DMC to Madeira Polyneon thread conversion chart

Every DMC Embroidery Floss color with its closest Madeira Polyneon 40 equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 455 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 Madeira Polyneon 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 a DMC cross-stitch or hand-embroidery pattern on an embroidery machine.

15%very close or better

64%close or better

455DMC Embroidery Floss colors

349Madeira Polyneon 40 colors

Near identical 4
Very close 62
Close 226
Approximate 155
Poor match 8

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455 colors

					Match	Alternatives
White	White	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1803 1802
Ecru	Ecru	→	1803	Lily White	Close ΔE 3.3	1822 1661
208	Lavender Very Dark	→	1831	Medium Purple	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1631 1919
209	Lavender Dark	→	1921	Wild Pink	Approximate ΔE 7.7	1911 1712
210	Lavender Medium	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.9	1815 1911
211	Lavender Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1818 1815
221	Shell Pink Very Dark	→	1986	Candy Apple Red	Close ΔE 3.8	1781 1786
223	Shell Pink Light	→	1777	Coral	Close ΔE 4.2	1616 1820
224	Shell Pink Very Light	→	1882	Tawny	Very close ΔE 1.4	1653 1853
225	Shell Pink Ultra Very L	→	1949	Moonbeam	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1804 1803
300	Mahogany Very Dark	→	1899	Red Bittersweet	Close ΔE 3.9	1898 1821
301	Mahogany Medium	→	1778	Orange	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1616 1621
304	Christmas Red Medium	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 2.6	1787 1786
307	Lemon	→	1623	Copper	Close ΔE 2.8	1735 1727
309	Rose Dark	→	1993	Cerise	Near identical ΔE 0.9	1910 1681
310	Black	→	1800	Black	Poor match ΔE 12.5	1844 1641
311	Navy Blue Medium	→	1762	Deep Windsor	Close ΔE 2.5	1891 1992
312	Navy Blue Light	→	1764	Blue Ribbon	Close ΔE 4.2	1964 1776
315	Antique Mauve Very Dark	→	1942	Brown	Close ΔE 4.9	1919 1639
316	Antique Mauve Medium	→	1777	Coral	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1620 1819
317	Pewter Grey	→	1854	Twilight Mauve	Close ΔE 3.2	1941 1656
318	Steel Grey Light	→	1687	Vapor	Close ΔE 4.0	1686 1610
319	Pistachio Green Very Dark	→	1904	Chinois Green	Close ΔE 4.9	1669 1969
320	Pistachio Green Medium	→	1648	Sage Green	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1968 1900
321	Christmas Red	→	1910	Strawberry	Close ΔE 3.0	1993 1994
322	Navy Blue Very Light	→	1961	Tempest	Very close ΔE 2.2	1964 1760
326	Rose Very Dark	→	1986	Candy Apple Red	Close ΔE 3.7	1839 1747
327	Violet Dark	→	1922	Purple Accent	Poor match ΔE 10.3	1633 1722
333	Blue Violet Very Dark	→	1880	Dark Purple	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1631 1719
334	Baby Blue Medium	→	1960	Country Blue	Close ΔE 5.0	1830 1671
335	Rose	→	1993	Cerise	Close ΔE 3.2	1754 1910
336	Navy Blue	→	1764	Blue Ribbon	Close ΔE 3.1	1776 1843
340	Blue Violet Medium	→	1712	Smoky Grape	Very close ΔE 1.9	1834 1731
341	Blue Violet Light	→	1761	Stone Blue	Close ΔE 4.1	1628 1871
347	Salmon Very Dark	→	1681	Atom Red	Close ΔE 4.5	1838 1637
349	Coral Dark	→	1993	Cerise	Close ΔE 3.1	1707 1754
350	Coral Medium	→	1907	Fluorescent Red	Close ΔE 4.2	1908 1734
351	Coral	→	1620	Azalea	Close ΔE 3.6	1777 1616
352	Coral Light	→	1820	Flamingo	Close ΔE 3.1	1817 1819
353	Peach Flesh	→	1653	Peach	Close ΔE 4.3	1882 1818
355	Terra Cotta Dark	→	1621	Old Dark Tex Orange	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1878 1898
356	Terra Cotta Medium	→	1952	Coral	Close ΔE 4.9	1778 1777
367	Pistachio Green Dark	→	1668	Water Lilly	Close ΔE 4.5	1969 1904
368	Pistachio Green Light	→	1768	Celadon Green	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1900 1647
369	Pistachio Green Very Light	→	1661	Celery	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1666 1822
370	Mustard Medium	→	1673	Beige	Close ΔE 4.6	1855 1726
371	Mustard	→	1670	Old Gold	Close ΔE 4.1	1684 1673
372	Mustard Light	→	1670	Old Gold	Close ΔE 2.5	1684 1855
400	Mahogany Dark	→	1898	Desert Sand	Close ΔE 4.0	1821 1899
402	Mahogany Very Light	→	1882	Tawny	Close ΔE 3.0	1653 1752
407	Sportsman Flsh Very D	→	1753	Date	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1621 1778
413	Pewter Grey Dark	→	1929	Best Brown	Close ΔE 4.9	1745 1654
414	Steel Grey Dark	→	1854	Twilight Mauve	Close ΔE 3.2	1941 1656
415	Pearl Grey	→	1686	Gray Lilac	Close ΔE 2.6	1804 1803
