Mettler Poly Sheen to DMC thread conversion chart

Every Mettler Poly Sheen color with its closest DMC Embroidery Floss equivalent, a rating for how close it is and two runner-up options. There are 351 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 Mettler Poly Sheen is polyester machine embroidery thread with a sheen, so the matched floss will look a little softer and flatter than the thread it replaces. Use this chart to pick DMC floss when you stitch a machine embroidery design by hand.

17%very close or better

64%close or better

351Mettler Poly Sheen colors

455DMC Embroidery Floss colors

Near identical 9
Very close 51
Close 166
Approximate 122
Poor match 3

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351 colors

					Match	Alternatives
0015	White	→	White	White	Near identical ΔE 0.0	5200 775
0020	Black	→	310	Black	Approximate ΔE 8.0	935 934
0010	Silky White	→	White	White	Near identical ΔE 0.0	5200 775
0101	Eggshell	→	3865	Winter White	Very close ΔE 1.4	747 3072
0870	Muslin	→	822	Beige Grey Light	Very close ΔE 1.3	746 948
0672	Baguette	→	3023	Brown Grey Light	Approximate ΔE 5.3	503 966
0873	Stone	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	3053 3364
0874	Gravel	→	451	Shell Grey Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	640 3022
1061	Taupe	→	451	Shell Grey Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	317 414
0722	Khaki	→	317	Pewter Grey	Approximate ΔE 6.6	414 451
0853	Pecan	→	610	Drab Brown Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	611 3790
0934	Fawn	→	3032	Mocha Brown Medium	Close ΔE 4.2	3782 3864
1172	Ivory	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Close ΔE 3.7	3033 543
0651	Cornsilk	→	3046	Yellow Beige Medium	Close ΔE 3.2	738 833
1140	Meringue	→	3825	Pale Pumpkin	Very close ΔE 1.6	676 945
1141	Tan	→	612	Drab Brown Medium	Close ΔE 2.3	3045 3864
0842	Toffee	→	612	Drab Brown Medium	Close ΔE 2.3	3045 3864
0832	Sisal	→	370	Mustard Medium	Very close ΔE 2.2	3863 3861
0940	Autumn Leaf	→	3826	Golden Brown	Very close ΔE 1.3	832 3863
0922	Ashley Gold	→	832	Golden Olive	Near identical ΔE 0.8	3826 3860
0932	Nutmeg	→	781	Topaz Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.5	435 780
1134	Light Cocoa	→	868	Hazel Nut Brown Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.9	869 420
1342	Rust	→	300	Mahogany Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.3	3781 839
0933	Redwood	→	3781	Mocha Brown Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	779 839
1355	Fox	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.7	839 300
1346	Cinnamon	→	839	Beige Brown Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.0	779 3781
1876	Chocolate	→	535	Ash Grey Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.8	3799 413
0945	Pine Bark	→	779	Cocoa Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	3781 839
1055	Bark	→	3781	Mocha Brown Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	779 839
1565	Espresso	→	839	Beige Brown Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	3781 779
0776	Sage	→	3021	Brown Grey Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.5	413 779
0941	Golden Grain	→	3860	Cocoa	Close ΔE 2.9	832 3862
0822	Palomino	→	3860	Cocoa	Close ΔE 4.8	167 370
0552	Flax	→	3828	Hazelnut Brown	Close ΔE 2.7	3032 372
0532	Champagne	→	833	Golden Olive Light	Close ΔE 4.4	3046 842
0761	Oat	→	3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.8	739 842
0670	Cream	→	3770	Flesh Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	819 3865
0250	Lemon Frost	→	369	Pistachio Green Very Light	Close ΔE 3.0	3823 445
0600	Citrus	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 2.9	307 3820
0311	Canary	→	3852	Straw Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	728 973
0310	Yellow	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 2.7	307 3820
0520	Daffodil	→	727	Topaz Very Light	Close ΔE 2.7	744 745
0970	Linen	→	712	Cream	Close ΔE 2.4	3866 3770
0660	Vanilla	→	745	Yellow Light Pale	Very close ΔE 1.6	3823 3855
0640	Parchment	→	726	Topaz Light	Very close ΔE 1.8	743 834
0811	Candlelight	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 3.2	444 742
0702	Papaya	→	444	Lemon Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.9	3853 742
0630	Buttercup	→	307	Lemon	Close ΔE 2.3	726 743
0713	Lemon	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 4.5	3852 973
0700	Bright Yellow	→	444	Lemon Dark	Close ΔE 2.9	973 728
0704	Gold	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	444 742
0800	Golden Rod	→	3853	Autumn Gold Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	972 977
1102	Pumpkin	→	970	Pumpkin Light	Very close ΔE 2.2	971 740
1300	Tangerine	→	608	Bright Orange	Close ΔE 4.4	947 946
