Sulky Rayon 40 to Floriani Polyester thread conversion chart

The closest Floriani Polyester equivalent for every Sulky Rayon 40 color — 289 colors, each with a match rating and two alternatives. Click any number for full details and Pantone approximations.

10%very close or better

59%close or better

289Sulky Rayon 40 colors

286Floriani Polyester colors

Near identical 8
Very close 21
Close 141
Approximate 107
Poor match 12

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289 colors

					Match	Alternatives
1001	Bright White	→	730	Off White	Close ΔE 3.0	850 801
1002	Soft White	→	800	Pure White	Very close ΔE 2.2	801 730
1071	Off White	→	731	Sandstone	Very close ΔE 1.5	811 800
1022	Cream	→	540	Cream	Close ΔE 2.5	811 531
1061	Pale Yellow	→	531	Vanilla	Close ΔE 3.8	521 733
1067	Lemon Yellow	→	542	Cockatoo	Close ΔE 4.6	521 501
1066	Primrose	→	542	Cockatoo	Close ΔE 3.1	501 522
1135	Pastel Yellow	→	542	Cockatoo	Very close ΔE 1.6	522 501
1167	Maize Yellow	→	544	Amber Yellow	Close ΔE 4.5	560 523
502	Cornsilk	→	544	Amber Yellow	Approximate ΔE 5.7	560 523
1187	Mimosa Yellow	→	546	Snapdragon	Very close ΔE 1.6	544 522
1023	Yellow	→	522	Straw	Near identical ΔE 0.5	560 501
1124	Sun Yellow	→	546	Snapdragon	Very close ΔE 2.2	544 542
1185	Golden Yellow	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 3.5	561 502
1083	Spark Gold	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 3.7	561 502
1024	Goldenrod	→	561	Lion Mane	Close ΔE 4.0	523 524
1137	Yellow Orange	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 3.6	561 502
567	Butterfly Gold	→	524	Old Athletic Gold	Close ΔE 4.9	533 752
1333	Sunflower Gold	→	523	Goldenrod	Close ΔE 4.4	561 502
523	Autumn Gold	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Close ΔE 3.5	753 752
1025	Mine Gold	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Approximate ΔE 5.6	753 711
1262	Dk. Autumn Gold	→	210	Miranda Green	Close ΔE 4.7	284 285
1159	Temple Gold	→	751	Sweet Melon	Approximate ΔE 8.4	752 723
1227	Gold Green	→	210	Miranda Green	Approximate ΔE 6.1	284 285
1260	Summer Gold	→	523	Goldenrod	Approximate ΔE 7.6	561 751
1243	Spring Moss	→	283	Green Gold	Close ΔE 4.5	560 544
520	Bone	→	811	Angora White	Close ΔE 2.4	731 540
1082	Ecru	→	733	Sudan	Close ΔE 4.4	421 811
508	Sand	→	811	Angora White	Close ΔE 5.0	111 733
1127	Med. Ecru	→	540	Cream	Close ΔE 3.2	733 811
1149	Deep Ecru	→	421	Wood Ash	Approximate ΔE 6.2	734 741
1128	Dk. Ecru	→	743	Old World Buff	Approximate ΔE 6.2	451 783
1269	Mushroom	→	451	Light Taupe	Approximate ΔE 7.4	452 653
1054	Med. Dk. Ecru	→	180	Pink Flesh	Close ΔE 3.1	792 163
1217	Chestnut	→	713	Antique Bronze	Close ΔE 4.7	192 769
1264	Cognac	→	715	Jamoca	Approximate ΔE 5.9	198 769
1070	Gold	→	560	Vegas Gold	Close ΔE 5.0	523 502
1055	Tawny Tan	→	741	Pottery Buff	Close ΔE 2.6	735 751
1549	Flax	→	723	Birch	Very close ΔE 1.7	735 751
562	Spice	→	561	Lion Mane	Near identical ΔE 0.9	524 533
1313	Bittersweet	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Close ΔE 3.5	525 753
