Conversion chart

Hemingworth to Isacord Polyester

Every Hemingworth colour with its closest Isacord Polyester thread, matched in CIELAB with CIEDE2000. 213 of 294 have a match under ΔE 5 (close enough for most work); the rest are labelled so you can pick by eye.

indistinguishable (ΔE under 1)

213

close (ΔE under 5)

no real equivalent (ΔE 10 or more)

				ΔE
1000	Classic Black	0020	Black	0.0 identical
1001	Pure White	0015	White	0.0 identical
1002	Cardinal Red	1312	Burnt Orange	4.5 close
1003	Baby Pink	2560	Azalea Pink	2.9 close
1004	Pink Kiss	2532	Pretty In Pink	7.3 noticeable
1005	Whisper Pink	1755	Hyacinth	2.0 very close
1006	Gentle Blush	2250	Petal Pink	2.5 close
1007	English Rose	2560	Azalea Pink	2.4 close
1008	Sweet Pea	2220	Tropicana	3.7 close
1009	Rosy Blush	2530	Rose	3.8 close
1010	Passion Pink	2508	Hot Pink	5.0 close
1011	Rose Sunset	1840	Corsage	2.5 close
1012	Bubblegum Pink	2530	Rose	5.2 noticeable
1013	Very Berry	2211	Pomegranate	5.7 noticeable
1014	Carnation	2521	Fuchsia	4.6 close
1015	Georgia Peach	1430	Melon	4.4 close
1016	Coral Reef	1600	Spanish Tile	5.0 close
1017	Apricot Dream	1753	Strawberries n' Cream	3.3 close
1018	Dark Salmon	1753	Strawberries n' Cream	5.2 noticeable
1019	Petal Peach	1532	Coral	2.3 close
1020	Tangerine	1600	Spanish Tile	3.7 close
1021	Whipped Papaya	0851	Old Gold	2.7 close
1022	Frosted Peach	1351	Starfish	1.9 very close
1023	Marigold	1300	Tangerine	3.0 close
1024	Citrus Burst	1305	Fox Fire	4.3 close
1025	Orange Slice	1106	Orange	3.4 close
1026	Dark Mango	1701	Red Berry	2.2 very close
1027	Fiery Sunset	0824	Liberty Gold	3.6 close
1028	Hunter Orange	1701	Red Berry	4.4 close
1029	Fall Harvest	1301	Paprika	2.8 close
1030	Candy Apple	1720	Not Quite Red	3.2 close
1031	Rummy Raisin	2022	Rio Red	1.1 very close
1032	Pomegranate	1911	Foliage Rose	0.6 identical
1033	Azalea	2504	Plum	4.2 close
1034	Primrose	2508	Hot Pink	5.2 noticeable
1035	Mulled Wine	2720	Sangria	3.8 close
1036	Fuchsia	2711	Dark Current	1.7 very close
1037	Cornsilk	1140	Meringue	2.7 close
1038	Macadamia	0453	Army Drab	4.4 close
1039	Yellow Plumeria	0232	Seaweed	2.6 close
1040	Maize	0232	Seaweed	3.7 close
1041	Cantaloupe	1120	Sunset	2.3 very close
1042	Soft Sunlight	6151	Lemongrass	1.6 very close
1043	Lemon Drop	0230	Easter Dress	2.5 close
1044	Canary Yellow	0704	Gold	1.7 very close
1045	Daffodil	0230	Easter Dress	2.4 close
1046	Sun	0702	Papaya	2.4 close
1047	Dandelion	0811	Candlelight	1.8 very close
1048	Buttercup	0821	Honey	1.4 very close
1049	Dried Banana	0821	Honey	4.6 close
1050	Ginger Root	0703	Orange Peel	4.0 close
1051	Goldenrod	1120	Sunset	4.6 close
1052	Old Gold	0904	Spanish Gold	3.2 close
1053	Butternut	0703	Orange Peel	1.2 very close
1054	Antique Lace	0552	Flax	2.6 close
1055	Malt	6071	Old Lace	3.1 close
1056	Ecru	6071	Old Lace	3.9 close
1057	Sandy Shore	0651	Cornsilk	3.2 close
1058	Light Avocado	0465	Umber	4.7 close
