Coats Sylko to DMC thread conversion chart

Every Coats Sylko color with its closest DMC Embroidery Floss equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 399 rows. Click any number for the full breakdown.

Floss and machine thread are different materials. DMC six-strand cotton floss has a soft matte look, while Coats Sylko is polyester machine embroidery thread with a sheen, so the matched floss will look a little softer and flatter than the thread it replaces. Use this chart to pick DMC floss when you stitch a machine embroidery design by hand.

13%very close or better

60%close or better

399Coats Sylko colors

455DMC Embroidery Floss colors

Near identical 5
Very close 45
Close 188
Approximate 153
Poor match 8

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399 colors

					Match	Alternatives
B1003	White	→	3841	Pale Baby Bleu	Close ΔE 3.6	3756 775
B1008	Pale Silver	→	3756	Baby Blue Ultra Very Light	Close ΔE 3.4	775 3753
B1156	Bright Yellow	→	445	Lemon Light	Close ΔE 4.9	369 3823
B1171	PaleYellow	→	744	Yellow Pale	Close ΔE 2.9	727 743
B1178	Dark Olive Green	→	3348	Yellow Green Light	Close ΔE 3.6	472 772
B1181	Pale Yellow	→	3820	Straw Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	3822 165
B1182	Medium Yellow	→	3820	Straw Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	3822 165
B1183	Pale Yellow	→	165	Moss Green Very Light	Close ΔE 4.3	3820 3822
B1190	Dark Olive Green	→	472	Avocado Green Ultra Light	Close ΔE 4.3	3348 445
B1195	Pale Yellow	→	165	Moss Green Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3820 3822
B1197	Fluo Yellow / Green	→	3819	Moss Green Light	Close ΔE 5.0	472 165
B1198	Dark Green	→	3819	Moss Green Light	Close ΔE 4.0	734 3821
B1199	Dark Green	→	3819	Moss Green Light	Close ΔE 4.9	734 165
B1214	Pale Beige	→	3821	Straw	Approximate ΔE 5.3	3852 307
B1234	Pale Yellow	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 4.7	3819 3820
B1237	Gold / Yellow	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 3.2	3852 307
B1238	Gold / Yellow	→	3821	Straw	Approximate ΔE 5.3	3819 3820
B1239	Gold / Yellow	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 3.3	307 3852
B1220	Gold / Yellow	→	3819	Moss Green Light	Close ΔE 3.9	3820 3822
B1222	Fluo Yellow	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 2.8	3852 973
B1233	Pale Yellow	→	834	Golden Olive Very Light	Close ΔE 4.9	726 728
B1235	Pale Yellow	→	834	Golden Olive Very Light	Close ΔE 3.7	743 727
B1236	Cream	→	307	Lemon	Close ΔE 3.6	726 743
B1240	Fluo Orange	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 4.8	3852 307
B1256	Mustard Yellow	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 2.6	973 444
B1261	Fluo Yellow	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 3.4	973 3852
B1265	Gold / Yellow	→	444	Lemon Dark	Close ΔE 5.0	3853 742
B1269	Mustard Yellow	→	728	Topaz	Very close ΔE 2.1	973 3852
B1270	Gold / Orange	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	444 742
B1271	Dark Gold / Orange	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 5.0	444 742
B1273	Dark Gold / Orange	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	444 742
B1282	Dark Gold / Yellow	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 4.4	973 444
B1284	Fluo Yellow / Green	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 2.9	973 3852
B1286	Dark Green	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 3.0	973 3852
B1290	Medium Yellow	→	3852	Straw Very Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.6	728 3821
B1293	Fluo Orange	→	973	Canary Brt	Close ΔE 3.3	444 728
B1328	Peach	→	738	Tan Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	3824 613
B1339	Medium Yellow	→	3855	Autumn Gold Light	Close ΔE 3.7	677 951
B1345	Pale Peach	→	3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	Close ΔE 2.5	543 842
B1360	Pale Yellow	→	834	Golden Olive Very Light	Close ΔE 2.9	727 743
B1371	Pale Gold	→	3046	Yellow Beige Medium	Close ΔE 4.2	834 833
B1394	Peach	→	738	Tan Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.2	3824 725
B1413	Gold	→	3829	Old Gold Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	371 372
