DMC green color chart
DMC has 75 green thread colors in this dataset, from DMC 10 Tender Green Very Light (L* 98) to DMC 934 Avocado Green Black (L* 22). 31 of them have an Anchor match within ΔE 3, and the median gap to Anchor is ΔE 3.2.
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DMC 912 Emerald Green Light
#1b9d6b · RGB 27, 157, 107
Closest to DMC 912 in other brands
- Anchor 205 Mint Green Dark ΔE 3.0 very close
- Madeira 1202 Turquoise Dark ΔE 5.2 close
- Perler Shamrock ΔE 5.8 close
- Hama 16 Transparent Green ΔE 8.5 similar
- Artkal S S20 Green ΔE 5.6 close
- Nabbi N22 Lime ΔE 10.9 loose
DMC green shades, light to dark
75 swatches ordered by CIELAB lightness. Open any one for its full values and equivalents.
- DMC 10 Tender Green Very Light
- DMC 14 Apple Green Pale
- DMC 13 Nile Green Medium Light
- DMC 772 Yellow Green Very Light
- DMC 11 Tender Green Light
- DMC 369 Pistachio Green Very Light
- DMC 15 Apple Green
- DMC 472 Avocado Green Ultra Light
- DMC 907 Parrot Green Light
- DMC 504 Blue Green Very Light
- DMC 3348 Yellow Green Light
- DMC 12 Tender Green
- DMC 164 Forest Green Light
- DMC 966 Jade Ultra Very Light
- DMC 3813 Blue Green Light
- DMC 955 Nile Green Light
- DMC 524 Fern Green Very Light
- DMC 564 Jade Very Light
- DMC 704 Chartreuse Bright
- DMC 368 Pistachio Green Light
- DMC 3817 Celadon Green Light
- DMC 471 Avocado Green Very Light
- DMC 563 Jade Light
- DMC 954 Nile Green
- DMC 523 Fern Green Light
- DMC 703 Chartreuse
- DMC 906 Parrot Green Medium
- DMC 470 Avocado Green Light
- DMC 503 Blue Green Medium
- DMC 3053 Green Gray
- DMC 989 Forest Green
- DMC 913 Nile Green Medium
- DMC 522 Fern Green
- DMC 3816 Celadon Green
- DMC 702 Kelly Green
- DMC 3364 Pine Green
- DMC 3052 Green Gray Medium
- DMC 912 Emerald Green Light
- DMC 3347 Yellow Green Medium
- DMC 562 Jade Medium
- DMC 502 Blue Green
- DMC 988 Forest Green Medium
- DMC 320 Pistachio Green Medium
- DMC 911 Emerald Green Medium
- DMC 905 Parrot Green Dark
- DMC 701 Green Light
- DMC 469 Avocado Green
- DMC 3363 Pine Green Medium
- DMC 163 Celadon Green Medium
- DMC 505 Jade Green
- DMC 367 Pistachio Green Dark
- DMC 910 Emerald Green Dark
- DMC 904 Parrot Green Very Dark
- DMC 3815 Celadon Green Dark
- DMC 937 Avocado Green Medium
- DMC 520 Fern Green Dark
- DMC 987 Forest Green Dark
- DMC 3362 Pine Green Dark
- DMC 501 Blue Green Dark
- DMC 3051 Green Gray Dark
- DMC 700 Green Bright
- DMC 909 Emerald Green Very Dark
- DMC 3346 Hunter Green
- DMC 561 Celadon Green Very Dark
- DMC 699 Green
- DMC 319 Pistachio Green Very Dark
- DMC 936 Avocado Green Very Dark
- DMC 3818 Emerald Green Ultra Very Dark
- DMC 3345 Hunter Green Dark
- DMC 986 Forest Green Very Dark
- DMC 935 Avocado Green Dark
- DMC 895 Hunter Green Very Dark
- DMC 500 Blue Green Very Dark
- DMC 890 Pistachio Green Ultra Very Dark
- DMC 934 Avocado Green Black
DMC green colors with Anchor and Madeira equivalents
| DMC | Name | Hex | Anchor | ΔE | Madeira | ΔE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Tender Green Very Light | #edfed9 | 1043 | 7.7 | 101 | 7.3 |
| 14 | Apple Green Pale | #d0fbb2 | 1043 | 5.9 | 1210 | 10.3 |
