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DMC color chart

Every one of the 454 DMC six-strand floss colors in the Stitchpaper palette, with number, name and screen color. Sort by color family to find a shade, or by number to check a chart's key. Print it for your project bag.

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DMC #	Name	Hex
3713	Salmon Very Light	`#ffe2e2`
761	Salmon Light	`#ffc9c9`
760	Salmon	`#f5adad`
3712	Salmon Medium	`#f18787`
3328	Salmon Dark	`#e36d6d`
347	Salmon Very Dark	`#bf2d2d`
353	Peach	`#fed7cc`
352	Coral Light	`#fd9c97`
351	Coral	`#e96a67`
350	Coral Medium	`#e04848`
349	Coral Dark	`#d21035`
817	Coral Red Very Dark	`#bb051f`
3708	Melon Light	`#ffcbd5`
3706	Melon Medium	`#ffadbc`
3705	Melon Dark	`#ff7992`
3801	Melon Very Dark	`#e74967`
666	Bright Red	`#e31d42`
321	Red	`#c72b3b`
304	Red Medium	`#b71f33`
498	Red Dark	`#a7132b`
816	Garnet	`#970b23`
815	Garnet Medium	`#87071f`
814	Garnet Dark	`#7b001b`
894	Carnation Very Light	`#ffb2bb`
893	Carnation Light	`#fc90a2`
892	Carnation Medium	`#ff798c`
891	Carnation Dark	`#ff5773`
818	Baby Pink	`#ffdfd9`
957	Geranium Pale	`#fdb5b5`
956	Geranium	`#ff9191`
309	Rose Dark	`#564a4a`
963	Dusty Rose Ult Vy Lt	`#ffd7d7`
3716	Dusty Rose Med Vy Lt	`#ffbdbd`
962	Dusty Rose Medium	`#e68a8a`
961	Dusty Rose Dark	`#cf7373`
3833	Raspberry Light	`#ea8699`
3832	Raspberry Medium	`#db556e`
3831	Raspberry Dark	`#b32f48`
777	Raspberry Very Dark	`#913546`
819	Baby Pink Light	`#ffeeeb`
3326	Rose Light	`#fbadb4`
776	Pink Medium	`#fcb0b9`
899	Rose Medium	`#f27688`
335	Rose	`#ee546e`
326	Rose Very Dark	`#b33b4b`
151	Dusty Rose Vry Lt	`#f0ced4`
3354	Dusty Rose Light	`#e4a6ac`
3733	Dusty Rose	`#e8879b`
3731	Dusty Rose Very Dark	`#da6783`
3350	Dusty Rose Ultra Dark	`#bc4365`
150	Dusty Rose Ult Vy Dk	`#ab0249`
3689	Mauve Light	`#fbbfc2`
3688	Mauve Medium	`#e7a9ac`
3687	Mauve	`#c96b70`
3803	Mauve Dark	`#ab3357`
3685	Mauve Very Dark	`#881531`
605	Cranberry Very Light	`#ffc0cd`
604	Cranberry Light	`#ffb0be`
603	Cranberry	`#ffa4be`
602	Cranberry Medium	`#e24874`
601	Cranberry Dark	`#d1286a`
600	Cranberry Very Dark	`#cd2f63`
3806	Cyclamen Pink Light	`#ff8cae`
3805	Cyclamen Pink	`#f3478b`
3804	Cyclamen Pink Dark	`#e02876`
3609	Plum Ultra Light	`#f4aed5`
3608	Plum Very Light	`#ea9cc4`
3607	Plum Light	`#c54989`
718	Plum	`#9c2462`
917	Plum Medium	`#9b1359`
915	Plum Dark	`#820043`
225	Shell Pink Ult Vy Lt	`#ffdfd5`
224	Shell Pink Very Light	`#ebb7af`
152	Shell Pink Med Light	`#e2a099`
223	Shell Pink Light	`#cc847c`
3722	Shell Pink Med	`#bc6c64`
3721	Shell Pink Dark	`#a14b51`
221	Shell Pink Vy Dk	`#883e43`
778	Antique Mauve Vy Lt	`#dfb3bb`
3727	Antique Mauve Light	`#dba9b2`
316	Antique Mauve Med	`#b7737f`
3726	Antique Mauve Dark	`#9b5b66`
315	Antique Mauve Md Dk	`#814952`
