Floriani to Anchor thread conversion chart

Every Floriani Polyester color with its closest Anchor Stranded Cotton equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 286 rows. Click any number for the full breakdown.

Floss and machine thread are different materials. Anchor six-strand cotton floss has a soft matte look, while Floriani 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 Anchor floss when you stitch a machine embroidery design by hand.

15%very close or better

59%close or better

286Floriani Polyester colors

420Anchor Stranded Cotton colors

Near identical 9
Very close 33
Close 127
Approximate 105
Poor match 12

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286 colors

					Match	Alternatives
101	Pale Pink	→	23	Carnation Ultra Light	Close ΔE 4.4	48 73
1011	Rose Carolina	→	25	Carnation Light	Very close ΔE 1.6	74 49
1013	Iceland	→	1023	Peony	Close ΔE 3.2	52 40
1014	Dusty Rose	→	11	Salmon Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	1023 52
102	Light Pink	→	108	Lavender Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	103 342
1021	Buff	→	1020	Peony Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.9	1026 1012
103	Pink	→	86	Orchid Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.7	96 55
104	Rosetta	→	62	Magenta Medium	Close ΔE 3.6	41 86
105	Laurel Pink	→	63	Magenta Dark	Very close ΔE 1.8	87 57
1051	Singapore Sunset	→	326	Apricot Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	333 1015
1053	Saffron	→	334	Blaze Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.6	335 333
106	Dark Pink	→	63	Magenta Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	11 57
1081	Pink Rose	→	50	China Rose Medium	Very close ΔE 1.2	1094 25
1082	Rose Cerise	→	41	Carmine Rose Medium Light	Very close ΔE 2.1	10 62
1083	Begonia	→	11	Salmon Medium Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	57 63
1084	Hibiscus	→	38	Blossem Pink Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.8	11 326
1085	Violet Red	→	326	Apricot Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	38 1025
1086	Raspberry	→	326	Apricot Dark	Very close ΔE 2.1	1015 1014
110	Pale Peach	→	47	Carmine Red	Very close ΔE 2.0	9046 42
1107	Shrimp	→	11	Salmon Medium Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.3	1023 35
111	Light Peach	→	1012	Chickory Light	Very close ΔE 2.2	1020 778
1119	Impatients	→	52	China Rose Medium Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	1023 40
1120	Lafayette Rose	→	38	Blossem Pink Dark	Close ΔE 2.5	46 13
1121	China Rose	→	326	Apricot Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	1025 896
1122	Marie Antoinette	→	326	Apricot Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	1025 896
116	Peach Blossom	→	73	Antique Rose Very Light	Close ΔE 2.6	23 48
117	Misty Pink	→	55	Beauty Rose Light	Close ΔE 2.6	27 24
1182	Currant	→	1025	Peony Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	341 326
123	Pink Mist	→	103	Very Light Plum	Very close ΔE 1.2	342 108
125	Bright Pink	→	86	Orchid Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.4	96 26
127	Hot Pink	→	57	Beauty Rose Medium	Close ΔE 2.6	47 9046
128	Scorching Pink	→	57	Beauty Rose Medium	Very close ΔE 1.9	47 9046
129	Deep Pink	→	1025	Peony Medium Dark	Very close ΔE 1.7	38 1024
131	Light Lilac	→	55	Beauty Rose Light	Approximate ΔE 5.2	97 85
133	Powder Puff	→	87	Orchid Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.5	92 98
135	Renaissance	→	1006	Cherry Red	Close ΔE 3.2	1029 78
137	Fandango	→	972	Wineberry Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	45 897
140	Light Coral	→	1021	Peony Light	Close ΔE 2.5	74 1016
141	Coral	→	9	Salmon Medium Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	60 66
143	Dark Coral	→	925	Tangerine Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	337 338
145	Rust	→	334	Blaze Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.6	335 326
147	Terra Cotta	→	326	Apricot Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.1	334 335
155	Martha Washington	→	38	Blossem Pink Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.1	11 326
156	Persimmon	→	326	Apricot Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	38 11
1586	Cabernet	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.8	351 326
1600	Light Mulberry	→	52	China Rose Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	10 1017
1602	Cameo	→	59	China Rose	Very close ΔE 2.0	65 68
1603	Dark Mulberry	→	341	Terra Cotta Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	1028 1025
163	Fleshtone	→	1021	Peony Light	Very close ΔE 1.7	6 968
165	Mauve	→	1027	Rose Wine Medium Dark	Very close ΔE 2.1	339 884
167	Deep Mauve	→	351	Bark Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	352 326
170	Cantalope	→	1008	Chicory Medium	Close ΔE 3.9	337 338
172	Orange	→	334	Blaze Medium	Close ΔE 4.6	335 1098
180	Pink Flesh	→	893	Rose Wine	Very close ΔE 1.2	968 1047
182	Misty Maize	→	925	Tangerine Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.2	329 33
184	Salmon	→	35	Blush Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	11 349
186	Copper	→	334	Blaze Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.3	335 326
188	Iron Rust	→	326	Apricot Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	1015 1014
190	Scarlet	→	351	Bark Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	326 352
1900	Petunia	→	55	Beauty Rose Light	Close ΔE 2.9	27 50
1902	Roseleaf	→	52	China Rose Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	62 1023
1904	Pansies Perfections	→	11	Salmon Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	1023 59
1906	Purple Pansies	→	38	Blossem Pink Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	59 65
1908	Dark Pansies	→	1025	Peony Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	341 1024
1910	Paternina	→	897	Rose Wine Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	972 1028
192	Deep Rust	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	351 326