420	Hazel Nut Brown Dark	→	1973	Chocolate	Close ΔE 3.1	1730 1857
422	Hazel Nut Brown Light	→	1870	Chamois	Close ΔE 2.4	1752 1853
433	Brown Medium	→	1973	Chocolate	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1773 1857
434	Brown Light	→	1753	Date	Very close ΔE 2.2	1773 1621
435	Brown Very Light	→	1773	Almond	Close ΔE 3.0	1753 1621
436	Tan	→	1752	Coral Reef	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1870 1820
437	Tan Light	→	1870	Chamois	Very close ΔE 2.1	1752 1853
444	Lemon Dark	→	1937	Orange	Very close ΔE 1.8	1971 1825
445	Lemon Light	→	1666	Wheat	Approximate ΔE 7.3	1661 1866
451	Shell Grey Dark	→	1656	Light Red / Orange	Close ΔE 4.7	1660 1854
452	Shell Grey Medium	→	1818	Crystal Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.2	1938 1682
453	Shell Grey Light	→	1723	Impala	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1682 1882
469	Avocado Green	→	1969	Hedge	Close ΔE 2.7	1663 1936
470	Avocado Green Light	→	1648	Sage Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1968 1956
471	Avocado Green Very Light	→	1768	Celadon Green	Very close ΔE 2.2	1900 1920
472	Avocado Green Ultra Light	→	1867	Applegreen	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1666 1661
498	Christmas Red Dark	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 2.7	1787 1786
500	Blue Green Very Dark	→	1705	Dark Army	Close ΔE 5.0	1905 1902
501	Blue Green Dark	→	1904	Chinois Green	Close ΔE 2.9	1669 1903
502	Blue Green	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 8.2	1647 1648
503	Blue Green Medium	→	1822	Seashell	Approximate ΔE 8.3	1863 1687
504	Blue Green Light	→	1822	Seashell	Approximate ΔE 8.8	1661 1863
517	Wedgewood Medium	→	1890	Mallard Blue	Very close ΔE 2.3	1652 1991
518	Wedgewood Light	→	1895	Dark Aqua Green	Approximate ΔE 8.6	1694 1761
519	Sky Blue	→	1687	Vapor	Close ΔE 3.8	1610 1686
520	Fern Green Dark	→	1766	Violet Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1756 1905
522	Fern Green	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 7.6	1768 1812
523	Fern Green Light	→	1768	Celadon Green	Close ΔE 3.3	1900 1920
524	Fern Green Very Light	→	1884	Rattan	Close ΔE 3.9	1682 1738
535	Ash Grey Very Light	→	1841	Midnight	Close ΔE 3.7	1617 1739
543	Beige Brown Ultra Very Light	→	1723	Impala	Close ΔE 4.9	1622 1949
550	Violet Very Light	→	1833	Dark Purple	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1633 1788
552	Violet Medium	→	1831	Medium Purple	Approximate ΔE 6.7	1631 1710
553	Violet	→	1831	Medium Purple	Close ΔE 3.6	1631 1712
554	Violet Light	→	1815	Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1713 1818
561	Jade Very Dark	→	1970	Evergreen	Close ΔE 4.0	1903 1904
562	Jade Medium	→	1968	Fair Green	Approximate ΔE 7.7	1770 1650
563	Jade Light	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1647 1768
564	Jade Very Light	→	1661	Celery	Approximate ΔE 8.6	1803 1822
580	Moss Green Dark	→	1650	Medium Green	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1770 1851
581	Moss Green	→	1706	Cypress	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1649 1809
597	Turquoise	→	1613	Platinum	Poor match ΔE 10.7	1900 1647
598	Turquoise Light	→	1803	Lily White	Approximate ΔE 8.0	1822 1804
600	Cranberry Very Dark	→	1910	Strawberry	Close ΔE 3.1	1993 1681
601	Cranberry Dark	→	1993	Cerise	Close ΔE 3.2	1910 1994
602	Cranberry Medium	→	1994	Bashful Pink	Close ΔE 2.5	1721 1907
603	Cranberry	→	1909	Dark Pink	Close ΔE 3.6	1620 1948
604	Cranberry Light	→	1815	Pink	Close ΔE 2.6	1816 1915
605	Cranberry Very Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	1815 1818
606	Bright Orange Red	→	1837	Fluo Pink	Close ΔE 4.4	1987 1779
608	Bright Orange	→	1946	Neon Orange	Very close ΔE 1.2	1965 1765
610	Drab Brown Very Dark	→	1657	Light Cocoa	Approximate ΔE 5.7	1856 1973
611	Drab Brown Dark	→	1729	Fawn	Approximate ΔE 7.7	1657 1926
612	Drab Brown Medium	→	1670	Old Gold	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1855 1725
613	Drab Brown Light	→	1670	Old Gold	Close ΔE 3.1	1684 1870
632	Negro Flesh Medium	→	1898	Desert Sand	Very close ΔE 2.2	1856 1821
640	Beige Grey Very Dark	→	1812	Vapor Blue	Very close ΔE 2.1	1810 1811
642	Beige Grey Dark	→	1812	Vapor Blue	Very close ΔE 1.7	1810 1811
644	Beige Grey Medium	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 3.0	1803 1686
645	Beaver Grey Very Dark	→	1741	Gull	Very close ΔE 2.1	1689 1615
646	Beaver Grey Dark	→	1741	Gull	Very close ΔE 2.3	1615 1740