B1415	Gold	→	3860	Cocoa	Approximate ΔE 8.6	167 3863
B1418	Gold / Orange	→	3859	Rosewood Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3863 3826
B1431	Cream	→	444	Lemon Dark	Poor match ΔE 10.2	3853 728
B1423	Yellow / Gold	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 2.9	973 444
B1432	Gold / Orange	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	444 742
B1435	Gold	→	728	Topaz	Approximate ΔE 8.8	3012 3829
B1439	Green / Gold	→	733	Olive Green Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.3	166 3012
B1464	Green / Gold	→	167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.6	3012 581
B1719	White	→	3756	Baby Blue Ultra Very Light	Close ΔE 4.2	3841 775
B2120	Salmon Pink	→	922	Copper Light	Close ΔE 2.5	3778 3706
B2129	Fluo Pink	→	892	Carnation Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	3705 350
B2140	Pale Peach	→	3782	Mocho Brown Light	Close ΔE 2.6	3771 3864
B2146	Orange	→	976	Golden Brown Medium	Close ΔE 2.6	740 970
B2153	Pale Pink	→	3713	Salmon Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	754 3774
B2158	Salmon Pink	→	760	Salmon	Very close ΔE 2.1	352 3341
B2159	Peach	→	3771	Terra Cotta Ultra Very Light	Close ΔE 2.9	402 224
B2160	Cream / Pink	→	453	Shell Grey Light	Very close ΔE 1.5	543 3774
B2224	Red	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	3777 355
B2225	Orange	→	606	Bright Orange Red	Approximate ΔE 5.2	3801 900
B2244	Orange	→	946	Burnt Orange Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.6	355 3777
B2245	Red	→	900	Burnt Orange Dark	Close ΔE 2.5	3777 355
B2246	Dark Salmon Pink	→	301	Mahogany Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	921 3776
B2252	Fluo Pink	→	3705	Melon Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	892 350
B2256	Dark Salmon Pink	→	920	Copper Medium	Close ΔE 2.9	3350 3731
B2275	Dark Salmon Pink	→	3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	335 349
B2285	Medium Brown	→	632	Negro Flesh Medium	Close ΔE 3.7	975 400
B2291	Dark Pink	→	349	Coral Dark	Very close ΔE 1.4	335 309
B2292	Tan Brown	→	3862	Mocha Beige Dark	Very close ΔE 2.1	3858 868
B2298	Medium Brown	→	868	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	869 610
B2299	Fluo Pink	→	891	Carnation Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	350 349
B2310	Copper	→	782	Topaz Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	435 781
B2316	Fawn	→	370	Mustard Medium	Close ΔE 3.5	3863 612
B2328	Fawn	→	3861	Cocao Light	Close ΔE 3.0	370 841
B2330	Dark Brown	→	868	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	869 3781
B2351	Medium Brown	→	610	Drab Brown Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	611 868
B2358	Gold	→	3860	Cocoa	Close ΔE 3.9	832 3826
B2367	Gold	→	167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	3828 370
B2375	Tan Brown	→	3862	Mocha Beige Dark	Close ΔE 2.3	3858 832
B2428	Fluo Orange	→	970	Pumpkin Light	Very close ΔE 1.3	971 608
B2431	Orange	→	946	Burnt Orange Medium	Close ΔE 3.5	608 947
B2450	Fluo Orange	→	3801	Dark Melon Very	Close ΔE 3.3	946 606
B2452	Orange	→	301	Mahogany Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.6	407 3064
B2458	Medium Orange	→	946	Burnt Orange Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.4	407 3064
B2463	Rust	→	780	Topaz Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	435 3830
B2464	Copper / Orange	→	782	Topaz Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	435 407
B2470	Dark Yellow	→	972	Canary Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.0	3853 741
B2485	Gold / Orange	→	782	Topaz Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	971 970
B2488	Pale Gold	→	977	Golden Brown Light	Close ΔE 4.3	3859 783
B2494	Fluo Orange	→	971	Pumpkin	Close ΔE 2.6	608 947
B2704	Ivory	→	3753	Ant. Blue Ultra Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.1	3747 3761
B2707	Ivory	→	3747	Blue Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 2.6	3761 3753
B3105	Medium Pink	→	3608	Plum Very Light	Close ΔE 3.0	893 3833
B3114	Medium Pink	→	3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	Close ΔE 4.4	3833 603
B3135	Pale Pink	→	604	Cranberry Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	151 3608
