
893	Rose Wine	→	61258	Coral Reed	Close ΔE 4.2	61054 61387
1001	Antique Gold Medium	→	61168	True Orange	Close ΔE 3.1	61126 61065
1002	Antique Gold Light	→	61914	Light Orange Neon	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61367 61373
1003	Amberglow	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61020 61259
1004	Apricot Very Dark	→	61081	Brick	Close ΔE 3.5	61128 61119
1005	Cherry Red Medium	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 2.9	61409 61190
1006	Cherry Red	→	61192	Fuchsia	Very close ΔE 1.7	61191 61533
1007	Chicory Dark	→	61128	Dark Ecru	Approximate ΔE 7.3	61170 61391
1008	Chicory Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61019 61056
1009	Copper Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Close ΔE 2.6	61086 61071
1010	Cinnamon Very Light	→	61082	Ecru	Close ΔE 4.1	61476 61127
1011	Flesh Very Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 3.9	61068 61082
1012	Chickory Light	→	61082	Ecru	Close ΔE 4.7	61085 61017
1013	Brick Medium	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Close ΔE 3.7	61020 61019
1014	Brick Very Dark	→	61021	Maple	Close ΔE 3.7	61181 61381
1015	Brick Ultra Dark	→	61021	Maple	Close ΔE 2.4	61181 61393
1016	Antique Mauve Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Very close ΔE 2.1	61115 61117
1017	Antique Mauve Medium	→	61394	Blush	Close ΔE 2.5	61019 61403
1018	Antique Mauve Dark	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61403 61119
1019	Antique Mauve Very Dark	→	61179	Dark Taupe	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61180 61388
1020	Peony Very Light	→	61068	Pink Tint	Approximate ΔE 6.2	61120 61085
1021	Peony Light	→	61015	Medium Peach	Close ΔE 4.5	61258 61054
1022	Peony Medium Light	→	61019	Peach	Close ΔE 2.9	61394 61259
1023	Peony	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 5.0	61020 61396
1024	Peony Medium	→	61533	Light Rose	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61034 61404
1025	Peony Medium Dark	→	61533	Light Rose	Close ΔE 4.5	61034 61406
1026	Wineberry Very Light	→	61071	Off White	Close ΔE 4.9	61068 61082
1027	Rose Wine Medium Dark	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61180 61179
1028	Raspberry Medium Dark	→	61034	Burgundy	Very close ΔE 2.0	61190 61409
1029	Antique Rose Ultra Dark	→	61192	Fuchsia	Close ΔE 3.7	61190 61409
1030	Thistle Medium Dark	→	61032	Medium Purple	Approximate ΔE 8.7	61193 61418
1031	Antique Bleu Ultra Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Close ΔE 4.5	61001 61351
1032	Antique Bleu Very Light	→	61077	Jade Tint	Very close ΔE 2.0	61151 61165
1033	Antique Bleu Light	→	61464	Light Mist	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61165 61357
1034	Antique Bleu Medium	→	61356	Light Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.5	61011 61475
1035	Antique Bleu Dark	→	61356	Light Cool Gray	Approximate ΔE 8.4	61471 61134
1036	Antique Bleu Very Dark	→	61230	Dark Teal	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61517 61442
1037	Sea Bleu Very Light	→	61001	Bright White	Near identical ΔE 0.8	61351 61350
1038	Glacier Bleu Medium	→	61077	Jade Tint	Very close ΔE 1.8	61151 61165
1039	Glacier Bleu Medium Dark	→	61046	Teal	Close ΔE 3.5	61446 61095
1040	Pewter Medium	→	61464	Light Mist	Close ΔE 4.3	61474 61218
1041	Stone Grey Very Dark	→	61219	Gray	Close ΔE 2.4	61166 61041
1042	Pine Very Light	→	61047	Mint Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61100 61063
1043	Grass Green Very Light	→	61022	Cream	Close ΔE 4.7	61063 61086
1044	Grass Green Ultra Dark	→	61175	Dark Avocado	Approximate ΔE 7.3	61219 61353
1045	Toast Light	→	61149	Deep Ecru	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61376 61019
1046	Toast	→	61137	Yellow Orange	Close ΔE 4.2	61369 61024
1047	Cinnamon Light	→	61258	Coral Reed	Close ΔE 4.9	61054 61387
1048	Red Cinnamon	→	61259	Salmon Peach	Approximate ΔE 7.2	61020 61081
1049	Cinnamon	→	61081	Brick	Approximate ΔE 7.0	61056 61020
1050	Mocha Brown Dark	→	61377	Iced Coffee	Close ΔE 4.1	61463 61170
1060	Teal Ultra Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Poor match ΔE 11.0	61045 61063
1062	Teal Very Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 6.4	61077 61022
1064	Teal Light	→	61046	Teal	Approximate ΔE 9.2	61049 61011
1066	Teal Medium	→	61448	Light Kelly Green	Approximate ΔE 9.3	61446 61503
1068	Teal	→	61230	Dark Teal	Approximate ΔE 7.9	61517 61503
1070	Jade Light	→	61100	Light Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 7.0	61047 61063
1072	Jade Medium Light	→	61045	Light Teal	Approximate ΔE 9.9	61446 61100
1074	Jade Medium	→	61448	Light Kelly Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	61101 61451
1076	Jade	→	61208	Mallard Green	Close ΔE 2.7	61079 61447
1080	Taupe Light	→	61127	Medium Ecru	Close ΔE 2.3	61017 61462
1082	Taupe Medium Light	→	61508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 6.9	61056 61376
1084	Taupe	→	61382	Sienna	Approximate ΔE 5.8	61360 61463
1086	Taupe Dark	→	61377	Iced Coffee	Close ΔE 3.8	61170 61384
1088	Taupe Very Dark	→	61371	Camo Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61473 61384
1089	Electric Bleu Medium	→	61029	Medium Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61196 61429
1090	Electric Bleu Light	→	61459	Alice Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.3	61433 61249
1092	Sea Green Very Light	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61077 61151
1094	Beauty Rose Very Light	→	61115	Light Pink	Very close ΔE 2.1	61015 61111
1096	Slate Bleu Light	→	61151	Powder Blue Tint	Close ΔE 4.5	61001 61351
1098	Crimson Red Light	→	61184	Orange Red	Close ΔE 4.1	61953 61392
4146	Flesh Medium Light	→	61149	Deep Ecru	Approximate ΔE 6.7	61054 61019
5975	Brick Dark	→	61383	Yellow Ochre	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61381 61391
8581	Stone Grey	→	61357	Dove Gray	Close ΔE 3.6	61474 61218
9046	Christmas Red	→	61404	Ultra Pink	Very close ΔE 1.2	61231 61533
9159	Glacier Bleu	→	61063	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 2.8	61086 61151
9575	Bleu Medium Light	→	61258	Coral Reed	Approximate ΔE 7.4	61054 61387