647	Beaver Grey Medium	→	1687	Vapor	Close ΔE 4.0	1810 1886
648	Beaver Grey Light	→	1686	Gray Lilac	Very close ΔE 2.3	1687 1886
666	Christmas Red Light	→	1993	Cerise	Very close ΔE 1.6	1910 1681
676	Old Gold Light	→	1723	Impala	Close ΔE 3.2	1826 1853
677	Old Gold Very Light	→	1666	Wheat	Close ΔE 3.2	1622 1866
680	Old Gold Dark	→	1726	Sirocco	Approximate ΔE 6.7	1926 1656
699	Chirstmas Green	→	1851	Fleece Green	Approximate ΔE 9.6	1650 1770
700	Christmas Green Bright	→	1851	Fleece Green	Close ΔE 3.0	1979 1703
701	Christmas Green Light	→	1770	Green	Close ΔE 3.9	1970 1650
702	Kelly Green	→	1770	Green	Close ΔE 3.1	1650 1769
703	Chartreuse	→	1648	Sage Green	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1968 1848
704	Chartreuse Bright	→	1809	Hemp	Approximate ΔE 6.9	1648 1768
712	Cream	→	1949	Moonbeam	Close ΔE 2.8	1803 1661
718	Plum	→	1910	Strawberry	Approximate ΔE 6.1	1993 1709
720	Orange Spice Dark	→	1878	Saffron	Very close ΔE 1.8	1637 1838
721	Orange Spice Medium	→	1952	Coral	Close ΔE 2.4	1777 1947
722	Orange Spice Light	→	1820	Flamingo	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1952 1752
725	Topaz	→	1826	Honey	Near identical ΔE 0.9	1626 1923
726	Topaz Light	→	1727	Mimosa	Close ΔE 3.4	1735 1866
727	Topaz Very Light	→	1866	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 3.7	1666 1727
729	Old Gold Medium	→	1870	Chamois	Close ΔE 3.4	1752 1853
730	Olive Green Very Dark	→	1790	Palmetto	Approximate ΔE 6.1	1759 1706
731	Olive Green Dark	→	1790	Palmetto	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1759 1706
732	Olive Green	→	1790	Palmetto	Approximate ΔE 8.1	1706 1759
733	Olive Green Medium	→	1809	Hemp	Approximate ΔE 9.7	1959 1649
734	Olive Green Light	→	1940	Fluo Orange	Close ΔE 4.8	1623 1727
738	Tan Very Light	→	1826	Honey	Close ΔE 3.8	1626 1723
739	Tan Ultra Very Light	→	1661	Celery	Close ΔE 2.4	1622 1949
740	Tangerine	→	1955	Honeydew	Close ΔE 4.0	1755 1978
741	Tangerine Medium	→	1955	Honeydew	Close ΔE 2.3	1951 1755
742	Tangerine Light	→	1923	Merit Gold	Very close ΔE 1.7	1624 1826
743	Yellow Medium	→	1866	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 2.9	1727 1735
744	Yellow Pale	→	1866	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 4.2	1666 1727
745	Yellow Light Pale	→	1666	Wheat	Close ΔE 3.0	1661 1622
746	Off White	→	1949	Moonbeam	Close ΔE 2.8	1803 1804
747	Sky Blue Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 4.0	1803 1949
754	Peach Flesh Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1723 1622
758	Terra Cotta Very Light	→	1752	Coral Reef	Close ΔE 2.6	1817 1653
760	Salmon	→	1817	Flamingo	Very close ΔE 2.0	1820 1819
761	Salmon Light	→	1653	Peach	Close ΔE 4.2	1882 1818
762	Pearl Grey Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Very close ΔE 1.7	1803 1686
772	Pine Green Light	→	1661	Celery	Approximate ΔE 8.9	1666 1822
775	Baby Blue Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 4.9	1802 1803
776	Pink Medium	→	1915	Emily Pink	Close ΔE 3.9	1819 1817
778	Antique Mauve Very Light	→	1653	Peach	Close ΔE 3.6	1882 1818
780	Topaz Ultra Very Dark	→	1773	Almond	Very close ΔE 2.0	1753 1621
781	Topaz Very Dark	→	1773	Almond	Very close ΔE 1.9	1753 1791
782	Topaz Dark	→	1763	Karat	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1753 1726
783	Topaz Medium	→	1869	Golden Earth	Close ΔE 4.0	1755 1870
791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	→	1634	Purple Accent	Very close ΔE 1.8	1632 1680
792	Cornflower Blue Dark	→	1963	Purple Sage	Approximate ΔE 8.3	1627 1617
793	Cornflower Blue Medium	→	1711	Wisteria	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1630 1834
794	Cornflower Blue Light	→	1610	Celestial Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1953 1687
796	Royal Blue Dark	→	1967	Light Navy	Very close ΔE 2.0	1742 1767
797	Royal Blue	→	1742	Blue Ribbon	Close ΔE 2.4	1843 1967
798	Delft Dark	→	1618	Silver Rose	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1627 1840
799	Delft Medium	→	1612	Blue Fog	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1628 1960
800	Delft Pale	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 2.3	1803 1686
801	Coffee Brown Dark	→	1857	Mushroom	Approximate ΔE 7.7	1973 1730
806	Peacock Blue Dark	→	1890	Mallard Blue	Close ΔE 2.5	1685 1652
807	Peacock Blue	→	1692	Pale Blue	Approximate ΔE 9.0	1647 1613
809	Delft	→	1629	Paris Blue	Close ΔE 3.2	1886 1610
813	Blue Light	→	1610	Celestial Blue	Close ΔE 4.0	1953 1687
