Embroidery thread color and chart

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Module: Computerized embroidery
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2021/04/30
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Introduction

Embroidery thread colors build on palettes based on proprietary spool numbers. They differ by manufacturers and by product lines.

Each brand has its own color numbering system and this makes it very difficult to manage embroidery designs. However, some brands provide equivalence tables with the color Pantone chart, popular with graphic designers and in the textile and plastics industries. However, the Pantone system includes thousands of colors while thread manufacturers have only hundreds. Finally, it is difficult (but possible) to find correspondence tables between digital colors (RGB, HSL, etc.) and yarn colors.

Example:

Name RGB Pantone Madeira Rayon 40! Sulky Durak
Red ff0000 (255,0,0) 54029 unknown (1146, 1485 are close) 942-1317 "POPPY" and 942-1246 "ORANGE FLAME"(?) unknown (527, 3016, 700, 3094 are close)
Orange ffa500 (255,165,0) 165 unknown (1021 is close) 942-1065 "ORANGE YELLOW" -

In short, it's almost impossible to know what a brand's color looks like without having the thread in front of you. And without a Pantone color chart, it is difficult to identify. Because online color charts are unreliable due to differences in monitor calibration, you need to order good quality printed versions. Refer to the Links section at the end of this article for some RGB/Pantone conversion charts or check the table below.

Best Practice

Certain types of embroidery, require an effective management strategy. To begin with, we recommend:

  • Certain types of embroidery, especially "beautiful embroidery" use sophisticated shades. If you are interested in this type of embroidery, we recommend that you choose a preferred type of thread and brand, such as Rayon size 40 (like Madeira Rayon Classic 40) or polyester 40 (like Gunold Polysoft 40). Then, buy a fairly extensive palette of threads. If you're more interested in embroidering logos, it's not necessary. A few colors are enough and you can easily mix brands and thread types.
  • Understand how your embroidery machine handles palettes.
  • Use the "palette" functions of your embroidery software, so standardize the colors you use. This also allows you to more easily copy elements from one design to another.

Color management in Stitch Era

In Stitch Era 2.0, you can find the palette manager on top of the embroidery thread palette on the left (small "palette" icon). Then you can choose a palette, create favorites and associate a palette element to a chosen needle (to be developed).

Color management in Inkstitch

Inkscape allows you to manage various palettes. If you did install InkStitch properly, you can choose from a wide range of palettes. Even if you are working with threads from other manufacturers, we recommend that you choose only one, e.g., the one from Brother Embroidery, because there is a small but good selection of colors. This allows you to easily exchange elements from one design to another without having to align the colors.

To choose a palette, click on the small arrow at the bottom right of the palette ribbon. Then choose from the Ink/Stitch palette.

Choose a palette in InkScape

Missing is a palette for the Turkish manufacturer Durak that is often used in some areas of Europe, e.g. by ourselves.

Brother Thread and Color Chart

Brother defines a limited choice of colors in its palettes, but there is a sufficient number for creating not too ambitious embroideries. In other words, if you work with a small Brother palette in a program like InkScape or Stitch Era, you won't get lost in the color forrest. In addition, our Brother PR1050X will display the colors correctly without additional manipulations. Obviously, we work with other threads and that's why the table also includes thread numbers of other brands. There is still a column missing for Gunold Poly and Durak.

Remember that the display of colors on the screen is approximate and that a "flat" color cannot do justice to an embroidered color that will undergo light effects and depending on the type and direction of the patterns. How also can download a tiny PDF version for printing on a A4 or A3 sheet.

