Embroidery Thread Conversion Chart

Find suggested colour matches between DMC Mouliné Spécial, Anchor Stranded Cotton Mouliné and Madeira Mouliné six-stranded cotton embroidery threads. Search the 454 colours below by thread number or colour name.

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How to use the chart: search by colour name or thread number. Add a brand for a specific match, for example DMC 310, Anchor 403 or Madeira 2400.

Before you choose: conversions are suggested substitutes, not identical colours. Compare actual threads in natural light, especially when a design uses several shades of the same colour.

† beside an Anchor number: published conversion guides give different recommendations. We have shown one suggested substitute, but recommend comparing the threads before using it.

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454 colours shown

DMC	Colour name	Anchor	Madeira
B5200	Snow White	1	2401
Blanc	White	2	2402
Ecru	Ecru	926^†	1908
150	Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose	59	509
151	Very Light Dusty Rose	73	607
152	Medium Light Shell Pink	894^†	2610
153	Very Light Violet	95^†	801
154	Very Dark Grape	72^†	714
155	Medium Dark Blue Violet	1030	902
156	Medium Light Blue Violet	117^†	906
157	Very Light Cornflower Blue	120	907
158	Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue	941^†	914
159	Light Gray Blue	120	901
160	Medium Gray Blue	939^†	906
161	Gray Blue	939^†	906
162	Ultra Very Light Blue	1031^†	908
163	Medium Caledon Green	216^†	1703
164	Light Forest Green	240	1209
165	Very Light Moss Green	278	1414
166	Medium Light Moss Green	279^†	2703
167	Very Dark Yellow Beige	374^†	2208
168	Very Light Pewter	274	1708
169	Light Pewter	849	1707
208	Very Dark Lavender	98^†	712
209	Dark Lavender	97^†	803
210	Medium Lavender	108	802
211	Light Lavender	342	2711
221	Very Dark Shell Pink	1015^†	811
223	Light Shell Pink	895	812
224	Very Light Shell Pink	893	813
225	Ultra Very Light Shell Pink	1026	814
300	Very Dark Mahogany	352	2304
301	Medium Mahogany	349^†	2306
304	Medium Red	1006^†	511
307	Lemon	290^†	104
309	Ultra Very Dark Rose	42	507
310	Black	403	2400
311	Medium Navy Blue	148	1006
312	Very Dark Baby Blue	979	1006
315	Medium Dark Antique Mauve	1019	810
316	Medium Antique Mauve	1017	809
317	Pewter Gray	400	1714
318	Light Steel Gray	399^†	1802
319	Very Dark Pistachio Green	218^†	1705
320	Medium Pistachio Green	215	1311
321	Red	47^†	510
322	Dark Baby Blue	136^†	911
326	Very Dark Rose	59^†	2708
327	Dark Violet	100^†	805
333	Very Dark Blue Violet	110^†	903
334	Medium Baby Blue	145^†	1004
335	Rose	41^†	409
336	Navy Blue	149^†	1007
340	Medium Blue Violet	118	902
341	Light Blue Violet	117	906
347	Very Dark Salmon	1025	407
349	Dark Coral	9046^†	212
350	Medium Coral	11	208
351	Coral	11^†	214
352	Light Coral	9575^†	303
353	Peach	1012^†	304
355	Dark Terra Cotta	1014	401
356	Medium Terra Cotta	1013^†	402
367	Dark Pistachio Green	210^†	1312
368	Light Pistachio Green	261^†	2604
369	Very Light Pistachio Green	259^†	1309
370	Medium Mustard	855^†	2110
371	Mustard	855^†	2110
372	Light Mustard	853^†	2110
400	Dark Mahogany	351	2305
