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17 Oct 2020 • SPA0451
Color palette for your embroidery with the following thread colors: Medium Topaz, Deep Canary, Very Light Avocado Green, Medium Celadon Green, Dark Turquoise, Electric Blue
Image via: Sergey Shmidt
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.
DMC 6 Strand Floss
Medium Topaz
783
Deep Canary
972
Very Light Avocado Green
471
Medium Celadon Green
163
Dark Turquoise
3810
Electric Blue
3843
DMC Tapestry Wool
7783
7971
7048
7406
7861
7996
Anchor Stranded Cotton
00306
00298
00241
00215
00168
01089
Cosmo Size 25 Floss
703
302
118
2535
374
413
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Pick a Fabric Color
Choose a fabric color that works well with your threads
How to use this section
First step is to adjust the vertical slider to your desired color in the color picker below. Next, control the lightness/darkness of your selected color by dragging the white circle pointer to any location on the picker surface. A preview of your selected color will be shown on the left, comparing it to your previously selected color. Alternatively, click on one of the pre-defined colors just below the picker surface. Once you are happy with your new color, click the Save button. This will change the fabric color behind your threads.
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I have been struggling with chosing colours for a new SAL with the theme “talavera”. I started using quite gaudy colours, then found your pic of the californian poppies. Still might tone down the electric blue down, but am ready to restart.
The electric blue does pop out quite a bit! If you’ll have this blue in larger areas than I definitely agree with you on having to tone it down. It could work on small elements though, like french knots if your SAL pattern has them