Thread definition and conversion chart / Définition et conversion de couleurs de fils à broder
Names/ noms "brother" Brother embroidery Brother country Autres / Other
English Deutsch Français No. #HEX RGB Color R G B no.2 #HEX RGB Color2 R-2 G-2 B-2 Madeira Polyneon Madeira Rayon Sulky R.A.
Polyster
1 Black Schwarz Noir 900 #000000   0 0 0 100 #000000   0 0 0 1800 1000 1005 5596
2 White Weiss Blanc 1 #F0F0F0   240 240 240 0 #F0F0F0   240 240 240 1801 1002 1001 5597
3 Red Rot Rouge 800 #ED171F   237 23 31 149 #E70268   231 2 104 1637 1037 1037 5678
4 Pink Rosa Rose 85 #F993BC   249 147 188 155 #FD566E   253 86 110 1921 1108 1224 5523
5 Deep Rose Tiefrot Rose foncé 86 #F64A8A   246 74 138 24 #CC2838   204 40 56 1721 1117 1154 9168
6 Flesh Pink Fleischfarben Rose chair 124 #FDD9DE   253 217 222 152 #FC8DAF   252 141 175 1915 1015 1064 5677
7 Dark Fuchsia Dunkelviolett Fuchsia foncé 107 #C70156   199 1 86 126 #A0074E   160 7 78 1984 1383 1533 5804
8 Vermillion Zinnoberrot Vermillon 30 #FE370F   254 55 15 148 #FF4209   255 66 9 1779 1179 1184 9023
9 Carmine Karminrot Carmin 807 #F73866   247 56 102 158 #E50033   229 0 51 1986 1081 1511 5561
10 Royal Purple Purpur royale Pourpre royal 869 #770176   119 1 118 636 #450451   69 4 81 1788 1188 1192 5681
11 Magenta Magenta Magenta 620 #913697   145 54 151 625 #670070   103 0 112 1710 1319 1191 5592
12 Salmon Pink Lachsrosa Rose saumon 79 #FCBBC4   252 187 196 122 #F19FBC   241 159 188 1816 1317 1225 5773
13 Amber Red Bernsteinrot Rouge ambre 333 #B54C64   181 76 100 212 #E94C64   233 76 100 1942 1341 1119 5591
14 Lemon Yellow Zitronengelb Jaune citron 202 #F0F970   240 249 112 342 #FEFE7B   254 254 123 1623 1023 1067 5625
15 Yellow Gelb Jaune 205 #FFFF00   255 255 0 43 #FBFB20   251 251 32 1980 1068 1187 5860
16 Harvest Gold Erntegold Or blé 206 #FFD911   255 217 17 334 #FBE96A   251 233 106 1971 1024 1124 5770
17 Orange Orange Orange 208 #FEBA35   254 186 53 335 #FAB600   250 182 0 1951 1137 1024 5694
18 Pumpkin Kürbisgelb Citrouille 126 #FEB343   254 179 67 322 #FAAD4E   250 173 78 1952 1155 1065 5630
19 Tangerine Mandarinenorange Tangerine 209 #FE9E32   254 158 50 336 #FAB700   250 183 0 1965 1078 1078 5518
20 Cream Brown Braun Weiss Brun crème 10 #FFFFB3   255 255 179 331 #FFEFA8   255 239 168 1866 1022 1061 5761
21 Cream Yellow Gelblich Weiss Jaune crème 812 #FFF08D   255 240 141 370 #FFEB84   255 235 132 1861 1349 1135 5564
22 Khaki Khakibraun Kaki 348 #D0A660   208 166 96 242 #E4983B   228 152 59 1939 1255 1055 5636
23 Deep Gold Tiefgold Or foncé 214 #E8A900   232 169 0 354 #F2990E   242 153 14 1772 1172 1025 5770
24 Brass Messingfarben Cuivre 328 #BA9800   186 152 0 404 #EECC0C   238 204 12 1791 1192 1159 9109
25 Linen Leinen Farbig Drap 307 #FEE3C5   254 227 197 25 #FCDBA1   252 219 161 1682 1149 1082 5635
26 Dark Brown Dunkelbraun Brun sombre 58 #2A1301   42 19 1 717 #1D1803   29 24 3 1859 1130 1129 5637
27 Reddish Brown Rotbraun Brun rougeâtre 337 #D15C00   209 92 0 264 #FE470C   254 71 12 1753 1253 1021 5781
28 Clay Brown Lehmbraun Brun argile 339 #D15400   209 84 0 224 #B87432   184 116 50 1621 1021 1158 5590
29 Beige Beige Beige 843 #EFE3B9   239 227 185 12 #F0D5B3   240 213 179 1738 1138 1127 5598
30 Warm Gray Warmgrau Gris vif 399 #D8CCC6   216 204 198 706 #AC9A61   172 154 97 1860 1085 1218 9126