B3137	Pale Pink	→	776	Pink Medium	Close ΔE 4.0	893 151
B3146	Pale Salmon Pink	→	353	Peach Flesh	Close ΔE 3.2	778 761
B3154	Pale Salmon	→	152	Shell Pink Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.5	353 452
B3160	Medium Pink	→	3608	Plum Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.2	3833 209
B3163	Dark Pink	→	3607	Plum Light	Approximate ΔE 6.3	602 3806
B3164	Pale Pink	→	3041	Antique Violet Medium	Close ΔE 4.2	151 152
B3167	Pale Pink	→	151	Dusty Rose Very Light	Close ΔE 4.2	554 153
B3168	Medium Pink	→	3833	Raspberry Light	Close ΔE 3.5	3608 209
B3170	Pale Pink	→	211	Lavender Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	963 818
B3174	Pale Pink	→	604	Cranberry Light	Close ΔE 4.8	151 554
B3178	Pale Pink	→	554	Violet Light	Close ΔE 3.8	153 210
B3319	Pink / Brown	→	3787	Brown Grey Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	3021 208
B3364	Dusky Pink	→	208	Lavender Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.4	552 553
B3375	Maroon	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	221 3803
B3377	Maroon	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	3803 221
B3432	Fluo Pink	→	602	Cranberry Medium	Very close ΔE 1.8	3607 3805
B3435	Medium Pink	→	602	Cranberry Medium	Close ΔE 2.9	601 3607
B3439	Dusky Pink	→	3328	Salmon Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	3687 309
B3440	Dark Fluo Pink	→	891	Carnation Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.5	602 601
B3456	Dark Pink	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	666 3328
B3483	Dark Pink	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	221 3803
B3487	Dark Pink	→	600	Cranberry Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	3831 304
B3488	Dark Pink	→	309	Rose Dark	Very close ΔE 1.1	666 817
B3610	Dark Purple	→	3834	Grape Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	3837 917
B3632	Dark Pink	→	304	Christmas Red Medium	Very close ΔE 2.0	498 816
B3645	Dark Pink	→	3832	Raspberry Medium	Very close ΔE 1.7	718 304
B3650	Medium Pink	→	3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	Close ΔE 4.9	3607 602
B3654	Fluo Medium Pink	→	3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	Close ΔE 3.8	3833 603
B3660	Dark Pink	→	718	Plum	Close ΔE 4.8	3832 3607
B3670	Dark Pink	→	3832	Raspberry Medium	Close ΔE 3.3	718 600
B3671	Medium Pink	→	3607	Plum Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	718 3805
B3672	Medium Pink	→	3607	Plum Light	Approximate ΔE 7.5	718 3832
B3674	Medium Pink	→	553	Violet	Approximate ΔE 7.8	3835 3832
B3684	Purple	→	3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	550 3834
B3690	Dark Pink	→	917	Plum Medium	Close ΔE 3.2	498 304
B3698	Dark Pink	→	917	Plum Medium	Close ΔE 4.2	915 815
B3796	Dark Red	→	3803	Mauve Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	221 777
B3831	Dark Red	→	150	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.9	326 300
B3845	Dark Rust Red	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	347 150
B3869	Dark Salmon	→	3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	349 3721
B3872	Medium Red	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	720 326
B3884	Medium Red	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Close ΔE 4.7	347 326
B3891	Dark Rust Red	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	347 720
B3898	Medium Red	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	720 347
B3928	Dark Red	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	347 720
B3949	Dark Maroon	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Poor match ΔE 10.4	154 902
B3951	Dark Maroon	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.0	154 221
B3955	Dark Maroon	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	154 550
B3960	Dark Maroon	→	3803	Mauve Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.9	221 902
B3976	Dark Maroon	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.2	777 221
B3979	Pale Maroon	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	221 150
B3989	Maroon	→	3803	Mauve Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	902 221
B3992	Medium Rust Red	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	150 326
