Conversion chart

Sulky Rayon to Madeira Rayon

Every Sulky Rayon colour with its closest Madeira Rayon thread, matched in CIELAB with CIEDE2000. 157 of 289 have a match under ΔE 5 (close enough for most work); the rest are labelled so you can pick by eye. Reverse table

indistinguishable (ΔE under 1)

157

close (ΔE under 5)

no real equivalent (ΔE 10 or more)

				ΔE
1001	Bright White	1004	Blue Blush	3.6 close
1002	Soft White	1071	Natural White	4.7 close
1071	Off White	1071	Natural White	5.3 noticeable
1022	Cream	1022	Medium Yellow	5.0 noticeable
1061	Pale Yellow	1267	PaleYellow	4.6 close
1067	Lemon Yellow	1150	Pebblestone	8.5 noticeable
1066	Primrose	1023	Lemon	5.5 noticeable
1135	Pastel Yellow	1023	Lemon	5.3 noticeable
1167	Maize Yellow	1223	Canary	3.1 close
502	Cornsilk	1223	Canary	1.3 very close
1187	Mimosa Yellow	1023	Lemon	7.6 noticeable
1023	Yellow	1023	Lemon	2.9 close
1124	Sun Yellow	1023	Lemon	8.5 noticeable
1185	Golden Yellow	1068	Canary	1.6 very close
1083	Spark Gold	1064	Daffodil	1.9 very close
1024	Goldenrod	1068	Canary	1.2 very close
1137	Yellow Orange	1068	Canary	1.1 very close
567	Butterfly Gold	1024	Buttercup	2.5 close
1333	Sunflower Gold	1068	Canary	2.3 close
523	Autumn Gold	1172	Buttercup	2.7 close
1025	Mine Gold	1025	Pollen Gold	2.9 close
1262	Dk. Autumn Gold	1196	Black Eyed Susie	4.3 close
1159	Temple Gold	1359	Pollen Gold	3.8 close
1227	Gold Green	1352	Black Eyed Susie	4.8 close
1260	Summer Gold	1125	Manila	6.1 noticeable
1243	Spring Moss	1180	Daffodil	2.9 close
520	Bone	1123	Tusk	4.8 close
1082	Ecru	1061	Wheat	3.0 close
508	Sand	1123	Tusk	4.0 close
1127	Med. Ecru	1123	Tusk	2.9 close
1149	Deep Ecru	1066	Pale Yellow	4.0 close
1128	Dk. Ecru	1255	Gold	2.4 close
1269	Mushroom	1054	Tawny Birch	2.6 close
1054	Med. Dk. Ecru	1053	Peach	2.0 very close
1217	Chestnut	1221	Dark Rust	10.0 different
1264	Cognac	1238	Dark Orange / Red	11.6 different
1070	Gold	1083	Moonbeam	2.0 very close
1055	Tawny Tan	1270	Glow	1.5 very close
1549	Flax	1070	Yellow Gold	2.4 close
562	Spice	1069	Manila	2.4 close
1313	Bittersweet	1137	Merit Gold	1.5 very close
1126	Tan	1172	Buttercup	3.5 close
1056	Med. Tawny Tan	1257	Orange / Brown	8.8 noticeable
521	Nutmeg	1173	Almond	5.5 noticeable
1021	Maple	1278	Pumpkin	4.5 close
568	Cinnamon	1065	Mango	2.8 close
1158	Dk. Maple	1021	Old Dark Tex Orange	6.2 noticeable
1237	Deep Mauve	1221	Dark Rust	4.0 close
1216	Med. Maple	1037	Tuxedo Red	7.6 noticeable
621	Sunset	1021	Old Dark Tex Orange	6.2 noticeable
1183	Black Cherry	1236	Plum	10.0 different
1180	Med. Taupe	1128	Taupe	4.6 close
1179	Dk. Taupe	1056	Wicker	4.5 close
1266	Toast	1056	Wicker	3.1 close
1265	Burnt Toast	1191	Autumn Green	4.3 close
1170	Lt. Brown	1257	Orange / Brown	5.3 noticeable
1267	Mink Brown	1258	Light Cocoa	2.7 close