1304	Red Pepper	→	946	Burnt Orange Medium	Close ΔE 2.8	608 947
1305	Fox Fire	→	3801	Dark Melon Very	Close ΔE 3.5	606 946
1703	Poppy	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	606 3777
1902	Poinsettia	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.6	326 918
1903	Lipstick	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Close ΔE 2.6	347 3721
1725	Terra Cotta	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	326 720
1335	Dark Rust	→	355	Terra Cotta Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	3772 3777
1334	Spice	→	632	Negro Flesh Medium	Very close ΔE 1.1	400 3772
1760	Twine	→	967	Apricot Very Light	Close ΔE 3.0	224 453
1060	Shrimp Pink	→	3856	Mahogany Ultra Very Light	Close ΔE 2.4	3825 951
1362	Shrimp	→	729	Old Gold Medium	Very close ΔE 1.6	437 422
1220	Apricot	→	970	Pumpkin Light	Close ΔE 3.6	971 976
1114	Clay	→	356	Terra Cotta Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.4	782 3776
1352	Salmon	→	722	Orange Spice Light	Close ΔE 3.0	436 950
1351	Starfish	→	950	Sportsman Flesh	Very close ΔE 1.9	758 436
1551	Pink Clay	→	3779	Ter. Cotta Ultra Very L	Very close ΔE 1.9	758 950
1532	Coral	→	922	Copper Light	Close ΔE 2.4	3706 3773
1430	Melon	→	3773	Sportsman Flesh Medium	Very close ΔE 1.4	3778 922
1521	Flamingo	→	3705	Melon Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	3776 892
1600	Spanish Tile	→	301	Mahogany Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.7	3776 921
1805	Strawberry	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	335 720
1900	Geranium	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.0	666 326
1911	Foliage Rose	→	150	Dusty Rose Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.5	3685 326
1912	Winterberry	→	221	Shell Pink Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	902 3685
2222	Burgundy	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.6	221 154
2241	Mauve	→	315	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	3328 3685
2051	Teaberry	→	3726	Antique Mauve Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	3731 3687
1761	Tea Rose	→	152	Shell Pink Medium Light	Very close ΔE 2.3	760 3341
2170	Chiffon	→	3042	Antique Violet Light	Close ΔE 3.4	963 818
2160	Iced Pink	→	151	Dusty Rose Very Light	Close ΔE 3.2	604 554
1755	Hyacinth	→	776	Pink Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.0	893 316
2152	Heather Pink	→	3726	Antique Mauve Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	3806 316
1860	Shell	→	151	Dusty Rose Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.6	604 605
2171	Blush	→	211	Lavender Light	Close ΔE 2.4	818 963
1840	Corsage	→	962	Dusty Rose Medium	Very close ΔE 1.8	351 893
1921	Blossom	→	3328	Salmon Dark	Very close ΔE 2.1	919 918
2113	Cranberry	→	221	Shell Pink Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.8	902 3685
2123	Bordeaux	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.7	777 221
1366	Mahogany	→	3799	Pewter Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.6	535 935
3331	Cadet Blue	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Close ΔE 3.8	161 334
3211	Twilight	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 6.5	803 322
3210	Blueberry	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 6.4	803 336
3541	Venetian Blue	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 6.6	803 3807
3110	Dark Ink	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.3	820 796
2900	Deep Purple	→	327	Violet Dark	Poor match ΔE 10.6	158 791
3536	Heraldic	→	823	Navy Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	939 327
2715	Pansy	→	791	Cornflower Blue VeryD	Close ΔE 4.9	550 154
2810	Orchid	→	3834	Grape Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	333 791
2920	Purple	→	3807	Cornflower Bleu	Close ΔE 4.4	3838 158
2830	Wild Iris	→	3838	Lavender Bleu Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	3807 3746
2650	Impatient	→	153	Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 3.7	3836 209
2655	Aura	→	210	Lavender Medium	Close ΔE 3.8	153 554
2764	Violet	→	340	Blue Violet Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.1	3041 209
2640	Frosted Plum	→	209	Lavender Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	340 3836
2600	Dusty Grape	→	550	Violet Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3834 3837
2504	Plum	→	3834	Grape Dark	Close ΔE 3.7	3835 3837
2506	Cerise	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	814 815
2300	Bright Ruby	→	498	Christmas Red Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	304 917
2520	Garden Rose	→	3805	Cyclamen Pink	Close ΔE 4.9	3607 3804
2550	Soft Pink	→	3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	Close ΔE 3.3	3833 3607
