DMC Colors and Anchor Equivalents
The most readily available brand of cotton embroidery floss is DMC. You can usually find almost all DMC colors at your local craft store. To help you plan your project, here is a list of the DMC colors, identified by number. Some smockers and embroideresses prefer the Anchor brand of floss. This table list the equivalent Anchor numbers for each DMC color. These colors may not be exact, due to inaccuracies in scanning or your own monitor. Use this chart as a guidline only.
list by color family
| DMC # |
|
Anchor # |
|
DMC # |
|
Anchor # |
| B5200 |
 |
A1 |
|
Blanc |
 |
A2 |
| Ecru |
 |
A387 |
|
DMC48 |
 |
A1207 |
| DMC51 |
 |
A1220 |
|
DMC52 |
 |
A1209 |
| DMC53 |
 |
A |
|
DMC57 |
 |
A1203 |
| DMC61 |
 |
A1218 |
|
DMC62 |
 |
A1201 |
| DMC67 |
 |
A1212 |
|
DMC69 |
 |
A1218 |
| DMC75 |
 |
A1206 |
|
DMC90 |
 |
A1217 |
| DMC91 |
 |
A1211 |
|
DMC92 |
 |
A1215 |
| DMC93 |
 |
A1210 |
|
DMC94 |
 |
A1216 |
| DMC95 |
 |
A1209 |
|
DMC99 |
 |
A1204 |
| DMC101 |
 |
A1213 |
|
DMC102 |
 |
A1209 |
| DMC103 |
 |
A1210 |
|
DMC104 |
 |
A1217 |
| DMC105 |
 |
A1218 |
|
DMC106 |
 |
A1203 |
| DMC107 |
 |
A1203 |
|
DMC108 |
 |
A1220 |
| DMC111 |
 |
A1218 |
|
DMC112 |
 |
A1201 |
| DMC113 |
 |
A1210 |
|
DMC114 |
 |
A1213 |
| DMC115 |
 |
A1206 |
|
DMC116 |
 |
A1204 |
| DMC121 |
 |
A1210 |
|
DMC122 |
 |
A1215 |
| DMC123 |
 |
A1213 |
|
DMC124 |
 |
A1210 |
| DMC125 |
 |
A1213 |
|
DMC126 |
 |
A1209 |
| DMC208 |
 |
A110 |
|
DMC209 |
 |
A109 |
| DMC210 |
 |
A108 |
|
DMC211 |
 |
A342 |
| DMC221 |
 |
A897 |
|
DMC223 |
 |
A895 |
| DMC224 |
 |
A893 |
|
DMC225 |
 |
A1026 |
| DMC300 |
 |
A352 |
|
DMC301 |
 |
A1049 |
| DMC304 |
 |
A19 |
|
DMC307 |
 |
A289 |
| DMC309 |
 |
A42 |
|
DMC310 |
 |
A403 |
| DMC311 |
 |
A148 |
|
DMC312 |
 |
A979 |
| DMC315 |
 |
A1019 |
|
DMC316 |
 |
A1017 |
| DMC317 |
 |
A400 |
|
DMC318 |
 |
A235 |
| DMC319 |
 |
A1044 |
|
DMC320 |
 |
A215 |
| DMC321 |
 |
A47 |
|
DMC322 |
 |
A978 |
| DMC326 |
 |
A59 |
|
DMC327 |
 |
A101 |
| DMC333 |
 |
A119 |
|
DMC334 |
 |
A977 |
| DMC335 |
 |
A40 |
|
DMC336 |
 |
A150 |
| DMC340 |
 |
A118 |
|
DMC341 |
 |
A117 |
| DMC347 |
 |
A1025 |
|
DMC349 |
 |
A13 |
| DMC350 |
 |
A11 |
|
DMC351 |
 |
A10 |
| DMC352 |
 |
A9 |
|
DMC353 |
 |
A8 |
| DMC355 |
 |
A1014 |
|
DMC356 |
 |
A1013 |
| DMC367 |
 |
A216 |
|
DMC368 |
 |
A214 |
| DMC369 |
 |
A1043 |
|
DMC370 |
 |
A888 |
| DMC371 |
 |
A887 |
|
DMC372 |
 |
A887 |