3802	Antique Mauve Vy Dk	`#714149`
902	Garnet Very Dark	`#822637`
3743	Antique Violet Vy Lt	`#d7cbd3`
3042	Antique Violet Light	`#b79da7`
3041	Antique Violet Medium	`#956f7c`
3740	Antique Violet Dark	`#785762`
3836	Grape Light	`#ba91aa`
3835	Grape Medium	`#946083`
3834	Grape Dark	`#72375d`
154	Grape Very Dark	`#572433`
211	Lavender Light	`#e3cbe3`
210	Lavender Medium	`#c39fc3`
209	Lavender Dark	`#a37ba7`
208	Lavender Very Dark	`#835b8b`
3837	Lavender Ultra Dark	`#6c3a6e`
327	Violet Dark	`#633666`
153	Violet Very Light	`#e6ccd9`
554	Violet Light	`#dbb3cb`
553	Violet	`#a3638b`
552	Violet Medium	`#803a6b`
550	Violet Very Dark	`#5c184e`
3747	Blue Violet Vy Lt	`#d3d7ed`
341	Blue Violet Light	`#b7bfdd`
156	Blue Violet Med Lt	`#a3aed1`
340	Blue Violet Medium	`#ada7c7`
155	Blue Violet Med Dark	`#9891b6`
3746	Blue Violet Dark	`#776b98`
333	Blue Violet Very Dark	`#5c5478`
157	Cornflower Blue Vy Lt	`#bbc3d9`
794	Cornflower Blue Light	`#8f9cc1`
793	Cornflower Blue Med	`#707da2`
3807	Cornflower Blue	`#60678c`
792	Cornflower Blue Dark	`#555b7b`
158	Cornflower Blu M V D	`#4c526e`
791	Cornflower Blue V D	`#464563`
3840	Lavender Blue Light	`#b0c0da`
3839	Lavender Blue Med	`#7b8eab`
3838	Lavender Blue Dark	`#5c7294`
800	Delft Blue Pale	`#c0ccde`
809	Delft Blue	`#94a8c6`
799	Delft Blue Medium	`#748eb6`
798	Delft Blue Dark	`#466a8e`
797	Royal Blue	`#13477d`
796	Royal Blue Dark	`#11416d`
820	Royal Blue Very Dark	`#0e365c`
162	Blue Ultra Very Light	`#dbecf5`
827	Blue Very Light	`#bddded`
813	Blue Light	`#a1c2d7`
826	Blue Medium	`#6b9ebf`
825	Blue Dark	`#4781a5`
824	Blue Very Dark	`#396987`
996	Electric Blue Medium	`#30c2ec`
3843	Electric Blue	`#14aad0`
995	Electric Blue Dark	`#2696b6`
3846	Turquoise Bright Light	`#06e3e6`
3845	Turquoise Bright Med	`#04c4ca`
3844	Turquoise Bright Dark	`#12aeba`
159	Blue Gray Light	`#c7cad7`
160	Blue Gray Medium	`#999fb7`
161	Blue Gray	`#7880a4`
3756	Baby Blue Ult Vy Lt	`#eefcfc`
775	Baby Blue Very Light	`#d9ebf1`
3841	Baby Blue Pale	`#cddfed`
3325	Baby Blue Light	`#b8d2e6`
3755	Baby Blue	`#93b4ce`
334	Baby Blue Medium	`#739fc1`
322	Baby Blue Dark	`#5a8fb8`
312	Baby Blue Very Dark	`#35668b`
803	Baby Blue Ult Vy Dk	`#2c597c`
336	Navy Blue	`#253b73`
823	Navy Blue Dark	`#213063`
939	Navy Blue Very Dark	`#1b2853`
3753	Antique Blue Ult Vy Lt	`#dbe2e9`
3752	Antique Blue Very Lt	`#c7d1db`
932	Antique Blue Light	`#a2b5c6`
931	Antique Blue Medium	`#6a859e`
930	Antique Blue Dark	`#455c71`
3750	Antique Blue Very Dk	`#384c5e`
828	Sky Blue Vy Lt	`#c5e8ed`
3761	Sky Blue Light	`#acd8e2`
519	Sky Blue	`#7eb1c8`
518	Wedgewood Light	`#4f93a7`
3760	Wedgewood Med	`#3e85a2`
517	Wedgewood Dark	`#3b768f`
3842	Wedgewood Vry Dk	`#32667c`
311	Wedgewood Ult VyDk	`#1c5066`
747	Peacock Blue Vy Lt	`#e5fcfd`
3766	Peacock Blue Light	`#99cfd9`