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) worked out from screen RGB values. Sheen (rayon against polyester), thread weight and dye lot also change how a substitute looks, so check a real thread card before ordering.

About Anchor Stranded Cotton

Anchor Stranded Cotton is Coats' six-strand mercerised cotton floss for cross-stitch and hand embroidery, the main alternative to DMC in the UK and Europe. Many older patterns give Anchor numbers first, which is why DMC to Anchor charts are in such demand.

About Gunold POLY 40

Gunold POLY 40 is a German trilobal polyester embroidery thread known for consistent tension and a large palette that covers the shades commercial digitizers ask for.

More Anchor conversion charts

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Anchor→Isacord Anchor→Madeira Polyneon Anchor→Madeira Rayon Anchor→Sulky Rayon Anchor→Robison-Anton Rayon Anchor→Robison-Anton Polyester Anchor→Marathon Polyester Anchor→Brother Anchor→Floriani Anchor→Sulky Poly Anchor→Marathon Rayon Anchor→Mettler Poly Sheen Anchor→Hemingworth Anchor→Glide Anchor→Coats Sylko Anchor→Janome Anchor→DMC

Frequently asked questions

Is there an Anchor to Gunold Poly conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest Gunold POLY 40 color for all 420 Anchor Stranded Cotton colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Anchor colors have a close match in Gunold Poly?

56 of the 420 colors (13%) rate Very close or better, and 57% rate Close or better. The other 182 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Gunold Poly back to Anchor?

Yes, use the reverse chart, Gunold Poly to Anchor. The two palettes are different, so the reverse match is not always the same color you started from.