1126	Tan	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Close ΔE 4.0	753 752
1056	Med. Tawny Tan	→	564	Bran	Very close ΔE 2.3	563 737
521	Nutmeg	→	564	Bran	Close ΔE 3.4	563 844
1021	Maple	→	711	Inca Gold	Close ΔE 4.9	516 535
568	Cinnamon	→	711	Inca Gold	Close ΔE 3.0	534 516
1158	Dk. Maple	→	785	Sienna Brown	Close ΔE 3.6	786 738
1237	Deep Mauve	→	1086	Raspberry	Close ΔE 4.8	738 786
1216	Med. Maple	→	190	Scarlet	Close ΔE 4.4	786 713
621	Sunset	→	785	Sienna Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.1	786 702
1183	Black Cherry	→	6655	Ophelia	Close ΔE 3.8	635 360
1180	Med. Taupe	→	451	Light Taupe	Approximate ΔE 8.5	452 423
1179	Dk. Taupe	→	737	Indian Spice	Close ΔE 2.6	745 844
1266	Toast	→	844	African Safari	Approximate ΔE 5.2	737 794
1265	Burnt Toast	→	844	African Safari	Close ΔE 2.8	737 564
1170	Lt. Brown	→	737	Indian Spice	Near identical ΔE 0.9	745 564
1267	Mink Brown	→	745	Harvest Brown	Approximate ΔE 5.9	796 738
1129	Brown	→	769	Dark Cinnamon	Close ΔE 4.8	715 796
1130	Dk. Brown	→	715	Jamoca	Approximate ΔE 8.7	198 769
1059	Dk. Tawny Brown	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 7.3	715 749
1131	Cloister Brown	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 8.9	6655 749
1058	Tawny Brown	→	565	Harvest	Approximate ΔE 9.8	739 796
1057	Dk. Tawny Tan	→	769	Dark Cinnamon	Approximate ΔE 7.9	796 715
1186	Sable Brown	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 6.4	715 769
1247	Mahogany	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 5.9	715 769
1214	Med. Chestnut	→	198	Wine	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1910 715
1215	Blackberry	→	6655	Ophelia	Close ΔE 3.7	605 654
1239	Apricot	→	525	Athletic Gold	Close ΔE 3.5	533 503
1238	Orange Sunrise	→	534	Pumpkin	Close ΔE 4.9	562 753
1065	Orange Yellow	→	562	Walnut Taffy	Close ΔE 4.0	525 753
1168	True Orange	→	534	Pumpkin	Close ΔE 4.5	711 512
1181	Rust	→	1051	Singapore Sunset	Close ΔE 4.9	1086 702
1078	Tangerine	→	535	Golden Poppy	Approximate ΔE 5.0	526 516
1184	Orange Red	→	535	Golden Poppy	Approximate ΔE 5.0	526 516
1246	Orange Flame	→	172	Orange	Close ΔE 4.6	700 1053
1317	Poppy	→	172	Orange	Close ΔE 4.6	700 1053
1037	Lt. Red	→	172	Orange	Close ΔE 4.4	700 1053
1147	Christmas Red	→	700	Mars Red	Close ΔE 2.4	702 1053
1039	True Red	→	700	Mars Red	Close ΔE 2.4	702 1053
561	Lipstick	→	702	Fire Engine Red	Close ΔE 2.3	700 1053
1533	Lt. Rose	→	129	Deep Pink	Close ΔE 4.7	110 Y40
1120	Pale Pink	→	116	Peach Blossom	Close ΔE 4.2	1011 1021
1068	Pink Tint	→	116	Peach Blossom	Close ΔE 3.1	1021 1011
1113	Pastel Mauve	→	180	Pink Flesh	Close ΔE 2.9	792 111
1225	Pastel Pink	→	1081	Pink Rose	Very close ΔE 2.0	1011 140
1121	Pink	→	131	Light Lilac	Close ΔE 3.5	117 1900
1115	Lt. Pink	→	1900	Petunia	Close ΔE 2.7	117 1081
1108	Lt. Mauve	→	141	Coral	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1082 117
1117	Mauve	→	141	Coral	Close ΔE 4.7	117 1900
1224	Bright Pink	→	103	Pink	Close ΔE 3.1	125 131
1256	Sweet Pink	→	104	Rosetta	Close ΔE 2.4	125 1082