1129	Brown	1158	Mushroom	11.1 different
1130	Dk. Brown	1374	Warm Wine	12.2 different
1059	Dk. Tawny Brown	1374	Warm Wine	11.3 different
1131	Cloister Brown	1374	Warm Wine	11.1 different
1058	Tawny Brown	1258	Light Cocoa	11.5 different
1057	Dk. Tawny Tan	1258	Light Cocoa	11.0 different
1186	Sable Brown	1374	Warm Wine	11.8 different
1247	Mahogany	1238	Dark Orange / Red	11.6 different
1214	Med. Chestnut	1374	Warm Wine	3.6 close
1215	Blackberry	1385	Wine	6.2 noticeable
1239	Apricot	1372	Scholastic	2.9 close
1238	Orange Sunrise	1137	Merit Gold	4.2 close
1065	Orange Yellow	1137	Merit Gold	2.2 very close
1168	True Orange	1065	Mango	3.1 close
1181	Rust	1146	Saffron	6.0 noticeable
1078	Tangerine	1278	Pumpkin	1.6 very close
1184	Orange Red	1278	Pumpkin	1.6 very close
1246	Orange Flame	1378	Sunkist	5.9 noticeable
1317	Poppy	1378	Sunkist	5.9 noticeable
1037	Lt. Red	1378	Sunkist	5.0 noticeable
1147	Christmas Red	1378	Sunkist	3.9 close
1039	True Red	1378	Sunkist	3.9 close
561	Lipstick	1378	Sunkist	4.3 close
1533	Lt. Rose	1184	Wildfire	3.4 close
1120	Pale Pink	1013	Rosewater	1.8 very close
1068	Pink Tint	1013	Rosewater	3.3 close
1113	Pastel Mauve	1127	Alesan	4.4 close
1225	Pastel Pink	1113	Pink Mist	3.9 close
1121	Pink	1116	Orchid Pink	3.2 close
1115	Lt. Pink	1114	Bisque	1.7 very close
1108	Lt. Mauve	1317	Emily Pink	3.5 close
1117	Mauve	1317	Emily Pink	3.0 close
1224	Bright Pink	1116	Orchid Pink	3.9 close
1256	Sweet Pink	1108	Dusty Rose	3.2 close
1515	Rosebud	1108	Dusty Rose	6.0 noticeable
1109	Hot Pink	1309	Wild Pink	1.8 very close
1307	Petal Pink	1107	Shell Pink	2.6 close
1511	Deep Rose	1107	Shell Pink	4.1 close
1231	Med. Rose	1354	Cerise	4.5 close
1191	Dk. Rose	1187	Dark Pink	2.6 close
1213	Taupe	1142	Whisper Pink	1.8 very close
1304	Dewberry	1218	Mahogany Rose	3.5 close
1119	Dk. Mauve	1218	Mahogany Rose	5.7 noticeable
1190	Med. Burgundy	1119	K. A. Bronze	4.2 close
1081	Brick	1220	Pink Icing	3.0 close
1034	Burgundy	1037	Tuxedo Red	5.8 noticeable
1263	Red Jubilee	1037	Tuxedo Red	6.3 noticeable
1311	Mulberry	1181	Red Berry	2.7 close
1169	Bayberry Red	1037	Tuxedo Red	8.7 noticeable
1312	Wine	1038	Red Bittersweet	10.7 different
1035	Dk. Burgundy	1038	Red Bittersweet	10.9 different
1309	Magenta	1389	Brushed Burgundy	2.7 close
1017	Pastel Peach	1123	Tusk	1.2 very close
1258	Coral Reef	1026	Glow	4.1 close
619	Dusty Peach	1026	Glow	3.3 close
1019	Peach	1217	Opaline	4.9 close
1259	Salmon Peach	1152	Arctic Ice	5.3 noticeable
1064	Pale Peach	1018	Flesh Pink	2.4 close
1015	Med. Peach	1053	Peach	2.3 close
1016	Pastel Coral	1254	Flamingo	2.7 close
1148	Lt. Coral	1115	Crystal Pink	4.1 close
1020	Dk. Peach	1020	Flamingo	1.8 very close
1154	Coral	1016	Emily Pink	2.8 close
1303	Watermelon	1107	Shell Pink	3.4 close
1558	Tea Rose	1107	Shell Pink	1.7 very close