814	Garnet Dark	→	1783	Red Licorice	Approximate ΔE 6.2	1984 1710
815	Garnet Medium	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1787 1783
816	Garnet	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 3.3	1787 1786
817	Coral Red Very Dark	→	1993	Cerise	Very close ΔE 2.1	1910 1681
818	Baby Pink	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 8.6	1802 1804
819	Baby Pink Light	→	1661	Celery	Close ΔE 3.7	1803 1949
820	Royal Blue Very Dark	→	1967	Light Navy	Very close ΔE 1.1	1742 1966
822	Beige Grey Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Very close ΔE 1.7	1803 1804
823	Navy Blue Dark	→	1922	Purple Accent	Poor match ΔE 15.6	1722 1966
824	Blue Very Dark	→	1964	Ash	Close ΔE 4.3	1961 1760
825	Blue Dark	→	1961	Tempest	Very close ΔE 1.9	1760 1964
826	Blue Medium	→	1960	Country Blue	Very close ΔE 1.4	1671 1840
827	Blue Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1686 1687
828	Blue Ultra Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1803 1949
829	Golden Olive Very Dark	→	1793	Sand Dune	Approximate ΔE 7.4	1730 1973
830	Golden Olive Dark	→	1793	Sand Dune	Approximate ΔE 7.5	1730 1973
831	Golden Olive Medium	→	1793	Sand Dune	Approximate ΔE 8.9	1790 1672
832	Golden Olive	→	1791	Earthen Tan	Very close ΔE 1.6	1672 1625
833	Golden Olive Light	→	1670	Old Gold	Close ΔE 4.6	1626 1684
834	Golden Olive Very Light	→	1861	Cornsilk	Close ΔE 2.8	1626 1866
838	Beige Brown Very Dark	→	1758	Dark Brown	Approximate ΔE 6.7	1858 1658
839	Beige Brown Dark	→	1758	Dark Brown	Close ΔE 3.5	1658 1857
840	Beige Brown Medium	→	1730	Sand Dune	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1973 1793
841	Beige Brown Light	→	1926	Tawny Birch	Close ΔE 3.5	1726 1656
842	Beige Brown Very Light	→	1682	Taupe	Close ΔE 4.9	1738 1723
844	Beaver Brown Ultra Dark	→	1689	Gull	Close ΔE 4.3	1614 1640
868	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	→	1973	Chocolate	Very close ΔE 1.7	1857 1773
869	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	→	1973	Chocolate	Very close ΔE 1.7	1857 1773
890	Pistachio Green Ultra Dark	→	1669	Dark Army Green	Close ΔE 4.2	1665 1904
891	Carnation Dark	→	1734	Desert Rose	Close ΔE 4.1	1907 1754
892	Carnation Medium	→	1954	Bitteroot	Close ΔE 3.2	1908 1616
893	Carnation Light	→	1620	Azalea	Close ΔE 2.7	1819 1948
894	Carnation Very Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1915 1818
895	Hunter Green Very Dark	→	1664	Black Chrome	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1969 1669
898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	→	1857	Mushroom	Approximate ΔE 8.7	1758 1658
899	Rose Medium	→	1616	Shell Pink	Very close ΔE 1.7	1777 1908
900	Burnt Orange Dark	→	1987	Fluorescent Orange	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1779 1878
902	Granet Very Dark	→	1783	Red Licorice	Close ΔE 3.8	1835 1782
904	Parrot Green Very Dark	→	1756	Green	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1970 1904
905	Parrot Green Dark	→	1769	Pale Green	Close ΔE 2.6	1770 1650
906	Parrot Green Medium	→	1648	Sage Green	Close ΔE 4.2	1848 1649
907	Parrot Green Light	→	1940	Fluo Orange	Approximate ΔE 6.2	1748 1768
909	Emerald Green Very Dark	→	1780	Green Forest	Close ΔE 4.0	1979 1703
910	Emerald Green Dark	→	1849	Green Bay	Close ΔE 4.0	1879 1750
911	Emerald Green Medium	→	1849	Green Bay	Close ΔE 4.7	1879 1751
912	Emerald Green Light	→	1968	Fair Green	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1848 1648
913	Nile Green Medium	→	1900	Nile	Close ΔE 2.3	1647 1768
915	Plum Dark	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 3.5	1787 1786
917	Plum Medium	→	1984	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 3.7	1787 1786

					Match	Alternatives
918	Red Copper Dark	→	1639	Red Berry	Close ΔE 3.2	1681 1986
919	Red Copper	→	1707	Dusky Rose	Close ΔE 3.9	1639 1681
920	Copper Medium	→	1754	Spanish Red	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1707 1616
921	Copper	→	1616	Shell Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.8	1778 1754
922	Copper Light	→	1777	Coral	Close ΔE 3.4	1820 1952
924	Grey Green Very Dark	→	1614	Medium Grey	Close ΔE 4.7	1640 1841
926	Grey Green Light	→	1668	Water Lilly	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1615 1689
927	Grey Green Light	→	1686	Gray Lilac	Close ΔE 3.6	1687 1886
928	Grey Green Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 2.8	1803 1686
930	Antique Blue Dark	→	1840	Wild Dove	Close ΔE 4.7	1961 1671
