Are Anchor to DMC conversions exact?

No. Anchor and DMC dye their own shade ranges, so a converted color can read slightly lighter, darker, or warmer than the original. Treat every match as the closest substitute rather than an identical color, and check a physical shade card if the color matters.

Why do some Anchor numbers have more than one DMC color?

The two brands' shade ranges don't map one to one. For 84 Anchor numbers, the published charts match two or more DMC colors to the same Anchor number, so this chart lists all of them. Compare the swatches and pick the one closest to your pattern.

What does "also listed by some charts" mean?

Where the charts disagree on a DMC color's Anchor match, one pick is used as the main match and the others are kept as alternates. That column shows DMC colors that some charts match to the Anchor number while others give a different one. They're weaker matches, so check the main DMC equivalent first.

Why isn't my Anchor number in the chart?

The chart is built from published DMC to Anchor conversions, so it covers the 353 Anchor numbers that are the main match for at least one DMC color. Some other Anchor numbers appear in those charts only as an alternate; search for one and the chart shows which DMC color it's listed for. Anchor numbers that aren't in our DMC to Anchor data at all don't appear yet.

Where does this conversion data come from?

It's cross-checked against four independently maintained published conversion charts (Yarn Tree, Stitchtastic, 123Stitch, and the Cyberstitchers/Studio Koekoek lineage). A match is listed when at least two sources agree, or when one source lists it and none contradict it.

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Anchor to DMC conversion chart

DMC equivalents for 353 Anchor stranded cotton numbers, cross-checked against four published charts. Conversions are closest substitutes, not identical dyes. Where several DMC colors share an Anchor number, all of them are listed.

Converting from DMC instead? Use the DMC to Anchor conversion chart.

