Glide to Floriani thread conversion chart

Every Fil-Tec Glide color with its closest Floriani Polyester equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 212 rows. Click any number for the full breakdown.

14%very close or better

59%close or better

212Fil-Tec Glide colors

286Floriani Polyester colors

Near identical 3
Very close 26
Close 96
Approximate 84
Poor match 3

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212 colors

					Match	Alternatives
10000	White	→	730	Off White	Near identical ΔE 0.7	850 801
10401	German Granite	→	411	Palm Leaf	Approximate ΔE 5.2	813 421
10424	Medium Grey	→	485	Gray	Close ΔE 3.9	342 484
10431	Titanium	→	342	Slate Blue	Approximate ΔE 8.1	485 487
10536	Silver	→	612	Lilac Blue	Approximate ΔE 9.8	622 672
10643	Mercury	→	483	Light Gray	Close ΔE 3.7	361 801
10877	Sterling	→	485	Gray	Approximate ΔE 5.5	484 612
10CG3	Cool Grey 3	→	483	Light Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.5	411 101
10CG7	Cool Grey 7	→	485	Gray	Approximate ΔE 9.3	484 612
10WG1	Linen	→	1021	Buff	Close ΔE 4.6	730 850
10WG4	Warm Grey 4	→	411	Palm Leaf	Approximate ΔE 8.9	451 792
10WG6	Warm Grey 6	→	411	Palm Leaf	Poor match ΔE 10.4	451 485
11001	Black	→	900	Black	Near identical ΔE 0.0	436 344
15497	Nickel	→	434	Pewter	Approximate ΔE 7.3	484 201
1WG11	Warm Grey 11	→	487	Gun Metal Gray	Approximate ΔE 8.6	452 453
20140	Leather	→	214	Basil	Close ΔE 4.1	565 218
20160	Mahogany	→	745	Harvest Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.3	564 737
20464	Medium Brown	→	565	Harvest	Approximate ΔE 6.5	745 737
20466	Sand	→	842	Willow Leaf	Close ΔE 3.3	421 813
20469	Chocolate	→	739	Cleveland	Approximate ΔE 7.5	796 769
20474	Apricot Blush	→	792	Shasta Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.2	180 111
20476	Dark Brown	→	739	Cleveland	Close ΔE 4.4	453 415
20478	Rust Brown	→	796	Provincial Rose	Close ΔE 3.8	769 713
20727	Mocha	→	741	Pottery Buff	Approximate ΔE 5.8	792 783
20730	Light Copper	→	844	African Safari	Close ΔE 4.6	564 737
20872	Vegas Gold	→	413	Old Silver	Approximate ΔE 6.8	844 423
21245	Dijon	→	284	Scotch Green	Approximate ΔE 8.4	210 723
21615	Sienna	→	713	Antique Bronze	Approximate ΔE 6.3	745 796
21685	Sepia	→	713	Antique Bronze	Close ΔE 4.4	796 769
24515	Cleopatra	→	813	Frontier Tan	Close ΔE 4.1	815 422
24525	Khaki	→	842	Willow Leaf	Close ΔE 2.5	813 421
24625	Brunette	→	749	Mahogany	Approximate ΔE 5.3	739 796
24635	Bark	→	737	Indian Spice	Close ΔE 3.0	745 794
24655	Light Tan	→	451	Light Taupe	Approximate ΔE 5.9	743 783
24675	Cork	→	792	Shasta Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.3	111 180
27407	Military Gold	→	723	Birch	Close ΔE 3.8	735 751
27500	Wheat	→	391	Beryl Blue	Close ΔE 2.8	K37 2042
27504	Coffee	→	844	African Safari	Approximate ΔE 7.9	423 452
27508	Butterscotch	→	741	Pottery Buff	Close ΔE 3.4	735 723
27521	Chestnut	→	451	Light Taupe	Close ΔE 4.9	792 743
27523	Auburn	→	165	Mauve	Close ΔE 4.9	1602 794
30281	Blue Berry	→	307	Rocket Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.3	308 334
30283	Azure	→	369	Blue Frost	Approximate ΔE 9.4	362 370
30284	Hawaiian Blue	→	362	Pastel Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.0	371 612
30286	Empire	→	367	Blueberry	Approximate ΔE 8.6	366 O55
30288	Bright Blue	→	O55	N / A	Approximate ΔE 5.4	366 367
30290	Baby Blue	→	483	Light Gray	Close ΔE 4.7	361 801
30296	Midnight Navy	→	334	Concord Blue	Approximate ΔE 8.2	294 307