1515	Rosebud	→	125	Bright Pink	Close ΔE 4.1	104 103
1109	Hot Pink	→	601	Zephyr	Near identical ΔE 1.0	133 653
1307	Petal Pink	→	1902	Roseleaf	Close ΔE 4.5	1013 1119
1511	Deep Rose	→	105	Laurel Pink	Near identical ΔE 0.8	106 127
1231	Med. Rose	→	128	Scorching Pink	Very close ΔE 1.0	127 110
1191	Dk. Rose	→	135	Renaissance	Close ΔE 2.4	137 1603
1213	Taupe	→	451	Light Taupe	Close ΔE 4.1	792 180
1304	Dewberry	→	794	Flagstone Clay	Approximate ΔE 7.7	165 767
1119	Dk. Mauve	→	165	Mauve	Approximate ΔE 8.0	1602 1904
1190	Med. Burgundy	→	1603	Dark Mulberry	Approximate ΔE 5.3	135 1602
1081	Brick	→	1119	Impatients	Very close ΔE 2.3	1013 1902
1034	Burgundy	→	1121	China Rose	Very close ΔE 1.6	O23 O83
1263	Red Jubilee	→	190	Scarlet	Close ΔE 3.1	192 786
1311	Mulberry	→	1910	Paternina	Close ΔE 3.9	1586 196
1169	Bayberry Red	→	192	Deep Rust	Close ΔE 3.2	194 190
1312	Wine	→	194	Burgundy	Close ΔE 4.2	769 192
1035	Dk. Burgundy	→	715	Jamoca	Close ΔE 4.8	769 194
1309	Magenta	→	654	Orchid	Close ΔE 2.6	603 137
1017	Pastel Peach	→	811	Angora White	Close ΔE 4.1	733 421
1258	Coral Reef	→	792	Shasta Pink	Close ΔE 5.0	741 180
619	Dusty Peach	→	741	Pottery Buff	Close ΔE 4.3	792 783
1019	Peach	→	783	Sahara Tan	Approximate ΔE 7.3	141 792
1259	Salmon Peach	→	170	Cantalope	Close ΔE 4.2	516 767
1064	Pale Peach	→	163	Fleshtone	Approximate ΔE 5.2	140 792
1015	Med. Peach	→	792	Shasta Pink	Close ΔE 3.1	180 451
1016	Pastel Coral	→	141	Coral	Close ΔE 2.4	1600 1082
1148	Lt. Coral	→	117	Misty Pink	Very close ΔE 2.2	1900 1081
1020	Dk. Peach	→	182	Misty Maize	Close ΔE 2.8	1600 141
1154	Coral	→	141	Coral	Close ΔE 4.1	1082 1600
1303	Watermelon	→	1013	Iceland	Close ΔE 3.4	1119 105
1558	Tea Rose	→	1013	Iceland	Very close ΔE 1.6	1119 1014
1257	Deep Coral	→	O83	N / A	Close ΔE 2.4	1120 1084
1188	Red Geranium	→	1107	Shrimp	Close ΔE 4.3	155 1084
1111	Pastel Orchid	→	131	Light Lilac	Close ΔE 4.7	102 1081
1031	Med. Orchid	→	1081	Pink Rose	Approximate ΔE 5.7	102 131
1033	Dk. Orchid	→	601	Zephyr	Near identical ΔE 1.0	133 653
1080	Orchid	→	653	Spring Beauty	Close ΔE 4.9	125 104
1255	Deep Orchid	→	135	Renaissance	Approximate ΔE 7.0	673 674
1192	Fuchsia	→	135	Renaissance	Approximate ΔE 7.1	128 127
1193	Lavender	→	131	Light Lilac	Close ΔE 3.9	672 103
1297	Purple Shadow	→	632	Grape Ice	Approximate ΔE 5.8	453 452
1298	Dk. Plum	→	626	Deep Iris	Approximate ΔE 8.5	632 616
1032	Med. Purple	→	624	Afterglow	Poor match ΔE 13.5	653 661
1194	Lt. Purple	→	624	Afterglow	Approximate ΔE 10.0	661 653
1122	Purple	→	694	Viking Purple	Close ΔE 4.8	675 674
1195	Dk. Purple	→	696	Regal Purple	Approximate ΔE 6.0	K38 689
1299	Purple Shadow	→	696	Regal Purple	Close ΔE 3.2	676 689
1235	Deep Purple	→	687	Voilet Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.9	688 695
1112	Royal Purple	→	K38	Deep Violet Purple	Very close ΔE 1.3	665 695
1545	Purple Accent	→	632	Grape Ice	Approximate ΔE 7.4	133 673
1300	Plum	→	654	Orchid	Close ΔE 2.7	137 603
1189	Dk. Chestnut	→	6655	Ophelia	Close ΔE 4.7	605 635
1254	Dusty Lavender	→	672	Amethyst	Approximate ΔE 8.7	622 131