B4117	Lilac	→	155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	156 160
B4143	Dark Lilac	→	793	Cornflower Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.3	155 340
B4144	Lilac	→	155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.5	156 3755
B4155	Pale Lilac	→	153	Violet Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.7	210 554
B4306	Dark Violet	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Poor match ΔE 11.4	327 791
B4315	Medium Purple	→	3807	Cornflower Bleu	Approximate ΔE 5.7	3838 158
B4322	Medium Purple	→	3807	Cornflower Bleu	Approximate ΔE 6.3	3838 3834
B4326	Violet	→	3807	Cornflower Bleu	Close ΔE 3.5	3838 158
B4341	Dark Lilac	→	340	Blue Violet Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.5	3836 793
B4347	Medium Purple	→	3835	Grape Medium	Very close ΔE 2.2	3746 553
B4355	Medium Purple	→	3835	Grape Medium	Close ΔE 4.7	3746 3838
B4357	Lilac	→	3836	Grape Light	Close ΔE 3.6	153 209
B4367	Dark Purple	→	550	Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 3.9	3837 3834
B4369	Dark Purple	→	3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3834 550
B4370	Dark Purple	→	550	Violet Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.3	327 3837
B4374	Dark Purple	→	3834	Grape Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	3837 333
B4398	Pale Pink	→	153	Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 4.5	3836 554
B4399	Medium Pink	→	209	Lavender Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.7	3836 3608
B4640	Dark Royal Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.7	803 797
B4646	Dark Royal Blue	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.4	791 820
B4651	Dark Violet	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.9	791 550
B4653	Medium Royal Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	158 797
B4654	Dark Purple	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.1	550 3837
B4686	Violet	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.5	155 334
B4687	Medium Blue	→	156	Blue Violet Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.3	160 334
B4688	Violet	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.7	161 3838
B4910	Dark Maroon	→	154	Grape Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.1	791 3799
B4916	Dark Maroon	→	550	Violet Very Light	Approximate ΔE 8.4	154 791
B4918	Dark Purple	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Approximate ΔE 7.6	333 3834
B4942	Dark Navy	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Very close ΔE 2.1	154 158
B4955	Dark Purple	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.7	550 791
B4972	Dark Navy	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Approximate ΔE 6.8	820 796
B5037	Medium Green	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Approximate ΔE 8.3	907 906
B5126	Dark Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	561 909
B5129	Medium Green	→	3818	Emarald Green Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	505 3850
B5148	Dark Aqua Green	→	3847	Teal Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	3808 910
B5151	Pale Green	→	3851	Green Light Bright	Very close ΔE 2.1	3816 3812
B5163	Pale Mint Green	→	3817	Celadon Green Light	Close ΔE 4.6	993 959
B5170	Jade Green	→	911	Emerald Green Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.9	910 3847
B5185	Jade Green	→	910	Emerald Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	911 3847
B5193	Dark Green	→	3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	909 991
B5206	Jade Green	→	806	Peacock Blue Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	3809 3848
B5209	Dark Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	986 561
B5219	Dark Green	→	700	Christmas Green Bright	Close ΔE 4.2	3818 909
B5226	Dark Green	→	909	Emerald Green Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	3818 910
B5231	Medium Green	→	911	Emerald Green Medium	Close ΔE 4.3	910 3818
B5232	Dark Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	700 561
B5235	Dark Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	909 561
B5236	Dark Green	→	700	Christmas Green Bright	Close ΔE 2.5	3818 909

