Earth Tones - Embroidery Color Palette (With Thread Codes)

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Earth Tones

Color palette for your embroidery with the following thread colors: Dark Mocha Brown, Very Dark Yellow Beige, Light Golden Brown, Light Cocoa, Medium Brown Gray, Dark Fern Green

Embroidery Thread & Conversion Chart

Use the embroidery color chart below to convert this palette between three types of thread.

To give you the most accurate representation of every shade, the thread images used on this page are sourced from the official websites of their respective floss manufacturers.

For more information about their threads and available colors, please visit their website at DMC or Anchor Crafts

Please note that a perfect conversion is not always possible due to the limited colors provided by manufacturers. You can see my suggestions below for the closest representation of the palette across different brands, but feel free to adapt these shades to suit your project.


Hex, RGB and CMYK Color Details

Use the chart below to copy color codes for your specific needs.

If your design project is ultimately going to be displayed on a digital screen, use the HEX or RGB values from the chart below. This applies for a wide variety of modern devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers or even TVs.

Use the CMYK color codes for your design if that will be physically printed on paper. The CMYK color mode will give you more accurate results, as most commercial printers are configured to use these values for the printing process.

HEX#483420
RGB72,52,32
CMYK 0,28,56,72
HEX#956b3a
RGB149,107,58
CMYK 0,28,61,42
HEX#d69254
RGB214,146,84
CMYK 0,32,61,16
HEX#9b837e
RGB155,131,126
CMYK 0,15,19,39
HEX#87846c
RGB135,132,108
CMYK 0,2,20,47
HEX#445036
RGB68,80,54
CMYK 15,0,33,69

DMC 6 Strand Floss

Dark Mocha Brown

Dark Mocha Brown: 3781

3781

Very Dark Yellow Beige

Very Dark Yellow Beige: 167

167

Light Golden Brown

Light Golden Brown: 977

977

Light Cocoa

Light Cocoa: 3861

3861

Medium Brown Gray

Medium Brown Gray: 3022

3022

Dark Fern Green

Dark Fern Green: 520

520

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DMC Tapestry Wool

Dark Mocha Brown: 7416

7416

Very Dark Yellow Beige: 7421

7421

Light Golden Brown: 7455

7455

Light Cocoa: 7234

7234

Medium Brown Gray: 7039

7039

Dark Fern Green: 7396

7396

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Anchor Stranded Cotton

Dark Mocha Brown: 00904

00904

Very Dark Yellow Beige: 00898

00898

Light Golden Brown: 00363

00363

Light Cocoa: 00378

00378

Medium Brown Gray: 08581

08581

Dark Fern Green: 00862

00862


Cosmo Size 25 Floss

Dark Mocha Brown: 370

370

Very Dark Yellow Beige: 2307

2307

Light Golden Brown: 127

127

Light Cocoa: 234

234

Medium Brown Gray: 2015

2015

Dark Fern Green: 319

319

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