194	Burgundy	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	351 381
196	Old Roseleaf	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.1	351 341
198	Wine	→	381	Fudge Medium	Approximate ΔE 9.6	352 382
200	True Green	→	228	Emerald Medium Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	229 205
201	Seafrost	→	204	Mint Green Medium	Very close ΔE 2.2	1072 876
2011	Light Olive	→	843	Fern Green	Close ΔE 3.9	280 256
2013	Avocado	→	257	Parrot Green Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	281 846
2015	Pation Green	→	258	Parrot Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	862 268
203	Moss	→	210	Spruce Medium	Close ΔE 3.8	216 877
2040	Blue Azure	→	1066	Teal Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.0	169 170
2042	Aquamarine	→	1066	Teal Medium	Very close ΔE 1.7	169 170
205	Willow Green	→	1076	Jade	Approximate ΔE 5.5	228 212
206	Wreath Green	→	862	Laurel Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	683 879
210	Miranda Green	→	844	Fern Green Medium	Close ΔE 3.7	845 846
214	Basil	→	924	Olive Green Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	906 277
218	Maui Green	→	681	Forest Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	905 269
219	Green Mist	→	433	Electric Bleu	Approximate ΔE 5.1	875 1070
220	Wintergreen	→	876	Pine	Approximate ΔE 8.1	1072 168
221	Neptune	→	169	Surf Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1074 1066
222	Teal	→	1068	Teal	Approximate ΔE 5.4	229 169
223	Dark Teal	→	1068	Teal	Close ΔE 2.7	167 170
228	Cape Green	→	255	Parrot Green Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 7.1	241 265
229	Lime	→	242	Grass Green Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 9.4	241 256
231	Sour Apple	→	209	Spruce	Poor match ΔE 10.9	242 188
232	Spring Green	→	189	Sea Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	1074 209
233	Irish Green	→	189	Sea Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.7	205 225
236	Ashen Green	→	842	Fern Green Light	Close ΔE 3.3	255 858
237	Bean Green	→	238	Medium Spring Dark Grey	Close ΔE 4.3	257 846
238	Olive Drab	→	238	Medium Spring Dark Grey	Close ΔE 3.0	256 257
243	Winter Spring	→	259	Loden Green Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.0	265 264
244	Celery	→	214	Juniper Light	Close ΔE 5.0	203 241
245	Woodland Green	→	209	Spruce	Close ΔE 4.9	238 256
247	Ivy	→	227	Emerald Medium	Close ΔE 3.7	258 257
248	Hunter Green	→	227	Emerald Medium	Close ΔE 4.1	258 257
251	Flite Green	→	253	Parrot Green Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.7	264 288
252	Spearmint	→	213	Juniper Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.6	1042 206
253	Pale Green	→	188	Sea Green Medium Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	187 209
255	Evergreen	→	205	Mint Green Dark	Close ΔE 3.1	1074 189
257	Holly Green	→	269	Avocado Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	1044 218
261	Mint	→	203	Mint Green Light	Approximate ΔE 6.1	186 876
262	Nile	→	188	Sea Green Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	187 209
263	Pale Jade	→	188	Sea Green Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	187 189
264	Medium Green	→	205	Mint Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	189 229
265	Dinosaur Green	→	1076	Jade	Close ΔE 4.7	212 228
266	Emerald Green	→	1076	Jade	Approximate ΔE 7.9	246 683
273	Key Lime	→	255	Parrot Green Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.9	279 278
275	Mineral Green	→	255	Parrot Green Medium Light	Close ΔE 4.9	843 279
277	Green Meadow	→	258	Parrot Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	257 227
283	Green Gold	→	279	Olive Green Medium Light	Close ΔE 4.7	255 289
284	Scotch Green	→	280	Olive Green Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.4	844 843
285	Parsley	→	845	Fern Green Medium Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	846 281
291	Seaform	→	876	Pine	Approximate ΔE 9.6	168 1072
292	Peppermint	→	1068	Teal	Close ΔE 3.6	229 1076
293	Blue Spruce	→	1076	Jade	Approximate ΔE 7.7	246 878
294	Pine Green	→	134	Cobalt Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.4	132 139
307	Rocket Blue	→	134	Cobalt Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	133 132
308	Dark Blue	→	134	Cobalt Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.8	133 123
310	Colony Blue	→	117	Thistle Light	Approximate ΔE 9.3	1039 168
312	Gettysburg	→	1039	Glacier Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.0	162 410
314	Federal Blue	→	1036	Antique Bleu Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	979 148
332	Periwinkle	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	922 1035
333	Baltic Blue	→	132	Cobalt Bleu Medium Dark	Close ΔE 3.5	139 143
334	Concord Blue	→	134	Cobalt Bleu Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.2	133 132
335	Midnight Blue	→	152	Delft Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	127 123
342	Slate Blue	→	850	Bleu Mist Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	779 851
344	Pilgrim Blue	→	236	Charcoal Grey	Poor match ΔE 10.7	134 403
357	Navy Blue	→	152	Delft Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.3	127 123
358	Navy Satin	→	152	Delft Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	127 123
358S	Midnight Navy	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	178 133
360	Dark Navy	→	403	Black	Poor match ΔE 13.0	152 123
361	Light Blue	→	129	Cobalt Bleu	Close ΔE 3.2	160 1060
362	Pastel Blue	→	117	Thistle Light	Poor match ΔE 10.5	136 145
363	Columbia Blue	→	977	Sea Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.6	136 145
364	Starlight Blue	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	164 940
365	Medium Blue	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	164 940
366	Bluejay	→	133	Cobalt Bleu Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	132 139
367	Blueberry	→	133	Cobalt Bleu Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	132 139