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Anchor	DMC equivalent	Also listed by some charts
1	B5200Snow White
2	BLANCWhite 3865Winter White
6	353Peach
8	3824Light Apricot	353 Peach
9	352Light Coral
10	351Coral
11	350Medium Coral
13	349Dark Coral 817Very Dark Coral Red
23	818Baby Pink 963Ultra Very Light Dusty Rose
24	776Medium Pink
25	3716Very Light Dusty Rose
26	894Very Light Carnation
27	893Light Carnation	894 Very Light Carnation
28	956Geranium 3832Medium Raspberry	893 Light Carnation
29	891Dark Carnation 3831Dark Raspberry
31	3708Light Melon
33	892Medium Carnation 3706Medium Melon
35	891Dark Carnation 3705Dark Melon
36	3326Light Rose
40	956Geranium
42	309Dark Rose	3831 Dark Raspberry
43	815Medium Garnet	816 Garnet
45	814Dark Garnet
46	666Bright Christmas Red
47	321Red
49	3689Light Mauve
50	957Pale Geranium
52	899Medium Rose
55	604Light Cranberry	603 Cranberry
57	601Dark Cranberry	602 Medium Cranberry
59	150Ultra Very Dark Dusty Rose 326Very Dark Rose 600Very Dark Cranberry 3350Ultra Dark Dusty Rose	3831 Dark Raspberry
62	603Cranberry 3805Cyclamen Pink 3806Light Cyclamen Pink
63	602Medium Cranberry 3804Dark Cyclamen Pink	601 Dark Cranberry
65	777Very Dark Raspberry	3350 Ultra Dark Dusty Rose
66	3688Medium Mauve
68	3687Mauve
69	3803Dark Mauve
74	3354Light Dusty Rose	605 Very Light Cranberry
75	962Medium Dusty Rose 3733Dusty Rose	3688 Medium Mauve
76	961Dark Dusty Rose 3731Very Dark Dusty Rose
85	3609Ultra Light Plum
86	3608Very Light Plum
87	3607Light Plum
88	718Plum
89	917Medium Plum	718 Plum
90	3836Light Grape
95	153Very Light Violet	554 Light Violet
96	554Light Violet
98	553Violet 3835Medium Grape
99	552Medium Violet
100	327Dark Violet 3834Dark Grape 3837Ultra Dark Lavender
101	550Very Dark Violet	327 Dark Violet
108	210Medium Lavender
109	209Dark Lavender
110	208Very Dark Lavender	333 Very Dark Blue Violet
117	341Light Blue Violet 3840Light Lavender Blue
118	156Medium Light Blue Violet 340Medium Blue Violet
119	333Very Dark Blue Violet	3840 Light Lavender Blue
120	157Very Light Cornflower Blue 159Light Blue Gray 3747Very Light Blue Violet
122	3807Cornflower Blue
128	775Very Light Baby Blue
129	3325Light Baby Blue
130	809Delft Blue	799 Medium Delft Blue
131	798Dark Delft Blue
132	797Royal Blue
133	796Dark Royal Blue
134	820Very Dark Royal Blue
136	799Medium Delft Blue
140	3755Baby Blue
144	800Pale Delft Blue
148	311Medium Navy Blue
149	803Ultra Very Dark Baby Blue	336 Navy Blue
150	336Navy Blue
152	823Dark Navy Blue 939Very Dark Navy Blue
158	747Very Light Sky Blue
159	162Ultra Very Light Blue	827 Very Light Blue 3841 Pale Baby Blue
160	827Very Light Blue
161	813Light Blue 826Medium Blue
162	517Dark Wedgewood 825Dark Blue	3760 Medium Wedgewood
164	824Very Dark Blue 3842Very Dark Wedgewood
167	3766Light Peacock Blue
168	807Peacock Blue
169	806Dark Peacock Blue 3760Medium Wedgewood
170	3765Very Dark Peacock Blue
175	160Medium Blue Gray 794Light Cornflower Blue
176	161Blue Gray 793Medium Cornflower Blue 3839Medium Lavender Blue
177	792Dark Cornflower Blue 3838Dark Lavender Blue
178	158Medium Very Dark Cornflower Blue 791Very Dark Cornflower Blue
185	964Light Sea Green	959 Medium Sea Green 993 Very Light Aquamarine
186	959Medium Sea Green	3851 Light Bright Green
187	958Dark Sea Green 3851Light Bright Green
188	943Medium Aquamarine 3812Very Dark Sea Green	3850 Dark Bright Green
189	3850Dark Bright Green	943 Medium Aquamarine
203	954Nile Green	955 Light Nile Green
204	913Medium Nile Green
205	911Medium Emerald Green
206	564Very Light Jade 955Light Nile Green 966Medium Baby Green	504 Very Light Blue Green
208	563Light Jade
209	912Light Emerald Green
210	505Jade Green 562Medium Jade
212	561Very Dark Jade
214	368Light Pistachio Green
215	320Medium Pistachio Green
217	367Dark Pistachio Green
218	319Very Dark Pistachio Green 890Ultra Dark Pistachio Green
226	702Kelly Green
227	701Light Green
228	700Bright Green
229	910Dark Emerald Green
231	453Light Shell Gray
232	452Medium Shell Gray
233	451Dark Shell Gray
234	762Very Light Pearl Gray
235	414Dark Steel Gray	318 Light Steel Gray
236	413Dark Pewter Gray 3799Very Dark Pewter Gray
238	703Chartreuse