807	Peacock Blue	`#64abba`
806	Peacock Blue Dark	`#3d95a5`
3765	Peacock Blue Vy Dk	`#347f8c`
3811	Turquoise Very Light	`#bce3e6`
598	Turquoise Light	`#90c3cc`
597	Turquoise	`#5ba3b3`
3810	Turquoise Dark	`#488e9a`
3809	Turquoise Vy Dark	`#3f7c85`
3808	Turquoise Ult Vy Dk	`#366970`
928	Gray Green Vy Lt	`#dde3e3`
927	Gray Green Light	`#bdcbcb`
926	Gray Green Med	`#98aeae`
3768	Gray Green Dark	`#657f7f`
924	Gray Green Vy Dark	`#566a6a`
3849	Teal Green Light	`#52b3a4`
3848	Teal Green Med	`#559392`
3847	Teal Green Dark	`#347d75`
964	Sea Green Light	`#a9e2d8`
959	Sea Green Med	`#59c7b4`
958	Sea Green Dark	`#3eb6a1`
3812	Sea Green Vy Dk	`#2f8c84`
3851	Green Bright Lt	`#49b3a1`
943	Green Bright Md	`#3d9384`
3850	Green Bright Dk	`#378477`
993	Aquamarine Vy Lt	`#90c0b4`
992	Aquamarine Lt	`#6fae9f`
3814	Aquamarine	`#508b7d`
991	Aquamarine Dk	`#477b6e`
966	Jade Ultra Vy Lt	`#b9d7c0`
564	Jade Very Light	`#a7cdaf`
563	Jade Light	`#8fc098`
562	Jade Medium	`#53976a`
505	Jade Green	`#338362`
3817	Celadon Green Lt	`#99c3aa`
3816	Celadon Green	`#65a57d`
163	Celadon Green Md	`#4d8361`
3815	Celadon Green Dk	`#477759`
561	Celadon Green VD	`#2c6a45`
504	Blue Green Vy Lt	`#c4decc`
3813	Blue Green Lt	`#b2d4bd`
503	Blue Green Med	`#7bac94`
502	Blue Green	`#5b9071`
501	Blue Green Dark	`#396f52`
500	Blue Green Vy Dk	`#044d33`
955	Nile Green Light	`#a2d6ad`
954	Nile Green	`#88ba91`
913	Nile Green Med	`#6dab77`
912	Emerald Green Lt	`#1b9d6b`
911	Emerald Green Med	`#189065`
910	Emerald Green Dark	`#187e56`
909	Emerald Green Vy Dk	`#156f49`
3818	Emerald Grn Ult V Dk	`#115a3b`
369	Pistachio Green Vy Lt	`#d7edcc`
368	Pistachio Green Lt	`#a6c298`
320	Pistachio Green Med	`#69885a`
367	Pistachio Green Dk	`#617a52`
319	Pistachio Grn Vy Dk	`#205f2e`
890	Pistachio Grn Ult V D	`#174923`
164	Forest Green Lt	`#c8d8b8`
989	Forest Green	`#8da675`
988	Forest Green Med	`#738b5b`
987	Forest Green Dk	`#587141`
986	Forest Green Vy Dk	`#405230`
772	Yellow Green Vy Lt	`#e4ecd4`
3348	Yellow Green Lt	`#ccd9b1`
3347	Yellow Green Med	`#71935c`
3346	Hunter Green	`#406a3a`
3345	Hunter Green Dk	`#1b5915`
895	Hunter Green Vy Dk	`#1b5300`
704	Chartreuse Bright	`#9ecf34`
703	Chartreuse	`#7bb547`
702	Kelly Green	`#47a72f`
701	Green Light	`#3f8f29`
700	Green Bright	`#07731b`
699	Green	`#056517`
907	Parrot Green Lt	`#c7e666`
906	Parrot Green Md	`#7fb335`
905	Parrot Green Dk	`#628a28`
904	Parrot Green V Dk	`#557822`
472	Avocado Grn U Lt	`#d8e498`
471	Avocado Grn V Lt	`#aebf79`
470	Avocado Grn Lt	`#94ab4f`
469	Avocado Green	`#72843c`
937	Avocado Green Md	`#627133`
936	Avocado Grn V Dk	`#4c5826`
935	Avocado Green Dk	`#424d21`
934	Avocado Grn Black	`#313919`
523	Fern Green Lt	`#abb197`
3053	Green Gray	`#9ca482`
3052	Green Gray Md	`#889268`
3051	Green Gray Dk	`#5f6648`
524	Fern Green Vy Lt	`#c4cdac`