					Match	Alternatives
368	Royal Blue	→	127	Indigo	Approximate ΔE 6.8	100 152
369	Blue Frost	→	1090	Electric Bleu Light	Approximate ΔE 5.6	433 117
370	Mint Julep	→	117	Thistle Light	Approximate ΔE 9.8	1039 136
371	Tahoe Blue	→	136	Wedgewood Light	Poor match ΔE 10.3	145 117
372	Blue Pacific	→	977	Sea Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.1	922 1035
373	California Blue	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.7	922 1035
376	Indian Ocean	→	1039	Glacier Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.7	1066 162
378	Deep Sea Turquiose	→	410	Electric Bleu Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	162 170
383	Venice Blue	→	433	Electric Bleu	Close ΔE 4.7	1060 1090
384	Cascade	→	922	Denim Dark	Poor match ΔE 12.2	1035 410
385	Niagara	→	1036	Antique Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	167 148
391	Beryl Blue	→	410	Electric Bleu Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	162 170
392	Honey Bird	→	167	Surf Bleu Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.5	1036 1068
393	Italian Blue	→	148	Delft Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1036 167
411	Palm Leaf	→	261	Loden Green Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.0	399 1040
413	Old Silver	→	267	Avocado Medium	Close ΔE 3.2	262 263
415	Westpoint	→	861	Laurel Green Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.4	269 905
416	Penguin	→	861	Laurel Green Medium	Close ΔE 4.5	269 683
421	Wood Ash	→	886	Sand Stone	Approximate ΔE 5.9	874 945
422	Lime Gray	→	373	Dessert Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.0	854 853
423	Earth Gray	→	378	Fawn Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.7	855 856
434	Pewter	→	168	Surf Bleu Light	Close ΔE 2.5	1039 1072
436	Graphite	→	403	Black	Poor match ΔE 10.5	861 683
451	Light Taupe	→	233	Rose Grey	Close ΔE 3.7	235 400
452	Taupe	→	393	Linen Dark	Very close ΔE 1.6	898 889
453	Dark Taupe	→	236	Charcoal Grey	Approximate ΔE 9.2	401 905
483	Light Gray	→	1038	Glacier Bleu Medium	Close ΔE 2.5	343 976
484	Country Gray	→	1039	Glacier Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	920 921
485	Gray	→	920	Denim Light	Close ΔE 4.1	921 1034
486	Slate Gray	→	236	Charcoal Grey	Close ΔE 4.9	401 861
487	Gun Metal Gray	→	401	Grey Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	263 1044
488	Dark Gray	→	236	Charcoal Grey	Approximate ΔE 7.8	401 861
489	Charcoal Gray	→	403	Black	Poor match ΔE 13.3	236 382
501	Chrome Lemon	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.0	295 302
502	Dandelion	→	297	Jonquil Medium	Close ΔE 3.5	303 305
503	Sunflower	→	1002	Antique Gold Light	Close ΔE 3.6	1001 306
512	Primrose Jasmine	→	1001	Antique Gold Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.9	316 323
514	Golden Glow	→	347	Bark Light	Approximate ΔE 5.2	883 914
516	Dark Goldenrod	→	307	Topaz Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1008 337
521	Cornsilk	→	301	Citrus	Close ΔE 2.9	293 302
522	Straw	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Very close ΔE 1.0	295 302
523	Goldenrod	→	297	Jonquil Medium	Near identical ΔE 0.6	1046 290
524	Old Athletic Gold	→	303	Citrus Medium	Close ΔE 2.6	290 291
525	Athletic Gold	→	1002	Antique Gold Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	298 1001
526	Bijol	→	330	Melon Dark Medium	Close ΔE 4.9	332 316
531	Vanilla	→	386	Citrus Very Light	Near identical ΔE 0.8	292 1043
532	Sunrise	→	305	Topaz Light	Close ΔE 2.9	311 303
533	Apricot	→	303	Citrus Medium	Very close ΔE 1.8	313 290
534	Pumpkin	→	1001	Antique Gold Medium	Close ΔE 3.9	316 306
535	Golden Poppy	→	316	Tangerine Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.1	330 323
537	Carrot	→	332	Blaze Light	Close ΔE 4.6	1098 330
540	Cream	→	386	Citrus Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	300 387
542	Cockatoo	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Close ΔE 3.8	295 302