31 Russet Brown Rotbraun Brun roussâtre 330 #7D6F00   125 111 0 414 #BAA308   186 163 8 1726 1194 1126 5702
32 Light Brown Hellbraun Brun clair 323 #B27624   178 118 36 255 #682408   104 36 8 1729 1056 1128 5789
33 Seacrest Blassgrün Vert pâle 542 #A8DDC4   168 221 196 505 #74C6B1   116 198 177 1647 1219 1077 5578
34 Mint Green Pfefferminzgrün Vert menthe 502 #9ED67D   158 214 125 461 #C8DCC8   200 220 200 1702 1302 1047 5511
35 Leaf Green Blattgrün Vert feuille 509 #66BA49   102 186 73 463 #77C487   119 196 135 1749 1050 1510 5514
36 Olive Green Olivgrün Vert olive 519 #132B1A   19 43 26 476 #0D2A07   13 42 7 1904 1396 1174 5502
37 Dark Olive Dunkelolivgrün Olive foncé 517 #435607   67 86 7 473 #B0CF78   176 207 120 1769 1156 1156 9122
38 Teal Green Blaugrün Vert sarcelle 534 #008777   0 135 119 483 #78C79F   120 199 159 1879 1298 1503 5751
39 Emerald Green Emerald Grün Vert émeraude 507 #00673E   0 103 62 485 #005127   0 81 39 1750 1250 1079 5508
40 Deep Green Dunkelgrün Vert foncé 808 #003822   0 56 34 467 #00301E   0 48 30 1703 1370 1208 5615
41 Fresh Green Frischgrün Vert frais 27 #E3F35B   227 243 91 442 #CBE9A2   203 233 162 1706 1102 1209 9153
42 Lime Green Limonengrün Vert tilleul 513 #70BC1F   112 188 31 444 #B6DD11   182 221 17 1848 1049 1177 5622
43 Moss Green Moosgrün Vert mousse 515 #2F7E20   47 126 32 446 #518921   81 137 33 1770 1369 1176 9091
44 Blue Blau Bleu 405 #0A55A3   10 85 163 586 #006390   0 99 144 1829 1177 1076 5684
45 Ultra Marine Ultra Marin Outremer 406 #0B3D91   11 61 145 575 #0A59A3   10 89 163 1842 1076 1042 5736
46 Light Blue Hellblau Bleu clair 17 #A8DEEB   168 222 235 150 #D5ECEB   213 236 235 1932 1132 1074 5683
47 Sky Blue Himmelblau Bleu ciel 19 #2584BB   37 132 187 512 #B1E2DF   177 226 223 1828 1029 1196 5506
48 Electric Blue Elektrischblau Bleu électrique 420 #095BA6   9 91 166 564 #085A6F   8 90 111 1797 1297 1250 5829
49 Peacock Blue Pfauenblau Bleu paon 415 #134A76   19 74 118 57 #056060   5 96 96 1652 1252 1206 5810
50 Prussian Blue Berliner Blau Bleu de Prusse 7 #0E1F7C   14 31 124 588 #062934   6 41 52 1767 1166 1535 5737
51 Cornflower Blue Kornblumenblau Bleu centaurée 70 #4B6BAF   75 107 175 15 #557FBA   85 127 186 1830 1335 1028 5601
52 Light Lilac Helllila Lilas clair 810 #E49ACB   228 154 203 133 #F36FB1   243 111 177 1911 1031 1121 9016
53 Lilac Lila Lilas 612 #915FAC   145 95 172 623 #C4A0CF   196 160 207 1831 1080 1080 9009
54 Violet Violett Violet 613 #6A1C8A   106 28 138 624 #B480C4   180 128 196 1631 1033 1194 5588
55 Purple Purpur Pourpre 614 #4E2990   78 41 144 635 #691588   105 21 136 1880 1122 1122 5554
56 Lavender Lavendel Lavande 804 #B2AFD4   178 175 212 604 #9285C3   146 133 195 1630 1261 1193 5586
57 Wisteria Violet Wistaria Violett Violet glycine 607 #686AB0   104 106 176 3 #9CBEDB   156 190 219 1943 1311 1032 5587
58 Pewter Zinngrau Étain 704 #4F5556   79 85 86 745 #A8ABAD   168 171 173 1840 1041 1041 9114
59 Dark Gray Dunkelgrau Gris sombre 707 #293133   41 49 51 747 #10140C   16 20 12 1841 1241 1220 5565
60 Silver Silber Argent 5 #A8A8A8   168 168 168 20 #E0CAC6   224 202 198 1812 1087 1011 5640
61 Gray Grau Gris 817 #878787   135 135 135 734 #6E6452   110 100 82 1640 1118 1219 5782