2560	Azalea Pink	→	3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	Close ΔE 3.3	3833 209
2363	Carnation	→	3609	Plum Ultra Light	Very close ΔE 1.2	554 210
2250	Petal Pink	→	604	Cranberry Light	Close ΔE 2.6	151 605
2155	Pink Tulip	→	604	Cranberry Light	Close ΔE 4.0	151 3608
2220	Tropicana	→	3607	Plum Light	Close ΔE 3.2	3805 3804
2521	Fuchsia	→	600	Cranberry Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	309 666
2320	Raspberry	→	304	Christmas Red Medium	Close ΔE 2.7	498 816
2500	Boysenberry	→	814	Garnet Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	815 917
2711	Dark Current	→	550	Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 4.9	327 3837
2336	Maroon	→	154	Grape Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	3799 791
3040	Lavender	→	3836	Grape Light	Approximate ΔE 6.9	155 793
3241	Amethyst Frost	→	792	Cornflower Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.6	798 161
3062	Cinder	→	793	Cornflower Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	3740 340
0112	Leadville	→	931	Antique Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.0	930 798
0132	Dark Pewter	→	312	Navy Blue Light	Close ΔE 4.0	336 803
2674	Steel	→	931	Antique Blue Medium	Close ΔE 2.9	826 930
0131	Smoke	→	3022	Brown Grey Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.2	640 932
0151	Cloud	→	642	Beige Grey Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	640 3022
0182	Saturn Grey	→	3042	Antique Violet Light	Close ΔE 4.1	3024 648
0150	Mystic Grey	→	647	Beaver Grey Medium	Very close ΔE 1.6	927 318
0124	Fieldstone	→	168	Pewter Very Light	Close ΔE 3.1	519 3752
3971	Silver	→	813	Blue Light	Close ΔE 4.1	794 648
0142	Sterling	→	341	Blue Violet Light	Approximate ΔE 6.4	813 3022
1972	Silvery Grey	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.9	3022 931
0108	Cobblestone	→	931	Antique Blue Medium	Very close ΔE 1.7	826 930
0152	Dolphin	→	646	Beaver Grey Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	931 645
0111	Whale	→	825	Blue Dark	Close ΔE 3.1	322 824
4174	Charcoal	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.8	796 791
1375	Dark Charcoal	→	924	Grey Green Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	890 319
6156	Olive	→	936	Avocado Green Very D	Close ΔE 3.5	935 890
5866	Herb Green	→	500	Blue Green Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.3	986 501
0465	Umber	→	3781	Mocha Brown Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	779 839
0747	Golden Brown	→	779	Cocoa Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.9	840 469
0345	Moss	→	469	Avocado Green	Approximate ΔE 9.8	840 420
0542	Ochre	→	167	Yellowbeige Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.4	3012 3828
0221	Light Brass	→	3852	Straw Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	3821 307
0232	Seaweed	→	3012	Khaki Green Medium	Very close ΔE 1.8	704 581
0352	Marsh	→	3012	Khaki Green Medium	Close ΔE 4.6	907 704
6133	Caper	→	732	Olive Green	Approximate ΔE 5.4	730 3011
5934	Moss Green	→	905	Parrot Green Dark	Very close ΔE 2.3	702 3363
5944	Backyard Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	986 561
5664	Willow	→	3815	Celadon Green Dark	Close ΔE 2.9	3814 562
5552	Palm Leaf	→	597	Turquoise	Close ΔE 2.4	169 502
0453	Army Drab	→	3364	Pine Green	Close ΔE 2.9	320 522
5822	Kiwi	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Approximate ΔE 5.7	913 906
6051	Jalepeno	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Close ΔE 3.8	471 368
5650	Spring Frost	→	954	Nile Green	Very close ΔE 2.1	368 563
5531	Pear	→	703	Chartreuse	Approximate ΔE 8.0	906 912
5610	Bright Mint	→	912	Emerald Green Light	Approximate ΔE 8.5	906 164
5912	Erin Green	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Poor match ΔE 11.0	906 907
5833	Limabean	→	905	Parrot Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	703 702
5633	Lime	→	505	Jade	Close ΔE 3.5	702 3850
5643	Green Dust	→	3818	Emarald Green Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.0	701 700
5513	Ming	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Approximate ΔE 7.8	943 163
5510	Emerald	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Approximate ΔE 9.7	3850 912
5613	Light Kelly	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.4	3850 3812
5515	Kelly	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Very close ΔE 1.4	505 943
5415	Irish Green	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Close ΔE 3.0	505 911
5422	Swiss Ivy	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Close ΔE 3.3	3812 958
5324	Bright Green	→	3818	Emarald Green Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	700 909
5555	Deep Green	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Close ΔE 3.1	561 986