30308	Cerulean	→	385	Niagara	Close ΔE 3.2	314 392
30317	Magic Mint	→	219	Green Mist	Approximate ΔE 6.7	361 483
30534	Denim	→	367	Blueberry	Close ΔE 3.5	366 333
30644	Graphite	→	612	Lilac Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.2	362 371
30646	Sky	→	372	Blue Pacific	Approximate ΔE 5.3	332 373
30655	Captian Navy	→	335	Midnight Blue	Close ΔE 3.5	308 357
30661	Royal	→	367	Blueberry	Approximate ΔE 7.2	366 O55
32757	Federal	→	229	Lime	Poor match ΔE 10.9	231 228
32965	Navy	→	334	Concord Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.6	307 O55
32975	Light Turquoise	→	361	Light Blue	Close ΔE 4.0	383 219
33015	Electric	→	364	Starlight Blue	Close ΔE 4.0	365 OO7
37457	Cloud	→	361	Light Blue	Close ΔE 4.3	483 383
37468	Ocean	→	378	Deep Sea Turquiose	Approximate ΔE 5.5	385 384
37474	Aquamarine	→	391	Beryl Blue	Close ΔE 4.5	392 378
40249	Iris	→	603	Plum Pewter	Approximate ΔE 5.8	674 675
40255	Violet	→	626	Deep Iris	Close ΔE 2.9	675 694
40437	Dusty Plum	→	452	Taupe	Very close ΔE 2.0	632 794
40522	Tabriz Orchard	→	672	Amethyst	Approximate ΔE 6.8	131 653
40528	Mulberry	→	624	Afterglow	Approximate ΔE 5.6	661 653
40666	Wisteria	→	624	Afterglow	Approximate ΔE 9.9	661 672
42562	Periwinkle	→	672	Amethyst	Approximate ΔE 8.0	131 622
42577	Lavender	→	624	Afterglow	Approximate ΔE 5.4	661 653
42583	Viking	→	673	Lavender	Close ΔE 4.3	663 687
42607	Raven	→	665	Deep Violet	Close ΔE 3.3	K38 695
42635	Amethyst	→	672	Amethyst	Close ΔE 4.9	622 131
42655	Lilac	→	661	Light Violet	Approximate ΔE 7.1	624 663
42715	Eggplant	→	661	Light Violet	Approximate ΔE 5.7	624 663
42736	Fandango	→	688	Grape Jelly	Approximate ΔE 8.1	665 687
45115	Wine	→	676	Royal Purple	Approximate ΔE 5.6	635 605
47440	Teaberry	→	624	Afterglow	Very close ΔE 2.2	661 653
50138	Bronze	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Approximate ΔE 5.7	753 752
50144	Halloween	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Close ΔE 3.5	753 752
50158	Mars	→	711	Inca Gold	Close ΔE 2.7	534 512
50170	Salmon	→	141	Coral	Approximate ΔE 5.2	182 170
50172	Autumn	→	755	Burnt Orange	Close ΔE 4.0	537 526
50174	Rust	→	713	Antique Bronze	Very close ΔE 1.9	738 769
50473	Peach	→	792	Shasta Pink	Close ΔE 4.6	180 741
50712	Strawberry Blonde	→	741	Pottery Buff	Approximate ΔE 7.6	111 180
51365	Pumpkin Seed	→	532	Sunrise	Close ΔE 2.9	502 533
51585	Lava	→	535	Golden Poppy	Approximate ΔE 5.3	534 512
51625	Coral	→	141	Coral	Approximate ΔE 5.5	792 180
51675	Burnt Orange	→	713	Antique Bronze	Close ΔE 3.4	786 785
60323	Teal	→	292	Peppermint	Close ΔE 3.2	223 222
60335	Irish Spring	→	255	Evergreen	Close ΔE 4.9	222 221
60343	Christmas Pine	→	265	Dinosaur Green	Very close ΔE 1.5	205 266
60345	Mint	→	261	Mint	Very close ΔE 1.4	201 244
60350	Totem Green	→	205	Willow Green	Close ΔE 3.9	265 206
60357	Jade	→	205	Willow Green	Close ΔE 4.0	265 200
60362	Turf	→	231	Sour Apple	Close ΔE 4.7	232 229
60371	Aloe	→	277	Green Meadow	Close ΔE 4.4	247 248
60389	Limerick	→	273	Key Lime	Approximate ΔE 7.3	283 542
60398	Split Pea	→	284	Scotch Green	Close ΔE 4.1	2011 283
60418	Army	→	257	Holly Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	487 415
60556	Sea Mist	→	253	Pale Green	Approximate ΔE 7.5	201 434
60557	Thyme	→	201	Seafrost	Approximate ΔE 5.8	261 252
60566	Pale Mist	→	252	Spearmint	Approximate ΔE 6.2	483 731
60576	Willow	→	238	Olive Drab	Close ΔE 2.5	237 245
60580	Celery	→	252	Spearmint	Close ΔE 4.5	733 243

