Thread and bead color conversion charts
18 full charts between DMC, Anchor and Madeira stranded cotton and Perler, Hama and Artkal S fuse beads. Each one lists every source color with its nearest match by CIEDE2000, how many swaps are identical or very close, and the colors with no good match.
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Thread to thread
Thread to thread: 4 on this page, from DMC to Anchor to Madeira to DMC.
Thread to bead
Thread to bead: 3 on this page, from DMC to Perler to DMC to Artkal S.
Bead to thread
Bead to thread: 3 on this page, from Perler to DMC to Artkal S to DMC.
About these conversion charts
Thread to thread: Madeira to Anchor is the tightest chart (40 % of colors within ΔE 3) and DMC to Madeira the loosest (27 %).
Thread to bead: DMC to Artkal S is the tightest chart (14 % of colors within ΔE 3) and DMC to Hama the loosest (8 %).
Bead to thread: Hama to DMC is the tightest chart (33 % of colors within ΔE 3) and Perler to DMC the loosest (26 %).
Bead to bead: Perler to Artkal S is the tightest chart (23 % of colors within ΔE 3) and Perler to Hama the loosest (8 %).