240	164Light Forest Green	966 Medium Baby Green
242	989Forest Green
243	988Medium Forest Green
244	987Dark Forest Green
246	986Very Dark Forest Green
253	472Ultra Light Avocado Green	14 Pale Apple Green
255	907Light Parrot Green
256	704Bright Chartreuse 906Medium Parrot Green
257	905Dark Parrot Green
258	904Very Dark Parrot Green
259	772Very Light Yellow Green
260	3364Pine Green
261	3053Green Gray	3364 Pine Green
262	3052Medium Green Gray 3363Medium Pine Green	3051 Dark Green Gray
263	3362Dark Pine Green
264	3348Light Yellow Green	772 Very Light Yellow Green
266	471Very Light Avocado Green 3347Medium Yellow Green	470 Light Avocado Green
267	469Avocado Green 470Light Avocado Green 3346Hunter Green
268	937Medium Avocado Green 3345Dark Hunter Green	3346 Hunter Green
269	936Very Dark Avocado Green
271	819Light Baby Pink
273	645Very Dark Beaver Gray 3787Dark Brown Gray
274	928Very Light Gray Green	3752 Very Light Antique Blue
275	746Off White
277	830Dark Golden Olive 831Medium Golden Olive
278	165Very Light Moss Green 3819Light Moss Green
279	734Light Olive Green
280	166Medium Light Moss Green 581Moss Green 733Medium Olive Green
281	580Dark Moss Green 732Olive Green	581 Moss Green 731 Dark Olive Green
288	445Light Lemon
289	307Lemon
290	444Dark Lemon	973 Bright Canary
292	3078Very Light Golden Yellow
293	727Very Light Topaz
295	726Light Topaz 3822Light Straw
297	973Bright Canary
298	972Deep Canary
300	745Light Pale Yellow
301	744Pale Yellow	743 Medium Yellow
302	743Medium Yellow
303	742Light Tangerine
304	741Medium Tangerine
305	725Topaz 728Topaz 3821Straw
306	783Medium Topaz 3820Dark Straw 3852Very Dark Straw
307	782Dark Topaz	783 Medium Topaz
308	781Very Dark Topaz	782 Dark Topaz
309	780Ultra Very Dark Topaz	781 Very Dark Topaz
310	434Light Brown
311	3827Pale Golden Brown 3855Light Autumn Gold
313	3854Medium Autumn Gold
316	740Tangerine 970Light Pumpkin 971Pumpkin
323	722Light Orange Spice 3825Pale Pumpkin
324	721Medium Orange Spice
326	720Dark Orange Spice
328	3341Apricot
329	3340Medium Apricot
330	947Burnt Orange	608 Bright Orange
332	608Bright Orange 946Medium Burnt Orange
333	900Dark Burnt Orange
334	606Bright Orange-Red
336	3771Ultra Very Light Terra Cotta
340	919Red Copper
341	918Dark Red Copper
342	211Light Lavender
351	400Dark Mahogany
352	300Very Dark Mahogany
355	975Dark Golden Brown
358	433Medium Brown 3862Dark Mocha Beige
359	801Dark Coffee Brown
360	898Very Dark Coffee Brown
361	738Very Light Tan	677 Very Light Old Gold
362	437Light Tan
373	3828Hazelnut Brown
374	420Dark Hazelnut Brown
375	869Very Dark Hazelnut Brown
376	3864Light Mocha Beige	842 Very Light Beige Brown
378	3861Light Cocoa
379	3860Cocoa 3863Medium Mocha Beige
380	779Dark Cocoa	898 Very Dark Coffee Brown
381	938Ultra Dark Coffee Brown	838 Very Dark Beige Brown
382	3371Black Brown
386	3823Ultra Pale Yellow
387	ECRUEcru 739Ultra Very Light Tan	3033 Very Light Mocha Brown
390	822Light Beige Gray
391	3033Very Light Mocha Brown	644 Medium Beige Gray
392	642Dark Beige Gray
393	3790Ultra Dark Beige Gray	640 Very Dark Beige Gray
397	3024Very Light Brown Gray	3072 Very Light Beaver Gray
398	415Pearl Gray
399	318Light Steel Gray
400	317Pewter Gray
401	535Very Light Ash Gray	413 Dark Pewter Gray
403	310Black
410	995Dark Electric Blue 3844Dark Bright Turquoise
433	996Medium Electric Blue
681	3051Dark Green Gray
683	500Very Dark Blue Green
778	3774Very Light Desert Sand
779	3768Dark Gray Green
830	644Medium Beige Gray
831	613Very Light Drab Brown
832	612Light Drab Brown
842	3013Light Khaki Green	3348 Light Yellow Green
844	3012Medium Khaki Green	3052 Medium Green Gray
845	730Very Dark Olive Green	3051 Dark Green Gray
846	3011Dark Khaki Green	936 Very Dark Avocado Green
847	3072Very Light Beaver Gray
848	927Light Gray Green
849	169Light Pewter	927 Light Gray Green
850	926Medium Gray Green
851	924Very Dark Gray Green
852	3047Light Yellow Beige
853	372Light Mustard	3013 Light Khaki Green
854	371Mustard
855	370Medium Mustard	3012 Medium Khaki Green
858	524Very Light Fern Green
859	523Light Fern Green
860	522Fern Green
861	935Dark Avocado Green
862	520Dark Fern Green 934Black Avocado Green
868	758Very Light Terra Cotta	3779 Ultra Very Light Rosewood