					Match	Alternatives
1296	Hyacinth	→	672	Amethyst	Poor match ΔE 10.2	622 131
1226	Dk. Periwinkle	→	688	Grape Jelly	Close ΔE 5.0	687 665
1561	Deep Hyacinth	→	661	Light Violet	Approximate ΔE 9.1	612 OO7
1302	Eggplant	→	665	Deep Violet	Approximate ΔE 6.7	695 K38
1301	Deep Eggplant	→	696	Regal Purple	Approximate ΔE 6.5	689 K38
1199	Admiral Navy Blue	→	358	Navy Satin	Close ΔE 3.1	357 689
1197	Med. Navy	→	358	Navy Satin	Close ΔE 2.8	357 335
1325	Whisper Gray	→	730	Off White	Close ΔE 2.5	850 801
1268	Lt. Gray Khaki	→	731	Sandstone	Close ΔE 3.6	800 801
1236	Lt. Silver	→	101	Pale Pink	Close ΔE 3.5	116 730
1327	Dk. Whisper Gray	→	116	Peach Blossom	Approximate ΔE 7.1	1021 111
1218	Silver Gray	→	811	Angora White	Close ΔE 4.9	731 252
1011	Steel Gray	→	451	Light Taupe	Poor match ΔE 10.6	672 622
1328	Nickel Gray	→	672	Amethyst	Poor match ΔE 10.0	123 622
1329	Dk. Nickel Gray	→	672	Amethyst	Poor match ΔE 11.9	451 622
1295	Sterling	→	485	Gray	Close ΔE 3.7	484 612
1219	Gray	→	452	Taupe	Poor match ΔE 10.2	451 485
1040	Med. Dk. Khaki	→	452	Taupe	Close ΔE 4.6	632 453
1041	Med. Dk. Gray	→	452	Taupe	Approximate ΔE 8.1	485 632
1166	Med. Steel Gray	→	452	Taupe	Approximate ΔE 6.3	451 485
1306	Gun Metal Gray	→	632	Grape Ice	Approximate ΔE 8.0	452 614
1220	Charcoal Gray	→	632	Grape Ice	Approximate ΔE 5.4	453 452
1240	Smokey Gray	→	632	Grape Ice	Approximate ΔE 5.4	453 614
1241	Dk. Ash	→	654	Orchid	Approximate ΔE 9.0	676 605
1086	Pale Seafoam	→	731	Sandstone	Close ΔE 2.5	811 540
1063	Pale Yellow Green	→	731	Sandstone	Close ΔE 3.5	800 801
1331	Pale Green	→	243	Winter Spring	Approximate ΔE 5.1	531 251
1077	Jade Tint	→	483	Light Gray	Close ΔE 4.2	361 252
1275	Sea Mist	→	252	Spearmint	Close ΔE 4.5	731 811
580	Mint Julep	→	200	True Green	Close ΔE 4.8	247 205
1232	Classic Green	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 6.1	266 205
1100	Lt. Grass Green	→	236	Ashen Green	Close ΔE 4.6	228 244
1047	Mint Green	→	244	Celery	Approximate ΔE 5.5	236 228
1279	Willow Green	→	228	Cape Green	Approximate ΔE 5.8	244 229
1280	Dk. Willow Green	→	262	Nile	Close ΔE 3.9	253 231
1510	Lime Green	→	275	Mineral Green	Approximate ΔE 7.3	229 2011
1274	Nile Green	→	238	Olive Drab	Approximate ΔE 6.5	231 229
1049	Grass Green	→	231	Sour Apple	Approximate ΔE 5.9	229 232
1277	Ivy Green	→	233	Irish Green	Poor match ΔE 10.4	200 264
1278	Bright Green	→	231	Sour Apple	Close ΔE 3.8	229 232
1101	True Green	→	233	Irish Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	232 264
1079	Emerald Green	→	205	Willow Green	Approximate ΔE 6.4	206 265
569	Garden Green	→	200	True Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	205 265
1051	Christmas Greem	→	200	True Green	Approximate ΔE 8.7	247 233
1208	Mallard Green	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 6.3	205 265
1085	Silver	→	1021	Buff	Close ΔE 5.0	116 111
1321	Gray Khaki	→	411	Palm Leaf	Approximate ΔE 6.3	483 811
1229	Lt. Putty	→	101	Pale Pink	Close ΔE 4.9	116 1021
1508	Putty	→	252	Spearmint	Approximate ΔE 6.7	411 483
1270	Dk. Gray Khaki	→	411	Palm Leaf	Approximate ΔE 6.1	483 813
1228	Drab Green	→	201	Seafrost	Approximate ΔE 5.7	245 411
1211	Lt. Khaki	→	201	Seafrost	Approximate ΔE 8.8	434 411