1059	Spring Leaf	0345	Moss	5.7 noticeable
1060	Almond Cream	0232	Seaweed	2.6 close
1061	Split Pea	0345	Moss	4.9 close
1062	Honey Butter	0934	Fawn	4.5 close
1063	Pale Caramel	0940	Autumn Leaf	2.9 close
1064	Light Cinnamon	1115	Copper	5.9 noticeable
1065	Carrot	1321	Dark Orange	0.7 identical
1066	Paprika	1904	Cardinal	3.9 close
1067	Dove Gray	0182	Saturn Grey	5.3 noticeable
1068	Silver Lining	3971	Silver	1.5 very close
1069	Storm Cloud	0142	Sterling	1.4 very close
1070	Platinum	0150	Mystik Grey	2.1 very close
1071	Iron Ore	3641	Wedgewood	6.2 noticeable
1072	Chrome	0108	Cobblestone	3.4 close
1073	Pewter Gray	3274	Battleship Gray	4.1 close
1074	Sea Storm	3842	Copenhagen	3.8 close
1075	Misty Blue Grey	3852	Manatee	5.1 noticeable
1076	Nautical Blue	3750	Winter Frost	4.9 close
1077	Antique Silver	0111	Whale	3.9 close
1078	Bronzed Steel	2564	Titanium	2.0 very close
1079	Black Stallion	3574	Darkest Blue	5.3 noticeable
1080	Deep Orchid	3211	Twilight	7.5 noticeable
1081	Pacific Waters	3344	Midnight	3.7 close
1082	Deep Sea	4116	Dark Teal	3.5 close
1083	Dried Sage	0463	Cypress	1.4 very close
1084	Blue Steel	3743	Harbor	5.4 noticeable
1085	Shadow	4074	Dimgray	2.8 close
1086	Dark Slate	2776	Black Chrome	5.2 noticeable
1087	Charcoal	3574	Darkest Blue	2.9 close
1088	Sea Foam	5450	Basic Seafoam	3.6 close
1089	Leafy Green	5633	Lime	5.9 noticeable
1090	Kentucky Grass	5944	Backyard Green	3.0 close
1091	Green Apple1	5912	Erin Green	5.1 noticeable
1092	Key Lime	5833	Limabean	4.8 close
1093	Kelly Green	5510	Emerald	1.2 very close
1094	Cucumber Melon	4425	Dark Aqua	3.9 close
1095	Grassy Green	5415	Irish Green	1.8 very close
1096	Pistachio Nut	5830	Chartreuse	5.8 noticeable
1097	Electric Green	5500	Limedrop	6.4 noticeable
1098	Cornsilk Green	0442	Tarnished Gold	3.2 close
1099	Lemony Lime	6011	Tamarack	0.9 identical
1100	Ocean Spray	0150	Mystik Grey	8.2 noticeable
1101	Avocado	0465	Umber	2.7 close
1102	Seaweed	5933	Grasshopper	6.1 noticeable
1103	Ivy	5324	Bright Green	4.8 close
1104	Caribbean	5326	Evergreen	3.3 close
1105	Dark Jade	5326	Evergreen	3.5 close
1106	Light Jade	5515	Kelly	4.8 close
1107	Jade	5100	Green	3.3 close
1108	Dark Kelly Green	5411	Shamrock	3.1 close
1109	Christmas Green	5326	Evergreen	4.9 close
1110	Evergreen	5555	Deep Green	1.7 very close
1111	Mountain Meadow	5335	Swamp	1.9 very close
1112	Forest Green	5335	Swamp	2.0 very close
1113	Dragonfly	4133	Deep Ocean	8.3 noticeable
1114	Dark Sage	5233	Field Green	6.3 noticeable
1115	Silver Green	0108	Cobblestone	4.4 close
1116	Parsley	5866	Herb Green	11.2 different
1117	Coconut Shell	1565	Espresso	10.9 different
1118	Marshmallow	3770	Oyster	2.8 close
1119	Ice Blue	3650	Ice Cap	4.3 close
1120	Thyme	0152	Dolphin	3.6 close
1121	Oregano	0128	Navajo	3.9 close
1122	Sahara	6156	Olive	6.0 noticeable
1123	Jungle Green	5555	Deep Green	9.8 noticeable
1124	Soft Beige	5933	Grasshopper	7.9 noticeable