					Match	Alternatives
60618	Prickly Pear	→	815	Deep Clay	Approximate ΔE 5.3	2011 284
60623	Pistachio	→	201	Seafrost	Approximate ΔE 5.8	252 261
60624	Mint Julep	→	434	Pewter	Approximate ΔE 7.7	201 203
60802	Chartreuse	→	229	Lime	Poor match ΔE 10.6	228 273
61265	Fools Gold	→	214	Basil	Very close ΔE 1.6	565 285
63268	Sprout	→	253	Pale Green	Approximate ΔE 7.3	291 220
63282	Mermaid	→	221	Neptune	Very close ΔE 2.1	K37 2040
63415	Jungle	→	264	Medium Green	Close ΔE 2.5	255 233
63425	Emerald	→	200	True Green	Close ΔE 3.2	265 205
65473	Persian	→	392	Honey Bird	Close ΔE 3.5	223 292
65513	Cool Mint	→	483	Light Gray	Close ΔE 3.5	731 361
65555	Basil	→	203	Moss	Approximate ΔE 7.3	484 434
65615	Olive	→	248	Hunter Green	Approximate ΔE 8.2	247 257
65625	Fern	→	203	Moss	Approximate ΔE 7.5	484 413
65743	Mossy	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 6.6	257 2015
65825	Light Olive	→	285	Parsley	Approximate ΔE 6.0	2013 214
67472	Sea Green	→	291	Seaform	Very close ΔE 1.8	220 K33
67476	Midnight Storm	→	O74	N / A	Very close ΔE 1.7	393 293
67482	Shamrock	→	232	Spring Green	Close ΔE 2.7	231 263
67489	Kiwi	→	229	Lime	Close ΔE 4.9	231 245
70178	Papaya	→	143	Dark Coral	Close ΔE 2.7	184 182
70182	Cotton Candy	→	1900	Petunia	Very close ΔE 1.1	117 1081
70187	Ruby	→	167	Deep Mauve	Very close ΔE 2.1	1908 1122
70189	Pink	→	103	Pink	Very close ΔE 2.0	1082 117
70193	Rasberry	→	129	Deep Pink	Close ΔE 2.7	1908 1182
70200	Fil-tec	→	129	Deep Pink	Very close ΔE 1.7	1182 1121
70202	Light Burgundy	→	1910	Paternina	Close ΔE 2.5	196 1586
70205	Rhododendron	→	105	Laurel Pink	Close ΔE 3.2	127 106
70206	Apple	→	129	Deep Pink	Close ΔE 3.5	O83 1120
70207	Cranberry	→	129	Deep Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.4	135 1908
70208	Hokies	→	137	Fandango	Close ΔE 3.1	654 1910
70209	Maroon	→	654	Orchid	Very close ΔE 1.2	137 1910
70214	Blossom	→	135	Renaissance	Approximate ΔE 6.5	110 Y40
70217	Pink Lemonade	→	131	Light Lilac	Close ΔE 2.5	1081 1900
70485	Jamaica Sun	→	702	Fire Engine Red	Close ΔE 3.1	700 1051
70703	Monarch	→	1182	Currant	Close ΔE 2.4	129 1908
70705	Pink Rose	→	1021	Buff	Close ΔE 4.0	116 111
70812	Hot Pink	→	1083	Begonia	Close ΔE 2.7	127 106
75005	Mauve	→	451	Light Taupe	Approximate ΔE 9.1	1600 1902
77421	Merlot	→	654	Orchid	Close ΔE 4.4	605 1910