If I understand right, names chosen by thread makers are often badly chosen and some do not correspond to the general consensus, in particular when displayed as RGB colors.

To do one day: Adding web/X11 color because they are often found in designs made for the web and the superb list of colors, because we find it quite convenient to search for a color name on wikipedia and then retrieve the "hex" code, for example the spring green HTML (#00FF80) which is fine for embroidering radioactive monsters, finally the even more appropriate uranium green (#2cfa1f) is missing.

Note on the construction of the table:

  • Done with Excel from the InkStitch Palette files (based on a "gpl" convention), then export and clean up the html.
  • To create the background colors in the cells, we used the following macro, found on stackoverflow
  • The formula to calculate the #hex from 3 cells R,G,B is: ="#"&DEC2HEX(H4,2)&DEC2HEX(I4,2)&DEC2HEX(J4,2)

Gunold chart

R G B HEX RGB Name No.
0 0 0 #000000   Black 61005
102 51 0 #663300   Brown 61129
102 55 0 #663700   Expresso 61130
255 102 0 #FF6600   Dk Tex Orange 61078
255 105 0 #FF6900   Sunkist 61184
255 204 0 #FFCC00   Pumpkin 61065
125 80 41 #7D5029   Sienna 61057
102 51 51 #663333   Smokey 61183
204 51 51 #CC3333   Auburn 61169
204 72 51 #CC4833   Dark Rust 61181
0 73 51 #004933   Dk Green 61103
0 75 51 #004B33   Green Sail 61171
0 77 51 #004D33   Green Petal 61174
0 79 51 #004F33   Green Sail2 61536
153 102 51 #996633   Chocolate 61058
153 105 51 #996933   Date 61158
225 120 51 #E17833   Rust 61021
153 153 51 #999933   Palmetto 61176
204 153 51 #CC9933   Almond 61025
204 155 51 #CC9B33   Almond2 61056
204 157 51 #CC9D33   Toast 61126
255 153 51 #FF9933   Yellow 61024
255 155 51 #FF9B33   Yellow2 61137
255 157 51 #FF9D33   Yellow3 61185
204 204 51 #CCCC33   Daffodil 61067
240 204 51 #F0CC33   Sun Gold 61159
225 225 51 #E1E133   Star Gold 61023
225 227 51 #E1E333   Glow 61135
225 229 51 #E1E533   Star Gold2 61187
170 120 53 #AA7835   Wicker 61128
140 95 65 #8C5F41   Lt Cocoa 61170
0 0 75 #00004B   Midnight Navy 61043
0 5 75 #00054B   Midnight Navy2 61044
255 0 75 #FF004B   Red Berry 61039
255 5 75 #FF054B   Red Berry2 61147
102 25 75 #66194B   Red Jubilee 61035
102 27 75 #661B4B   Dark Maroon 61189
75 75 75 #4B4B4B   Twilight 61220
255 80 90 #FF505A   Bashful Pink 61119
255 240 90 #FFF05A   Goldenrod 61124
255 0 102 #FF0066   Persimmon 61037
153 80 102 #995066   Wine 61190
153 83 102 #995366   Wine2 61214
51 120 102 #337866   Greenstone 61079
51 123 102 #337B66   Green Forest 61208
51 125 102 #337D66   Fern Green 61230
51 127 102 #337F66   Oceanic Green 61513
51 129 102 #338166   Fern Green2 61517
153 121 102 #997966   Sand Dune 61156
204 153 102 #CC9966   Ashley Gold 61055
153 204 102 #99CC66   Erin Green 61510
140 230 104 #8CE668   Green Oak 61047
140 233 104 #8CE968   Peapod 61177
215 0 120 #D70078   Cherry Punch 61192
215 5 120 #D70578   Crimson 61533
0 40 120 #002878   Blue Ribbon 61200
61 89 120 #3D5978   Dark Teal 61162
230 51 125 #E6337D   Ruby Glint 61231
230 55 125 #E6377D   Ruby Glint2 61511
0 153 130 #009982   Dk Emerald 61051
240 153 130 #F09982   Flamingo 61019
240 155 130 #F09B82   Coral 61020
240 157 130 #F09D82   Melon 61259
125 0 153 #7D0099   Purple Accent 61112
125 5 153 #7D0599   Purple Accent2 61195
153 0 153 #990099   Purple Shadow 61122
153 5 153 #990599   Mulberry 61255
102 2 153 #660299   Purple Twist 61197
102 5 153 #660599   Purple Maze 61235
120 51 153 #783399   Iris 61032
120 55 153 #783799   Iris2 61194
255 51 153 #FF3399   Azalea 61034
51 102 153 #336699   Baltic Blue 61096
51 105 153 #336999   Teal 61206
51 204 153 #33CC99   Lt Kelly 61101
255 250 153 #FFFA99   Maize 61061
225 255 153 #E1FF99   Pistachio 61209
153 153 154 #99999A   Silvery Gray 61041
153 155 154 #999B9A   Metal 61166
255 154 154 #FF9A9A   Rose 61224
255 180 160 #FFB4A0   Peach 61258
220 200 160 #DCC8A0   Topaz 61070
153 153 165 #9999A5   Storm Gray 61040
153 155 165 #999BA5   Storm Gray2 61219
50 100 170 #3264AA   Imperial Blue 61198
204 180 170 #CCB4AA   Bamboo 61149
204 185 170 #CCB9AA   Rattan 61180
204 0 180 #CC00B4   Plum 61033
204 5 180 #CC05B4   Plum2 61080
204 153 186 #CC99BA   Ducky Mauve 61179
255 80 190 #FF50BE   Begonia 61154
255 85 190 #FF55BE   Passion 61191
255 185 190 #FFB9BE   Pink Mist 61108
230 204 190 #E6CCBE   Opaline 61017
230 207 190 #E6CFBE   Ecru 61127
51 51 200 #3333C8   Empire Blue 61042
51 55 200 #3337C8   Fire Blue 61076
255 130 204 #FF82CC   Floral Pink 61109
51 191 204 #33BFCC   Willow 61211
51 195 204 #33C3CC   Willow2 61212
51 198 204 #33C6CC   Willow3 61508
204 204 204 #CCCCCC   Pearl Grey 61236
255 204 204 #FFCCCC   Pink 61225
204 210 204 #CCD2CC   Skylight 61011
204 215 204 #CCD7CC   Gray 61218
255 170 220 #FFAADC   Pale Orchid 61121
255 204 220 #FFCCDC   Opal Mist 61064
255 240 220 #FFF0DC   Ivory 61082
0 204 230 #00CCE6   Mystic Teal 61090
0 208 230 #00D0E6   Aquamarine 61252
255 230 230 #FFE6E6   Bisque 61113
240 180 235 #F0B4EB   Tulip 61193
255 255 235 #FFFFEB   Natural White 61002
255 255 240 #FFFFF0   Eggshell 61071
0 215 245 #00D7F5   Turquoise 61046
0 215 245 #00D7F5   Periwinkle 61094
0 220 245 #00DCF5   Md Green 61503
90 140 255 #5A8CFF   Misty 61172
165 165 255 #A5A5FF   Jay Blue 61143
165 170 255 #A5AAFF   Blue 61535
150 175 255 #96AFFF   Tropic Blue 61196
210 220 255 #D2DCFF   Ultra Blue 61028
210 223 255 #D2DFFF   Ultra Blue2 61029
210 226 255 #D2E2FF   Sky Blue 61074
210 229 255 #D2E5FF   Baby Blue 61145
210 233 255 #D2E9FF   Sky Blue2 61222
240 250 255 #F0FAFF   Ice Blue 61203
250 250 255 #FAFAFF   Snow White 61001
0 250 255 #00FAFF   Mint Julep 61045
0 255 255 #00FFFF   Lt Blue 61077

