DMC Conversion Chart

A Colour and Cotton thread may be listed under more than one DMC approximation, if we feel it could substitute for more than one shade depending on the fabric color and project. Some C&C threads might not be listed at all, particularly if they are more variegated and might not fit as a good substitution for any one DMC color. Multiple threads may be listed for the same DMC color, but it does not mean they are exact matches of one another - it just means that you may find either suitable depending on your project, the surrounding thread colors, your fabric color choice, etc.

  

DMC Number	Colour and Cotton Thread (Approximate) Dye Lots - Updated 5-18-23
B5200	Pearl White Snowflake
Blanc	Old Lace Pearl White Snowflake Tusk
Ecru	Cozy Sweater Eggnog
White	Pearl White
01	Piano Keys
02	Yosemite
03	Full Moon Silver Lining
04	Acapella
05	Seashell
06	Portobello
07	Winter Prairie
08
09	Lava Stone
10
11
12	Wimbledon
13
14
15
16
17
18
19	Mango Snapdragon
20
21
22	Woolen Mittens
23
24
25
26	Hyacinth Lullaby
27
28
29	Witch's Brew (darker)
30	Blueberry Patch
31
32	Nightshade
33	Orchid
34	Jasmine Orchid
35	Purple Rain (more violet)
150	Adobe Cherry Fizz Rudolph
151	Cherub
152
153
154
155	Radiant Lilac
156	Purple Iris
157
158
159
160	Fuzzy Socks
161	Fuzzy Socks
162	Celestine
163
164	Caterpillar
165	Grinch
166	Cauldron Bubble Holiday Cheer Wimbledon
167	Baked Apples Mustard Seed Soprano
168	Icy Grey Silver Star Spectre
169	Nickel Valentine's Grey
208	Purple Parrot Witchful Thinking
209	Wisteria
210
211	Butterfly Bush
221	Golden Gate Merlot
223
224
225
300	Mahogany Maple Syrup Nutcracker Pecan Pie
301	Honey Amber Spiced Cider Sugar Maple
304	Carmine Cherry Fizz Poinsettia
307
309	Rudolph
310	Featherweight Rustic Black Typewriter (more blue)
311	Prussian Blue
312
315	Mulberry
316
317
318
319	Good Cheer Pine Tree
320
321	Jolly Suit Ruby Teaberry
322
326
327
333	Popsicle
334	Delft Blue Dusty Blue Solstice
335
336	Anchors Aweigh
340	Lilac Quilt Block (variegated) Radiant Lilac
341
342	Portobello
347	Bonfire Cherry Cobbler Dutch Tulip
349	Firecracker Ladybug
350
351	Apricot
352	Apricot
353
355	Old Brick Spiced Cider
356
367	Pine Tree
368	Caterpillar
369	Green Tea
370	Holly
371	Holly Mustard Seed
372
400
402
407	Bubbly Mars
413	Santa's Boots Tombstone
414
415
420	Broomstick
422	Reindeer Sand Dune
433	Coffee Bean
434	Fruitcake Sugar Maple Whiskey
435	Broomstick
436	Crumb Cake
437	Toboggan
444	Buttercup Mum Lemon Tart
445
451	Medieval
452
453	Storm Clouds Tinsel
469	Castle Garden
470
471	Boxwood
472	Celery
498	Fireworks
500	Juniper
501
502	Legato Spring Moss
503
505
517	Lapis Royal Blue
518
519	Arctic
520	Eucalyptus
522	Liberty Peace On Earth Thumper
523	Bobbins Pistachio Thumper
524
535	Black Ice Guitar Strings Iron Santa's Boots
543
550	Grape Under Your Spell
552	Purple People Eater
553	Purple Iris Wisteria
554	Crocus
561
562
563	Seafoam
564	Pistachio Seafoam
580
581	Avocado
597	Spring Rain (Prim)
598	Puddle Jumping Seaspray
600	Coming Up Roses Magenta
601	Kismet
602	Aphrodite
603
604
605
606	Jelly Beans
608
610	Burlap Drummer's Drumming Hazel Kindling
611	Pinecone
612	Spiced Chai
613
632	Molasses Nutcracker
640	Marsh Oregano
642	Oregano
644
645	Nickel
646
647	Pistachio
648	Rushmore Winter Prairie
666	Cardinal Harvest Tomato
676
677	Pale Ochre
680	Frankincense Maize Turmeric
699
700
701
702	Fairway
703
704	Green Meadows
712	Eggnog
718	Hellebore
720	Bittersweet Terracotta
721
722	Baby Carrots Snapdragon
725
726	Lemon Tart
727	Banana Mango
728
729
730	Creeping Vines
732	Creeping Vines Primitive Vines Tadpole
733	Primitive Vines Seahorse
734	Crescendo
738	Champagne Ragtime Sand Dune Scarecrow
739	Buttermilk Champagne Ragtime
740	Orange Zest
741	Jelly Beans Orange Soda
742	Egg Yolk Sunflower
743	Egg Yolk  Raincoat
744	Banana
745	Baby Chick Banana
746
747
754
758	Bombay
760
761
762	Memorial Winter Wishes
772	Green Tea
775
777	Parlour
778
779	Caramel Brownie Kalamata
780	Honey Amber Sweet Potato
782	Chestnuts Roasting Sweet Potato
783	Brass Chestnuts Roasting
791
792
793
794
796
797
798