402	Very Light Mahogany	1047	2307
407	Dark Desert Sand	1008^†	2601
413	Dark Pewter Gray	400^†	1713
414	Dark Steel Gray	235	1714
415	Pearl Gray	398	1802
420	Dark Hazelnut Brown	374	2113
422	Light Hazelnut Brown	372^†	2212
433	Medium Brown	370^†	2008
434	Light Brown	310	2009
435	Very Light Brown	365^†	2010
436	Tan	1045^†	2011
437	Light Tan	362	2013
444	Dark Lemon	290^†	106
445	Light Lemon	288	103
451	Dark Shell Gray	233	1808
452	Medium Shell Gray	232	1806
453	Light Shell Gray	231	1803
469	Avocado Green	845^†	1504
470	Light Avocado Green	266^†	1503
471	Very Light Avocado Green	843^†	1502
472	Ultra Light Avocado Green	278^†	1414
498	Dark Red	1006^†	508
500	Very Dark Blue Green	683	1705
501	Dark Blue Green	877^†	1704
502	Blue Green	876^†	1703
503	Medium Blue Green	875^†	1704
504	Very Light Blue Green	206^†	1701
505	Jade Green	210	1205
517	Dark Wedgwood	162	1011
518	Light Wedgwood	1039	1106
519	Sky Blue	160^†	1013
520	Dark Fern Green	861^†	1514
522	Fern Green	859^†	1512
523	Light Fern Green	858^†	1511
524	Very Light Fern Green	858	1511
535	Very Light Ash Gray	1041^†	1713
543	Ultra Very Light Beige	933	1909
550	Very Dark Violet	101^†	714
552	Medium Violet	99	2714
553	Violet	97^†	712
554	Light Violet	90^†	711
561	Very Dark Jade	217^†	1205
562	Medium Jade	208^†	1206
563	Light Jade	206^†	1207
564	Very Light Jade	206	1210
580	Dark Moss Green	281^†	1608
581	Moss Green	280^†	1609
597	Turquoise	1064	1110
598	Light Turquoise	1060^†	1111
600	Very Dark Cranberry	42^†	704
601	Dark Cranberry	57^†	507
602	Medium Cranberry	57^†	611
603	Cranberry	55^†	2707
604	Light Cranberry	50^†	505
605	Very Light Cranberry	74^†	613
606	Bright Orange-Red	335^†	209
608	Bright Orange	329^†	206
610	Dark Drab Brown	889	109
611	Drab Brown	898	2510
612	Light Drab Brown	855^†	2510
613	Very Light Drab Brown	830^†	2203
632	Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand	936	2311
640	Very Dark Beige Gray	903^†	1813
642	Dark Beige Gray	392	1903
644	Medium Beige Gray	830^†	1902
645	Very Dark Beaver Gray	273	1811
646	Dark Beaver Gray	8581	1811
647	Medium Beaver Gray	9204^†	1813
648	Light Beaver Gray	900	1812
666	Bright Red	46	210
676	Light Old Gold	891	2104
677	Very Light Old Gold	300^†	2213
680	Dark Old Gold	901	2206
699	Green	923	1404
700	Bright Green	227^†	1413
701	Light Green	227	1305
702	Kelly Green	226	1306
703	Chartreuse	238	1307
704	Bright Chartreuse	255^†	1308
712	Cream	926	2101
718	Plum	89^†	707
720	Dark Orange Spice	326	309
721	Medium Orange Spice	324^†	308
722	Light Orange Spice	1003^†	307
725	Medium Light Topaz	305	113
726	Light Topaz	295	108
727	Very Light Topaz	293	110
728	Topaz	305	2103
729	Medium Old Gold	890	2108
730	Very Dark Olive Green	281^†	1607
731	Dark Olive Green	281^†	1612
732	Olive Green	281	1613
733	Medium Olive Green	280	1611
734	Light Olive Green	874^†	1610
738	Very Light Tan	361	2013
739	Ultra Very Light Tan	387^†	2014
740	Tangerine	925^†	204
741	Medium Tangerine	304	202
742	Light Tangerine	302^†	2513
743	Medium Yellow	305^†	108
744	Pale Yellow	301	112
745	Light Pale Yellow	300	2512
746	Off White	275	2214
747	Very Light Sky Blue	158	1104
754	Light Peach	4146^†	2313
