DMC to Sulky Poly thread conversion chart

Every DMC Embroidery Floss color with its closest Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco 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 Sulky 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 a DMC cross-stitch or hand-embroidery pattern on an embroidery machine.

31%very close or better

86%close or better

455DMC Embroidery Floss colors

905Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco colors

Near identical 25
Very close 114
Close 252
Approximate 64
Poor match 0

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455 colors

					Match	Alternatives
White	White	→	100	Snow White	Near identical ΔE 0.0	1351 1000
Ecru	Ecru	→	1218	Silver Gray	Very close ΔE 2.2	315 1086
208	Lavender Very Dark	→	1545	Hot Pink	Close ΔE 3.5	61418 243
209	Lavender Dark	→	3935	Rose Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1193 61121
210	Lavender Medium	→	61408	Pale Pink	Close ΔE 3.6	61064 278
211	Lavender Light	→	61113	Oyster	Close ΔE 3.3	278 1068
221	Shell Pink Very Dark	→	61190	Brandy	Very close ΔE 1.1	1308 61034
223	Shell Pink Light	→	169	Rose Wine Medium	Very close ΔE 1.8	153 1020
224	Shell Pink Very Light	→	211	Pastel Mauve	Close ΔE 3.2	1054 1113
225	Shell Pink Ultra Very L	→	327	Light Coral	Very close ΔE 1.7	326 61071
300	Mahogany Very Dark	→	292	Bark Dark	Close ΔE 2.5	352 61170
301	Mahogany Medium	→	200	Cherry	Approximate ΔE 7.0	61081 1304
304	Christmas Red Medium	→	3844	Dark Grenandine	Very close ΔE 1.6	61192 1191
307	Lemon	→	1023	Yellow	Near identical ΔE 0.5	1135 1066
309	Rose Dark	→	61404	Carnation Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	3224 1533
310	Black	→	1005	Black	Near identical ΔE 0.0	538 1182
311	Navy Blue Medium	→	1805	Dark Bottle Green	Close ΔE 4.0	1250 3331
312	Navy Blue Light	→	1804	Wedgewood Blue	Close ΔE 3.0	61206 310
315	Antique Mauve Very Dark	→	61179	Cognac	Approximate ΔE 5.9	322 1190
316	Antique Mauve Medium	→	61394	Sea Pink	Close ΔE 2.5	347 262
317	Pewter Grey	→	1269	Light Purple	Close ΔE 3.0	1219 1809
318	Steel Grey Light	→	1321	Gray Khaki	Close ΔE 2.8	1270 61474
319	Pistachio Green Very Dark	→	3327	Granite	Very close ΔE 2.0	3322 354
320	Pistachio Green Medium	→	1228	Drab Green	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3615 1211
321	Christmas Red	→	61404	Carnation Dark	Very close ΔE 1.2	1231 3224
322	Navy Blue Very Light	→	128	Dark Steel Blue	Close ΔE 4.1	338 61206
326	Rose Very Dark	→	1533	Lt. Rose	Close ΔE 3.9	61533 61034
327	Violet Dark	→	1112	Royal Purple	Very close ΔE 1.8	61112 61189
333	Blue Violet Very Dark	→	61418	Crushed Grape	Close ΔE 3.4	243 279
334	Baby Blue Medium	→	348	Medium Blue	Close ΔE 2.3	1201 61134
335	Rose	→	3224	Coral / Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	1257 61404
336	Navy Blue	→	3331	Stellar Blue	Close ΔE 4.1	61444 61427
340	Blue Violet Medium	→	61193	Grape	Close ΔE 4.9	1830 1554
341	Blue Violet Light	→	126	Lt. Smokey Blue	Close ΔE 3.4	1806 1196
347	Salmon Very Dark	→	1533	Lt. Rose	Close ΔE 3.9	61533 1034
349	Coral Dark	→	3224	Coral / Dark	Very close ΔE 1.2	61404 1231
350	Coral Medium	→	1188	Deep Red	Close ΔE 4.3	3224 61913
351	Coral	→	1081	Brick	Close ΔE 4.8	61396 61020
352	Coral Light	→	61019	Coral Reef	Very close ΔE 2.0	1016 3860
353	Peach Flesh	→	334	Salmon Pink	Close ΔE 3.0	311 1054
355	Terra Cotta Dark	→	1237	Deep Mauve	Close ΔE 3.1	61021 3424
356	Terra Cotta Medium	→	169	Rose Wine Medium	Close ΔE 4.3	1259 3223
367	Pistachio Green Dark	→	1552	Teal	Approximate ΔE 6.6	3420 244
368	Pistachio Green Light	→	61100	Mint	Very close ΔE 2.2	61047 309
369	Pistachio Green Very Light	→	1331	Pale Green	Very close ΔE 2.2	333 331
370	Mustard Medium	→	3412	Gold	Close ΔE 4.4	1128 313
371	Mustard	→	61372	Medium Beige	Close ΔE 2.4	1549 61389
372	Mustard Light	→	1549	Tan	Close ΔE 3.1	61372 3411
400	Mahogany Dark	→	352	Indian Paintbrush	Close ΔE 2.5	292 3434
402	Mahogany Very Light	→	214	Salmon	Close ΔE 4.6	1054 61258
407	Sportsman Flsh Very D	→	1304	Dewberry	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61056 61128