					Match	Alternatives
B5237	Dark Green	→	700	Christmas Green Bright	Close ΔE 3.8	3818 991
B5238	Lime	→	561	Jade Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	991 700
B5241	Medium Green	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Near identical ΔE 0.7	505 911
B5242	Pale Jade	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Close ΔE 2.7	3812 958
B5245	Mint Green	→	3851	Green Light Bright	Close ΔE 4.8	954 164
B5248	Medium Green	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Close ΔE 4.5	505 943
B5249	Pale Jade	→	959	Sea Green Medium	Close ΔE 2.9	563 993
B5250	Medium Green	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Very close ΔE 1.9	505 911
B5251	Pale Mint Green	→	959	Sea Green Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.6	563 993
B5281	Medium Jade Green	→	3814	Aquamarine	Close ΔE 4.8	911 958
B5310	Olive Green	→	3011	Khaki Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	731 730
B5316	Olive Green	→	732	Olive Green	Approximate ΔE 5.7	3011 731
B5318	Lime	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Close ΔE 3.7	734 166
B5320	Dark Green	→	734	Olive Green Light	Close ΔE 3.2	166 907
B5343	Bright Green	→	905	Parrot Green Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	702 703
B5348	Lime	→	905	Parrot Green Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	703 702
B5351	Olive Green	→	523	Fern Green Light	Close ΔE 3.3	471 3364
B5359	Lime	→	734	Olive Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	166 907
B5364	Lime	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Close ΔE 4.2	164 165
B5372	Lime	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Approximate ΔE 7.9	164 472
B5373	Medium Green	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Poor match ΔE 11.0	906 734
B5374	Olive Green	→	704	Chartreuse Bright	Close ΔE 4.4	906 581
B5377	Bright Green	→	906	Parrot Green Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.7	912 989
B5382	Bright Green	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Poor match ΔE 11.8	907 954
B5384	Medium Green	→	906	Parrot Green Medium	Poor match ΔE 10.5	907 164
B5387	Medium Grey / Green	→	702	Kelly Green	Close ΔE 3.2	701 905
B5391	Medium Green	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.2	3812 912
B5395	Medium Green	→	912	Emerald Green Light	Approximate ΔE 9.2	3812 943
B5526	Kahki Green	→	987	Forest Green Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	561 701
B5542	Dark Green	→	3052	Green Grey Medium	Close ΔE 3.1	3346 470
B5751	Dark Olive Green	→	936	Avocado Green Very D	Close ΔE 4.9	935 934
B5752	Pale Yellow / Green	→	936	Avocado Green Very D	Close ΔE 4.4	500 934
B5757	Dark Bottle Green	→	936	Avocado Green Very D	Close ΔE 2.5	934 937
B5764	Pale Green	→	904	Parrot Green Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.5	937 905
B5771	Dark Olive Green	→	3051	Green Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	3031 840
B5772	Olive Green	→	3011	Khaki Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.5	730 731
B5773	Olive Green	→	3051	Green Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.0	904 937
B5917	Dark Brown	→	935	Avocado Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	934 3031
B5929	Dark Green	→	311	Navy Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.5	312 3750
B5939	Fluo Lime	→	500	Blue Green Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	936 501
B5962	Medium Yellow / Green	→	986	Forest Green Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	500 501
B5989	Dark Jade Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	561 986
B5992	Bright Green / Yellow	→	986	Forest Green Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	500 501
B6109	Turquoise Blue	→	3809	Turquoise Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	3848 3849
B6124	Pale Turquoise	→	996	Electric Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.3	3849 3846
B6136	Dark Turquoise Blue	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	3809 3848
B6153	Pale Aqua Green	→	996	Electric Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	3816 3849
B6155	Pale Green	→	3817	Celadon Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.7	996 993
B6160	Aqua Green	→	3849	Teal Green Light	Approximate ΔE 7.0	3810 3816
B6317	Medium Blue	→	334	Baby Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.7	3839 826