77424	Passion	→	601	Zephyr	Approximate ΔE 5.3	127 105
77427	Garnet	→	1586	Cabernet	Close ΔE 4.0	196 1910
77432	Purple Rose	→	133	Powder Puff	Close ΔE 5.0	601 135
80101	Lemon	→	542	Cockatoo	Close ΔE 2.9	546 522
80108	Bright Yellow	→	544	Amber Yellow	Very close ΔE 1.2	546 522
80116	Mango	→	544	Amber Yellow	Close ΔE 4.2	560 546
80120	Cornflower	→	501	Chrome Lemon	Very close ΔE 1.2	522 560
80125	Honey Gold	→	210	Miranda Green	Approximate ΔE 7.1	284 723
80130	Marigold	→	523	Goldenrod	Approximate ΔE 5.6	561 524
80131	Desert Sunset	→	284	Scotch Green	Approximate ΔE 9.5	723 752
80132	Penny	→	210	Miranda Green	Approximate ΔE 5.3	285 423
80134	Buttercup	→	560	Vegas Gold	Close ΔE 4.5	501 734
80137	Bright Gold	→	524	Old Athletic Gold	Close ΔE 4.3	533 561
80607	Lemon Ice	→	733	Sudan	Very close ΔE 1.1	540 531
80809	Citron Yellow	→	546	Snapdragon	Approximate ΔE 6.5	542 283
87499	Yellow Whisper	→	796	Provincial Rose	Close ΔE 3.5	715 769
90186	Candy Apple Red	→	1086	Raspberry	Very close ΔE 1.5	1121 1122
90256	Peacock	→	102	Light Pink	Close ΔE 4.3	123 131
90278	Tar Heel	→	612	Lilac Blue	Approximate ΔE 8.9	362 371
90285	Pacific	→	373	California Blue	Close ΔE 3.0	K07 332
90360	Neon Green	→	229	Lime	Close ΔE 4.5	231 262
90366	Key Lime	→	228	Cape Green	Close ΔE 2.3	244 273
90811	Neon Orange	→	170	Cantalope	Close ΔE 2.8	526 535
91355	Cantaloupe	→	532	Sunrise	Close ΔE 4.6	502 734
91505	Blaze	→	534	Pumpkin	Approximate ΔE 5.2	711 562
91787	Lip Stick	→	1107	Shrimp	Close ΔE 3.2	184 1014
92985	Dark Aqua	→	370	Mint Julep	Approximate ΔE 5.5	310 K33
92995	Marine	→	362	Pastel Blue	Close ΔE 3.4	371 370
30532	Eclipse	→	344	Pilgrim Blue	Close ΔE 4.0	294 488
27501	Sand Dune	→	421	Wood Ash	Close ΔE 2.6	842 734
24705	Cocoa	→	745	Harvest Brown	Approximate ΔE 8.5	796 737
60376	Kryptonite	→	275	Mineral Green	Approximate ΔE 7.2	273 229
24535	Shell	→	421	Wood Ash	Very close ΔE 2.0	842 733
70490	Cabernet	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 6.9	749 1910
30287	Bombay	→	367	Blueberry	Approximate ΔE 6.4	366 O55
81225	West Point	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 2.8	560 502
70199	Desire	→	O23	N / A	Very close ΔE 1.1	O83 1121
20470	Hazel	→	745	Harvest Brown	Close ΔE 3.6	737 794
60349	Viridian	→	200	True Green	Near identical ΔE 0.8	233 264
71797	Imperial Red	→	1121	China Rose	Close ΔE 3.0	1086 1085