					Match	Alternatives
5326	Evergreen	→	991	Aquamarine Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	561 986
5100	Green	→	910	Emerald Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	911 909
5210	Trellis Green	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Very close ΔE 1.4	958 3812
5230	Bottle Green	→	3851	Green Light Bright	Close ΔE 4.0	3812 3816
5220	Silver Sage	→	3851	Green Light Bright	Close ΔE 3.7	3816 959
4250	Snomoon	→	3813	Bleu Green Light	Very close ΔE 2.0	964 3752
5050	Luster	→	3813	Bleu Green Light	Close ΔE 3.4	3325 3752
5115	Baccarat Green	→	958	Sea Green Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.8	3812 3851
5101	Dark Jade	→	3809	Turquoise Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.7	3848 806
5005	Rain Forest	→	3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.7	3847 909
5374	Forest Green	→	311	Navy Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.7	3750 3766
4071	Glacier Green	→	794	Cornflower Blue Light	Close ΔE 2.9	813 162
3650	Ice Cap	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.6	159 813
3761	Wintersky	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.0	3755 341
3840	Oxford	→	799	Delft Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3755 156
3951	Azure Blue	→	799	Delft Medium	Close ΔE 4.1	334 156
3820	Celestial	→	799	Delft Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.5	334 156
3810	Laguna	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.9	322 825
3953	Ocean Blue	→	930	Antique Blue Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	161 798
3842	Copenhagen	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.0	517 3760
4644	Mallard	→	3750	Antique Blue Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	311 312
4032	Teal	→	322	Navy Blue Very Light	Approximate ΔE 8.2	825 824
3901	Tropical Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Close ΔE 5.0	322 825
3900	Cerulean	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	322 825
3910	Crystal Blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Near identical ΔE 0.7	3845 341
3962	River Mist	→	3846	Turquoise Light Bright	Approximate ΔE 5.8	3845 3844
4240	Spearmint	→	3810	Turquoise Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.2	3846 3849
4230	Aqua	→	3846	Turquoise Light Bright	Approximate ΔE 7.7	3845 3810
4111	Turquoise	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.8	3845 3844
4103	California Blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Approximate ΔE 8.2	3845 334
4101	Wave Blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Close ΔE 4.8	3845 3802
4010	Caribbean Blue	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Poor match ΔE 10.1	3760 826
4116	Dark Teal	→	3766	Peacock Blue Light	Approximate ΔE 7.0	995 3750
4033	Tartan Blue	→	311	Navy Blue Medium	Close ΔE 3.6	3750 312
4442	Deep Sea Blue	→	3750	Antique Blue Very Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	311 3766
4531	Caribbean	→	995	Electric Blue Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	517 3765
4423	Marine Aqua	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.5	517 3765
4220	Island Green	→	3810	Turquoise Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	3809 3848
4620	Jade	→	3810	Turquoise Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	3851 3849
4610	Deep Aqua	→	3809	Turquoise Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.6	3848 958
4643	Amazon	→	3766	Peacock Blue Light	Close ΔE 3.6	3750 311
4515	Spruce	→	3808	Turquoise Ultra Very Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	3847 3766