B6323	Medium Turquoise	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Approximate ΔE 7.5	3844 3849
B6325	Pale Blue	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.9	341 813
B6327	Medium Turquoise Blue	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Approximate ΔE 5.9	3844 3802
B6335	Pale blue	→	341	Blue Violet Light	Approximate ΔE 6.7	3846 3845
B6350	Dark Turquoise Blue	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.4	3844 3760
B6360	Medium Blue	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Close ΔE 3.1	3844 341
B6362	Medium Turqoise Blue	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.9	3844 3845
B6365	Medium Blue	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Approximate ΔE 5.6	3844 3846
B6380	Pale Blue	→	813	Blue Light	Close ΔE 2.7	794 162
B6383	Pale Turquoise	→	3846	Turquoise Light Bright	Approximate ΔE 6.9	341 996
B6399	Medium Blue / Grey	→	3760	Wedgewood	Near identical ΔE 0.9	518 826
B6612	Dark Bottle Green	→	311	Navy Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.2	3750 3766
B6628	Dark Aqua Green	→	517	Wedgewood Medium	Close ΔE 4.5	995 3765
B6661	Pale Green	→	3816	Celadon Green	Close ΔE 4.6	3851 959
B6663	Dark Turquoise Blue	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	517 3766
B6665	Dark Aqua Green	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	517 3765
B6666	Dark Turquoise Blue	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.5	322 825
B6698	Dark Aqua Green	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	517 3765
B6910	Petrol Blue	→	322	Navy Blue Very Light	Approximate ΔE 6.1	825 824
B6938	Medium Blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Close ΔE 4.9	3845 799
B6940	Dark Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	322 824
B6947	Medium blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Close ΔE 3.4	3845 799
B6972	Dark Blue	→	312	Navy Blue Light	Approximate ΔE 7.4	824 336
B6975	Dark Blue	→	336	Navy Blue	Close ΔE 4.1	312 803
B6977	Medium Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.1	322 825
B6981	Medium Blue	→	322	Navy Blue Very Light	Approximate ΔE 9.0	824 825
B6984	Dark Navy	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.1	797 336
B6998	Petrol Blue	→	322	Navy Blue Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	825 824
B6999	Medium Turquoise Blue	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.8	3760 995
B7404	Medium Blue / Purple	→	161	Gray Blue	Close ΔE 2.8	798 3839
B7224	Pale Blue	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Close ΔE 2.3	159 3755
B7235	Pale Lilac	→	156	Blue Violet Medium Light	Close ΔE 4.1	3755 159
B7406	Medium Blue	→	3755	Baby Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.3	799 156
B7414	Pale Blue	→	3755	Baby Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	157 159
B7411	Medium Blue / Grey	→	799	Delft Medium	Close ΔE 2.3	160 156
B7263	Pale Lilac	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Close ΔE 4.9	159 3755
B7408	Pale Blue	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	159 3755
B7267	Medium Blue / Grey	→	3755	Baby Blue	Close ΔE 4.0	157 159
B7412	Pale Blue	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Close ΔE 3.1	159 3755
B7416	Medium Blue	→	156	Blue Violet Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.0	799 3755
B7407	Pale Blue	→	3755	Baby Blue	Close ΔE 4.3	157 159
B7403	Royal Blue	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3843 3842
B7402	Dark Royal Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.6	803 158
B7400	Dark Royal Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 5.0	336 797
B7323	Dark Royal Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.4	820 797
B7348	Medium Blue	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	161 798
B7387	Purple	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 5.1	803 336
B7390	Dark Royal Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	803 336
B7401	Dark Royal Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	803 797
B7405	Dark Royal Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	158 336
B7409	Royal Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.1	803 336
B7410	Medium Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	322 825
B7413	Dark Royal Blue	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 7.1	803 336
B7415	Dark Royal Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	820 797