| 13 | Nile Green Medium Light | #bff6e0 | 1042 | 8.5 | 1208 | 3.3 |
| 772 | Yellow Green Very Light | #e4ecd4 | 847 | 7.1 | 1309 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Tender Green Light | #e2edb5 | 259 | 2.8 | 102 | 5.1 |
| 369 | Pistachio Green Very Light | #d7edcc | 1042 | 5.1 | 1210 | 5.8 |
| 15 | Apple Green | #d1eda4 | 1043 | 3.7 | 102 | 8.6 |
| 472 | Avocado Green Ultra Light | #d8e498 | 259 | 2.0 | 102 | 6.6 |
| 907 | Parrot Green Light | #c7e666 | 254 | 2.4 | 1501 | 9.1 |
| 504 | Blue Green Very Light | #c4decc | 1042 | 3.0 | 1208 | 4.9 |
| 3348 | Yellow Green Light | #ccd9b1 | 213 | 4.2 | 1209 | 5.4 |
| 12 | Tender Green | #cdd99a | 259 | 3.8 | 1209 | 6.8 |
| 164 | Forest Green Light | #c8d8b8 | 213 | 3.1 | 1209 | 5.9 |
| 966 | Jade Ultra Very Light | #b9d7c0 | 1042 | 1.6 | 1208 | 5.0 |
| 3813 | Blue Green Light | #b2d4bd | 1042 | 2.8 | 1208 | 5.2 |
| 955 | Nile Green Light | #a2d6ad | 206 | 2.9 | 1211 | 2.0 |
| 524 | Fern Green Very Light | #c4cdac | 213 | 3.1 | 1209 | 5.7 |
| 564 | Jade Very Light | #a7cdaf | 206 | 3.4 | 1211 | 4.3 |
| 704 | Chartreuse Bright | #9ecf34 | 254 | 6.9 | 1308 | 7.2 |
| 368 | Pistachio Green Light | #a6c298 | 214 | 3.7 | 1209 | 2.7 |
| 3817 | Celadon Green Light | #99c3aa | 875 | 3.5 | 1211 | 5.5 |
| 471 | Avocado Green Very Light | #aebf79 | 264 | 1.7 | 1604 | 3.0 |
| 563 | Jade Light | #8fc098 | 203 | 4.0 | 1211 | 3.8 |
| 954 | Nile Green | #88ba91 | 203 | 3.6 | 2604 | 2.6 |
| 523 | Fern Green Light | #abb197 | 858 | 2.8 | 1701 | 4.5 |
| 703 | Chartreuse | #7bb547 | 238 | 4.1 | 1307 | 5.9 |
| 906 | Parrot Green Medium | #7fb335 | 255 | 3.8 | 1308 | 7.0 |
| 470 | Avocado Green Light | #94ab4f | 265 | 2.7 | 1603 | 2.8 |
| 503 | Blue Green Medium | #7bac94 | 875 | 4.6 | 2604 | 6.1 |
| 3053 | Green Gray | #9ca482 | 858 | 3.2 | 1512 | 3.6 |
| 989 | Forest Green | #8da675 | 261 | 2.2 | 1401 | 3.4 |
| 913 | Nile Green Medium | #6dab77 | 208 | 2.8 | 1212 | 4.4 |
| 522 | Fern Green | #969e7e | 859 | 3.6 | 1512 | 3.0 |
| 3816 | Celadon Green | #65a57d | 208 | 2.9 | 1207 | 2.1 |
| 702 | Kelly Green | #47a72f | 238 | 3.2 | 1306 | 3.3 |
| 3364 | Pine Green | #83975f | 261 | 4.1 | 1603 | 6.0 |
| 3052 | Green Gray Medium | #889268 | 859 | 1.8 | 1510 | 4.8 |
| 912 | Emerald Green Light | #1b9d6b | 205 | 3.0 | 1202 | 5.2 |
| 3347 | Yellow Green Medium | #71935c | 215 | 3.8 | 1310 | 5.8 |
| 562 | Jade Medium | #53976a | 209 | 3.5 | 1212 | 2.8 |
| 502 | Blue Green | #5b9071 | 876 | 2.7 | 1207 | 5.4 |
| 988 | Forest Green Medium | #738b5b | 215 | 3.7 | 1310 | 4.7 |
| 320 | Pistachio Green Medium | #69885a | 215 | 2.7 | 1310 | 4.6 |
| 911 | Emerald Green Medium | #189065 | 205 | 2.6 | 1202 | 1.3 |
| 905 | Parrot Green Dark | #628a28 | 266 | 3.3 | 1402 | 2.3 |
| 701 | Green Light | #3f8f29 | 257 | 3.5 | 1306 | 5.0 |
| 469 | Avocado Green | #72843c | 266 | 3.0 | 1402 | 4.1 |
| 3363 | Pine Green Medium | #728256 | 860 | 2.8 | 1513 | 3.8 |
| 163 | Celadon Green Medium | #4d8361 | 216 | 3.2 | 1213 | 5.6 |
| 505 | Jade Green | #338362 | 216 | 5.6 | 1203 | 3.3 |
| 367 | Pistachio Green Dark | #617a52 | 860 | 4.9 | 1311 | 5.0 |
| 910 | Emerald Green Dark | #187e56 | 230 | 2.7 | 1203 | 2.0 |