522	Fern Green	`#969e7e`
520	Fern Green Dark	`#666d4f`
3364	Pine Green	`#83975f`
3363	Pine Green Md	`#728256`
3362	Pine Green Dk	`#5e6b47`
165	Moss Green Vy Lt	`#eff4a4`
3819	Moss Green Lt	`#e0e868`
166	Moss Green Md Lt	`#c0c840`
581	Moss Green	`#a7ae38`
580	Moss Green Dk	`#888d33`
734	Olive Green Lt	`#c7c077`
733	Olive Green Md	`#bcb34c`
732	Olive Green	`#948c36`
731	Olive Green Dk	`#938b37`
730	Olive Green V Dk	`#827b30`
3013	Khaki Green Lt	`#b9b982`
3012	Khaki Green Md	`#a6a75d`
3011	Khaki Green Dk	`#898a58`
372	Mustard Lt	`#ccb784`
371	Mustard	`#bfa671`
370	Mustard Medium	`#b89d64`
834	Golden Olive Vy Lt	`#dbbe7f`
833	Golden Olive Lt	`#c8ab6c`
832	Golden Olive	`#bd9b51`
831	Golden Olive Md	`#aa8f56`
830	Golden Olive Dk	`#8d784b`
829	Golden Olive Vy Dk	`#7e6b42`
613	Drab Brown V Lt	`#dcc4aa`
612	Drab Brown Lt	`#bc9a78`
611	Drab Brown	`#967656`
610	Drab Brown Dk	`#796047`
3047	Yellow Beige Lt	`#e7d6c1`
3046	Yellow Beige Md	`#d8bc9a`
3045	Yellow Beige Dk	`#bc966a`
167	Yellow Beige V Dk	`#a77c49`
746	Off White	`#fcfcee`
677	Old Gold Vy Lt	`#f5eccb`
422	Hazelnut Brown Lt	`#c69f7b`
3828	Hazelnut Brown	`#b78b61`
420	Hazelnut Brown Dk	`#a07042`
869	Hazelnut Brown V Dk	`#835e39`
728	Topaz	`#e4b468`
783	Topaz Medium	`#ce9124`
782	Topaz Dark	`#ae7720`
781	Topaz Very Dark	`#a26d20`
780	Topaz Ultra Vy Dk	`#94631a`
676	Old Gold Lt	`#e5ce97`
729	Old Gold Medium	`#d0a53e`
680	Old Gold Dark	`#bc8d0e`
3829	Old Gold Vy Dark	`#a98204`
3822	Straw Light	`#f6dc98`
3821	Straw	`#f3ce75`
3820	Straw Dark	`#dfb65f`
3852	Straw Very Dark	`#cd9d37`
445	Lemon Light	`#fffb8b`
307	Lemon	`#fded54`
973	Canary Bright	`#ffe300`
444	Lemon Dark	`#ffd600`
3078	Golden Yellow Vy Lt	`#fdf9cd`
727	Topaz Vy Lt	`#fff1af`
726	Topaz Light	`#fdd755`
725	Topaz Med Lt	`#ffc840`
972	Canary Deep	`#ffb515`
745	Yellow Pale Light	`#ffe9ad`
744	Yellow Pale	`#ffe793`
743	Yellow Med	`#fed376`
742	Tangerine Light	`#ffbf57`
741	Tangerine Med	`#ffa32b`
740	Tangerine	`#ff8b00`
970	Pumpkin Light	`#f78b13`
971	Pumpkin	`#f67f00`
947	Burnt Orange	`#ff7b4d`
946	Burnt Orange Med	`#eb6307`
900	Burnt Orange Dark	`#d15807`
967	Apricot Very Light	`#ffded5`
3824	Apricot Light	`#fecdc2`
3341	Apricot	`#fcab98`
3340	Apricot Med	`#ff836f`
608	Burnt Orange Bright	`#fd5d35`
606	Orange?Red Bright	`#fa3203`
951	Tawny Light	`#ffe2cf`
3856	Mahogany Ult Vy Lt	`#ffd3b5`
722	Orange Spice Light	`#f7976f`
721	Orange Spice Med	`#f27842`
720	Orange Spice Dark	`#e55c1f`
3825	Pumpkin Pale	`#fdbd96`
922	Copper Light	`#e27323`
921	Copper	`#c66218`
920	Copper Med	`#ac5414`
919	Red?Copper	`#a64510`
918	Red?Copper Dark	`#82340a`
3770	Tawny Vy Light	`#ffeee3`
945	Tawny	`#fbd5bb`
402	Mahogany Vy Lt	`#f7a777`
3776	Mahogany Light	`#cf7939`
301	Mahogany Med	`#b35f2b`
400	Mahogany Dark	`#8f430f`
300	Mahogany Vy Dk	`#6f2f00`