Madeira Rayon

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R G B HEX RGB Name No.
40 41 42 #28292A   Black 1000
227 229 251 #E3E5FB   Bright White 1001
231 231 244 #E7E7F4   Bright White 1002
233 231 231 #E9E7E7   Natural White 1003
234 232 238 #EAE8EE   Blue Blush 1004
224 228 255 #E0E4FF   Billowing Sail 1005
41 40 42 #29282A   Diamond Black 1006
42 40 41 #2A2829   Black 1007
40 42 44 #282A2C   Ruby Black 1008
43 43 48 #2B2B30   Sapphire Black 1009
194 196 191 #C2C4BF   Vapor 1010
169 175 178 #A9AFB2   Traditional Gray 1011
163 175 179 #A3AFB3   Pastel Blue 1012
238 209 202 #EED1CA   Rosewater 1013
238 178 188 #EEB2BC   Orchid Pink 1014
233 179 177 #E9B3B1   Desert Bloom 1015
234 149 149 #EA9595   Emily Pink 1016
244 188 172 #F4BCAC   Peach 1017
240 180 168 #F0B4A8   Flesh Pink 1018
233 172 165 #E9ACA5   Flesh Pink 1019
247 136 125 #F7887D   Flamingo 1020
186 82 47 #BA522F   Old Dark Tex Orange 1021
234 227 185 #EAE3B9   Medium Yellow 1022
243 218 104 #F3DA68   Lemon 1023
255 166 23 #FFA617   Buttercup 1024
205 129 38 #CD8126   Pollen Gold 1025
244 188 139 #F4BC8B   Glow 1026
154 186 202 #9ABACA   Cadet Blue 1027
90 137 170 #5A89AA   Caribbean Blue 1028
46 137 189 #2E89BD   Dolphin Blue 1029
148 169 194 #94A9C2   Lake Blue 1030
199 161 191 #C7A1BF   Carnatio 1031
129 108 157 #816C9D   Iris 1032
110 73 129 #6E4981   Mulberry 1033
153 66 98 #994262   Burgundy 1034
99 47 61 #632F3D   Warm Wine 1035
89 48 50 #593032   Dark Sepia 1036
190 20 34 #BE1422   Tuxedo Red 1037
140 47 51 #8C2F33   Red Bittersweet 1038
161 40 49 #A12831   Red Berry 1039
138 134 137 #8A8689   Silvery Gray 1040
110 116 123 #6E747B   Metal 1041
33 79 119 #214F77   Imperial Blue 1042
44 52 69 #2C3445   Black 1043
46 49 62 #2E313E   Navy 1044
134 204 191 #86CCBF   Seafrost 1045
79 172 152 #4FAC98   Pale Green 1046
158 189 162 #9EBDA2   Mint 1047
123 149 83 #7B9553   Green Dust 1048
111 160 77 #6FA04D   Spruce 1049
69 150 69 #459645   Emerald 1050
0 135 69 #008745   Kelly 1051
57 116 116 #397474   Imperial Aqua 1052
231 183 165 #E7B7A5   Peach 1053
172 131 122 #AC837A   Tawny Birch 1054
212 177 143 #D4B18F   Cream 1055
158 105 71 #9E6947   Wicker 1056
160 113 85 #A07155   Fawn 1057
113 70 59 #71463B   Mushroom 1058
66 55 52 #423734   Egyptian Brown 1059
179 166 151 #B3A697   Platinum 1060
244 218 171 #F4DAAB   Wheat 1061
141 134 122 #8D867A   Pale Grey 1062
124 118 105 #7C7669   Medium Green / Yellow 1063
255 199 29 #FFC71D   Daffodil 1064
229 120 33 #E57821   Mango 1065
245 214 161 #F5D6A1   Pale Yellow 1066
240 221 166 #F0DDA6   Sunshine 1067
255 188 22 #FFBC16   Canary 1068
255 177 4 #FFB104   Manila 1069
210 169 112 #D2A970   Yellow Gold 1070
233 229 220 #E9E5DC   Natural White 1071
220 210 189 #DCD2BD   Aspen White 1072
204 219 207 #CCDBCF   Billowing Sail 1073
149 181 207 #95B5CF   Ice Blue 1074
132 168 200 #84A8C8   Baby Blue 1075
0 87 150 #005796   Blue 1076
226 67 61 #E2433D   Paprika 1077
237 83 42 #ED532A   Paprika 1078
0 135 79 #00874F   Kelly 1079
166 125 169 #A67DA9   Medium Pink 1080
186 48 81 #BA3051   Wildfire 1081
205 186 166 #CDBAA6   Ivory 1082
250 206 90 #FACE5A   Moonbeam 1083
210 185 157 #D2B99D   Sea Mist 1084
184 181 175 #B8B5AF   White Sand 1085
199 201 198 #C7C9C6   Palest Ivory 1086
188 188 184 #BCBCB8   Pearl Gray 1087
97 169 172 #61A9AC   Aquamarine 1088
108 169 178 #6CA9B2   Basic Turquoise 1089
20 133 137 #148589   M. D. Green 1090
0 112 128 #007080   Dark Aqua Green 1091
147 194 209 #93C2D1   Cadet Blue 1092
27 187 201 #1BBBC9   Indian Ocean Blue 1093
0 179 201 #00B3C9   Periwinkle 1094
0 169 194 #00A9C2   Aquamarine 1095
0 125 155 #007D9B   Pretty Blue 1096
175 210 192 #AFD2C0   Bleached Aqua 1097
88 135 115 #588773   Blue Surf 1098
186 193 159 #BAC19F   Pastel Green 1099
190 209 178 #BED1B2   Pastel Green 1100
72 143 82 #488F52   Emerald 1101
182 175 124 #B6AF7C   Green Haze 1102
52 77 59 #344D3B   Holly 1103
193 197 150 #C1C596   Lime Cream 1104
171 163 126 #ABA37E   Silver Fern 1105
151 140 84 #978C54   Crescent Moon 1106
232 98 118 #E86276   Shell Pink 1107
233 139 163 #E98BA3   Dusty Rose 1108
207 77 136 #CF4D88   Ruby Glint 1109
191 47 110 #BF2F6E   Ruby Glint 1110
197 173 197 #C5ADC5   Light Pink 1111
83 70 128 #534680   Purple Accent 1112
235 197 192 #EBC5C0   Pink Mist 1113
234 186 186 #EABABA   Bisque 1114
239 187 193 #EFBBC1   Crystal Pink 1115