758	Very Light Terra Cotta	868^†	2605
760	Salmon	1022	405
761	Light Salmon	1021	404
762	Very Light Pearl Gray	1037^†	1709
772	Very Light Yellow Green	259	1309
775	Very Light Baby Blue	1031^†	908
776	Medium Pink	24	504
777	Very Dark Raspberry	43^†	514
778	Very Light Antique Mauve	968	2611
779	Dark Cocoa	380	1914
780	Ultra Very Dark Topaz	309	101
781	Very Dark Topaz	308	2205
782	Dark Topaz	308^†	2205
783	Medium Topaz	307^†	2102
791	Very Dark Cornflower Blue	178	914
792	Dark Cornflower Blue	177^†	2702
793	Medium Cornflower Blue	176	906
794	Light Cornflower Blue	175	906
796	Dark Royal Blue	134^†	904
797	Royal Blue	941^†	914
798	Dark Delft Blue	137^†	912
799	Medium Delft Blue	136^†	910
800	Pale Delft Blue	128^†	909
801	Dark Coffee Brown	358^†	2007
803	Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue	148^†	1006
806	Medium Dark Wedgwood	169	1107
807	Peacock Blue	1039^†	1108
809	Delft Blue	175^†	906
813	Light Blue	977^†	910
814	Dark Garnet	45	514
815	Medium Garnet	1005^†	513
816	Garnet	1006^†	512
817	Very Dark Coral Red	9046^†	211
818	Baby Pink	1020^†	814
819	Light Baby Pink	271	501
820	Very Dark Royal Blue	134	904
822	Light Beige Gray	830^†	1814
823	Dark Navy Blue	127^†	1008
824	Very Dark Blue	147^†	1006
825	Dark Blue	146^†	911
826	Medium Blue	145^†	911
827	Very Light Blue	159^†	907
828	Ultra Very Light Sky Blue	158^†	1014
829	Very Dark Golden Olive	277^†	2113
830	Dark Golden Olive	277	2114
831	Medium Golden Olive	888^†	1613
832	Golden Olive	907	2202
833	Light Golden Olive	380^†	1610
834	Very Light Golden Olive	874	2510
838	Very Dark Beige Brown	1088	2003
839	Dark Beige Brown	1050^†	1913
840	Medium Beige Brown	1084	1912
841	Light Beige Brown	1082	1906
842	Very Light Beige Brown	1080	1907
844	Ultra Dark Beaver Gray	1041	1809
869	Very Dark Hazelnut Brown	944^†	2105
890	Ultra Dark Pistachio Green	1044^†	904
891	Dark Carnation	35	411
892	Medium Carnation	33	411
893	Light Carnation	31^†	408
894	Very Light Carnation	26^†	408
895	Very Dark Hunter Green	1044	1314
898	Very Dark Coffee Brown	359^†	2006
899	Medium Rose	27^†	414
900	Dark Burnt Orange	333	208
902	Very Dark Garnet	897	601
904	Very Dark Parrot Green	268^†	1406
905	Dark Parrot Green	257	1412
906	Medium Parrot Green	255^†	1411
907	Light Parrot Green	255	1308
909	Very Dark Emerald Green	229^†	1303
910	Dark Emerald Green	228^†	1301
911	Medium Emerald Green	227^†	1214
912	Light Emerald Green	209	1213
913	Medium Nile Green	203^†	1207
915	Dark Plum	1029	705
917	Medium Plum	89	706
918	Dark Red Copper	341	314
919	Red Copper	340	313
920	Medium Copper	1004	312
921	Copper	1003	2306
922	Light Copper	1003	310
924	Very Dark Gray Green	851	1706
926	Medium Gray Green	849^†	1707
927	Light Gray Green	848^†	1708
928	Very Light Gray Green	847^†	908
930	Dark Antique Blue	1035	1712
931	Medium Antique Blue	1034	1712
932	Light Antique Blue	1033	1710
934	Black Avocado Green	862	1505
935	Dark Avocado Green	862^†	2603
936	Very Dark Avocado Green	846^†	1707
937	Medium Avocado Green	267^†	1504
938	Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	360^†	2005
939	Very Dark Navy Blue	152	1009
943	Medium Aquamarine	188^†	1202
945	Tawny	367^†	2309
946	Medium Burnt Orange	332	207