1257	Deep Coral	1307	Scarlet	5.5 noticeable
1188	Red Geranium	1307	Scarlet	6.1 noticeable
1111	Pastel Orchid	1120	Crystal Pink	4.8 close
1031	Med. Orchid	1120	Crystal Pink	3.4 close
1033	Dk. Orchid	1309	Wild Pink	1.2 very close
1080	Orchid	1108	Dusty Rose	3.6 close
1255	Deep Orchid	1110	Ruby Glint	6.2 noticeable
1192	Fuchsia	1110	Ruby Glint	4.9 close
1193	Lavender	1121	Pink	3.8 close
1297	Purple Shadow	1259	Dark Brown	6.9 noticeable
1298	Dk. Plum	1320	Medium Purple	2.7 close
1032	Med. Purple	1321	Petal Pink	11.9 different
1194	Lt. Purple	1080	Medium Pink	11.6 different
1122	Purple	1188	Dark Red	9.0 noticeable
1195	Dk. Purple	1122	Purple Shadow	12.2 different
1299	Purple Shadow	1334	Mulberry	9.3 noticeable
1235	Deep Purple	1033	Mulberry	8.4 noticeable
1112	Royal Purple	1122	Purple Shadow	11.7 different
1545	Purple Accent	1319	Hot Pink	1.6 very close
1300	Plum	1389	Brushed Burgundy	4.0 close
1189	Dk. Chestnut	1236	Plum	7.1 noticeable
1254	Dusty Lavender	1031	Carnatio	10.6 different
1296	Hyacinth	1031	Carnatio	10.9 different
1226	Dk. Periwinkle	1112	Purple Accent	8.4 noticeable
1561	Deep Hyacinth	1311	Pale Purple	9.0 noticeable
1302	Eggplant	1334	Mulberry	11.7 different
1301	Deep Eggplant	1122	Purple Shadow	13.0 different
1199	Admiral Navy Blue	1313	Purple Accent	10.2 different
1197	Med. Navy	1313	Purple Accent	11.6 different
1325	Whisper Gray	1003	Natural White	3.6 close
1268	Lt. Gray Khaki	1071	Natural White	2.9 close
1236	Lt. Silver	1003	Natural White	2.0 very close
1327	Dk. Whisper Gray	1286	Dawn Blue	5.6 noticeable
1218	Silver Gray	1072	Aspen White	5.3 noticeable
1011	Steel Gray	1356	Rose Beige	6.8 noticeable
1328	Nickel Gray	1356	Rose Beige	8.3 noticeable
1329	Dk. Nickel Gray	1356	Rose Beige	6.4 noticeable
1295	Sterling	1118	Banner Gray	4.1 close
1219	Gray	1040	Silvery Gray	5.8 noticeable
1040	Med. Dk. Khaki	1240	Charcoal	7.5 noticeable
1041	Med. Dk. Gray	1040	Silvery Gray	4.7 close
1166	Med. Steel Gray	1040	Silvery Gray	5.9 noticeable
1306	Gun Metal Gray	1387	Light Grape	4.0 close
1220	Charcoal Gray	1259	Dark Brown	5.2 noticeable
1240	Smokey Gray	1387	Light Grape	7.0 noticeable
1241	Dk. Ash	1388	Medium Purple	4.0 close
1086	Pale Seafoam	1022	Medium Yellow	7.2 noticeable
1063	Pale Yellow Green	1071	Natural White	6.8 noticeable
1331	Pale Green	1022	Medium Yellow	7.1 noticeable
1077	Jade Tint	1073	Billowing Sail	4.4 close
1275	Sea Mist	1022	Medium Yellow	5.8 noticeable
580	Mint Julep	1250	Dark Green	5.6 noticeable
1232	Classic Green	1189	Holly	11.9 different
1100	Lt. Grass Green	1150	Pebblestone	4.7 close
1047	Mint Green	1104	Lime Cream	7.1 noticeable
1279	Willow Green	1248	Sharp Green	1.7 very close
1280	Dk. Willow Green	1377	Neon Green	6.5 noticeable
1510	Lime Green	1168	Sharp Green	8.1 noticeable
1274	Nile Green	1049	Spruce	6.2 noticeable