413	Pewter Grey Dark	→	61040	Pewter Grey / Dark	Very close ΔE 1.1	61166 61380
414	Steel Grey Dark	→	1269	Light Purple	Close ΔE 3.0	1219 1809
415	Pearl Grey	→	1465	Silver Gray	Very close ΔE 1.9	1229 1236
420	Hazel Nut Brown Dark	→	61382	Unaka Sand	Close ΔE 2.4	1170 1823
422	Hazel Nut Brown Light	→	61149	Tan	Close ΔE 4.6	61055 619
433	Brown Medium	→	1823	Medium Brown	Close ΔE 3.0	61383 3432
434	Brown Light	→	61128	Copper Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1304 1822
435	Brown Very Light	→	61056	Topaz Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.2	521 324
436	Tan	→	1019	Peach	Close ΔE 3.0	3212 1803
437	Tan Light	→	61149	Tan	Close ΔE 4.8	61055 619
444	Lemon Dark	→	61024	Canary Yellow Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.7	61137 1367
445	Lemon Light	→	137	Mellow Yellow	Very close ΔE 2.3	1061 331
451	Shell Grey Dark	→	1213	Taupe	Close ΔE 3.0	1807 1269
452	Shell Grey Medium	→	1808	Toasted Almond	Approximate ΔE 5.0	1327 1085
453	Shell Grey Light	→	61017	Bisque	Close ΔE 3.1	209 61127
469	Avocado Green	→	339	Palm Leaf	Very close ΔE 2.2	244 3420
470	Avocado Green Light	→	142	Medium Olive Green	Close ΔE 4.8	342 308
471	Avocado Green Very Light	→	309	Laurel Green	Very close ΔE 1.9	1047 143
472	Avocado Green Ultra Light	→	137	Mellow Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1816 331
498	Christmas Red Dark	→	61192	Dark Grenandine	Very close ΔE 1.6	3844 1191
500	Blue Green Very Dark	→	61454	Bronze Green	Close ΔE 3.0	1273 300
501	Blue Green Dark	→	354	French Green	Very close ΔE 1.7	3322 1287
502	Blue Green	→	3615	Slate Grey	Close ΔE 3.0	1207 1211
503	Blue Green Medium	→	1508	Putty	Very close ΔE 1.9	501 1321
504	Blue Green Light	→	1275	Sea Mist	Close ΔE 4.0	1508 1331
517	Wedgewood Medium	→	1251	Bright Turquoise	Approximate ΔE 6.3	1206 125
518	Wedgewood Light	→	61046	Medium Blue / Grey	Close ΔE 3.5	3884 1550
519	Sky Blue	→	61077	Slate Bleu	Very close ΔE 1.8	1077 61151
520	Fern Green Dark	→	3560	Laurel Green Dark	Very close ΔE 1.7	1836 235
522	Fern Green	→	1211	Lt. Khaki	Close ΔE 3.5	1228 3615
523	Fern Green Light	→	309	Laurel Green	Very close ΔE 1.5	143 1228
524	Fern Green Very Light	→	61462	Sea Shell	Very close ΔE 2.0	1824 61477
535	Ash Grey Very Light	→	3630	Light Charcoal	Close ΔE 2.8	61355 61219
543	Beige Brown Ultra Very Light	→	209	Pink Champagne	Close ΔE 2.6	61127 61082
550	Violet Very Light	→	61122	Violet Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	1812 61044
552	Violet Medium	→	1545	Hot Pink	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61418 243
553	Violet	→	1545	Hot Pink	Close ΔE 3.9	1830 1554
554	Violet Light	→	61064	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.5	61408 1111
561	Jade Very Dark	→	61208	Enchanted Sea	Close ΔE 4.0	1287 61451
562	Jade Medium	→	308	Grass Green	Approximate ΔE 7.0	3525 1046
563	Jade Light	→	61100	Mint	Close ΔE 4.0	61047 3309
564	Jade Very Light	→	1275	Sea Mist	Close ΔE 3.7	1331 61063
580	Moss Green Dark	→	1051	Christmas Green	Close ΔE 3.1	113 1277
581	Moss Green	→	1282	Tamarack	Close ΔE 3.3	1177 1322
597	Turquoise	→	3615	Slate Grey	Close ΔE 3.4	1207 1211
598	Turquoise Light	→	1508	Putty	Close ΔE 4.9	1275 1218
600	Cranberry Very Dark	→	1231	Med. Rose	Close ΔE 4.1	1310 61191
601	Cranberry Dark	→	1231	Med. Rose	Very close ΔE 1.2	61404 3224
602	Cranberry Medium	→	1511	Deep Rose	Very close ΔE 1.3	61119 1307
603	Cranberry	→	61396	Magenta Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.3	61909 1303
604	Cranberry Light	→	61117	Beauty Rose Light	Near identical ΔE 0.4	1121 61115
605	Cranberry Very Light	→	61115	Mauve Pink	Very close ΔE 2.1	1225 61015
606	Bright Orange Red	→	1246	Blaze Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.0	1317 1037
608	Bright Orange	→	1184	Orange	Close ΔE 2.7	1078 61953
610	Drab Brown Very Dark	→	61128	Copper Brown	Close ΔE 2.3	1837 61180
611	Drab Brown Dark	→	61128	Copper Brown	Close ΔE 3.4	1837 61180
612	Drab Brown Medium	→	61376	Sunkissed	Close ΔE 2.4	1128 61389
613	Drab Brown Light	→	1055	Tawny Tan	Close ΔE 3.5	61055 1549
632	Negro Flesh Medium	→	1237	Deep Mauve	Approximate ΔE 6.2	352 292