947	Burnt Orange	332^†	205
948	Very Light Peach	1011	305
950	Light Desert Sand	778^†	2309
951	Light Tawny	1009^†	2309
954	Nile Green	203	1211
955	Light Nile Green	206^†	1210
956	Geranium	40	408
957	Pale Geranium	25^†	408
958	Dark Seagreen	1072^†	1114
959	Medium Seagreen	186	1113
961	Dark Dusty Rose	41^†	506
962	Medium Dusty Rose	75	609
963	Ultra Very Light Dusty Rose	48^†	503
964	Light Seagreen	1092^†	1104
966	Medium Baby Green	206^†	2604
967	Very Light Apricot	6^†	2503
970	Light Pumpkin	925^†	204
971	Pumpkin	316	204
972	Deep Canary	298	107
973	Bright Canary	290^†	105
975	Dark Golden Brown	370^†	2303
976	Medium Golden Brown	1001	2302
977	Light Golden Brown	1002	2301
986	Very Dark Forest Green	268^†	1405
987	Dark Forest Green	262^†	1403
988	Medium Forest Green	265^†	1402
989	Forest Green	265^†	1401
991	Dark Aquamarine	1076	1204
992	Light Aquamarine	1070^†	1201
993	Very Light Aquamarine	1070	1201
995	Dark Electric Blue	410	1102
996	Medium Electric Blue	433	1103
3011	Dark Khaki Green	845^†	1507
3012	Medium Khaki Green	843^†	1606
3013	Light Khaki Green	842^†	1510
3021	Very Dark Brown Gray	905	1904
3022	Medium Brown Gray	8581	1513
3023	Light Brown Gray	391^†	1902
3024	Very Light Brown Gray	397^†	1709
3031	Very Dark Mocha Brown	1088^†	2003
3032	Medium Mocha Brown	392^†	2002
3033	Very Light Mocha Brown	390^†	1908
3041	Medium Antique Violet	871	2613
3042	Light Antique Violet	870	807
3045	Dark Yellow Beige	943^†	2210
3046	Medium Yellow Beige	887	2210
3047	Light Yellow Beige	852	901
3051	Dark Green Gray	681^†	1508
3052	Medium Green Gray	859^†	1513
3053	Green Gray	260^†	1512
3064	Desert Sand	882^†	2601
3072	Very Light Beaver Gray	847^†	1511
3078	Very Light Golden Yellow	292	102
3325	Light Baby Blue.	159^†	907
3326	Light Rose	36	813
3328	Dark Salmon	1024	406
3340	Medium Apricot	328^†	301
3341	Apricot	328	302
3345	Dark Hunter Green	268	1601
3346	Hunter Green	267	1504
3347	Medium Yellow Green	266	1408
3348	Light Yellow Green	264	1409
3350	Ultra Dark Dusty Rose	42^†	603
3354	Light Dusty Rose	74	607
3362	Dark Pine Green	861^†	2603
3363	Medium Pine Green	860^†	1602
3364	Pine Green	261^†	1513
3371	Black Brown	382	2004
3607	Light Plum	87	708
3608	Very Light Plum	66^†	709
3609	Ultra Light Plum	85	710
3685	Very Dark Mauve	1028	602
3687	Mauve	76^†	604
3688	Medium Mauve	76^†	605
3689	Light Mauve	49	2712
3705	Dark Melon	35	410
3706	Medium Melon	33	409
3708	Light Melon	25^†	408
3712	Medium Salmon	1023	406
3713	Very Light Salmon	1020	502
3716	Very Light Rose	25	612
3721	Dark Shell Pink	896	810
3722	Medium Shell Pink	1027	810
3726	Dark Antique Mauve	1018	810
3727	Light Antique Mauve	1016	2610
3731	Very Dark Dusty Rose	76	610
3733	Dusty Rose	75	414
3740	Dark Antique Violet	873^†	2614
3743	Very Light Antique Violet	869	2611
3746	Dark Blue Violet	1030	903
3747	Very Light Blue Violet	120	901
3750	Very Dark Antique Blue	1036	1007
3752	Very Light Antique Blue	1032	909
3753	Ultra Very Light Antique Blue	1031	1001
3755	Baby Blue	129^†	910
3756	Ultra Very Light Baby Blue	1037	2504
3760	Medium Wedgwood	978^†	1107
3761	Light Sky Blue	9159^†	908
3765	Very Dark Peacock Blue	169^†	2403