235 173 191 #EBADBF   Orchid Pink 1116
212 98 142 #D4628E   Begonia 1117
137 145 147 #899193   Banner Gray 1118
156 79 100 #9C4F64   K. A. Bronze 1119
230 186 201 #E6BAC9   Crystal Pink 1120
226 175 197 #E2AFC5   Pink 1121
78 53 104 #4E3568   Purple Shadow 1122
237 224 191 #EDE0BF   Tusk 1123
250 199 75 #FAC74B   Star Gold 1124
241 177 60 #F1B13C   Manila 1125
174 125 90 #AE7D5A   Light Bronze 1126
220 186 165 #DCBAA5   Alesan 1127
162 144 130 #A29082   Taupe 1128
72 57 51 #483933   Egyptian Brown 1129
73 57 55 #493937   Espresso 1130
59 52 49 #3B3431   Dark Grey 1131
136 187 207 #88BBCF   Pale Blue 1132
39 126 183 #277EB7   Dolphin Blue 1133
0 85 146 #005592   Fire Blue 1134
245 215 119 #F5D777   Lemon 1135
139 121 108 #8B796C   String 1136
244 140 13 #F48C0D   Merit Gold 1137
204 186 164 #CCBAA4   Seashell 1138
128 128 51 #808033   Tamarack 1140
156 113 120 #9C7178   Light Pink 1141
183 155 143 #B79B8F   Whisper Pink 1142
75 107 153 #4B6B99   Jay Blue 1143
132 106 87 #846A57   Light Cocoa 1144
94 62 53 #5E3E35   Brown 1145
212 39 39 #D42727   Saffron 1146
182 15 47 #B60F2F   Foxy Red 1147
220 139 154 #DC8B9A   Medium Pink 1148
220 199 179 #DCC7B3   Ecru 1149
219 224 140 #DBE08C   Pebblestone 1150
187 197 206 #BBC5CE   Cadmium Orange 1151
250 137 114 #FA8972   Arctic Ice 1152
172 191 203 #ACBFCB   Illusion Blue 1153
216 70 96 #D84660   Cerise 1154
245 158 101 #F59E65   Chamois 1155
120 115 70 #787346   Medium Green / Yellow 1156
119 107 76 #776B4C   Desert Cactus 1157
121 67 55 #794337   Mushroom 1158
210 161 66 #D2A142   Black Eyed Susie 1159
76 114 131 #4C7283   Wonder Blue 1160
45 72 81 #2D4851   Deep Windsor 1161
31 63 74 #1F3F4A   Deep Windsor 1162
128 151 158 #80979E   Blue Gray 1163
83 90 99 #535A63   Gull 1164
30 68 130 #1E4482   Royal 1166
35 72 119 #234877   Blue Suede 1167
150 168 78 #96A84E   Sharp Green 1168
141 153 73 #8D9949   Medium Green 1169
90 110 41 #5A6E29   Meadow 1170
240 175 69 #F0AF45   Star Gold 1171
231 152 45 #E7982D   Buttercup 1172
194 121 63 #C2793F   Almond 1173
132 58 55 #843A37   Burgundy 1174
59 104 141 #3B688D   Slate Blue 1175
0 129 182 #0081B6   Baltic Blue 1176
0 109 167 #006DA7   Ocean Blue 1177
246 105 67 #F66943   Orange 1178
201 82 75 #C9524B   Dark Rust 1179
230 196 74 #E6C44A   Daffodil 1180
137 37 51 #892533   Red Berry 1181
120 43 60 #782B3C   Burgundy 1182
141 49 82 #8D3152   Cranberry 1183
189 29 68 #BD1D44   Wildfire 1184
0 98 94 #00625E   Imperial Aqua 1185
169 0 66 #A90042   Red 1186
183 24 85 #B71855   Dark Pink 1187
122 59 109 #7A3B6D   Dark Red 1188
63 84 53 #3F5435   Holly 1189
149 127 61 #957F3D   Medium Yellow / Green 1190
146 112 56 #927038   Autumn Green 1191
169 121 42 #A9792A   Bullion 1192
180 159 85 #B49F55   Hemp 1193
113 92 45 #715C2D   Desert Cactus 1194
143 195 180 #8FC3B4   Pale Green 1195
161 130 42 #A1822A   Black Eyed Susie 1196
181 198 214 #B5C6D6   Cadet Blue 1198
42 46 54 #2A2E36   Black 1199
163 175 179 #A3AFB3   Pale Silver 1212
239 178 150 #EFB296   Opaline 1217
173 114 107 #AD726B   Mahogany Rose 1218
163 188 184 #A3BCB8   Sprite 1219
225 117 120 #E17578   Pink Icing 1220
170 65 52 #AA4134   Dark Rust 1221
233 222 186 #E9DEBA   Celery 1222
239 200 44 #EFC82C   Canary 1223
226 188 81 #E2BC51   Star Gold 1224
201 141 71 #C98D47   Pollen Gold 1225
213 141 100 #D58D64   Buff Orange 1226
121 156 151 #799C97   Pale Blue 1227
109 98 88 #6D6258   Vertiver Green 1228
93 81 71 #5D5147   Dark Grey 1229
97 78 63 #614E3F   Fungi 1230
167 153 187 #A799BB   Violet 1232
78 69 100 #4E4564   Blackberry 1233
190 55 99 #BE3763   Dark Pink 1234
154 104 142 #9A688E   Rose Dust 1235
78 42 54 #4E2A36   Plum 1236
129 40 51 #812833   Dark Orange / Red 1238
87 82 81 #575251   Twilight 1239
114 105 103 #726967   Charcoal 1240
59 63 69 #3B3F45   Black 1241
35 61 91 #233D5B   Blue Ink 1242
51 60 83 #333C53   Light Navy 1243
45 48 56 #2D3038   Black 1244
43 159 132 #2B9F84   Seafoam 1245
0 139 135 #008B87   M. D. Green 1246
0 147 109 #00936D   Peppermint 1247
154 206 105 #9ACE69   Sharp Green 1248
14 161 70 #0EA146   Harvest Green 1249
0 112 71 #007047   Dark Green 1250
0 145 76 #00914C   Vibrant Green 1251
55 91 99 #375B63   Deep Atlantic 1252
205 122 78 #CD7A4E   Toast 1253
227 141 129 #E38D81   Flamingo 1254
193 149 108 #C1956C   Gold 1255
175 127 86 #AF7F56   Sirocco 1256
156 86 47 #9C562F   Orange / Brown 1257
126 72 51 #7E4833   Light Cocoa 1258