799
800	Powder Blue
801	Hot Cocoa Pecan Pie Shaker Box
803
807	Seaspray
809
813	Bluebird Delft Blue
814	Apple Picking Fireworks Red Velvet
815	Cranberry Red Delicious Red Velvet
816	Cranberry Cherry Cobbler Jolly Suit Winterberry
817	Cardinal Naughty List Valor Red (darker)
818	Bunny Nose Cherub
819
820	Morning Glory
822	Cozy Sweater
823
824
825
826
827	Blizzard Celestine
828	Flurries
829	Picnic Basket
830	Kindling
831	Leaf Piles
832	Maize Tuscan Sun
833
834
838	Topsoil
839
840	Spool
841	Almond Latte
842	Embroidery Hoop
844	Black Oak Paving Stones
869	Picnic Basket
890	Good Cheer
891
892	Fiesta Flamingo Legwarmers
893
894
895	Good Cheer Sweet Basil
898	Acadia (more red) Chocolate Cherry (with red 3857)
899
900	Toil and Trouble
902	Apple Picking Cranberry Red Delicious
904	Emerald
905	Emerald Greenhouse
906	Fairway
907	Goosebumps Lime Sorbet Wimbledon
909	Nice List
910
911	Voguing
912	Hummingbird
913
915	Bouquet Hellebore
917	Kismet
918	Open Fire Wheelbarrow  (lighter)
919	Open Fire
920	Bittersweet
921	Fortissimo
922
924	Paisley
926	Buttons
927	Frosted Spruce
928	Jack Frost
930	Battleship Jazz Band Midnight
931	Dusty Blue Great Falls
932	Winter Moon
934
935	Joshua Tree Laurel Wreath
936	Laurel Wreath Tree Lot
937
938	Caramel Brownie Topsoil
939
943
945	Snickerdoodle
946
947
948
950
951
954
955	Seafoam
956
957
958	Hummingbird Toy Shop
959
961
962	Primrose
963	Bunny Nose Salmon
964	Mint Chip
966
967
970	Orange Soda Orange Zest Sidewalk Chalk
972	Sunflower
973
975	Gingerbread
976	Acorn Squash Kumquat
977	Oh My Gourd
986	Mistletoe
987
988	Pickle
989
991
992	Fairy Tale
993	Reggae
995	Glacier Bay
996
3011	Pine Needles Seaweed (darker) Yuletide
3012
3013
3021
3022	Bracken Winter Flannel
3023
3024
3031
3032
3033	Cozy Sweater Macrame
3041
3042	Crystal Ball Sugar Plum
3045
3046	Sand Dune Scarecrow Toasted Marshmallow
3047	Pale Ochre Raffia Toasted Marshmallow
3051	Tree Lot
3052	Mandolin
3053
3064	Spiced Chai Wren
3072
3078	Baby Chick
3325	Powder Blue Sky Blue
3326	Rose Petals
3328
3340
3341	Light Coral
3345	Evergreen Ivy
3346
3347	Pickle
3348	Celery
3350	Desire Magnolia Pin Cushion
3354	Primrose
3362
3363
3364
3371	Up on the Rooftop
3607	Magnus Violet
3608	Heartthrob Secret Admirer
3609	Heartthrob
3685
3687
3688	Cupid
3689
3705	Imperial Red Peppermint Swirl
3706	Flamingo Petal
3708	Petal
3712
3713
3716	Primrose
3721	Velveteen
3722
3726	Mulberry
3727
3731	Barn Red Blush Pin Cushion Rose Petals
3733	Primrose
3740
3743
3746
3747
3750	Battleship Dark Indigo Prussian Blue Shining Sea Stargazing
3752	Sonata
3753	Sonata
3755	Delft Blue
3756
3760	Lovebirds Poseidon
3761	Robin's Egg
3765
3766	Arctic
3768	Jazz Band Locomotive
3770
3771
3772	Aged Pumpkin
3774
3776
3777	Violin Woolen Mittens
3778	Bombay
3779	Chimney Sweep Raven
3781	Birdhouse Hickory Stick Jamestown
3782
3787
3790
3799
3801	Imperial Red Ladybug
3802
3803
3804	Fiesta
3805	Magnus Violet Secret Admirer
3806	Aphrodite
3807
3808	Abyss
3809	Abyss
3810	Bluegrass Hidden Lake Wintertide Vertider Blue
3811	Duck Egg Flurries
3812	Toy Shop
3813	Frosted Spruce
3814
3815	Fairy Tale
3816
3817
3818	Nice List
3819
3820	Bumblebee Jingle Bell
3821
3822	Peach Cobbler (variegated with 3833)
3823	Baby Chick
3824
3825
3826
3827
3828	Baked Apples Bee Skep Brown Sugar Turmeric
3829	Frankincense
3830	Old Brick
3831	Rosebud Winterberry
3832	Barn Red, Rosebud
3833	Desire  Waterlily
3834	Bouquet
3835	Purple Calla Lily
3836
3837	Purple Parrot Witchful Thinking
3838
3839
3840
3841	Blizzard Celestine
3842	Royal Blue
3843
3844
3845	Ice Queen
3846	Ice Queen
3847	Daydream
3848
3849	Hunter
3850
3851
3852	Jingle Bell Marigold
3853	Carving Pumpkin Kumquat Pumpkin Pie
3854
3855	Primitive Plum
3856	Bare Copper Snickerdoodle
3857
3858
3859	Mars
3860	Sleigh Ride
3861	Quail
3862	Almond Latte Bronze Brown Sugar
3863	Almond Latte
3864	Hay Bale
3865	Pearl White Raw Linen (more cream) Snowflake
3866	Natural Cotton Old Lace Picket Fence White Sands
3773*
3880*
3881*
3882*
3883*
3884*
3885*
3886*
3887*
3888*
3889*
3890*
3891*
3892*
3893*
3894*
3895*
504*
731*
776*
781*
806*
868*
971*