| DMC400 |
 |
A351 |
|
DMC402 |
 |
A1047 |
| DMC407 |
 |
A914 |
|
DMC413 |
 |
A236 |
| DMC414 |
 |
A235 |
|
DMC415 |
 |
A398 |
| DMC420 |
 |
A374 |
|
DMC422 |
 |
A372 |
| DMC433 |
 |
A358 |
|
DMC434 |
 |
A310 |
| DMC435 |
 |
A365 |
|
DMC436 |
 |
A363 |
| DMC437 |
 |
A362 |
|
DMC444 |
 |
A291 |
| DMC445 |
 |
A298 |
|
DMC451 |
 |
A233 |
| DMC452 |
 |
A232 |
|
DMC453 |
 |
A231 |
| DMC469 |
 |
A267 |
|
DMC470 |
 |
A266 |
| DMC471 |
 |
A265 |
|
DMC472 |
 |
A253 |
| DMC498 |
 |
A1005 |
|
DMC500 |
 |
A683 |
| DMC501 |
 |
A878 |
|
DMC502 |
 |
A877 |
| DMC503 |
 |
A876 |
|
DMC504 |
 |
A206 |
| DMC517 |
 |
A210 |
|
DMC518 |
 |
A1039 |
| DMC519 |
 |
A1038 |
|
DMC520 |
 |
A862 |
| DMC522 |
 |
A860 |
|
DMC523 |
 |
A859 |
| DMC524 |
 |
A858 |
|
DMC535 |
 |
A401 |
| DMC543 |
 |
A933 |
|
DMC550 |
 |
A101 |
| DMC552 |
 |
A99 |
|
DMC553 |
 |
A98 |
| DMC554 |
 |
A95 |
|
DMC561 |
 |
A212 |
| DMC562 |
 |
A210 |
|
DMC563 |
 |
A208 |
| DMC564 |
 |
A206 |
|
DMC580 |
 |
A924 |
| DMC581 |
 |
A281 |
|
DMC597 |
 |
A1064 |
| DMC598 |
 |
A1062 |
|
DMC600 |
 |
A59 |
| DMC601 |
 |
A63 |
|
DMC602 |
 |
A57 |
| DMC603 |
 |
A62 |
|
DMC604 |
 |
A55 |
| DMC605 |
 |
A1094 |
|
DMC606 |
 |
A334 |
| DMC608 |
 |
A330 |
|
DMC610 |
 |
A889 |
| DMC611 |
 |
A989 |
|
DMC612 |
 |
A832 |
| DMC613 |
 |
A831 |
|
DMC632 |
 |
A936 |
| DMC640 |
 |
A393 |
|
DMC642 |
 |
A392 |
| DMC644 |
 |
A391 |
|
DMC645 |
 |
A273 |
| DMC646 |
 |
A8581 |
|
DMC647 |
 |
A1040 |
| DMC648 |
 |
A900 |
|
DMC666 |
 |
A46 |
| DMC676 |
 |
A891 |
|
DMC677 |
 |
A361 |
| DMC680 |
 |
A901 |
|
DMC699 |
 |
A923 |
| DMC700 |
 |
A228 |
|
DMC701 |
 |
A227 |
| DMC702 |
 |
A226 |
|
DMC703 |
 |
A238 |
| DMC704 |
 |
A256 |
|
DMC712 |
 |
A926 |
| DMC718 |
 |
A88 |
|
DMC720 |
 |
A326 |
| DMC721 |
 |
A324 |
|
DMC722 |
 |
A323 |
| DMC725 |
 |
A305 |
|
DMC726 |
 |
A295 |
| DMC727 |
 |
A293 |
|
DMC729 |
 |
A890 |
| DMC730 |
 |
A845 |
|
DMC731 |
 |
A281 |
| DMC732 |
 |
A281 |
|
DMC733 |
 |
A280 |
| DMC734 |
 |
A279 |
|
DMC738 |
 |
A361 |
| DMC739 |
 |
A366 |
|
DMC740 |
 |
A316 |
| DMC741 |
 |
A304 |
|
DMC742 |
 |
A303 |
| DMC743 |
 |
A302 |
|
DMC744 |
 |
A301 |
| DMC745 |
 |
A300 |
|
DMC746 |
 |
A275 |
| DMC747 |
 |
A158 |
|
DMC754 |
 |
A1012 |
| DMC758 |
 |
A9575 |
|
DMC760 |
 |
A1022 |
| DMC761 |
 |
A1021 |
|
DMC762 |
 |
A234 |
| DMC772 |
 |
A259 |
|
DMC775 |
 |
A128 |
| DMC776 |
 |
A24 |
|
DMC778 |
 |
A968 |
| DMC780 |
 |
A309 |
|
DMC781 |