640	Beige Grey Very Dark	→	340	Stone Grey	Close ΔE 4.3	61011 610
642	Beige Grey Dark	→	1270	Dk. Gray Khaki	Close ΔE 2.4	61474 340
644	Beige Grey Medium	→	1268	Light Gray Khaki	Close ΔE 3.3	61071 1218
645	Beaver Grey Very Dark	→	61041	Dark Grey	Very close ΔE 1.8	3625 61219
646	Beaver Grey Dark	→	3625	Silver	Close ΔE 2.7	61041 1295
647	Beaver Grey Medium	→	1270	Dk. Gray Khaki	Close ΔE 2.4	61464 61474
648	Beaver Grey Light	→	61464	Bleu Mist	Close ΔE 2.4	1229 61077
666	Christmas Red Light	→	1533	Lt. Rose	Close ΔE 3.5	61533 61404
676	Old Gold Light	→	1821	Beach Sand	Very close ΔE 1.5	1802 1800
677	Old Gold Very Light	→	3404	Wheat	Very close ΔE 1.9	1082 1828
680	Old Gold Dark	→	1820	Dk. Ecru	Close ΔE 4.3	1128 1259
699	Chirstmas Green	→	1051	Christmas Green	Close ΔE 3.5	61174 119
700	Christmas Green Bright	→	61469	Green	Very close ΔE 2.1	569 112
701	Christmas Green Light	→	580	Mint Julep	Approximate ΔE 5.2	3518 61051
702	Kelly Green	→	3524	Medium Green	Close ΔE 4.0	115 61051
703	Chartreuse	→	308	Grass Green	Close ΔE 3.1	142 306
704	Chartreuse Bright	→	143	Sage Green	Close ΔE 3.8	1104 3407
712	Cream	→	315	Afterglow	Close ΔE 2.4	520 1086
718	Plum	→	61109	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 4.1	1231 61191
720	Orange Spice Dark	→	102	Foxy Red	Very close ΔE 2.2	1034 1237
721	Orange Spice Medium	→	61259	Blush Medium	Close ΔE 2.5	3223 3213
722	Orange Spice Light	→	1803	Light Orange	Close ΔE 3.4	3212 3860
725	Topaz	→	3122	Peach	Close ΔE 3.1	1839 1055
726	Topaz Light	→	61167	Glow	Close ΔE 2.3	61135 868
727	Topaz Very Light	→	61061	Jonquil Light	Near identical ΔE 0.4	61066 1828
729	Old Gold Medium	→	61387	Opaline	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61149 619
730	Olive Green Very Dark	→	630	Moss Green	Close ΔE 3.8	1332 61361
731	Olive Green Dark	→	630	Moss Green	Close ΔE 2.5	1276 1332
732	Olive Green	→	1332	Deep Chartreuse	Very close ΔE 2.3	1276 630
733	Olive Green Medium	→	1282	Tamarack	Close ΔE 3.2	1834 1817
734	Olive Green Light	→	3970	Lime	Close ΔE 3.5	147 1817
738	Tan Very Light	→	1821	Beach Sand	Very close ΔE 2.2	1055 3122
739	Tan Ultra Very Light	→	1127	Med. Ecru	Very close ΔE 2.2	315 1017
740	Tangerine	→	61168	Soleil	Near identical ΔE 0.9	1238 61065
741	Tangerine Medium	→	61373	Citrus Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.6	1313 61065
742	Tangerine Light	→	562	Spice	Close ΔE 3.5	61070 136
743	Yellow Medium	→	61061	Jonquil Light	Close ΔE 3.1	61066 1801
744	Yellow Pale	→	61066	Cream Brown	Near identical ΔE 1.0	61061 1061
745	Yellow Light Pale	→	1127	Med. Ecru	Very close ΔE 1.5	3406 3401
746	Off White	→	327	Light Coral	Close ΔE 2.3	61071 326
747	Sky Blue Very Light	→	1063	Pale Yellow-Green	Very close ΔE 1.8	1268 61063
754	Peach Flesh Light	→	326	Chickory Light	Very close ΔE 1.1	209 327
758	Terra Cotta Very Light	→	214	Salmon	Close ΔE 2.7	1019 3212
760	Salmon	→	61019	Coral Reef	Close ΔE 2.9	3860 1016
761	Salmon Light	→	211	Pastel Mauve	Close ΔE 3.0	1054 1543
762	Pearl Grey Very Light	→	1465	Silver Gray	Very close ΔE 2.2	329 1325
772	Pine Green Light	→	1331	Pale Green	Close ΔE 4.0	333 331
775	Baby Blue Very Light	→	61350	Eggshell	Near identical ΔE 0.8	61001 61351
776	Pink Medium	→	208	Petal Peach	Very close ΔE 2.3	311 334
778	Antique Mauve Very Light	→	211	Pastel Mauve	Close ΔE 3.0	1054 334
780	Topaz Ultra Very Dark	→	3423	Tan Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.5	521 1056
781	Topaz Very Dark	→	521	Tiger Eye	Close ΔE 4.1	3423 61056
782	Topaz Dark	→	324	Topaz Medium	Very close ΔE 1.9	61056 61126
783	Topaz Medium	→	61376	Sunkissed	Close ΔE 3.9	61126 324
791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	→	1283	Slate Gray	Close ΔE 3.9	61171 61420
792	Cornflower Blue Dark	→	61172	Lilac Mist	Close ΔE 3.5	61471 1076
793	Cornflower Blue Medium	→	61465	Steel Gray	Approximate ΔE 7.4	1030 3306
794	Cornflower Blue Light	→	129	Bleuberry Medium Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	316 61165
796	Royal Blue Dark	→	61427	Dark Blue	Very close ΔE 2.1	3336 61444
797	Royal Blue	→	61444	Dark Blue	Very close ΔE 2.3	61427 3336
798	Delft Dark	→	1172	Med. Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 3.0	128 61471