B7422	Dark Navy Blue	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Approximate ΔE 6.9	796 820
B7439	Navy Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	820 803
B7440	Navy Blue	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	796 791
B7442	Navy Blue	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	820 791
B7444	Royal Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	797 796
B7484	Medium Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.2	322 3839
B7491	Medium Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	322 825
B7520	Dark Navy	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Approximate ΔE 7.6	820 796
B7526	Petrol Blue	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Close ΔE 4.4	792 803
B7536	Medium Blue	→	930	Antique Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	161 322
B7578	Dark Navy	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	820 797
B7877	Dark Navy	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	820 803
B7878	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	796 797
B7896	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	796 797
B7897	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.6	796 791
B7898	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	796 791
B7899	Dark Maroon	→	154	Grape Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	791 3799
B7905	Petrol Blue	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Close ΔE 4.9	792 803
B7926	Dark Navy	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Approximate ΔE 7.4	820 796
B7972	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	796 791
B7983	Dark Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.6	796 791
B8105	Medium Beige	→	3023	Brown Grey Light	Close ΔE 3.4	524 452
B8129	Yellow / Gold	→	746	Off White	Very close ΔE 2.2	822 225
B8134	Cream	→	3023	Brown Grey Light	Close ΔE 4.4	3033 842
B8141	Beige	→	3023	Brown Grey Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	647 318
B8143	Pale Beige	→	Ecru	Ecru	Very close ΔE 1.3	3072 712
B8146	Pale Beige	→	746	Off White	Close ΔE 3.7	822 3033
B8175	Pale Beige	→	3023	Brown Grey Light	Close ΔE 4.4	3053 966
B8180	Cream	→	739	Tan Ultra Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.8	Ecru 3023
B8183	Medium Yellow	→	928	Grey Green Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.5	644 3072
B8257	Ivory	→	3072	Beaver Grey Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	822 Ecru
B8309	Medium Green / Yellow	→	704	Chartreuse Bright	Near identical ΔE 0.8	3012 906
B8314	Gold / Beige	→	3828	Hazelnut Brown	Close ΔE 4.7	3032 371
B8350	Pale Peach	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.0	453 543
B8365	Beige	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.1	524 3782
B8367	Gold / Brown	→	3032	Mocha Brown Medium	Close ΔE 2.9	3828 371
B8371	Green / Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	642 3022
B8373	Fawn	→	3052	Green Grey Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.3	640 646
B8376	Fawn	→	451	Shell Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	317 414
B8378	Light Brown	→	317	Pewter Grey	Close ΔE 2.8	414 3740
B8393	Light Brown	→	3861	Cocao Light	Approximate ΔE 6.9	3032 451
B8394	Medium Olive Green	→	167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	3052 470
B8619	Medium Brown	→	779	Cocoa Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	3021 413
B8621	Dark Beige	→	3790	Beige Grey Ultra Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	3861 611
B8651	Dark Fawn	→	779	Cocoa Dark	Close ΔE 2.6	413 3021
B8653	Dark Grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.7	154 535
B8710	Dark Orange / Brown	→	632	Negro Flesh Medium	Close ΔE 3.8	355 3772
B8715	Dark Brown	→	938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	777 839
B8723	Brown / Pink	→	3021	Brown Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	315 777
B8724	Medium Brown	→	779	Cocoa Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.0	3781 839
B8725	Dark Rust Red	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	150 918
B8740	Dark Salmon Pink	→	315	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	3722 919
B8759	Dark Brown	→	839	Beige Brown Dark	Close ΔE 4.7	3781 898
B8768	Brown	→	3781	Mocha Brown Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	839 898
B8780	Dark Brown	→	839	Beige Brown Dark	Very close ΔE 1.5	3781 838