544	Amber Yellow	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	295 302
546	Snapdragon	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 5.1	295 302
560	Vegas Gold	→	289	Canary Yellow Medium Light	Close ΔE 2.9	295 302
561	Lion Mane	→	303	Citrus Medium	Close ΔE 3.1	290 291
562	Walnut Taffy	→	298	Jonquil Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	304 314
563	Old Gold	→	309	Topaz Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	308 5975
564	Bran	→	309	Topaz Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	308 5975
565	Harvest	→	379	Fawn Dark	Close ΔE 2.5	1084 906
601	Zephyr	→	87	Orchid Medium	Close ΔE 4.4	63 88
603	Plum Pewter	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.7	102 45
605	Grape	→	101	Violet Dark	Poor match ΔE 10.9	102 45
612	Lilac Blue	→	136	Wedgewood Light	Very close ΔE 1.3	145 977
614	Slate Lilac	→	941	Stormy Bleu Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	131 137
616	Tyrian Blue	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	178 134
622	Geisha	→	130	Cobalt Bleu Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 9.4	108 140
624	Afterglow	→	118	Thistle Medium	Close ΔE 2.7	1030 92
626	Deep Iris	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.3	102 119
632	Grape Ice	→	110	Lavender Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.2	99 119
635	Arab Plum	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Poor match ΔE 12.1	178 152
653	Spring Beauty	→	109	Lavender Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 6.1	118 26
654	Orchid	→	897	Rose Wine Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.4	972 45
661	Light Violet	→	118	Thistle Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1030 176
663	Violet	→	122	Medium Bleuberry	Approximate ΔE 5.9	119 177
665	Deep Violet	→	100	Violet Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.2	101 102
6655	Ophelia	→	382	Fudge Dark	Poor match ΔE 17.1	101 102
672	Amethyst	→	108	Lavender Light	Approximate ΔE 7.4	90 97
673	Lavender	→	99	Violet	Close ΔE 4.8	119 110
674	Russian Violet	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.1	102 119
675	Luxury	→	101	Violet Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	102 119
676	Royal Purple	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.6	102 123
687	Voilet Blue	→	122	Medium Bleuberry	Approximate ΔE 5.6	177 119
688	Grape Jelly	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.2	178 100
689	Concord Grape	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	178 100
694	Viking Purple	→	101	Violet Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	102 119
695	Purple Passion	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	102 100
696	Regal Purple	→	101	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	102 100
700	Mars Red	→	334	Blaze Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.5	335 333
702	Fire Engine Red	→	333	Blaze Medium Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	334 335
703	Ruby Red	→	334	Blaze Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.9	335 326
711	Inca Gold	→	307	Topaz Medium	Close ΔE 4.9	316 1001
713	Antique Bronze	→	355	Mocha Medium	Close ΔE 3.7	351 352
715	Jamoca	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.6	381 351
721	Golden Sand	→	302	Citrus Medium Light	Close ΔE 4.6	293 874
723	Birch	→	853	Turf Light	Close ΔE 4.8	831 956
730	Off White	→	1	Snow White	Near identical ΔE 0.7	2 128
731	Sandstone	→	271	Soft Carnation	Close ΔE 2.8	926 1009
733	Sudan	→	300	Citrus Light	Close ΔE 2.9	387 386
734	Oak Buff	→	874	Saffron Medium	Close ΔE 2.6	945 293
735	Aztec Tan	→	830	Sierra Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.1	887 831
737	Indian Spice	→	22	Burgundy Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.3	375 944
738	Arab Tan	→	351	Bark Medium Dark	Close ΔE 2.6	936 1015