799	Delft Medium	→	61431	Pale Purple	Approximate ΔE 5.9	3306 1205
800	Delft Pale	→	329	White	Close ΔE 2.6	1268 1002
801	Coffee Brown Dark	→	3432	Cinnamon	Close ΔE 2.9	61463 61360
806	Peacock Blue Dark	→	125	Teel	Approximate ΔE 5.2	61503 1206
807	Peacock Blue	→	1551	Mystic	Close ΔE 3.6	246 3615
809	Delft	→	1203	Lt. Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 4.5	61165 61464
813	Blue Light	→	316	Pale Blue	Very close ΔE 2.3	1806 129
814	Garnet Dark	→	1308	Rose Wine Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	61192 61409
815	Garnet Medium	→	61192	Dark Grenandine	Close ΔE 4.7	1308 3844
816	Garnet	→	61192	Dark Grenandine	Close ΔE 2.9	3844 1191
817	Coral Red Very Dark	→	61404	Carnation Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	1533 61533
818	Baby Pink	→	61120	Carnation Ultra Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	61113 1068
819	Baby Pink Light	→	1086	Pale Sea Foam	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61022 315
820	Royal Blue Very Dark	→	3336	Dark Blue	Close ΔE 3.5	61427 61441
822	Beige Grey Light	→	61071	Light Peach	Very close ΔE 1.1	1268 520
823	Navy Blue Dark	→	124	Midnight Navy	Close ΔE 3.9	127 330
824	Blue Very Dark	→	61206	Medium Green / Blue	Very close ΔE 1.9	1804 310
825	Blue Dark	→	128	Dark Steel Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	338 61206
826	Blue Medium	→	1205	Med. Jade	Close ΔE 3.4	3884 350
827	Blue Very Light	→	61151	Sapphire Medium Light	Very close ΔE 1.7	1289 130
828	Blue Ultra Very Light	→	1063	Pale Yellow-Green	Very close ΔE 1.4	61063 1268
829	Golden Olive Very Dark	→	1265	Burnt Toast	Approximate ΔE 8.1	61361 344
830	Golden Olive Dark	→	1265	Burnt Toast	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61361 61382
831	Golden Olive Medium	→	1265	Burnt Toast	Approximate ΔE 5.1	61361 61364
832	Golden Olive	→	61375	Copper	Close ΔE 3.9	521 3170
833	Golden Olive Light	→	1055	Tawny Tan	Close ΔE 3.3	3403 303
834	Golden Olive Very Light	→	622	Blond	Very close ΔE 1.6	1801 1839
838	Beige Brown Very Dark	→	294	Brown	Close ΔE 3.0	3435 61371
839	Beige Brown Dark	→	294	Brown	Close ΔE 2.8	61377 299
840	Beige Brown Medium	→	299	Chipmunk	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3432 61382
841	Beige Brown Light	→	1820	Dk. Ecru	Very close ΔE 2.2	1128 313
842	Beige Brown Very Light	→	61127	Pale Peach	Close ΔE 2.3	1824 1149
844	Beaver Brown Ultra Dark	→	61219	Medium Grey / Green	Close ΔE 2.4	61166 61041
868	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	→	1823	Medium Brown	Very close ΔE 1.9	1170 1822
869	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	→	1823	Medium Brown	Very close ΔE 1.9	1170 1822
890	Pistachio Green Ultra Dark	→	3327	Granite	Very close ΔE 2.2	3322 354
891	Carnation Dark	→	1188	Deep Red	Close ΔE 2.6	3224 61913
892	Carnation Medium	→	3213	Coral	Close ΔE 4.6	1081 61020
893	Carnation Light	→	262	Shrimp	Close ΔE 2.7	1154 1108
894	Carnation Very Light	→	3209	Carnation Medium	Very close ΔE 1.2	1148 334
895	Hunter Green Very Dark	→	3327	Granite	Close ΔE 4.1	3420 3322
898	Coffee Brown Very Dark	→	3433	Chocolate	Close ΔE 2.7	61377 61384
899	Rose Medium	→	1081	Brick	Very close ΔE 1.6	3215 1558
900	Burnt Orange Dark	→	621	Sunset	Close ΔE 2.5	61021 61393
902	Granet Very Dark	→	1300	Plum	Close ΔE 2.6	1309 534
904	Parrot Green Very Dark	→	3518	Pale Green	Close ΔE 3.3	1271 61175
905	Parrot Green Dark	→	3532	Palmetto	Approximate ΔE 6.4	3524 305
906	Parrot Green Medium	→	1104	Pastel Yellow-Green	Close ΔE 4.9	114 142
907	Parrot Green Light	→	162	Pale Meadow Green	Very close ΔE 2.1	1209 1100
909	Emerald Green Very Dark	→	640	Med. Aqua	Close ΔE 4.4	61448 61451
910	Emerald Green Dark	→	61079	Green Forest	Close ΔE 3.0	640 1513
911	Emerald Green Medium	→	3525	Mint Green Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	1046 61079
912	Emerald Green Light	→	61049	Kelly	Close ΔE 3.5	1207 1228
913	Nile Green Medium	→	149	Hemlock	Close ΔE 4.1	151 309
915	Plum Dark	→	61192	Dark Grenandine	Close ΔE 3.7	1191 1308
917	Plum Medium	→	61192	Dark Grenandine	Close ΔE 3.2	3844 1191

