This is the full DMC threads color shade chart, with codes attached. We’ve also updated it to include the new DMC colors too. Please feel free to use!
You can click the color chart for a larger view you can download too!
If you need to find a specific color, download our free Color To Column Locator Table
Looking for a way to keep track of your DMC threads? We have you covered, with our DMC thread spreadsheet.
Looking for the Anchor thread color chart? We can help with that.
Looking for the Kreinik thread color chart? We can help with that.
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Hi, I am a stitching newbie and have found your website a fantastic resource, thank you!
I’ve tried to zoom in but I can’t read the headers for the 6 little boxes under each color number.
Can you tell me what the headers say and/or what they boxes reference? Thanks again!
TBH, they don’t really matter. It refers to what type of thread the color has been produced in. So for example 3023 is only in 117 (which is cross stitch thread) but B5200 is in DMCs Wools as well.
If you’re interested, the oreder is 117 (cross stitch thread), 115 n3, 115 n5 (both perle cottons), 116 n5, 116 n8, 116 n12 (all three are wools)
Do you know if DMC changed color names recently – or do they do that often? I’m looking at a few of the various variegated collections in particular. For example, 48 is now “Indian rose ombre” instead of “Variegated – Baby pink.” The Coloris names seem to have changed, too. Instead of “Canadian night,” 4522 is now called “Opulent twist.” I haven’t looked much at the regular names yet, but I know both 517 and 3842 were “Wedgewood – Dark” and now they’re “Nautical blue” and “Prussian blue” respectively.
DMC have never actually released an official list of color names. The names with things like “dark” at the end were made by me too long ago to count, and its become an industry standard of sorts.
However, in mid 2023 DMC updated their website, and with it named threads different things!
Whilst its not an official list (we did ask) its as close to an official list as we’re ever going to get!
We wrote up some more details about DMC’s new names on a blog post here too.
This is a marvelous resource, thanks! Do you have the RGB or Hex numbers associated with each color? Is the cell color swatch the “true” RGB, meaning I can dig into the cell color palette and extract the RGB numbers, or is the color swatch notional? If true RGB, is there an easier way to get the associated RGB numbers than digging into each and every thread color swatch?
No problem!
DMC have never released RGB or HEX values for their threads. Closely guarded secret I think!
These colors are the best I could come up with really. I spoke to DMC directly to make sure I did not “step on their toes” so I would suggest that this is NOT the ‘true’ RGB.
I’m afraid I also don’t have a easy to use form either!
You can find a reasonably good RGB and hex here though.
Awesome, thanks! Even close helps!
What do the stars mean on some of them? I’ve never seen that before.
They show the “new” threads released in 2013.
Love these resources! Thank you!! Is there somewhere I can look to find the perfect shading guide? I’ve used the DMC card, but there are times when I want more of a transition between my lightest and darkest. Using the DMC card, for example 223, 224 and 225 are great shades, but not enough of a transition, so looking at the other pinkish shades, I can find them easlily enough, but how do I know where they belong within my 223, 224 & 225? Is there a good resource for this info?
Not that I’m aware of I’m afraid. The official color cards are the best we have right now!