1049	Grass Green	1050	Emerald	6.4 noticeable
1277	Ivy Green	1369	Kelly	8.0 noticeable
1278	Bright Green	1249	Harvest Green	5.2 noticeable
1101	True Green	1051	Kelly	3.7 close
1079	Emerald Green	1189	Holly	8.5 noticeable
569	Garden Green	1250	Dark Green	7.6 noticeable
1051	Christmas Greem	1369	Kelly	8.4 noticeable
1208	Mallard Green	1189	Holly	11.7 different
1085	Silver	1013	Rosewater	4.0 close
1321	Gray Khaki	1010	Vapor	4.3 close
1229	Lt. Putty	1003	Natural White	2.9 close
1508	Putty	1073	Billowing Sail	4.7 close
1270	Dk. Gray Khaki	1085	White Sand	2.1 very close
1228	Drab Green	1047	Mint	6.0 noticeable
1211	Lt. Khaki	1337	Pussywillow Gray	6.2 noticeable
1212	Khaki	1170	Meadow	6.7 noticeable
1272	Hedge Green	1357	Green	9.5 noticeable
630	Moss Green	1140	Tamarack	6.4 noticeable
1156	Lt. Army Green	1170	Meadow	6.6 noticeable
1173	Med. Army Green	1170	Meadow	8.7 noticeable
1210	Dk. Army Green	1189	Holly	11.0 different
1273	Dk. Forest	1357	Green	6.1 noticeable
1104	Pastel Yellow Green	1168	Sharp Green	4.5 close
1209	Lt. Avocado	1150	Pebblestone	6.5 noticeable
1322	Chartreuse	1340	Crescent Moon	6.1 noticeable
1332	Deep Chartreuse	1340	Crescent Moon	4.0 close
1177	Avocado	1169	Medium Green	6.2 noticeable
1276	Pistachio	1140	Tamarack	5.5 noticeable
1176	Med. Dk. Avocado	1170	Meadow	10.3 different
1175	Dk. Avocado	1303	Dark Army Green	12.5 different
1174	Dk. Pine Green	1303	Dark Army Green	13.1 different
1287	French Green	1103	Holly	3.6 close
1552	Dk. Desert Cactus	1392	Harbor Green	2.4 close
1550	Desert Cactus	1227	Pale Blue	4.9 close
1271	Evergreen	1189	Holly	1.7 very close
1103	Dk. Khaki	1000	Black	10.8 different
1204	Pastel Jade	1097	Bleached Aqua	3.2 close
1205	Med. Jade	1360	Country Blue	2.2 very close
1305	Sage Green	1219	Sprite	4.0 close
1207	Seafoam Green	1047	Mint	7.9 noticeable
525	Enlish Green	1189	Holly	5.5 noticeable
1286	Dk. French Green	1357	Green	8.4 noticeable
538	Forest Green	1351	Green Bay	4.0 close
1046	Teal	1079	Kelly	3.8 close
640	Med. Aqua	1250	Dark Green	3.3 close
1517	Coachman Green	1304	Dark Green	2.6 close
1045	Lt. Teal	1100	Pastel Green	8.7 noticeable
1288	Aqua	1301	Bluestone	3.3 close
571	Deep Aqua	1247	Peppermint	1.9 very close
1503	Green Peacock	1247	Peppermint	3.5 close
1230	Dk. Teal	1397	Evergreen	3.9 close
1151	Powder Blue Tint	1004	Blue Blush	2.0 very close
1165	Lt. Sky Blue	1004	Blue Blush	4.1 close
1203	Lt. Weathered Blue	1151	Silver Moon	3.5 close
1223	Baby Blue Tint	1001	Bright White	2.6 close
1074	Pale Powder Blue	1001	Bright White	3.8 close
1289	Ice Blue	1003	Natural White	7.5 noticeable
1145	Powder Blue	1092	Cadet Blue	7.8 noticeable
1248	Med. Pastel Blue	1198	Cadet Blue	8.1 noticeable
1201	Med. Powder Blue	1275	Cosmic Sky	4.7 close
1292	Heron Blue	1005	Billowing Sail	3.5 close