| 904 | Parrot Green Very Dark | #557822 | 267 | 3.4 | 1413 | 4.0 |
| 3815 | Celadon Green Dark | #477759 | 216 | 2.5 | 1311 | 5.8 |
| 937 | Avocado Green Medium | #627133 | 267 | 4.0 | 1408 | 4.7 |
| 520 | Fern Green Dark | #666d4f | 860 | 6.6 | 1311 | 6.5 |
| 987 | Forest Green Dark | #587141 | 262 | 4.8 | 1602 | 4.4 |
| 3362 | Pine Green Dark | #5e6b47 | 861 | 6.6 | 1311 | 4.3 |
| 501 | Blue Green Dark | #396f52 | 217 | 3.9 | 1311 | 6.5 |
| 3051 | Green Gray Dark | #5f6648 | 681 | 6.0 | 1311 | 6.6 |
| 700 | Green Bright | #07731b | 228 | 3.1 | 1305 | 3.8 |
| 909 | Emerald Green Very Dark | #156f49 | 230 | 2.8 | 1302 | 3.6 |
| 3346 | Hunter Green | #406a3a | 262 | 2.7 | 1601 | 4.8 |
| 561 | Celadon Green Very Dark | #2c6a45 | 217 | 2.4 | 1214 | 4.2 |
| 699 | Green | #056517 | 245 | 1.4 | 1305 | 3.0 |
| 319 | Pistachio Green Very Dark | #205f2e | 211 | 2.4 | 1303 | 3.2 |
| 936 | Avocado Green Very Dark | #4c5826 | 861 | 4.8 | 1602 | 5.4 |
| 3818 | Emerald Green Ultra Very Dark | #115a3b | 212 | 2.7 | 1205 | 3.1 |
| 3345 | Hunter Green Dark | #1b5915 | 246 | 4.9 | 1406 | 3.1 |
| 986 | Forest Green Very Dark | #405230 | 861 | 2.8 | 1514 | 1.3 |
| 935 | Avocado Green Dark | #424d21 | 269 | 3.1 | 1514 | 5.1 |
| 895 | Hunter Green Very Dark | #1b5300 | 268 | 5.2 | 1406 | 4.2 |
| 500 | Blue Green Very Dark | #044d33 | 212 | 1.9 | 1205 | 2.5 |
| 890 | Pistachio Green Ultra Very Dark | #174923 | 218 | 1.3 | 1405 | 2.3 |
| 934 | Avocado Green Black | #313919 | 269 | 4.8 | 1507 | 8.3 |
DMC green by the numbers
| Colors in this family | 75 of 489 DMC colors (15 %) |
|---|---|
| Lightest | DMC 10 Tender Green Very Light, L* 97.6 |
| Darkest | DMC 934 Avocado Green Black, L* 22.5 |
| Most saturated | DMC 704 Chartreuse Bright, C* 76.5 |
| Most muted | DMC 772 Yellow Green Very Light, C* 12.7 |
| Anchor matches within ΔE 3 | 31 of 75 |
| Median ΔE to Anchor | 3.2 |
| Closest pair in the family | DMC 966 and DMC 3813, ΔE 1.4 |
Notes on the DMC green range
The names in this group cluster around Green (69), Avocado (8), Blue (6) and Pistachio (6), so Green shades make up a large share of DMC's greens. DMC 704 Chartreuse Bright is the most saturated, DMC 772 Yellow Green Very Light the most muted.
DMC 966 and DMC 3813 are only ΔE 1.4 apart: keep them labelled, because they are easy to swap by accident in a chart.
The hardest one to replace with Anchor is DMC 13 Nile Green Medium Light: its nearest, Anchor 1042 Pine Very Light, is ΔE 8.5 away. Anchor has 61, Madeira has 54, Perler has 12, Hama has 12 and Artkal S has 17 green shades in the same family.
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Frequently asked questions
How many green colors does DMC have?
This chart lists 75 DMC colors in the green family, 15 % of the 489 DMC colors in the dataset, classified by their CIELAB hue and lightness.
What is the darkest DMC green?
DMC 934 Avocado Green Black (#313919, L* 22.5) is the darkest; the lightest is DMC 10 Tender Green Very Light (#edfed9).
What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 912?
Anchor 205 Mint Green Dark at ΔE 3.0 (very close). The table above lists the Anchor and Madeira match for every DMC green.