119 88 84 #775854   Dark Brown 1259
192 176 133 #C0B085   Wheat 1260
147 157 195 #939DC3   Pastel Lilac 1261
126 120 151 #7E7897   Sterling 1263
147 140 158 #938C9E   Thistle 1264
43 83 146 #2B5392   Jamie Blue 1266
236 226 171 #ECE2AB   PaleYellow 1267
228 186 130 #E4BA82   Glow 1270
219 162 114 #DBA272   Impala 1272
167 140 97 #A78C61   Candied Ginger 1273
112 168 198 #70A8C6   Sky Blue 1274
121 145 183 #7991B7   Cosmic Sky 1275
64 116 151 #407497   Pale Purple 1276
39 60 82 #273C52   Blue 1277
255 102 22 #FF6616   Pumpkin 1278
0 129 115 #008173   Peppermint 1279
0 119 99 #007763   Jade 1280
159 35 63 #9F233F   Atom Red 1281
106 198 163 #6AC6A3   Pale Aqua 1282
0 98 83 #006253   Green Forest 1284
207 205 202 #CFCDCA   Dawn Blue 1286
107 104 105 #6B6869   Metal 1287
122 121 118 #7A7976   Moon Mist 1288
70 152 165 #4698A5   Capri 1289
21 75 75 #154B4B   Blue Spruce 1290
0 100 115 #006473   Mallard Blue 1291
142 196 195 #8EC4C3   Light Blue 1292
0 109 112 #006D70   M. D. Green 1293
0 129 155 #00819B   Blue / Green 1294
0 140 172 #008CAC   Dark Blue / Green 1295
0 95 126 #005F7E   Peacock 1296
0 113 163 #0071A3   Baltic Blue 1297
0 134 122 #00867A   Brite Jade 1298
0 185 172 #00B9AC   Aqua Pearl 1299
56 168 125 #38A87D   Bluestone 1301
122 206 150 #7ACE96   Pale Aqua 1302
54 64 51 #364033   Dark Army Green 1303
14 78 63 #0E4E3F   Dark Green 1304
193 181 151 #C1B597   Light Green / Yellow 1305
123 121 102 #7B7966   Arcadian Green 1306
218 71 81 #DA4751   Scarlet 1307
107 109 89 #6B6D59   Medium Green / Yellow 1308
214 99 153 #D66399   Wild Pink 1309
149 60 115 #953C73   Hot Peony 1310
142 139 184 #8E8BB8   Pale Purple 1311
88 73 111 #58496F   Purple Accent 1312
68 53 85 #443555   Purple Accent 1313
228 156 167 #E49CA7   Pink Mist 1315
233 160 155 #E9A09B   Emily Pink 1317
66 64 71 #424047   Dark Grey 1318
162 102 137 #A26689   Hot Pink 1319
90 64 92 #5A405C   Medium Purple 1320
225 146 184 #E192B8   Petal Pink 1321
65 63 121 #413F79   Dark Purple / Navy 1322
205 175 76 #CDAF4C   Yellow 1323
152 125 110 #987D6E   Shadow Gray 1328
124 96 84 #7C6054   Dark Olive Green 1329
81 94 151 #515E97   Violet 1330
97 50 103 #613267   Mulberry 1334
69 101 162 #4565A2   Violet 1335
110 88 81 #6E5851   Dark Brown 1336
153 154 135 #999A87   Pussywillow Gray 1337
171 143 106 #AB8F6A   Olive Drab 1338
167 165 149 #A7A595   Pale Gray Green 1339
141 132 48 #8D8430   Crescent Moon 1340
164 100 98 #A46462   K. A. Bronze 1341
193 153 136 #C19988   Amber Beige 1342
53 56 98 #353862   Blue Ink 1343
143 113 84 #8F7154   Beige 1344
118 91 52 #765B34   Earthen Tan 1347
121 93 60 #795D3C   Earthen Tan 1348
237 206 136 #EDCE88   Pale Yellow 1349
181 163 72 #B5A348   Green / Gold 1350
20 90 74 #145A4A   Green Bay 1351
184 139 48 #B88B30   Black Eyed Susie 1352
79 107 128 #4F6B80   Slate Blue 1353
204 75 109 #CC4B6D   Cerise 1354
181 153 161 #B599A1   Rose Beige 1356
72 70 52 #484634   Green 1357
119 77 77 #774D4D   Dark Brown 1358
207 152 45 #CF982D   Pollen Gold 1359
118 145 161 #7691A1   Country Blue 1360
94 96 94 #5E605E   Medium Grey 1361
81 76 94 #514C5E   Light Midnight 1362
121 129 145 #798191   Purple Cloud 1363
71 89 110 #47596E   Lake Blue 1364
64 73 95 #40495F   Light Midnight 1365
44 53 107 #2C356B   Violet Blue 1366
45 47 55 #2D2F37   Navy 1367
42 55 74 #2A374A   Blue Ribbon 1368
58 121 62 #3A793E   Kelly 1369
35 79 59 #234F3B   Evergreen 1370
32 84 78 #20544E   Green 1371
240 166 83 #F0A653   Scholastic 1372
89 154 181 #599AB5   Ozone 1373
96 44 49 #602C31   Warm Wine 1374
60 125 158 #3C7D9E   Pale Purple 1375
35 77 103 #234D67   Salem Blue 1376
113 172 107 #71AC6B   Neon Green 1377
221 56 35 #DD3823   Sunkist 1378
225 84 69 #E15445   Coral 1379
0 153 134 #009986   Bluestone 1380
140 40 66 #8C2842   Cabernet 1381
101 61 71 #653D47   Dark Maroon 1382
156 31 84 #9C1F54   Cherrystone 1383
110 43 56 #6E2B38   Wine 1384
97 37 51 #612533   Wine 1385
77 48 61 #4D303D   Plum 1386
116 103 126 #74677E   Light Grape 1387
92 53 81 #5C3551   Medium Purple 1388
115 46 74 #732E4A   Brushed Burgundy 1389
44 69 61 #2C453D   Dark Green 1390
78 107 97 #4E6B61   Green Forest 1391
106 122 106 #6A7A6A   Harbor Green 1392
65 65 55 #414137   Hedge 1393
80 84 67 #505443   Green / Yellow 1394
61 73 63 #3D493F   Mitchell Green 1395
81 97 80 #516150   Water Lilly 1396
33 69 59 #21453B   Evergreen 1397