					Match	Alternatives
918	Red Copper Dark	→	1190	Med. Burgundy	Close ΔE 4.2	607 106
919	Red Copper	→	1190	Med. Burgundy	Approximate ΔE 6.1	1034 1310
920	Copper Medium	→	61081	Dusty Rose / Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	200 1304
921	Copper	→	200	Cherry	Close ΔE 5.0	61081 1304
922	Copper Light	→	3223	Blush Medium	Close ΔE 2.7	169 1020
924	Grey Green Very Dark	→	61353	Bleu Mist Dark	Close ΔE 2.9	310 3327
926	Grey Green Light	→	1552	Teal	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1284 3600
927	Grey Green Light	→	61464	Bleu Mist	Close ΔE 2.7	1270 1321
928	Grey Green Very Light	→	1268	Light Gray Khaki	Close ΔE 3.4	61071 1465
930	Antique Blue Dark	→	128	Dark Steel Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	350 1172
931	Antique Blue Medium	→	1295	Sterling	Close ΔE 3.0	350 3306
932	Antique Blue Light	→	1203	Lt. Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 2.7	1711 61464
934	Black Avocado Green	→	341	Black Avocado Green	Very close ΔE 1.2	1273 237
935	Avocado Green Dark	→	341	Black Avocado Green	Very close ΔE 1.1	237 1273
936	Avocado Green Very D	→	341	Black Avocado Green	Close ΔE 3.9	237 1273
937	Avocado Green Medium	→	1271	Evergreen	Close ΔE 3.5	3518 354
938	Coffee Brown Ultra Dark	→	1129	Brown	Close ΔE 3.0	1057 61402
939	Navy Blue Very Dark	→	330	Deep Arctic Sky	Very close ΔE 2.1	505 124
943	Aquamarine Medium	→	1288	Aqua	Close ΔE 2.4	1503 3320
945	Flesh Medium	→	1802	Opaline	Close ΔE 2.4	1800 1821
946	Burnt Orange Medium	→	61953	Sunkist	Very close ΔE 2.0	61184 104
947	Burnt Orange	→	1184	Orange	Close ΔE 2.7	1078 61953
948	Peach Flesh Very Light	→	327	Light Coral	Close ΔE 2.3	61071 1325
950	Sportsman Flesh	→	1019	Peach	Very close ΔE 1.6	3212 1803
951	Flesh	→	1082	Ecru	Very close ΔE 2.2	3404 221
954	Nile Green	→	61100	Mint	Close ΔE 3.4	149 307
955	Nile Green Light	→	1275	Sea Mist	Close ΔE 3.7	1331 61063
956	Geranium	→	61020	Carmine Rose Light	Close ΔE 3.0	1081 3213
957	Gernanium Pale	→	1225	Pastel Pink	Very close ΔE 1.9	61015 3209
958	Sea Green Dark	→	571	Deep Aqua	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1288 1503
959	Sea Green Medium	→	61100	Mint	Approximate ΔE 5.8	1204 1720
961	Dusty Rose Dark	→	1081	Brick	Very close ΔE 1.3	1303 1558
962	Dusty Rose Medium	→	262	Shrimp	Close ΔE 4.4	1154 153
963	Dusty Rose Ultra Very L	→	61120	Carnation Ultra Light	Close ΔE 2.6	61113 1068
964	Sea Green Light	→	1508	Putty	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1077 61063
966	Baby Green Medium	→	61047	Reed	Close ΔE 4.1	1275 61100
970	Pumpkin Light	→	61078	Orange Slice	Very close ΔE 1.2	677 1168
971	Pumpkin	→	1078	Orange	Very close ΔE 1.1	677 1184
972	Canary Dark	→	1065	Orange Yellow	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1313 61373
973	Canary Brt	→	61083	Butternut	Very close ΔE 2.2	136 61369
975	Golden Brown Dark	→	61391	Bright Rust	Close ΔE 2.9	61383 61381
976	Golden Brown Medium	→	61168	Soleil	Close ΔE 3.1	61126 1238
977	Golden Brown Light	→	1239	Apricot	Very close ΔE 2.0	61914 1065
986	Forest Green Very Dark	→	1287	French Green	Very close ΔE 1.9	354 3322
987	Forest Green Dark	→	3420	Olive Branch	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3327 1287
988	Forest Green Medium	→	142	Medium Olive Green	Close ΔE 5.0	342 3615
989	Forest Green	→	142	Medium Olive Green	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1228 308
991	Aquamarine Dark	→	61208	Enchanted Sea	Close ΔE 2.7	61451 1285
992	Aquamarine	→	1204	Pastel Jade	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1305 1207
993	Aquamarine Light	→	3309	Mint	Close ΔE 4.2	61100 1204
995	Electric Blue Dark	→	1251	Bright Turquoise	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1206 3600
996	Electric Blue Medium	→	1145	Powder Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	61045 130
3011	Khaki Green Dark	→	630	Moss Green	Close ΔE 2.4	1276 1332
3012	Khaki Green Medium	→	688	Pale Green / Yellow	Close ΔE 4.3	3546 61177
3013	Khaki Green Light	→	61209	Medium Tan	Close ΔE 2.9	3514 61104
3021	Brown Grey Very Dark	→	3241	Black Plum	Close ΔE 2.5	1220 61380
3022	Brown Grey Medium	→	61357	Stone Grey	Close ΔE 3.6	1711 1270
3023	Brown Grey Light	→	1824	Nude Gold	Close ΔE 3.5	3613 332
3024	Brown Grey Very Light	→	61464	Bleu Mist	Close ΔE 3.5	1229 1465
3031	Mocha Brown Very Dark	→	61371	Mocha Brown / Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.1	3435 294