931	Antique Blue Medium	→	1840	Wild Dove	Close ΔE 3.7	1960 1918
932	Antique Blue Light	→	1811	Traditional Gray	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1886 1610
934	Black Avocado Green	→	1795	D. H. Green	Close ΔE 4.0	1798 1957
935	Avocado Green Dark	→	1795	D. H. Green	Close ΔE 3.0	1798 1957
936	Avocado Green Very D	→	1795	D. H. Green	Very close ΔE 1.7	1798 1705
937	Avocado Green Medium	→	1905	Mitchell Green	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1904 1756
938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	→	1858	Mink Brown	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1899 1658
939	Navy Blue Very Dark	→	1966	Light Navy	Poor match ΔE 14.1	1743 1634
943	Aquamarine Medium	→	1989	Irish Green	Close ΔE 3.3	1868 1847
945	Flesh Medium	→	1723	Impala	Close ΔE 3.4	1853 1882
946	Burnt Orange Medium	→	1678	Fluorescent Orange	Close ΔE 4.5	1946 1965
947	Burnt Orange	→	1946	Neon Orange	Very close ΔE 1.2	1965 1765
948	Peach Flesh Very Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Close ΔE 4.7	1804 1803
950	Sportsman Flesh	→	1752	Coral Reef	Close ΔE 2.6	1817 1870
951	Flesh	→	1622	Tusk	Close ΔE 4.3	1666 1723
954	Nile Green	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1647 1768
955	Nile Green Light	→	1661	Celery	Approximate ΔE 8.6	1803 1822
956	Geranium	→	1616	Shell Pink	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1777 1954
957	Gernanium Pale	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.7	1815 1818
958	Sea Green Dark	→	1847	Isle Green	Close ΔE 4.9	1868 1989
959	Sea Green Medium	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1647 1692
961	Dusty Rose Dark	→	1616	Shell Pink	Close ΔE 4.1	1909 1908
962	Dusty Rose Medium	→	1620	Azalea	Very close ΔE 2.2	1777 1819
963	Dusty Rose Ultra Very L	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 8.3	1818 1802
964	Sea Green Light	→	1803	Lily White	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1804 1687
966	Baby Green Medium	→	1863	Cocoa Mulch	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1661 1822
970	Pumpkin Light	→	1765	Pumpkin	Close ΔE 3.4	1978 1965
971	Pumpkin	→	1765	Pumpkin	Close ΔE 3.2	1965 1946
972	Canary Dark	→	1951	Honeydew	Close ΔE 2.9	1955 1624
973	Canary Brt	→	1683	Buttercup	Very close ΔE 1.9	1980 1972
975	Golden Brown Dark	→	1856	Chocolate	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1857 1898
976	Golden Brown Medium	→	1755	Marigold	Very close ΔE 2.2	1955 1869
977	Golden Brown Light	→	1951	Honeydew	Close ΔE 3.7	1624 1870
986	Forest Green Very Dark	→	1902	Mitchell Green	Close ΔE 3.4	1904 1905
987	Forest Green Dark	→	1904	Chinois Green	Close ΔE 4.2	1905 1970
988	Forest Green Medium	→	1648	Sage Green	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1968 1956
989	Forest Green	→	1648	Sage Green	Close ΔE 3.4	1968 1848
991	Aquamarine Dark	→	1903	Evergreen	Close ΔE 4.2	1970 1703
992	Aquamarine	→	1647	Cameo Green	Close ΔE 4.6	1900 1692
993	Aquamarine Light	→	1900	Nile	Approximate ΔE 10.0	1692 1647
995	Electric Blue Dark	→	1890	Mallard Blue	Close ΔE 3.0	1991 1652
996	Electric Blue Medium	→	1692	Pale Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1892 1932
3011	Khaki Green Dark	→	1790	Palmetto	Approximate ΔE 6.7	1759 1706
3012	Khaki Green Medium	→	1809	Hemp	Close ΔE 3.9	1920 1684
3013	Khaki Green Light	→	1920	Cocoon	Very close ΔE 1.8	1866 1727
3021	Brown Grey Very Dark	→	1998	Elderberry	Close ΔE 3.4	1654 1745
3022	Brown Grey Medium	→	1810	Pale Grey	Very close ΔE 1.8	1812 1811
3023	Brown Grey Light	→	1682	Taupe	Close ΔE 2.8	1738 1860
3024	Brown Grey Very Light	→	1686	Gray Lilac	Very close ΔE 1.7	1687 1886
3031	Mocha Brown Very Dark	→	1758	Dark Brown	Approximate ΔE 9.1	1757 1957
3032	Mocha Brown Medium	→	1855	Wicker	Close ΔE 2.8	1684 1884
3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	→	1622	Tusk	Close ΔE 3.5	1949 1723
3041	Antique Violet Medium	→	1941	Light Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1911 1731
3042	Antique Violet Light	→	1818	Crystal Pink	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1713 1886
3045	Yellow Beige Dark	→	1870	Chamois	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1752 1927
3046	Yellow Beige Medium	→	1626	Sunset Gold	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1723 1861
3047	Yellow Beige Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Close ΔE 4.4	1622 1822
3051	Green Grey Dark	→	1796	Khaki	Approximate ΔE 7.9	1757 1756