Madeira rayon chart

Special threads and gradients

In embroidery (as in any other field), there are colors that can not be reduced to a simple RGB type scheme. We can distinguish:

  • The bi- or multi-color threads, difficult to represent in a drawing
  • Metallic wires that have a brightness, difficult to display on the screen without using superimposed textures. In a design software, it is necessary to choose a close color (for example "gold" or "silver" for two preferred metallic colors).
  • Gradients, composed of 2 to 3 threads embroidered at various densities. Stitch Era does not allow to import vector gradients, but allows to define gradients in the embroidery settings. InkStitch (Jan 2021) allows you to create gradients by manipulating code. Look in this wiki for examples.

Links

Lists of colors

Lists of embroidery thread manufacturers

If you really care about colors, we recommend buying a color chart because it will be printed with some concern for quality, in other words not as far from reality as a computer screen or printer at home. Otherwise, most online specialty vendors also offer a color chart included in the purchase portal.

  • Cartes de couleurs Madeira: Des fichier PDF par ligne de produit qui comprennent la liste des fil
  • Couleurs Madeira: Des fichiers zip téléchargéables qui contiennent des images jpg pour chacun de leur fils. Pratique analyser les une couleur de près
  • Madeira USA resources (notamment des cartes pour tous les fils, no + images de couleur)
  • Thread Charts de Sulky USA et free downloads contiennent des informations diverses (listes PDF, feuilles excel, convertisseurs, etc.)

Services de conversion en ligne pour fil à broder

Tableaux conversions de couleurs fils

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