3766	Light Peacock Blue	167^†	1105
3768	Dark Gray Green	921^†	2508
3770	Very Light Tawny	1009	2314
3771	Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta	882^†	2605
3772	Very Dark Desert Sand	1007	2601
3773	Medium Desert Sand	1008	2601
3774	Very Light Desert Sand	778	306
3776	Light Mahogany	1048	2302
3777	Very Dark Terra Cotta	1015	2502
3778	Light Terra Cotta	1013	2312
3779	Very Light Rosewood	868^†	2605
3781	Dark Mocha Brown	1050^†	2003
3782	Light Mocha Brown	388^†	2002
3787	Dark Brown Gray	273^†	1811
3790	Ultra Dark Beige Gray	903^†	1905
3799	Very Dark Pewter Gray	236	1713
3801	Very Dark Melon	35^†	213
3802	Very Dark Antique Mauve	1019	2607
3803	Dark Mauve	972^†	2609
3804	Dark Cyclamen Pink	63	702
3805	Cyclamen Pink	63^†	701
3806	Light Cyclamen Pink	55^†	2707
3807	Cornflower Blue	176^†	2702
3808	Ultra Very Dark Turquoise	1068	2507
3809	Very Dark turquoise	1066	2507
3810	Dark Turquoise	168^†	1108
3811	Very Light Turquoise	158^†	1014
3812	Very Dark Seagreen B	188	2706
3813	Light Blue Green	875	1701
3814	Aquamarine	1074	1204
3815	Dark Celadon Green C	216^†	1703
3816	Celadon Green	876	1703
3817	Light Celadon Green	875	1701
3818	Ultra Very Dark Emerald Green	923	2704
3819	Light Moss Green	278	1703
3820	Dark Straw	306	2108
3821	Straw	305	2112
3822	Light Straw	305^†	2107
3823	Ultra Pale Yellow	386	2511
3824	Light Apricot	9575^†	304
3825	Pale Pumpkin	1047^†	307
3826	Golden Brown	1049	2306
3827	Pale Golden Brown	363^†	2301
3828	Hazelnut Brown	943^†	2509
3829	Very Dark Old Gold	901	2205
3830	Terra Cotta	5975	401
3831	Dark Raspberry	39^†	508
3832	Medium Raspberry	38^†	412
3833	Light Raspberry	31^†	409
3834	Dark Grape	100	805
3835	Medium Grape P	871^†	805
3836	Light Grape n	90	711
3837	Ultra Dark Lavender i	99^†	713
3838	Dark Lavender Blue c	118^†	905
3839	Medium Lavender Blue c	176	905
3840	Light Lavender Blue	120^†	907
3841	Pale Baby Blue	1032^†	909
3842	Very Dark Wedgwood	979^†	1010
3843	Electric Blue	1089	1102
3844	Dark Bright Turquoise	1076^†	1102
3845	Medium Bright Turquoise	168^†	1103
3846	Light Bright Turquoise	167^†	1103
3847	Dark Teal Green	1076	1408
3848	Medium Teal Green	1074	1409
3849	Light Teal Green	1070	1109
3850	Dark Bright Green	188^†	1203
3851	Light Bright Green	1072^†	1202
3852	Very Dark Straw	306	1814
3853	Dark Autumn Gold	1001^†	2302
3854	Medium Autumn Gold	313	2307
3855	Light Autumn Gold	311	2012
3856	Ultra Very Light Mahogany	367^†	2012
3857	Dark Rosewood	352^†	601
3858	Medium Rosewood	936^†	810
3859	Light Rosewood	914^†	2311
3860	Cocoa	379	1913
3861	Light Cocoa	232^†	1806
3862	Dark Mocha Beige	7952^†	1912
3863	Medium Mocha Beige	1084^†	1911
3864	Light Mocha Beige	1080^†	1911
3865	Winter White	3^†	2403
3866	Ultra Very Light Mocha	926^†	1804

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Updated 2 November 2026. Madeira suggestions follow its October 2024 Mouliné conversion guide. Anchor suggestions mainly follow the Anchor/Coats stranded cotton guide, with specialist guides used for gaps and two apparent errors. This is an independent conversion guide; matches have not been physically verified.

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