3823	Yellow Ultra Pale	`#fffde3`
3855	Autumn Gold Lt	`#fad396`
3854	Autumn Gold Med	`#f2af68`
3853	Autumn Gold Dk	`#f29746`
3827	Golden Brown Pale	`#f7bb77`
977	Golden Brown Light	`#dc9c56`
976	Golden Brown Med	`#c28142`
3826	Golden Brown	`#ad7239`
975	Golden Brown Dk	`#914f12`
948	Peach Very Light	`#fee7da`
754	Peach Light	`#f7cbbf`
3771	Terra Cotta Ult Vy Lt	`#f4bba9`
758	Terra Cotta Vy Lt	`#eeaa9b`
3778	Terra Cotta Light	`#d98978`
356	Terra Cotta Med	`#c56a5b`
3830	Terra Cotta	`#b95544`
355	Terra Cotta Dark	`#984436`
3777	Terra Cotta Vy Dk	`#863022`
3779	Rosewood Ult Vy Lt	`#f8cac8`
3859	Rosewood Light	`#ba8b7c`
3858	Rosewood Med	`#964a3f`
3857	Rosewood Dark	`#68251a`
3774	Desert Sand Vy Lt	`#f3e1d7`
950	Desert Sand Light	`#eed3c4`
3064	Desert Sand	`#c48e70`
407	Desert Sand Med	`#bb8161`
3773	Desert Sand Dark	`#b67552`
3772	Desert Sand Vy Dk	`#a06c50`
632	Desert Sand Ult Vy Dk	`#875539`
453	Shell Gray Light	`#d7cecb`
452	Shell Gray Med	`#c0b3ae`
451	Shell Gray Dark	`#917b73`
3861	Cocoa Light	`#a68881`
3860	Cocoa	`#7d5d57`
779	Cocoa Dark	`#624b45`
712	Cream	`#fffbef`
739	Tan Ult Vy Lt	`#f8e4c8`
738	Tan Very Light	`#eccc9e`
437	Tan Light	`#e4bb8e`
436	Tan	`#cb9051`
435	Brown Very Light	`#b87748`
434	Brown Light	`#985e33`
433	Brown Med	`#7a451f`
801	Coffee Brown Dk	`#653919`
898	Coffee Brown Vy Dk	`#492a13`
938	Coffee Brown Ult Dk	`#361f0e`
3371	Black Brown	`#1e1108`
543	Beige Brown Ult Vy Lt	`#f2e3ce`
3864	Mocha Beige Light	`#cbb69c`
3863	Mocha Beige Med	`#a4835c`
3862	Mocha Beige Dark	`#8a6e4e`
3031	Mocha Brown Vy Dk	`#4b3c2a`
B5200	Snow White	`#ffffff`
White	White	`#fcfbf8`
3865	Winter White	`#f9f7f1`
Ecru	Ecru	`#f0eada`
822	Beige Gray Light	`#e7e2d3`
644	Beige Gray Med	`#ddd8cb`
642	Beige Gray Dark	`#a49878`
640	Beige Gray Vy Dk	`#857b61`
3787	Brown Gray Dark	`#625d50`
3021	Brown Gray Vy Dk	`#4f4b41`
3024	Brown Gray Vy Lt	`#ebeae7`
3023	Brown Gray Light	`#b1aa97`
3022	Brown Gray Med	`#8e9078`
535	Ash Gray Vy Lt	`#636458`
3033	Mocha Brown Vy Lt	`#e3d8cc`
3782	Mocha Brown Lt	`#d2bca6`
3032	Mocha Brown Med	`#b39f8b`
3790	Beige Gray Ult Dk	`#7f6a55`
3781	Mocha Brown Dk	`#6b5743`
3866	Mocha Brn Ult Vy Lt	`#faf6f0`
842	Beige Brown Vy Lt	`#d1baa1`
841	Beige Brown Lt	`#b69b7e`
840	Beige Brown Med	`#9a7c5c`
839	Beige Brown Dk	`#675541`
838	Beige Brown Vy Dk	`#594937`
3072	Beaver Gray Vy Lt	`#e6e8e8`
648	Beaver Gray Lt	`#bcb4ac`
647	Beaver Gray Med	`#b0a69c`
646	Beaver Gray Dk	`#877d73`
645	Beaver Gray Vy Dk	`#6e655c`
844	Beaver Gray Ult Dk	`#484848`
762	Pearl Gray Vy Lt	`#ececec`
415	Pearl Gray	`#d3d3d6`
318	Steel Gray Lt	`#ababab`
414	Steel Gray Dk	`#8c8c8c`
168	Pewter Very Light	`#d1d1d1`
169	Pewter Light	`#848484`
317	Pewter Gray	`#6c6c6c`
413	Pewter Gray Dark	`#565656`
3799	Pewter Gray Vy Dk	`#424242`
310	Black	`#000000`