3032	Mocha Brown Medium	→	61389	Tawny Medium	Very close ΔE 1.2	1838 313
3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	→	61082	Aspen White	Very close ΔE 2.2	508 61476
3041	Antique Violet Medium	→	3240	Toasted Champagne	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61031 1329
3042	Antique Violet Light	→	1085	Silver	Very close ΔE 1.7	1327 1120
3045	Yellow Beige Dark	→	61376	Sunkissed	Close ΔE 3.1	61149 1128
3046	Yellow Beige Medium	→	3403	Sahara Sun	Very close ΔE 1.5	303 1839
3047	Yellow Beige Light	→	508	Flesh	Very close ΔE 1.7	61082 327
3051	Green Grey Dark	→	1176	Med. Dk. Avocado	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61362 1272
3052	Green Grey Medium	→	342	Pale Grey	Close ΔE 3.1	142 3307
3053	Green Grey	→	1366	Loden Green Medium Light	Very close ΔE 2.0	1389 157
3064	Dessert Sand	→	1304	Dewberry	Approximate ΔE 6.3	61056 61128
3072	Beaver Grey Very Light	→	1268	Light Gray Khaki	Very close ΔE 1.3	61071 1071
3078	Golden Yellow Very Light	→	333	Jonquil Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.1	61022 1086
3325	Baby Blue Light	→	130	Pale Blue	Very close ΔE 1.7	61151 1248
3326	Rose Light	→	1154	Coral	Close ΔE 2.6	262 1108
3328	Salmon Dark	→	1310	Atom Red	Close ΔE 3.4	1533 61533
3340	Apricot Medium	→	3223	Blush Medium	Very close ΔE 1.5	61259 61020
3341	Apricot	→	1117	Mauve	Very close ΔE 1.8	208 311
3345	Hunter Green Dark	→	3420	Olive Branch	Close ΔE 3.4	244 339
3346	Hunter Green	→	342	Pale Grey	Approximate ΔE 6.7	1552 3307
3347	Yellow Green Medium	→	1207	Sea Foam Green	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1228 61049
3348	Yellow Green Light	→	1045	Lt. Teal	Approximate ΔE 6.2	137 1331
3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	→	61081	Dusty Rose / Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	3224 1034
3354	Dusty Rose Light	→	61015	Salmon Pink	Close ΔE 2.9	1225 1543
3362	Pine Green Dark	→	244	Florentine	Approximate ΔE 5.9	3327 339
3363	Pine Green Medium	→	1552	Teal	Approximate ΔE 7.8	342 339
3364	Pine Green	→	1228	Drab Green	Close ΔE 4.9	143 1211
3371	Black Brown	→	61473	Arabian Spice	Close ΔE 2.4	1130 1057
3607	Plum Light	→	61119	Cranberry medium	Close ΔE 3.2	61109 61511
3608	Plum Very Light	→	1224	Bright Pink	Close ΔE 2.5	61148 61108
3609	Plum Ultra Light	→	61064	Petal Pink	Close ΔE 2.6	278 61115
3685	Mauve Dark	→	61034	Rose Red	Very close ΔE 2.0	106 61190
3687	Mauve	→	3224	Coral / Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	61081 1307
3688	Mauve Medium	→	1154	Coral	Close ΔE 2.5	1016 262
3689	Mauve Light	→	278	Delicate Mauve	Close ΔE 2.6	1225 61015
3705	Melon Dark	→	3213	Coral	Close ΔE 3.9	61020 1081
3706	Melon Medium	→	3223	Blush Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.9	61259 1020
3708	Melon Light	→	278	Delicate Mauve	Very close ΔE 1.9	61115 1225
3712	Salmon Medium	→	1081	Brick	Close ΔE 3.3	1558 3215
3713	Salmon Very Light	→	326	Chickory Light	Close ΔE 3.6	327 209
3716	Dusty Rose Very Light	→	1225	Pastel Pink	Very close ΔE 1.9	61015 278
3721	Shell Pink Dark	→	1034	Burgundy	Close ΔE 4.9	61081 1190
3722	Shell Pink Medium	→	61081	Dusty Rose / Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	200 336
3726	Antique Mauve Dark	→	1119	Dk. Mauve	Close ΔE 3.9	200 3215
3727	Antique Mauve Light	→	3209	Carnation Medium	Very close ΔE 1.6	61015 1225
3731	Dusty Rose Very Dark	→	61081	Dusty Rose / Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	200 1307
3733	Dusty Rose	→	1154	Coral	Very close ΔE 2.3	262 61019
3740	Antique Violet Dark	→	1809	Amethyst Dark	Very close ΔE 1.8	1330 1219
3743	Antique Violet Very L	→	329	White	Close ΔE 2.3	1325 1268
3746	Blue Violet Dark	→	279	Mulberry	Approximate ΔE 7.6	61032 1545
3747	Blue Violet Very Light	→	329	White	Close ΔE 2.7	1268 1002
3750	Antique Blue Very Dark	→	1250	Duck Wing Blue	Close ΔE 3.7	3323 1096
3752	Antique Blue Very Light	→	1077	Jade Tint	Very close ΔE 1.4	61077 61151
3753	Ant. Blue Ultra Very Light	→	329	White	Close ΔE 3.1	1289 1351
3755	Baby Blue	→	61203	Ice Blue	Close ΔE 3.6	61030 61434
3756	Baby Blue Ultra Very Light	→	61001	Silver Blue	Near identical ΔE 0.8	61350 61351
3760	Wedgewood	→	3884	Country Blue	Close ΔE 3.0	61046 1205
3761	Sky Blue Light	→	329	White	Close ΔE 3.2	1268 61151
3765	Peacock Blue Very Dark	→	125	Teel	Approximate ΔE 6.1	1251 1206