869	3743Very Light Antique Violet
870	3042Light Antique Violet
871	3041Medium Antique Violet
872	3740Dark Antique Violet
873	154Very Dark Grape	3740 Dark Antique Violet
874	834Very Light Golden Olive	833 Light Golden Olive
875	3813Light Blue Green 3817Light Celadon Green
876	503Medium Blue Green 3816Celadon Green
877	163Medium Celadon Green 502Blue Green 3815Dark Celadon Green
878	501Dark Blue Green
881	945Tawny
883	3064Desert Sand
886	677Very Light Old Gold
887	3046Medium Yellow Beige	371 Mustard 372 Light Mustard
888	3045Dark Yellow Beige	370 Medium Mustard
889	610Dark Drab Brown
890	729Medium Old Gold
891	676Light Old Gold	3825 Pale Pumpkin
893	224Very Light Shell Pink
895	223Light Shell Pink
896	3721Dark Shell Pink
897	221Very Dark Shell Pink 902Very Dark Garnet
898	611Drab Brown	3032 Medium Mocha Brown
899	3782Light Mocha Brown	3023 Light Brown Gray
900	648Light Beaver Gray
901	680Dark Old Gold 3829Very Dark Old Gold
903	640Very Dark Beige Gray 3032Medium Mocha Brown
905	3021Very Dark Brown Gray 3031Very Dark Mocha Brown
906	829Very Dark Golden Olive
907	832Golden Olive 833Light Golden Olive
914	407Dark Desert Sand 3859Light Rosewood
923	699Green 909Very Dark Emerald Green 3818Ultra Very Dark Emerald Green
924	731Dark Olive Green	580 Dark Moss Green
926	712Cream 3866Ultra Very Light Mocha Brown
928	3761Light Sky Blue
933	543Ultra Very Light Beige Brown
936	632Ultra Very Dark Desert Sand 3857Dark Rosewood
941	792Dark Cornflower Blue
943	422Light Hazelnut Brown
968	778Very Light Antique Mauve
969	152Medium Light Shell Pink
977	334Medium Baby Blue
978	322Dark Baby Blue
979	312Very Dark Baby Blue
1001	976Medium Golden Brown
1002	977Light Golden Brown
1003	921Copper 922Light Copper 3853Dark Autumn Gold
1004	920Medium Copper
1005	498Dark Red 816Garnet
1006	304Medium Red
1007	3772Very Dark Desert Sand 3858Medium Rosewood
1008	3773Medium Desert Sand
1009	3770Very Light Tawny	3773 Medium Desert Sand
1010	951Light Tawny 3856Ultra Very Light Mahogany
1011	948Very Light Peach
1012	754Light Peach 967Very Light Apricot 3779Ultra Very Light Rosewood
1013	3778Light Terra Cotta	356 Medium Terra Cotta
1014	355Dark Terra Cotta
1015	3777Very Dark Terra Cotta
1016	3727Light Antique Mauve
1017	316Medium Antique Mauve
1018	3726Dark Antique Mauve
1019	315Medium Dark Antique Mauve 3802Very Dark Antique Mauve
1020	3713Very Light Salmon
1021	761Light Salmon
1022	760Salmon
1023	3712Medium Salmon
1024	3328Dark Salmon
1025	347Very Dark Salmon
1026	225Ultra Very Light Shell Pink
1027	3722Medium Shell Pink
1028	3685Very Dark Mauve
1029	915Dark Plum
1030	155Medium Dark Blue Violet 3746Dark Blue Violet
1031	3753Ultra Very Light Antique Blue
1032	3752Very Light Antique Blue
1033	932Light Antique Blue
1034	931Medium Antique Blue
1035	930Dark Antique Blue
1036	3750Very Dark Antique Blue
1037	3756Ultra Very Light Baby Blue
1038	519Sky Blue
1039	518Light Wedgewood
1040	647Medium Beaver Gray 3023Light Brown Gray
1041	844Ultra Dark Beaver Gray
1042	504Very Light Blue Green
1043	14Pale Apple Green 369Very Light Pistachio Green
1044	895Very Dark Hunter Green	319 Very Dark Pistachio Green
1045	436Tan
1046	435Very Light Brown
1047	402Very Light Mahogany
1048	3776Light Mahogany
1049	301Medium Mahogany 3826Golden Brown
1050	3781Dark Mocha Brown
1060	3811Very Light Turquoise
1062	598Light Turquoise
1064	597Turquoise
1066	3809Very Dark Turquoise 3810Dark Turquoise
1068	3808Ultra Very Dark Turquoise
1070	993Very Light Aquamarine 3849Light Teal Green	992 Light Aquamarine
1072	992Light Aquamarine
1074	3814Aquamarine 3848Medium Teal Green	3766 Light Peacock Blue
1076	991Dark Aquamarine 3847Dark Teal Green
1080	842Very Light Beige Brown
1082	841Light Beige Brown
1084	840Medium Beige Brown
1086	839Dark Beige Brown
1088	838Very Dark Beige Brown	938 Ultra Dark Coffee Brown
1089	3843Electric Blue 3845Medium Bright Turquoise
1090	3846Light Bright Turquoise	996 Medium Electric Blue
1094	605Very Light Cranberry
1098	3801Very Dark Melon
4146	950Light Desert Sand
5975	356Medium Terra Cotta 3830Terra Cotta
8581	646Dark Beaver Gray 3022Medium Brown Gray
9159	828Very Light Sky Blue 3841Pale Baby Blue