1125	Mocha	0454	Olive Drab	9.3 noticeable
1126	Dark Chocolate	2336	Maroon	9.9 noticeable
1127	Burnt Sienna	1344	Coffee Bean	1.8 very close
1128	Deep Walnut	0576	Very Dark Brown	8.7 noticeable
1129	Cherrywood	1344	Coffee Bean	2.8 close
1130	Teddybear Brown	1344	Coffee Bean	5.0 close
1131	Warm Earth	1565	Espresso	6.2 noticeable
1132	New Penny	0931	Honey Gold	4.2 close
1133	Brown Sugar	0933	Redwood	4.4 close
1134	Light Chestnut	1344	Coffee Bean	3.2 close
1135	Pharaoh Gold	6156	Olive	5.7 noticeable
1136	Autumn Haystack	0721	Antique	3.6 close
1137	Army Green	5866	Herb Green	6.5 noticeable
1138	Butter Taffy	0643	Barewood	3.9 close
1139	Conch Shell	1030	Passion Fruit	5.6 noticeable
1140	Pecan Pie	1876	Chocolate	5.2 noticeable
1141	Pumpkin Spice	0931	Honey Gold	3.5 close
1142	Toasted Almond	1876	Chocolate	3.5 close
1143	Auburn	1115	Copper	4.8 close
1144	Indian Paintbrush	1312	Burnt Orange	2.4 close
1145	Caramel Cappuccino	1342	Rust	6.7 noticeable
1146	Old Lace	0105	Ash Mist	2.5 close
1147	Moonlight	3350	Lavender Whisper	2.1 very close
1148	Snowflake	3770	Oyster	2.2 very close
1149	Mercury	0131	Smoke	7.3 noticeable
1150	Soft Petal	2160	Iced Pink	2.9 close
1151	Dusty Rose	2764	Violet	4.6 close
1152	Light Mauve	2051	Teaberry	4.4 close
1153	Dark Mauve	2222	Burgundy	11.3 different
1154	Wild Plum	2336	Maroon	7.2 noticeable
1155	Raspberry	1526	Apple Butter	7.2 noticeable
1156	Magenta	2123	Bordeaux	3.4 close
1157	Mulberry	2211	Pomegranate	3.9 close
1158	Cranberry	1526	Apple Butter	6.3 noticeable
1159	Loganberry	2211	Pomegranate	3.0 close
1160	Merlot	2336	Maroon	7.1 noticeable
1161	Valentine Pink	2152	Heather Pink	4.8 close
1162	Old Penny	1322	Dirty Penny	5.1 noticeable
1163	Apple Cider	1115	Copper	6.2 noticeable
1164	Rust	1312	Burnt Orange	5.5 noticeable
1165	Winter Rose	2241	Mauve	4.9 close
1166	Salmon	2152	Heather Pink	6.4 noticeable
1167	Pink Pearl	1351	Starfish	3.3 close
1168	Spun Silk	0842	Toffee	2.4 close
1169	Peaches 'n Cream	2250	Petal Pink	3.1 close
1170	Peach Pastel	1351	Starfish	3.3 close
1171	Champagne	0853	Pecan	6.1 noticeable
1172	Icicle Blue	3963	Hint of Blue	7.0 noticeable
1173	Frosty Blue	4952	Mystic Blue	5.7 noticeable
1174	Blue Lagoon	4103	California Blue	4.0 close
1175	Wintergreen	4752	Vintage Blue	4.9 close
1176	Light Teal Blue	4423	Marine Aqua	1.2 very close
1177	Mint Green	4220	Island Green	4.2 close
1178	Crystal Lake	4240	Spearmint	5.1 noticeable
1179	Navajo Turquoise	4442	Deep Sea Blue	4.6 close
1180	Teal Blue	4643	Amazon	7.6 noticeable
1181	Blue Satin	4133	Deep Ocean	3.9 close
1182	Peacock Green	5326	Evergreen	6.8 noticeable
1183	Forest Glen	5335	Swamp	1.6 very close
1184	Deep Teal	3344	Midnight	6.6 noticeable
1185	Cornflower Blue	3963	Hint of Blue	2.6 close
1186	Misty Blue	3910	Crystal Blue	3.5 close
1187	Bluebird	3815	Reef Blue	5.1 noticeable
1188	Hyacinth	3630	Sweet Boy	3.5 close