3766	Peacock Blue Light	→	1096	Dk. Turquoise	Close ΔE 2.4	3323 3535
3768	Grey Green Dark	→	1552	Teal	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1284 61353
3770	Flesh Very Light	→	1086	Pale Sea Foam	Very close ΔE 2.2	315 61022
3772	Negro Flesh	→	1237	Deep Mauve	Approximate ΔE 5.5	61128 352
3773	Sportsman Flesh Medium	→	1259	Salmon Peach	Very close ΔE 1.3	169 3223
3774	Sportsman Flesh Very L	→	209	Pink Champagne	Close ΔE 4.0	61017 1800
3776	Mahogony Light	→	169	Rose Wine Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	3213 1259
3777	Terra Cotta Very Dark	→	61021	Firecracker	Close ΔE 2.4	1237 61181
3778	Terra Cotta Light	→	3223	Blush Medium	Close ΔE 3.0	169 61259
3779	Ter. Cotta Ultra Very L	→	214	Salmon	Very close ΔE 1.7	1019 3860
3781	Mocha Brown Dark	→	294	Brown	Close ΔE 3.3	299 61377
3782	Mocho Brown Light	→	61462	Sea Shell	Close ΔE 3.5	61477 1808
3787	Brown Grey Dark	→	1330	Lavender	Close ΔE 3.6	1040 1306
3790	Beige Grey Ultra Dark	→	1040	Med. Dk. Khaki	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1166 61508
3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	→	3630	Light Charcoal	Close ΔE 4.8	61220 61131
3801	Dark Melon Very	→	104	Vermilion	Very close ΔE 1.8	1246 1317
3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	→	1252	Bright Peacock	Approximate ΔE 6.1	3319 61443
3803	Mauve Dark	→	61409	Burgundy	Close ΔE 2.3	61190 1308
3804	Cyclamen Pink Dark	→	61109	Ruby Glint	Close ΔE 2.4	61910 61511
3805	Cyclamen Pink	→	61910	Hot Pink	Very close ΔE 1.7	61511 61109
3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	→	1515	Pink Mist	Close ΔE 3.1	61410 61224
3807	Cornflower Bleu	→	61194	Laurie Lilac	Approximate ΔE 6.9	279 61032
3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	→	1206	Dark Jade	Very close ΔE 2.0	61447 1090
3809	Turquoise Very Dark	→	3319	Baltic	Close ΔE 2.5	1252 321
3810	Turquoise Dark	→	3318	Spearmint	Close ΔE 4.2	1094 61440
3811	Turquoise Very Light	→	152	Light Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.1	130 1145
3812	Seagreen Very Dark	→	120	Emerald Green	Close ΔE 4.5	3320 1288
3813	Bleu Green Light	→	1077	Jade Tint	Close ΔE 4.2	1305 1204
3814	Aquamarine	→	321	Winter Green	Close ΔE 4.3	571 3525
3815	Celadon Green Dark	→	321	Winter Green	Close ΔE 4.0	1550 125
3816	Celadon Green	→	1720	Pale Green	Close ΔE 4.9	1204 151
3817	Celadon Green Light	→	3309	Mint	Close ΔE 2.7	148 817
3818	Emarald Green Ultra Very Dark	→	61469	Green	Close ΔE 2.9	1281 580
3819	Moss Green Light	→	61901	Fluorescent Yellow	Very close ΔE 2.1	231 542
3820	Straw Dark	→	1066	Primrose	Near identical ΔE 0.3	3125 135
3821	Straw	→	3853	Straw	Near identical ΔE 0.5	1124 1187
3822	Straw Light	→	1066	Primrose	Near identical ΔE 0.3	3125 135
3823	Pale Yellow Ultra	→	331	Pale Lemon	Very close ΔE 1.9	3401 137
3824	Apricot Light	→	1802	Opaline	Very close ΔE 2.0	1821 1055
3825	Pale Pumpkin	→	1800	Impala	Very close ΔE 1.5	1821 1802
3826	Golden Brown	→	3170	Copper	Very close ΔE 2.3	61375 1320
3827	Pale Golden Brown	→	3122	Peach	Close ΔE 3.0	1839 622
3828	Hazelnut Brown	→	61372	Medium Beige	Very close ΔE 2.3	1549 61389
3829	Old Gold Very Dark	→	1549	Tan	Very close ΔE 2.0	61372 3411
3830	Terra Cotta	→	1158	Dk. Maple	Close ΔE 3.6	3424 61383
3831	Raspberry Dark	→	61404	Carnation Dark	Close ΔE 2.9	1231 61231
3832	Raspberry Medium	→	61191	Dark Rose	Close ΔE 2.9	1192 3844
3833	Raspberry Light	→	61224	Carnation Medium Light	Near identical ΔE 0.6	61108 1515
3834	Grape Dark	→	279	Mulberry	Close ΔE 4.9	1122 61033
3835	Grape Medium	→	61032	Mulberry	Approximate ΔE 5.6	279 61194
3836	Grape Light	→	61031	Winsome Orchid	Approximate ΔE 5.7	1193 61121
3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	→	61255	Purple	Close ΔE 4.2	1122 1235
3838	Lavender Bleu Dark	→	61194	Laurie Lilac	Approximate ΔE 7.5	61032 1561
3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	→	61029	Jay Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	1201 61028
3840	Lavender Bleu Light	→	1223	Baby Blue Tint	Close ΔE 2.8	1074 1292
3841	Pale Baby Bleu	→	1223	Baby Blue Tint	Close ΔE 2.4	1292 61074
3842	Wedgwood Dark	→	61435	Dark Blue	Close ΔE 2.9	61468 61428
3843	Electric Bleu	→	61029	Jay Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1534 61196
3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	→	61094	Medium blue	Very close ΔE 1.9	3328 61095