1222	Lt. Baby Blue	1005	Billowing Sail	3.9 close
1028	Baby Blue	1005	Billowing Sail	7.8 noticeable
1249	Cornflower Blue	1274	Sky Blue	4.8 close
1030	Periwinkle	1232	Violet	4.2 close
1134	Peacock Blue	1133	Dolphin Blue	4.8 close
1029	Med. Blue	1074	Ice Blue	5.6 noticeable
1196	Blue	1074	Ice Blue	4.3 close
1076	Royal Blue	1330	Violet	4.4 close
1143	True Blue	1364	Lake Blue	2.6 close
1198	Dusty Navy	1167	Blue Suede	4.7 close
1253	Dk. Sapphire	1266	Jamie Blue	3.4 close
526	Cobalt Blue	1166	Royal	4.5 close
1535	Team Blue	1366	Violet Blue	9.0 noticeable
1202	Deep Turquoise	1366	Violet Blue	4.8 close
1291	Winter Sky	1041	Metal	5.3 noticeable
1172	Med. Weathered Blue	1363	Purple Cloud	3.9 close
1284	Dk. Witner Sky	1160	Wonder Blue	4.1 close
1233	Ocean Teal	1303	Dark Army Green	11.5 different
1242	Nassau Blue	1112	Purple Accent	5.5 noticeable
572	Blue Ribbon	1366	Violet Blue	12.7 different
1293	Deep Nassau Blue	1122	Purple Shadow	5.1 noticeable
1042	Bright Navy Blue	1122	Purple Shadow	7.7 noticeable
1200	Med. Dk. Navy	1313	Purple Accent	13.3 different
1294	Deep Slate Gray	1313	Purple Accent	7.4 noticeable
1043	Dk. Navy	1313	Purple Accent	13.8 different
505	Deep Arctic Sky	1343	Blue Ink	14.1 different
1171	Weathered Blue	1000	Black	11.7 different
1283	Slate Gray	1233	Blackberry	2.9 close
643	Arctic Sky	1343	Blue Ink	7.3 noticeable
1044	Midnight Blue	1313	Purple Accent	13.5 different
1182	Blue Black	1009	Sapphire Black	11.5 different
1234	Almost Black	1236	Plum	6.3 noticeable
1005	Black	1006	Diamond Black	10.2 different
1206	Dark Jade	1293	M. D. Green	1.5 very close
1285	Dk. Sage Green	1304	Dark Green	2.3 close
1162	Deep Teal	1162	Deep Windsor	3.5 close
1536	Midnight Teal	1000	Black	13.0 different
1560	Marine Aqua	1092	Cadet Blue	10.3 different
1090	Deep Peacock	1185	Imperial Aqua	1.3 very close
1250	Duck Wing Blue	1296	Peacock	3.8 close
1096	Dk. Turquoise	1291	Mallard Blue	1.8 very close
1513	Wild Peacock	1280	Jade	1.2 very close
1251	Bright Turquoise	1052	Imperial Aqua	3.2 close
1095	Turquoise	1299	Aqua Pearl	6.4 noticeable
1094	Med. Turquoise	1093	Indian Ocean Blue	1.5 very close
1252	Bright Peacock	1289	Capri	5.7 noticeable
1534	Sapphire	1133	Dolphin Blue	4.5 close

How this table was made

Both charts are the manufacturers' published colour lists as RGB approximations, the same data Ink/Stitch ships. Each Sulky Rayon colour is converted to CIELAB and compared with every Madeira Rayon 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 Sulky Rayon colours with the weakest Madeira Rayon match are Deep Arctic Sky 505 (ΔE 14.1), Dk. Navy 1043 (ΔE 13.8), Midnight Blue 1044 (ΔE 13.5), Med. Dk. Navy 1200 (ΔE 13.3), Dk. Pine Green 1174 (ΔE 13.1), Midnight Teal 1536 (ΔE 13.0). 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.