3770	Oyster	→	3752	Antique Blue Very Light	Very close ΔE 2.2	519 168
0145	Skylight	→	932	Antique Blue Light	Close ΔE 2.4	809 813
3750	Winter Frost	→	341	Blue Violet Light	Close ΔE 3.0	813 157
3640	Lake Blue	→	3755	Baby Blue	Close ΔE 4.6	157 159
3641	Wedgewood	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	334 161
3600	Nordic Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.7	336 797
3522	Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	336 797
3622	Imperial Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	797 336
3543	Royal Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	797 336
3544	Sapphire	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.4	336 797
3333	Fire Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	797 336
3102	Provence	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	820 797
3323	Delft	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.1	796 797
3355	Dark Indigo	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.2	796 797
3444	Concord	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	796 797
3732	Slate Blue	→	803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.0	797 336
3743	Harbor	→	336	Navy Blue	Close ΔE 3.5	803 797
5500	Limedrop	→	164	Forestgreen Light	Approximate ΔE 8.2	913 954
5940	Sour Apple	→	3821	Straw	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3819 307
0501	Sun	→	3820	Straw Dark	Close ΔE 2.9	3822 307
0706	Sunflower	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 4.5	3852 973
1120	Sunset	→	444	Lemon Dark	Near identical ΔE 0.9	3853 742
1106	Orange	→	972	Canary Dark	Very close ΔE 1.8	741 977
1306	Devil Red	→	3801	Dark Melon Very	Close ΔE 3.5	606 946
1940	Chrysanthemum	→	603	Cranberry	Close ΔE 3.7	961 3806
1950	Tropical Pink	→	3805	Cyclamen Pink	Close ΔE 2.6	3607 3804
0862	Wild Rice	→	524	Fern Green Very Light	Close ΔE 4.2	3023 3053
0170	Sea Shell	→	822	Beige Grey Light	Close ΔE 3.4	928 644
0861	Tantone	→	3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	Close ΔE 4.7	3023 543
1874	Pewter	→	645	Beaver Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	646 844
1344	Coffee Bean	→	777	Raspberry Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	300 150
1154	Penny	→	3861	Cocao Light	Approximate ΔE 5.1	832 781
0771	Rattan	→	3033	Mocha Brown Very Light	Close ΔE 3.3	842 543
0821	Honey Gold	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 4.6	973 833
0504	Mimosa	→	3852	Straw Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.4	3821 307
0622	Star Gold	→	726	Topaz Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	307 728
0824	Liberty Gold	→	728	Topaz	Close ΔE 3.1	973 3852
0851	Old Gold	→	3046	Yellow Beige Medium	Close ΔE 3.5	834 833
1123	Carmel Cream	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Close ΔE 3.0	3046 833
1252	Dark Tan	→	3782	Mocho Brown Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	152 3032
1161	Straw	→	842	Beige Brown Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	453 524
0931	Honey	→	3829	Old Gold Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	372 371
1115	Copper	→	3859	Rosewood Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	783 3045
1311	Date	→	782	Topaz Dark	Very close ΔE 1.8	435 781
1312	Burnt Orange	→	782	Topaz Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	435 781
1514	Brick	→	355	Terra Cotta Dark	Close ΔE 3.8	3777 720
0270	Buttercream	→	3865	Winter White	Near identical ΔE 1.0	712 3866
0605	Daisy	→	3821	Straw	Close ΔE 2.8	3852 307
0608	Sunshine	→	3821	Straw	Very close ΔE 1.6	307 3852
0904	Spanish Gold	→	444	Lemon Dark	Close ΔE 2.8	3853 973