B8792	Dark Brown	→	154	Grape Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.6	3371 938
B8915	Dark Brown	→	3371	Black Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.7	938 838
B8921	Dark Grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.0	154 935
B8932	Dark Grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.9	154 535
B8935	Dark Maroon	→	154	Grape Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	3371 3799
B8974	Gold / Yellow	→	3860	Cocoa	Very close ΔE 1.7	167 832
B8977	Pale Peach	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.1	3782 524
B9119	Pale Silver	→	809	Delft	Very close ΔE 1.8	932 3840
B9120	Medium Grey	→	932	Antique Blue Light	Close ΔE 2.3	809 648
B9123	Medium Silver	→	648	Beaver Grey Light	Very close ΔE 1.5	3024 927
B9126	Dark Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	3022 642
B9130	Pale Grey / Pink	→	648	Beaver Grey Light	Approximate ΔE 5.0	809 3024
B9143	Medium Grey	→	932	Antique Blue Light	Very close ΔE 2.1	809 159
B9148	Medium Grey	→	3022	Brown Grey Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.5	932 640
B9160	Medium Grey / Blue	→	932	Antique Blue Light	Very close ΔE 1.5	809 3022
B9162	Light Grey	→	3022	Brown Grey Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	642 640
B9163	Pale Silver	→	927	Grey Green Light	Very close ΔE 1.6	648 3024
B9169	Pale Silver	→	794	Cornflower Blue Light	Close ΔE 3.8	162 827
B9172	Pale Silver	→	827	Blue Very Light	Close ΔE 3.2	3325 162
B9180	Pale Grey	→	648	Beaver Grey Light	Very close ΔE 2.2	927 647
B9182	Medium Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.8	3022 642
B9190	Pale Grey	→	318	Steel Grey Light	Very close ΔE 2.0	647 927
B9342	Dark Grey	→	646	Beaver Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	645 844
B9344	Pale Grey / Pink	→	927	Grey Green Light	Approximate ΔE 6.2	648 932
B9355	Medium Grey	→	159	Gray Blue Light	Close ΔE 4.0	932 3755
B9365	Medium Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.6	3022 642
B9369	Pale Grey	→	932	Antique Blue Light	Close ΔE 3.7	159 809
B9379	Dark Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.0	3022 931
B9509	Dark Gey	→	798	Delft Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	161 931
B9532	Dark Grey	→	793	Cornflower Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.3	931 646
B9558	Dark Grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.3	535 413
B9595	Dark Grey	→	844	Beaver Brown Ultra Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	645 535
B9596	Green / Grey	→	646	Beaver Grey Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	645 469
B9608	Dark Grey	→	645	Beaver Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	646 844
B9632	Medium Grey	→	646	Beaver Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	931 317
B9636	Dark Grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.6	535 413
B9901	Dark Navy	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	535 312
B9912	Dark grey	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	535 820
B9914	Dark Grey	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Poor match ΔE 11.6	3799 310
B9946	Petrol Blue	→	535	Ash Grey Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	312 3799
B9953	Dark Grey	→	310	Black	Poor match ΔE 10.4	3799 935

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 Coats Sylko

Coats Sylko is a trilobal polyester embroidery thread from Coats, one of the world's largest thread makers, and is common in industrial embroidery.

About DMC Embroidery Floss

DMC six-strand embroidery floss (Mouliné Spécial, article 117) is the cotton floss most cross-stitch and hand embroidery patterns are written for. DMC has made it in Mulhouse, France since the eighteenth century and numbers every shade, from 01 to 3866 plus White and Ecru.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a Coats Sylko to DMC conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest DMC Embroidery Floss color for all 399 Coats Sylko colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Coats Sylko colors have a close match in DMC?

50 of the 399 colors (13%) rate Very close or better, and 60% rate Close or better. The other 161 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert DMC back to Coats Sylko?

Yes, use the reverse chart, DMC to Coats Sylko. The two palettes are different, so the reverse match is not always the same color you started from.