1189	Winter Blue	3910	Crystal Blue	1.7 very close
1190	Winter Sky	3951	Azure Blue	3.5 close
1191	Sky Blue	3820	Celestial	1.5 very close
1192	Smoky Blue	4033	Tartan Blue	3.4 close
1193	Light Slate Blue	4032	Teal	3.2 close
1194	Peacock Blue	4133	Deep Ocean	4.9 close
1195	Medium Aquamarine	3713	Cornflower Blue	4.4 close
1196	Dark Aquamarine	3713	Cornflower Blue	5.2 noticeable
1197	Iceberg Blue	4113	Alexis Blue	5.7 noticeable
1198	China Blue	3713	Cornflower Blue	3.2 close
1199	Navy	3363	Midnight Blue	6.4 noticeable
1200	Salem Blue	3344	Midnight	3.7 close
1201	Dark Blueberry	3644	Royal Navy	3.6 close
1202	Azure	3900	Cerulean	5.7 noticeable
1203	Royal Blue	3335	Flag Blue	2.8 close
1204	Brilliant Blue	3335	Flag Blue	1.7 very close
1205	Deep Blue	3333	Fire Blue	5.2 noticeable
1206	Purple Iris	3130	Dawn of Violet	5.3 noticeable
1207	Tulip	3450	Lavendar	5.0 close
1208	Electric Purple	3522	Blue	4.3 close
1209	Grape	3333	Fire Blue	7.3 noticeable
1210	Indigo	3114	Purple Twist	5.6 noticeable
1211	Moon Shadow	3210	Blueberry	1.6 very close
1212	Huckleberry	2702	Grape Jelly	1.7 very close
1213	Heather	2910	Grape	4.8 close
1214	Lavender	2732	Frosted Orchid	2.4 close
1215	Peony	2704	Purple Passion	6.2 noticeable
1216	Dark Fuschia	2720	Sangria	4.2 close
1217	Pale Orchid	2166	Flesh	4.8 close
1218	Orchid	2640	Frosted Plum	4.7 close
1219	Dusty Mauve	3030	Amethyst	5.9 noticeable
1220	Grape Jelly	2720	Sangria	6.0 noticeable
1221	Freesia	3030	Amethyst	7.8 noticeable
1222	Lilac	3030	Amethyst	7.8 noticeable
1223	Royal Purple	3102	Provence	3.8 close
1224	Raspberry Red	1312	Burnt Orange	5.8 noticeable
1225	Lemon Citrus	0704	Gold	1.5 very close
1226	Sunshine Yellow	0311	Canary	1.4 very close
1227	Sunflower	0608	Sunshine	0.7 identical
1228	Baby Peach	0842	Toffee	2.6 close
1229	Eggshell	3770	Oyster	3.9 close
1230	Orange Cream	1220	Apricot	2.6 close
1231	September Sunset	1120	Sunset	1.9 very close
1232	Orange Meringue	1102	Pumpkin	2.8 close
1233	Redwood	1366	Mahogany	6.7 noticeable
1234	Rusty Red	1335	Dark Rust	1.8 very close
1235	Cream Soda	0934	Fawn	5.2 noticeable
1236	Weathered Wood	1565	Espresso	2.2 very close
1237	Dark Alder	1874	Pewter	5.8 noticeable
1238	Cinnamon	1233	Pony	4.4 close
1239	Silvery Grey	3750	Winter Frost	3.4 close
1240	Granite	4032	Teal	4.8 close
1241	Dark Slate Blue	3644	Royal Navy	3.0 close
1242	Deep Slate Blue	3344	Midnight	1.3 very close
1243	Antique Grey	5220	Silver Sage	4.7 close
1244	Graphite	2564	Titanium	2.2 very close
1245	Light Charcoal	3265	Slate Gray	2.7 close
1246	Olive Green	6156	Olive	6.1 noticeable
1247	Kiwi Lime	6031	Limelight	4.7 close
1248	Meadow	5613	Light Kelly	4.8 close
1249	Holly Leaf	5005	Rain Forest	1.5 very close
1250	Winter Pine	5335	Swamp	3.6 close
1251	Dusty Green	5633	Lime	2.8 close
1252	Bush Ivy	5944	Backyard Green	3.4 close
1253	Minty Teal	5233	Field Green	6.6 noticeable
1254	Dark Teal	5233	Field Green	2.7 close