0506	Yellow Bird	→	307	Lemon	Very close ΔE 2.2	726 3821
1010	Toast	→	742	Tangerine Light	Approximate ΔE 5.1	3829 613
1332	Harvest	→	3859	Rosewood Light	Close ΔE 4.4	783 977
1301	Paprika	→	946	Burnt Orange Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3801 606
1913	Cherry	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.4	150 347
2011	Fire Engine	→	221	Shell Pink Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.2	3803 326
1730	Persimmon	→	350	Coral Medium	Very close ΔE 1.2	891 349
1906	Tulip	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	347 666
2224	Claret	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.0	814 3803
2022	Rio Red	→	3803	Mauve Dark	Close ΔE 3.1	221 3685
1704	Candy Apple	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Close ΔE 2.4	347 335
2101	Country Red	→	326	Rose Very Dark	Very close ΔE 1.1	347 3328
1904	Cardinal	→	347	Salmon Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.9	326 720
1800	Wildfire	→	720	Orange Spice Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	347 326
1701	Red Berry	→	301	Mahogany Medium	Close ΔE 3.7	3776 921
2530	Rose	→	3608	Plum Very Light	Close ΔE 3.4	604 151
2153	Dusty Mauve	→	316	Antique Mauve Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.1	893 3608
2166	Flesh	→	3042	Antique Violet Light	Close ΔE 3.1	3713 963
2115	Beet Red	→	902	Granet Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	3803 814
2333	Wine	→	814	Garnet Dark	Very close ΔE 2.2	3803 815
3150	Stainless	→	210	Lavender Medium	Approximate ΔE 6.9	3840 809
3151	Blue Dawn	→	3840	Lavender Bleu Light	Approximate ΔE 6.6	809 159
3114	Purple Twist	→	327	Violet Dark	Approximate ΔE 9.0	550 3837
2905	Iris Blue	→	3807	Cornflower Bleu	Approximate ΔE 5.1	3838 3746
2910	Grape	→	340	Blue Violet Medium	Close ΔE 4.3	209 155
3045	Cachet	→	153	Violet Very Light	Close ΔE 2.4	210 554
2832	Easter Purple	→	3834	Grape Dark	Very close ΔE 2.3	333 3835
2761	Dessert	→	210	Lavender Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.7	554 151
0180	Whitewash	→	948	Peach Flesh Very Light	Close ΔE 2.7	225 746
2510	Roseate	→	553	Violet	Approximate ΔE 7.1	3835 3832
2721	Very Berry	→	3835	Grape Medium	Approximate ΔE 5.7	553 552
2720	Sangria	→	3834	Grape Dark	Close ΔE 4.3	552 3835
2912	Sugar Plum	→	340	Blue Violet Medium	Close ΔE 4.1	3746 553
0463	Cypress	→	3364	Pine Green	Very close ΔE 2.1	522 320
0017	Paper White	→	White	White	Near identical ΔE 0.0	5200 775
0184	Pearl	→	3743	Antique Violet Very L	Close ΔE 2.8	3865 800
0176	Fog	→	928	Grey Green Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.0	644 3072
4073	Metal	→	640	Beige Grey Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.5	3022 642
2576	Greyhound	→	793	Cornflower Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.3	3740 3787
3251	Haze	→	153	Violet Very Light	Approximate ΔE 5.9	210 554
3353	Light Midnight	→	796	Royal Blue Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	820 797
0546	Ginger	→	3013	Khaki Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.6	3012 165
0442	Tarnished Gold	→	3012	Khaki Green Medium	Close ΔE 3.4	704 3013
6141	Spring Green	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	164 368
5730	Apple Green	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Approximate ΔE 6.5	164 954
5722	Green Grass	→	3850	Green Dark Bright	Approximate ΔE 8.4	505 702
5933	Grasshopper	→	703	Chartreuse	Approximate ΔE 5.8	702 905
5740	Mint	→	3348	Yellow Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.1	368 954
6011	Tamarack	→	907	Parrot Green Light	Approximate ΔE 5.4	165 734
5411	Shamrock	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Close ΔE 4.0	3850 163