3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	→	61094	Medium blue	Close ΔE 3.1	61095 61249
3846	Turquoise Light Bright	→	61459	Pale Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.3	1560 61433
3847	Teal Green Dark	→	1206	Dark Jade	Very close ΔE 2.2	1251 61447
3848	Teal Green Medium	→	3319	Baltic	Close ΔE 2.5	1252 321
3849	Teal Green Light	→	61446	Blue Turquoise	Close ΔE 2.9	1551 61440
3850	Green Dark Bright	→	61101	Dark Green	Close ΔE 3.8	1046 1503
3851	Green Light Bright	→	1720	Pale Green	Approximate ΔE 5.1	120 151
3852	Straw Very Dark	→	61187	Straw Very Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.0	61456 3129
3853	Autumn Gold Dark	→	61185	Bright Orange	Near identical ΔE 0.6	567 61914
3854	Autumn Gold Medium	→	1239	Apricot	Close ΔE 2.8	61055 1055
3855	Autumn Gold Light	→	3406	Ecru	Very close ΔE 2.0	3404 1127
3856	Mahogany Ultra Very Light	→	221	Nude	Close ΔE 2.5	61082 508
3857	Rosewood Dark	→	61383	Rosewood Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	3432 1823
3858	Rosewood Medium	→	3423	Tan Brown	Close ΔE 2.3	1056 3431
3859	Rosewood Light	→	61126	Sun Orange	Close ΔE 4.5	61376 1126
3860	Cocoa	→	298	Shimmering Gold	Near identical ΔE 0.9	281 3412
3861	Cocao Light	→	3412	Gold	Close ΔE 2.6	298 1180
3862	Mocha Beige Dark	→	3431	Inca Gold	Very close ΔE 1.7	3423 521
3863	Mocha Beige Medium	→	3412	Gold	Approximate ΔE 5.0	61376 61375
3864	Mocha Beige Light	→	61149	Tan	Close ΔE 4.2	619 61477
3865	Winter White	→	3400	Light Beige	Near identical ΔE 0.8	1071 61086
3866	Mocha Brown Ultra Very Light	→	315	Afterglow	Close ΔE 2.4	520 1086
777	Raspberry Very Dark	→	61036	Garnet medium	Close ΔE 2.5	607 61407
151	Dusty Rose Very Light	→	61117	Beauty Rose Light	Close ΔE 3.0	1121 1115
150	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Dark	→	607	Deep Rose	Very close ΔE 2.0	106 61034
152	Shell Pink Medium Light	→	1015	Med. Peach	Approximate ΔE 5.1	1064 347
153	Violet Very Light	→	61031	Winsome Orchid	Close ΔE 2.5	61408 1193
154	Grape Very Dark	→	1241	Intense Maroon	Close ΔE 4.1	1811 61423
156	Blue Violet Medium Light	→	61145	Periwinkle	Approximate ΔE 7.6	1030 61434
155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	→	61028	Violet	Approximate ΔE 5.2	1561 1030
157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	→	1029	Med. Blue	Close ΔE 3.7	61203 61165
158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	→	1198	Dusty Navy	Close ΔE 4.0	1076 61432
162	Blue Ultra Very Light	→	130	Pale Blue	Close ΔE 3.9	3305 1145
803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	→	1198	Dusty Navy	Close ΔE 3.5	61427 61432
505	Jade	→	1046	Teal	Close ΔE 3.0	61101 3525
163	Celadon Green Medium	→	1503	Green Peacock	Close ΔE 4.3	321 571
164	Forestgreen Light	→	3515	Green Oak	Close ΔE 3.9	1047 149
165	Moss Green Very Light	→	231	Pale Yellow	Close ΔE 4.7	162 259
166	Moss Green Medium Light	→	1817	Peapod	Close ΔE 4.4	147 1834
167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	→	346	Medium Yellow	Close ΔE 4.8	3422 298
728	Topaz	→	61369	Sunset	Close ΔE 3.6	61083 502
967	Apricot Very Light	→	211	Pastel Mauve	Very close ΔE 1.2	1113 1054
3771	Terra Cotta Ultra Very Light	→	619	Dusty Peach	Close ΔE 2.7	61477 61387
779	Cocoa Dark	→	3617	Dark Olive Green	Approximate ΔE 5.0	61173 61363
159	Gray Blue Light	→	61203	Ice Blue	Very close ΔE 1.8	61434 1203
160	Gray Blue Medium	→	3306	Medium Purple	Close ΔE 4.7	348 1201
161	Gray Blue	→	1172	Med. Weathered Blue	Close ΔE 4.1	128 61471
168	Pewter Very Light	→	1077	Jade Tint	Close ΔE 2.9	61077 1305
169	Pewter Light	→	246	Quarry	Close ΔE 3.8	3615 3307
5200	Snow White(B5200)	→	100	Snow White	Near identical ΔE 0.0	1351 1000

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 Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco

Sulky PolyLite and Poly Deco are polyester embroidery threads that pair Sulky's color range with the durability of polyester.

More DMC conversion charts

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a DMC to Sulky Poly conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco 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 Sulky Poly?

139 of the 455 colors (31%) rate Very close or better, and 86% rate Close or better. The other 64 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Sulky Poly back to DMC?

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