3052	Green Grey Medium	→	1862	Vertiver Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	1662 1956
3053	Green Grey	→	1738	Pistachio	Close ΔE 3.8	1682 1860
3064	Dessert Sand	→	1753	Date	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1621 1778
3072	Beaver Grey Very Light	→	1803	Lily White	Very close ΔE 1.4	1804 1949
3078	Golden Yellow Very Light	→	1661	Celery	Close ΔE 4.6	1666 1803
3325	Baby Blue Light	→	1610	Celestial Blue	Approximate ΔE 8.0	1687 1686
3326	Rose Light	→	1819	Shell Pink	Very close ΔE 2.1	1817 1820
3328	Salmon Dark	→	1681	Atom Red	Very close ΔE 2.0	1707 1993
3340	Apricot Medium	→	1952	Coral	Very close ΔE 1.6	1777 1820
3341	Apricot	→	1817	Flamingo	Close ΔE 2.9	1819 1820
3345	Hunter Green Dark	→	1969	Hedge	Close ΔE 3.6	1664 1904
3346	Hunter Green	→	1668	Water Lilly	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1648 1969
3347	Yellow Green Medium	→	1648	Sage Green	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1968 1848
3348	Yellow Green Light	→	1867	Applegreen	Poor match ΔE 10.8	1661 1748
3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	→	1707	Dusky Rose	Very close ΔE 2.0	1754 1993
3354	Dusty Rose Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 3.7	1818 1653
3362	Pine Green Dark	→	1664	Black Chrome	Close ΔE 3.1	1663 1969
3363	Pine Green Medium	→	1668	Water Lilly	Approximate ΔE 8.3	1969 1956
3364	Pine Green	→	1768	Celadon Green	Approximate ΔE 7.2	1648 1900
3371	Black Brown	→	1858	Mink Brown	Approximate ΔE 8.6	1999 1659
3607	Plum Light	→	1721	Begonia	Close ΔE 4.2	1990 1994
3608	Plum Very Light	→	1921	Wild Pink	Very close ΔE 2.2	1948 1816
3609	Plum Ultra Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1815 1818
3685	Mauve Dark	→	1786	Candy Apple Red	Close ΔE 3.0	1986 1781
3687	Mauve	→	1707	Dusky Rose	Very close ΔE 1.9	1993 1754
3688	Mauve Medium	→	1819	Shell Pink	Close ΔE 2.8	1820 1777
3689	Mauve Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.4	1818 1815
3705	Melon Dark	→	1954	Bitteroot	Very close ΔE 2.0	1947 1908
3706	Melon Medium	→	1952	Coral	Close ΔE 2.3	1777 1820
3708	Melon Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	1815 1818
3712	Salmon Medium	→	1616	Shell Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	1908 1994
3713	Salmon Very Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1882 1804
3716	Dusty Rose Very Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Very close ΔE 2.1	1818 1815
3721	Shell Pink Dark	→	1639	Red Berry	Close ΔE 4.1	1707 1754
3722	Shell Pink Medium	→	1707	Dusky Rose	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1639 1681
3726	Antique Mauve Dark	→	1917	Rapture Rose	Close ΔE 4.8	1616 1941
3727	Antique Mauve Light	→	1713	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 4.1	1818 1915
3731	Dusty Rose Very Dark	→	1707	Dusky Rose	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1994 1616
3733	Dusty Rose	→	1819	Shell Pink	Very close ΔE 2.2	1820 1817
3740	Antique Violet Dark	→	1731	Very Grape	Close ΔE 4.9	1854 1941
3743	Antique Violet Very L	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Near identical ΔE 1.0	1803 1686
3746	Blue Violet Dark	→	1631	Laurie Lilac	Very close ΔE 2.1	1831 1834
3747	Blue Violet Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 2.8	1803 1686
3750	Antique Blue Very Dark	→	1992	Peacock	Close ΔE 2.6	1891 1762
3752	Antique Blue Very Light	→	1687	Vapor	Close ΔE 3.9	1610 1686
3753	Ant. Blue Ultra Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1803 1686
3755	Baby Blue	→	1874	Baby Blue	Close ΔE 4.9	1612 1953
3756	Baby Blue Ultra Very Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1802 1801
3760	Wedgewood	→	1960	Country Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.9	1671 1828
3761	Sky Blue Light	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Close ΔE 3.3	1803 1686
3765	Peacock Blue Very Dark	→	1890	Mallard Blue	Very close ΔE 2.1	1652 1991
3766	Peacock Blue Light	→	1891	Deep Windsor	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1991 1992
3768	Grey Green Dark	→	1668	Water Lilly	Approximate ΔE 5.7	1614 1615
3770	Flesh Very Light	→	1661	Celery	Close ΔE 3.9	1949 1803
3772	Negro Flesh	→	1898	Desert Sand	Close ΔE 4.1	1856 1621
3773	Sportsman Flesh Medium	→	1952	Coral	Close ΔE 5.0	1820 1777
3774	Sportsman Flesh Very L	→	1723	Impala	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1882 1853
3776	Mahogony Light	→	1778	Orange	Approximate ΔE 5.7	1952 1616
3777	Terra Cotta Very Dark	→	1878	Saffron	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1621 1779