Sources cross-checked August 2026. Spotted an error? Let us know.

Frequently asked

Are Anchor to DMC conversions exact?: No. Anchor and DMC dye their own shade ranges, so a converted color can read slightly lighter, darker, or warmer than the original. Treat every match as the closest substitute rather than an identical color, and check a physical shade card if the color matters.
Why do some Anchor numbers have more than one DMC color?: The two brands' shade ranges don't map one to one. For 84 Anchor numbers, the published charts match two or more DMC colors to the same Anchor number, so this chart lists all of them. Compare the swatches and pick the one closest to your pattern.
What does "also listed by some charts" mean?: Where the charts disagree on a DMC color's Anchor match, one pick is used as the main match and the others are kept as alternates. That column shows DMC colors that some charts match to the Anchor number while others give a different one. They're weaker matches, so check the main DMC equivalent first.
Why isn't my Anchor number in the chart?: The chart is built from published DMC to Anchor conversions, so it covers the 353 Anchor numbers that are the main match for at least one DMC color. Some other Anchor numbers appear in those charts only as an alternate; search for one and the chart shows which DMC color it's listed for. Anchor numbers that aren't in our DMC to Anchor data at all don't appear yet.
Where does this conversion data come from?: It's cross-checked against four independently maintained published conversion charts (Yarn Tree, Stitchtastic, 123Stitch, and the Cyberstitchers/Studio Koekoek lineage). A match is listed when at least two sources agree, or when one source lists it and none contradict it.

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