1255	Country Blue	3901	Tropical Blue	2.8 close
1256	Pale Blue	3910	Crystal Blue	2.4 close
1257	Summer Sky	4113	Alexis Blue	6.0 noticeable
1258	Dark Turquoise	3344	Midnight	2.2 very close
1259	Turquoise	4103	California Blue	3.5 close
1260	Caribbean Blue	4410	Aqua Velva	4.8 close
1261	True Blue	3335	Flag Blue	4.9 close
1262	Periwinkle	3810	Laguna	3.5 close
1263	Berry Blue	3335	Flag Blue	1.0 identical
1264	Dark Blue	3644	Royal Navy	6.6 noticeable
1265	Sailor Blue	3644	Royal Navy	5.8 noticeable
1266	Soft Grape	3102	Provence	1.4 very close
1267	Eggplant	3333	Fire Blue	6.7 noticeable
1268	Pure Purple	2900	Deep Purple	1.1 very close
1269	Dark Purple	3323	Delft	2.2 very close
1270	Christmas Red	1902	Poinsettia	3.9 close
1271	Lemon Ice	6031	Limelight	4.7 close
1272	Neon Green	6031	Limelight	4.8 close
1273	Brilliant Lime	5500	Limedrop	5.0 noticeable
1274	Mango	0811	Candlelight	0.8 identical
1275	Neon Yellow	0501	Sun	0.0 identical
1276	Tropical Orange	1030	Passion Fruit	4.3 close
1277	Neon Orange	1300	Tangerine	2.8 close
1278	Rebel Peach	1306	Devil Red	3.9 close
1279	Shy Flamingo	2152	Heather Pink	3.8 close
1280	Neon Pink	2152	Heather Pink	3.3 close
1281	Neon Peach	1903	Lipstick	6.1 noticeable
9010	Light Gold	0700	Bright Yellow	2.1 very close
9011	Dark Gold	0904	Spanish Gold	3.4 close
9012	Silver	0182	Saturn Grey	2.5 close
9013	Pewter	0105	Ash Mist	1.2 very close
9014	Copper	0824	Liberty Gold	5.5 noticeable
9015	Emerald	5415	Irish Green	1.0 very close
9016	Aquamarine	4220	Island Green	3.3 close
9017	Blue Topaz	4430	Island Waters	3.2 close
9018	Sapphire	3510	Electric Blue	2.7 close
9019	Amethyst	1950	Tropical Pink	8.8 noticeable
9020	Rose Quartz	2550	Soft Pink	1.3 very close
9021	Ruby	1903	Lipstick	2.2 very close

How this table was made

Both charts are the manufacturers' published colour lists as RGB approximations, the same data Ink/Stitch ships. Each Hemingworth colour is converted to CIELAB and compared with every Isacord Polyester colour using CIEDE2000, which weights lightness, chroma and hue the way people see them; the closest wins and its distance is shown. ΔE under 1 is indistinguishable, under 2.3 very close, under 5 close, under 10 noticeable side by side, over 10 a different colour.

Where the charts disagree most

The Hemingworth colours with the weakest Isacord Polyester match are Dark Mauve 1153 (ΔE 11.3), Parsley 1116 (ΔE 11.2), Coconut Shell 1117 (ΔE 10.9), Dark Chocolate 1126 (ΔE 9.9), Jungle Green 1123 (ΔE 9.8), Mocha 1125 (ΔE 9.3). For those, pull the two nearest cones and hold them against the artwork in daylight rather than trusting the number.

Converting a whole design

Drop the stitch file on the thread colour converter to match every block at once and print the result as a colour sheet. Chart values are approximations, not spectrophotometer readings; confirm a customer's brand colour against a physical thread card.