About the colors on this page

The swatches are RGB approximations of the physical floss, taken from the community-maintained dataset in PaulMakesStuff's Python Cross Stitch project (MIT license, retrieved 5 September 2026). They are the same values the Stitchpaper pattern maker uses to match your photo to floss. They are not an official DMC publication and not a calibrated measurement: dye lots, lighting, fabric and your screen all shift the real color. Use the chart to narrow down a shade, then confirm against the skein or a printed DMC card before buying.

DMC currently lists around 500 colors. This chart carries 454 of them: it omits some of the newest additions and some discontinued codes. See how the thread data is sourced for the full provenance record.

How to use a DMC color chart

Reading a pattern key. Charts list DMC numbers next to each symbol. Sort this page by number and read straight down while you pull skeins.
Substituting a color. Neighbors in the color-family order are the closest shades. If a shop is out of 3712, the rows either side (760 and 3328) are the nearest lighter and darker steps.
Matching a color you can see. Search by name ("teal", "ecru") or scroll the family order with the swatch next to your screen.
Building a project palette. Open the pattern maker, upload an image, and the studio picks the nearest colors from this same list automatically. You can then replace any thread with another from the searchable picker.

Frequently asked questions

How many DMC floss colors are there?

DMC's six-strand cotton range has around 500 solid colors, plus variegated, satin, metallic and Étoile lines that are not included here. This chart lists 454 solid colors.

Is there a printable PDF of the DMC color chart?

Use the Print button (or your browser's print command). The page has a print stylesheet that drops the navigation and keeps the swatches, numbers and names.

Why do the colors look different from my thread?

Because a screen emits light and floss reflects it, and because these RGB values are approximations. Treat the swatch as a starting point, not a match.

Can I use this chart for diamond painting?

Yes for the numbering: most diamond painting kits use DMC numbers for their drills, so the number-to-name lookup works. The swatch colors are still approximate.