3778	Terra Cotta Light	→	1952	Coral	Close ΔE 2.5	1777 1820
3779	Ter. Cotta Ultra Very L	→	1817	Flamingo	Close ΔE 4.1	1752 1653
3781	Mocha Brown Dark	→	1758	Dark Brown	Close ΔE 3.1	1857 1658
3782	Mocho Brown Light	→	1884	Rattan	Very close ΔE 2.1	1927 1938
3787	Brown Grey Dark	→	1998	Elderberry	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1731 1854
3790	Beige Grey Ultra Dark	→	1729	Fawn	Close ΔE 4.1	1928 1854
3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	→	1617	Gray Ridge	Close ΔE 3.8	1739 1931
3801	Dark Melon Very	→	1837	Fluo Pink	Close ΔE 3.6	1678 1987
3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	→	1895	Dark Aqua Green	Close ΔE 2.7	1694 1695
3803	Mauve Dark	→	1986	Candy Apple Red	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1781 1786
3804	Cyclamen Pink Dark	→	1910	Strawberry	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1994 1993
3805	Cyclamen Pink	→	1721	Begonia	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1994 1990
3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	→	1921	Wild Pink	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1721 1909
3807	Cornflower Bleu	→	1832	Purple Shadow	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1631 1930
3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	→	1991	Blue / Green	Close ΔE 3.9	1890 1652
3809	Turquoise Very Dark	→	1846	J. Turquoise	Close ΔE 2.5	1888 1746
3810	Turquoise Dark	→	1892	Turquoise	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1799 1645
3811	Turquoise Very Light	→	1692	Pale Blue	Poor match ΔE 12.7	1892 1804
3812	Seagreen Very Dark	→	1847	Isle Green	Close ΔE 4.7	1702 1989
3813	Bleu Green Light	→	1692	Pale Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.7	1687 1610
3814	Aquamarine	→	1868	Jungle Green	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1989 1849
3815	Celadon Green Dark	→	1668	Water Lilly	Approximate ΔE 9.9	1849 1685
3816	Celadon Green	→	1647	Cameo Green	Close ΔE 3.7	1900 1645
3817	Celadon Green Light	→	1645	Seafrost	Poor match ΔE 12.2	1692 1845
3818	Emarald Green Ultra Very Dark	→	1750	Dark Green	Close ΔE 3.1	1851 1751
3819	Moss Green Light	→	1935	Lemon	Close ΔE 4.1	1823 1867
3820	Straw Dark	→	1623	Copper	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1866 1727
3821	Straw	→	1623	Copper	Close ΔE 3.7	1824 1883
3822	Straw Light	→	1623	Copper	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1866 1727
3823	Pale Yellow Ultra	→	1661	Celery	Close ΔE 4.6	1666 1622
3824	Apricot Light	→	1826	Honey	Close ΔE 3.6	1626 1723
3825	Pale Pumpkin	→	1723	Impala	Very close ΔE 2.0	1853 1826
3826	Golden Brown	→	1625	Copper	Close ΔE 3.6	1791 1672
3827	Pale Golden Brown	→	1626	Sunset Gold	Very close ΔE 1.7	1826 1861
3828	Hazelnut Brown	→	1684	Warm Sand	Close ΔE 2.3	1670 1673
3829	Old Gold Very Dark	→	1670	Old Gold	Very close ΔE 2.0	1684 1771
3830	Terra Cotta	→	1773	Almond	Approximate ΔE 6.2	1621 1856
3831	Raspberry Dark	→	1910	Strawberry	Close ΔE 3.0	1993 1681
3832	Raspberry Medium	→	1787	Cherrystone	Close ΔE 4.8	1984 1709
3833	Raspberry Light	→	1921	Wild Pink	Close ΔE 3.2	1948 1816
3834	Grape Dark	→	1880	Dark Purple	Close ΔE 4.2	1833 1710
3835	Grape Medium	→	1831	Medium Purple	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1631 1709
3836	Grape Light	→	1911	Light Pink	Close ΔE 3.5	1711 1921
3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	→	1833	Dark Purple	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1880 1710
3838	Lavender Bleu Dark	→	1832	Purple Shadow	Approximate ΔE 8.5	1631 1831
3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	→	1830	Jay Blue	Close ΔE 3.3	1933 1943
3840	Lavender Bleu Light	→	1629	Paris Blue	Close ΔE 3.2	1801 1805
3841	Pale Baby Bleu	→	1801	Barely Blue	Close ΔE 2.7	1802 1805
3842	Wedgwood Dark	→	1829	Fire Blue	Close ΔE 3.2	1934 1797
3843	Electric Bleu	→	1830	Jay Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.9	1733 1943
3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	→	1675	Caribbean Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.8	1827 1871
3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	→	1827	Medium Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1893 1871
3846	Turquoise Light Bright	→	1932	Pale Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1827 1674
3847	Teal Green Dark	→	1991	Blue / Green	Close ΔE 2.6	1890 1652
3848	Teal Green Medium	→	1846	J. Turquoise	Close ΔE 2.5	1888 1746