 |
A308 |
| DMC782 |
 |
A308 |
|
DMC783 |
 |
A307 |
| DMC791 |
 |
A178 |
|
DMC792 |
 |
A941 |
| DMC793 |
 |
A176 |
|
DMC794 |
 |
A175 |
| DMC796 |
 |
A133 |
|
DMC797 |
 |
A132 |
| DMC798 |
 |
A146 |
|
DMC799 |
 |
A145 |
| DMC800 |
 |
A144 |
|
DMC801 |
 |
A359 |
| DMC806 |
 |
A169 |
|
DMC807 |
 |
A168 |
| DMC809 |
 |
A130 |
|
DMC813 |
 |
A161 |
| DMC814 |
 |
A45 |
|
DMC815 |
 |
A44 |
| DMC816 |
 |
A43 |
|
DMC817 |
 |
A13 |
| DMC818 |
 |
A23 |
|
DMC819 |
 |
A271 |
| DMC820 |
 |
A134 |
|
DMC822 |
 |
A390 |
| DMC823 |
 |
A152 |
|
DMC824 |
 |
A164 |
| DMC825 |
 |
A162 |
|
DMC826 |
 |
A161 |
| DMC827 |
 |
A160 |
|
DMC828 |
 |
A9159 |
| DMC829 |
 |
A906 |
|
DMC830 |
 |
A277 |
| DMC831 |
 |
A277 |
|
DMC832 |
 |
A907 |
| DMC833 |
 |
A874 |
|
DMC834 |
 |
A874 |
| DMC838 |
 |
A1088 |
|
DMC839 |
 |
A1086 |
| DMC840 |
 |
A1084 |
|
DMC841 |
 |
A1082 |
| DMC842 |
 |
A1080 |
|
DMC844 |
 |
A1041 |
| DMC868 |
 |
A |
|
DMC869 |
 |
A375 |
| DMC890 |
 |
A218 |
|
DMC891 |
 |
A |
| DMC892 |
 |
A33 |
|
DMC893 |
 |
A27 |
| DMC894 |
 |
A26 |
|
DMC895 |
 |
A1044 |
| DMC898 |
 |
A380 |
|
DMC899 |
 |
A38 |
| DMC900 |
 |
A333 |
|
DMC902 |
 |
A897 |
| DMC904 |
 |
A258 |
|
DMC905 |
 |
A257 |
| DMC906 |
 |
A256 |
|
DMC907 |
 |
A255 |
| DMC909 |
 |
A923 |
|
DMC910 |
 |
A230 |
| DMC911 |
 |
A205 |
|
DMC912 |
 |
A209 |
| DMC913 |
 |
A204 |
|
DMC915 |
 |
A1029 |
| DMC917 |
 |
A89 |
|
DMC918 |
 |
A341 |
| DMC919 |
 |
A340 |
|
DMC920 |
 |
A1004 |
| DMC921 |
 |
A1003 |
|
DMC922 |
 |
A1003 |
| DMC924 |
 |
A851 |
|
DMC926 |
 |
A850 |
| DMC927 |
 |
A849 |
|
DMC928 |
 |
A274 |
| DMC930 |
 |
A1035 |
|
DMC931 |
 |
A1034 |
| DMC932 |
 |
A1033 |
|
DMC934 |
 |
A862 |
| DMC935 |
 |
A861 |
|
DMC936 |
 |
A848 |
| DMC937 |
 |
A268 |
|
DMC938 |
 |
A381 |
| DMC939 |
 |
A152 |
|
DMC943 |
 |
A189 |
| DMC945 |
 |
A881 |
|
DMC946 |
 |
A332 |
| DMC947 |
 |
A330 |
|
DMC948 |
 |
A1011 |
| DMC950 |
 |
A4146 |
|
DMC951 |
 |
A1010 |
| DMC954 |
 |
A203 |
|
DMC955 |
 |
A203 |
| DMC956 |
 |
A40 |
|
DMC957 |
 |
A50 |
| DMC958 |
 |
A187 |
|
DMC959 |
 |
A186 |
| DMC961 |
 |
A76 |
|
DMC962 |
 |
A75 |
| DMC963 |
 |
A23 |
|
DMC964 |
 |
A185 |
| DMC966 |
 |
A240 |
|
DMC970 |
 |
A925 |
| DMC971 |
 |
A316 |
|
DMC972 |
 |
A298 |
| DMC973 |
 |
A290 |
|
DMC975 |
 |
A357 |
| DMC976 |
 |
A1001 |
|
DMC977 |
 |
A1002 |
| DMC986 |
 |
A1003 |
|
DMC987 |
 |
A1004 |
| DMC988 |
 |
A246 |
|
DMC989 |
 |
A242 |
| DMC991 |
 |
A1076 |