739	Cleveland	→	380	Fudge	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1088 905
741	Pottery Buff	→	831	Sierra Light	Close ΔE 3.2	956 361
743	Old World Buff	→	832	Sierra Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	888 306
745	Harvest Brown	→	22	Burgundy Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	375 944
749	Mahogany	→	382	Fudge Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.6	381 380
751	Sweet Melon	→	303	Citrus Medium	Close ΔE 4.2	313 305
752	Aurora Orange	→	1002	Antique Gold Light	Close ΔE 4.9	303 313
753	Orange Peel	→	1001	Antique Gold Medium	Close ΔE 4.3	306 304
755	Burnt Orange	→	332	Blaze Light	Close ΔE 3.6	1098 334
765	Satin Sheet	→	123	Bleuberry Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	178 134
767	Muted Spice	→	307	Topaz Medium	Close ΔE 2.6	308 310
769	Dark Cinnamon	→	352	Bark Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	381 360
783	Sahara Tan	→	362	Nutmeg Medium Light	Near identical ΔE 0.2	943 890
784	Light Sienna	→	309	Topaz Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	308 307
785	Sienna Brown	→	1015	Brick Ultra Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	1014 5975
786	Berkshire Brick	→	1015	Brick Ultra Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	351 936
792	Shasta Pink	→	893	Rose Wine	Close ΔE 4.8	1047 968
794	Flagstone Clay	→	310	Topaz Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	889 898
796	Provincial Rose	→	352	Bark Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	360 381
800	Pure White	→	1	Snow White	Very close ΔE 1.3	2 128
801	Ice Cap	→	1	Snow White	Near identical ΔE 1.0	2 128
811	Angora White	→	885	Sand Stone Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	926 1009
813	Frontier Tan	→	261	Loden Green Medium Light	Close ΔE 4.3	842 858
815	Deep Clay	→	373	Dessert Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.9	843 854
842	Willow Leaf	→	842	Fern Green Light	Close ΔE 3.3	874 945
844	African Safari	→	907	Saffron Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	378 277
850	Lamp Light	→	1	Snow White	Near identical ΔE 0.7	2 128
900	Black	→	403	Black	Near identical ΔE 0.0	683 879
K07	Solar Blue	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	922 1035
K33	Blue Harmony	→	117	Thistle Light	Poor match ΔE 11.5	168 1090
K37	Aqua	→	169	Surf Bleu Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	170 162
K38	Deep Violet Purple	→	100	Violet Medium Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	101 102
O23	N / A	→	326	Apricot Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	1025 38
O55	N / A	→	133	Cobalt Bleu Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	134 132
O74	N / A	→	1036	Antique Bleu Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.8	148 167
O83	N / A	→	38	Blossem Pink Dark	Close ΔE 4.6	326 1025
OO7	N / A	→	978	Sea Bleu Medium Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	131 137
P52	N / A	→	1066	Teal Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.0	1039 169
Y40	Pink Passion	→	47	Carmine Red	Very close ΔE 2.0	9046 42

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 Floriani Polyester

Floriani Polyester is a 40 wt polyester embroidery thread from RNK Distributing, popular in the U.S. home embroidery market.

About Anchor Stranded Cotton

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

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

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Floriani to Anchor conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color for all 286 Floriani Polyester colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Floriani colors have a close match in Anchor?

42 of the 286 colors (15%) rate Very close or better, and 59% rate Close or better. The other 117 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Anchor back to Floriani?

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