3849	Teal Green Light	→	1892	Turquoise	Approximate ΔE 7.5	1746 1645
3850	Green Dark Bright	→	1651	Kelly	Close ΔE 3.9	1988 1989
3851	Green Light Bright	→	1845	Neptune Green	Very close ΔE 1.4	1702 1647
3852	Straw Very Dark	→	1924	Moonbeam	Near identical ΔE 0.7	1925 1824
3853	Autumn Gold Dark	→	1937	Orange	Close ΔE 2.4	1624 1951
3854	Autumn Gold Medium	→	1826	Honey	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1870 1923
3855	Autumn Gold Light	→	1666	Wheat	Close ΔE 2.7	1622 1661
3856	Mahogany Ultra Very Light	→	1723	Impala	Close ΔE 4.4	1622 1666
3857	Rosewood Dark	→	1973	Chocolate	Approximate ΔE 7.4	1857 1773
3858	Rosewood Medium	→	1773	Almond	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1973 1791
3859	Rosewood Light	→	1869	Golden Earth	Very close ΔE 2.1	1725 1955
3860	Cocoa	→	1672	Shimmering Gold	Very close ΔE 1.5	1791 1792
3861	Cocao Light	→	1885	Tawny Birch	Close ΔE 3.0	1726 1673
3862	Mocha Beige Dark	→	1773	Almond	Close ΔE 4.7	1791 1672
3863	Mocha Beige Medium	→	1725	Old Gold	Close ΔE 4.4	1791 1625
3864	Mocha Beige Light	→	1927	Gold	Close ΔE 4.3	1670 1884
3865	Winter White	→	1803	Lily White	Close ΔE 3.9	1804 1949
3866	Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light	→	1949	Moonbeam	Close ΔE 2.8	1803 1661
777	Raspberry Very Dark	→	1974	Burgundy	Very close ΔE 2.1	1638 1981
151	Dusty Rose Very Light	→	1815	Pink	Close ΔE 3.9	1713 1816
150	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Dark	→	1986	Candy Apple Red	Close ΔE 4.1	1747 1781
152	Shell Pink Medium Light	→	1656	Light Red / Orange	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1653 1818
153	Violet Very Light	→	1911	Light Pink	Close ΔE 4.5	1815 1713
154	Grape Very Dark	→	1983	Plum	Close ΔE 2.3	1887 1789
156	Blue Violet Medium Light	→	1630	Violet Tulip	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1933 1830
155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	→	1630	Violet Tulip	Close ΔE 4.0	1933 1711
157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	→	1953	Sky Blue	Close ΔE 4.4	1874 1674
158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	→	1930	Violet Blue	Close ΔE 2.9	1676 1767
162	Blue Ultra Very Light	→	1953	Sky Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.5	1610 1687
803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	→	1843	Royal Blue	Close ΔE 3.6	1676 1742
505	Jade	→	1651	Kelly	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1751 1650
163	Celadon Green Medium	→	1868	Jungle Green	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1989 1968
164	Forestgreen Light	→	1768	Celadon Green	Approximate ΔE 7.5	1748 1900
165	Moss Green Very Light	→	1940	Fluo Orange	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1866 1727
166	Moss Green Medium Light	→	1940	Fluo Orange	Close ΔE 4.8	1623 1735
167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	→	1759	Foliage Green	Close ΔE 3.3	1939 1673
728	Topaz	→	1980	Manila	Close ΔE 3.7	1724 1683
967	Apricot Very Light	→	1882	Tawny	Close ΔE 2.7	1653 1853
3771	Terra Cotta Ultra Very Light	→	1853	Bamboo	Very close ΔE 2.3	1927 1870
779	Cocoa Dark	→	1744	Egyptian Brown	Close ΔE 2.5	1872 1745
159	Gray Blue Light	→	1629	Paris Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1612 1874
160	Gray Blue Medium	→	1933	Light Purple	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1630 1830
161	Gray Blue	→	1943	Violet	Approximate ΔE 6.1	1933 1618
168	Pewter Very Light	→	1610	Celestial Blue	Close ΔE 2.6	1687 1811
169	Pewter Light	→	1613	Platinum	Close ΔE 4.1	1718 1812
5200	Snow White(B5200)	→	1804	Blanc de Blanc	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1803 1802

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 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.

About Madeira Polyneon 40

Madeira Polyneon 40 is a polyester embroidery thread engineered for high-speed, high-volume production. It resists chlorine and abrasion and is a common alternative to Isacord.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a DMC to Madeira Polyneon conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color for all 455 DMC Embroidery Floss colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many DMC colors have a close match in Madeira Polyneon?

66 of the 455 colors (15%) rate Very close or better, and 64% rate Close or better. The other 163 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Madeira Polyneon back to DMC?

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