|
DMC992 |
 |
A1072 |
| DMC993 |
 |
A1070 |
|
DMC995 |
 |
A410 |
| DMC996 |
 |
A433 |
|
DMC3011 |
 |
A856 |
| DMC3012 |
 |
A855 |
|
DMC3013 |
 |
A853 |
| DMC3021 |
 |
A905 |
|
DMC3022 |
 |
A8581 |
| DMC3023 |
 |
A899 |
|
DMC3024 |
 |
A388 |
| DMC3031 |
 |
A905 |
|
DMC3032 |
 |
A898 |
| DMC3033 |
 |
A387 |
|
DMC3041 |
 |
A871 |
| DMC3042 |
 |
A870 |
|
DMC3045 |
 |
A888 |
| DMC3046 |
 |
A887 |
|
DMC3047 |
 |
A852 |
| DMC3051 |
 |
A845 |
|
DMC3052 |
 |
A844 |
| DMC3053 |
 |
A843 |
|
DMC3064 |
 |
A883 |
| DMC3072 |
 |
A397 |
|
DMC3078 |
 |
A292 |
| DMC3325 |
 |
A129 |
|
DMC3326 |
 |
A36 |
| DMC3328 |
 |
A1024 |
|
DMC3340 |
 |
A329 |
| DMC3341 |
 |
A328 |
|
DMC3345 |
 |
A268 |
| DMC3346 |
 |
A267 |
|
DMC3347 |
 |
A266 |
| DMC3348 |
 |
A264 |
|
DMC3350 |
 |
A77 |
| DMC3354 |
 |
A74 |
|
DMC3362 |
 |
A263 |
| DMC3363 |
 |
A262 |
|
DMC3364 |
 |
A261 |
| DMC3371 |
 |
A382 |
|
DMC3607 |
 |
A87 |
| DMC3608 |
 |
A86 |
|
DMC3609 |
 |
A85 |
| DMC3685 |
 |
A1028 |
|
DMC3687 |
 |
A68 |
| DMC3688 |
 |
A75 |
|
DMC3689 |
 |
A49 |
| DMC3705 |
 |
A35 |
|
DMC3706 |
 |
A33 |
| DMC3708 |
 |
A31 |
|
DMC3712 |
 |
A1023 |
| DMC3716 |
 |
A25 |
|
DMC3721 |
 |
A896 |
| DMC3722 |
 |
A1027 |
|
DMC3726 |
 |
A1018 |
| DMC3727 |
 |
A1016 |
|
DMC3731 |
 |
A76 |
| DMC3733 |
 |
A75 |
|
DMC3740 |
 |
A872 |
| DMC3743 |
 |
A869 |
|
DMC3746 |
 |
A1030 |
| DMC3747 |
 |
A120 |
|
DMC3750 |
 |
A1036 |
| DMC3752 |
 |
A1032 |
|
DMC3753 |
 |
A1031 |
| DMC3755 |
 |
A140 |
|
DMC3756 |
 |
A1037 |
| DMC3760 |
 |
A162 |
|
DMC3761 |
 |
A928 |
| DMC3765 |
 |
A170 |
|
DMC3766 |
 |
A167 |
| DMC3768 |
 |
A779 |
|
DMC3770 |
 |
A1009 |
| DMC3772 |
 |
A1007 |
|
DMC3773 |
 |
A1008 |
| DMC3774 |
 |
A778 |
|
DMC3776 |
 |
A1048 |
| DMC3777 |
 |
A1015 |
|
DMC3778 |
 |
A1013 |
| DMC3779 |
 |
A868 |
|
DMC3781 |
 |
A1050 |
| DMC3782 |
 |
A388 |
|
DMC3787 |
 |
A904 |
| DMC3790 |
 |
A904 |
|
DMC3799 |
 |
A236 |
| DMC3801 |
 |
A1098 |
|
DMC3803 |
 |
A69 |
| DMC3804 |
 |
A63 |
|
DMC3805 |
 |
A62 |
| DMC3808 |
 |
A1068 |
|
DMC3809 |
 |
A1066 |
| DMC3812 |
 |
A188 |
|
DMC3815 |
 |
A877 |
| DMC3817 |
 |
A875 |
|
DMC3819 |
 |
A278 |
| DMC3820 |
 |
A306 |
|
DMC3821 |
 |
A305 |
| DMC3822 |
 |
A295 |
|
DMC3823 |
 |
A386 |
| DMC3826 |
 |
A1049 |
|
DMC3827 |
 |
A311 |
| DMC3828 |
 |
A373 |
|
DMC3830 |
 |
A5975 |
| DMC3831 |
 |
A29 |
|
DMC3832 |
 |
A28 |
| DMC3833 |
 |
A31 |
|
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