5400	Scrub Green	→	943	Aquamarine Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.9	3812 3850
5770	Spanish Moss	→	564	Jade Very Light	Very close ΔE 1.4	955 504
5335	Swamp	→	910	Emerald Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.1	909 3818
5233	Field Green	→	3847	Teal Green Dark	Close ΔE 4.9	806 3765
4625	Seagreen	→	3809	Turquoise Very Dark	Close ΔE 3.3	3848 806
5010	Scotty Green	→	3810	Turquoise Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.0	958 3809
4410	Aqua Velva	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	3809 3848
3906	Pacific Blue	→	3844	Turquoise Dark Bright	Near identical ΔE 0.6	3845 341
4114	Danish Teal	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Approximate ΔE 5.2	3844 3802
4122	Peacock	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Close ΔE 4.0	3844 3846
3920	Chicory	→	3846	Turquoise Light Bright	Approximate ΔE 5.5	3845 3844
4113	Alexis Blue	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Close ΔE 3.2	3844 341
4421	Light Mallard	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	517 995
4430	Island Waters	→	996	Electric Blue Medium	Very close ΔE 2.0	162 3325
4452	Truly Teal	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Close ΔE 4.0	3809 3848
4425	Dark Aqua	→	3802	Antique Mauve Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.4	3809 3848
4133	Deep Ocean	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.2	824 322
4332	Rough Sea	→	518	Wedgewood Light	Approximate ΔE 5.8	3760 341
3853	Ash Blue	→	799	Delft Medium	Very close ΔE 2.0	334 160
3902	Colonial Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.2	322 825
3815	Reef Blue	→	3845	Turquoise Medium Bright	Approximate ΔE 6.2	3844 341
3762	Country Blue	→	157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	Close ΔE 2.6	3755 159
3620	Marine Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 5.7	322 3839
3722	Empire Blue	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 9.1	3842 334
3710	Blue Bird	→	3839	Lavender Bleu Medium	Approximate ΔE 7.6	334 3842
3652	Baby Blue	→	794	Cornflower Blue Light	Approximate ΔE 5.7	3841 162
3711	Dolphin Blue	→	334	Baby Blue Medium	Approximate ΔE 8.1	3839 799
3611	Blue Ribbon	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.3	803 158
3612	Starlight Blue	→	3842	Wedgwood Dark	Approximate ΔE 6.5	322 158
3335	Flag Blue	→	158	Cornflower Blue Medium V	Approximate ΔE 7.5	803 796
3554	Navy	→	820	Royal Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 8.3	796 823
3344	Midnight	→	939	Navy Blue Very Dark	Approximate ΔE 7.5	823 820
6010	Mountain Dew	→	3819	Moss Green Light	Close ΔE 4.4	734 3821
1501	Watermelon	→	3712	Salmon Medium	Close ΔE 2.4	899 892

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 Mettler Poly Sheen

Mettler Poly Sheen is Amann's consumer-market polyester embroidery thread. Its numbering follows Isacord, so most colors convert one-to-one.

About DMC Embroidery Floss

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

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a Mettler Poly Sheen to DMC conversion chart?

Yes. This page lists the closest DMC Embroidery Floss color for all 351 Mettler Poly Sheen colors, worked out with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Mettler Poly Sheen colors have a close match in DMC?

60 of the 351 colors (17%) rate Very close or better, and 64% rate Close or better. The other 125 only have approximate substitutes.

Can I convert DMC back to Mettler Poly Sheen?

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