80123	Canary	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 3.5	502 561
70186	Sultry	→	1086	Raspberry	Very close ΔE 1.5	1121 1122
30632	Robin Egg	→	376	Indian Ocean	Close ΔE 4.0	P52 370
70179	Tomato	→	172	Orange	Very close ΔE 1.9	703 186
15295	Anchor	→	672	Amethyst	Approximate ΔE 9.0	622 123
30647	Cobalt	→	333	Baltic Blue	Close ΔE 4.2	364 365
35405	Zaffre	→	415	Westpoint	Approximate ΔE 8.3	487 453
42587	Damson	→	663	Violet	Close ΔE 4.9	687 673
50173	Firestorm	→	755	Burnt Orange	Close ΔE 4.8	514 785
51655	Oriole	→	537	Carrot	Close ΔE 4.8	526 516
60574	Soldier Green	→	2015	Pation Green	Close ΔE 4.8	277 247
65483	Tidewater	→	484	Country Gray	Approximate ΔE 6.5	434 P52
70177	Tango	→	182	Misty Maize	Close ΔE 3.5	1600 141
70195	Chianti	→	654	Orchid	Close ΔE 3.1	1910 137
70504	Bordeaux	→	6655	Ophelia	Approximate ΔE 5.9	749 605
71795	Valentine	→	1051	Singapore Sunset	Very close ΔE 2.1	188 147
80114	Daisy	→	522	Straw	Very close ΔE 2.3	544 546
80143	Medallion	→	561	Lion Mane	Close ΔE 3.4	523 502
32767	Deep Sea	→	334	Concord Blue	Close ΔE 3.4	307 308
60627	Evergreen	→	266	Emerald Green	Approximate ΔE 7.0	293 393
70211	Flamingo	→	125	Bright Pink	Approximate ΔE 6.0	104 653
57579	Marmalade	→	755	Burnt Orange	Very close ΔE 1.7	514 516
20467	Caramel	→	421	Wood Ash	Close ΔE 2.7	842 734
60355	Forest	→	232	Spring Green	Very close ΔE 2.3	231 263
20468	Biscotti	→	421	Wood Ash	Close ΔE 4.2	811 733
27518	Coffee Bean	→	453	Dark Taupe	Close ΔE 4.0	486 415

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 Fil-Tec Glide

Fil-Tec Glide is a 40 wt trilobal polyester thread favored by longarm quilters and embroiderers for its smooth run and matte-to-satin finish.

About Floriani Polyester

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

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a Glide to Floriani conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest Floriani Polyester color for all 212 Fil-Tec Glide colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Glide colors have a close match in Floriani?

29 of the 212 colors (14%) rate Very close or better, and 59% rate Close or better. The other 87 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Floriani back to Glide?

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