1212	Khaki	→	2015	Pation Green	Close ΔE 4.6	277 248
1272	Hedge Green	→	2015	Pation Green	Close ΔE 4.4	218 257
630	Moss Green	→	285	Parsley	Close ΔE 4.6	2013 214
1156	Lt. Army Green	→	2015	Pation Green	Close ΔE 4.7	277 247
1173	Med. Army Green	→	2015	Pation Green	Very close ΔE 2.1	218 277
1210	Dk. Army Green	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 7.2	2015 218
1273	Dk. Forest	→	416	Penguin	Approximate ΔE 6.4	257 415
1104	Pastel Yellow Green	→	2011	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 6.3	275 236
1209	Lt. Avocado	→	273	Key Lime	Close ΔE 2.3	228 236
1322	Chartreuse	→	285	Parsley	Approximate ΔE 7.2	2013 237
1332	Deep Chartreuse	→	285	Parsley	Close ΔE 3.6	210 2013
1177	Avocado	→	2011	Light Olive	Approximate ΔE 5.9	237 238
1276	Pistachio	→	2013	Avocado	Close ΔE 3.6	285 237
1176	Med. Dk. Avocado	→	2015	Pation Green	Close ΔE 3.9	218 277
1175	Dk. Avocado	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 7.3	266 205
1174	Dk. Pine Green	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 8.3	266 205
1287	French Green	→	257	Holly Green	Approximate ΔE 6.8	206 293
1552	Dk. Desert Cactus	→	342	Slate Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.8	484 485
1550	Desert Cactus	→	484	Country Gray	Approximate ΔE 5.3	434 203
1271	Evergreen	→	206	Wreath Green	Approximate ΔE 5.3	257 205
1103	Dk. Khaki	→	900	Black	Approximate ΔE 8.5	436 294
1204	Pastel Jade	→	219	Green Mist	Approximate ΔE 7.3	201 483
1205	Med. Jade	→	612	Lilac Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.5	484 312
1305	Sage Green	→	483	Light Gray	Approximate ΔE 8.6	219 252
1207	Seafoam Green	→	201	Seafrost	Approximate ΔE 6.2	203 245
525	Enlish Green	→	206	Wreath Green	Close ΔE 3.9	2015 257
1286	Dk. French Green	→	416	Penguin	Approximate ΔE 9.3	218 415
538	Forest Green	→	265	Dinosaur Green	Approximate ΔE 6.2	293 292
1046	Teal	→	264	Medium Green	Close ΔE 2.6	233 255
640	Med. Aqua	→	200	True Green	Close ΔE 4.1	264 265
1517	Coachman Green	→	265	Dinosaur Green	Close ΔE 3.6	205 266
1045	Lt. Teal	→	243	Winter Spring	Close ΔE 4.9	252 244
1288	Aqua	→	263	Pale Jade	Near identical ΔE 1.0	262 253
571	Deep Aqua	→	255	Evergreen	Close ΔE 2.6	264 221
1503	Green Peacock	→	263	Pale Jade	Close ΔE 4.1	255 262
1230	Dk. Teal	→	266	Emerald Green	Very close ΔE 1.1	293 205
1151	Powder Blue Tint	→	101	Pale Pink	Close ΔE 4.9	801 730
1165	Lt. Sky Blue	→	801	Ice Cap	Approximate ΔE 5.8	483 800
1203	Lt. Weathered Blue	→	483	Light Gray	Poor match ΔE 10.2	612 622
1223	Baby Blue Tint	→	101	Pale Pink	Approximate ΔE 7.7	801 730
1074	Pale Powder Blue	→	622	Geisha	Approximate ΔE 7.5	101 123
1289	Ice Blue	→	483	Light Gray	Close ΔE 4.5	361 800
1145	Powder Blue	→	383	Venice Blue	Close ΔE 4.5	361 369
1248	Med. Pastel Blue	→	483	Light Gray	Approximate ΔE 5.3	361 801
1201	Med. Powder Blue	→	372	Blue Pacific	Close ΔE 4.5	363 612
1292	Heron Blue	→	622	Geisha	Approximate ΔE 8.9	101 483
1222	Lt. Baby Blue	→	622	Geisha	Approximate ΔE 8.1	672 101
1028	Baby Blue	→	622	Geisha	Close ΔE 4.3	672 612
1249	Cornflower Blue	→	362	Pastel Blue	Close ΔE 2.8	371 370
1030	Periwinkle	→	622	Geisha	Approximate ΔE 8.2	672 612
1134	Peacock Blue	→	332	Periwinkle	Close ΔE 3.7	373 372
1029	Med. Blue	→	612	Lilac Blue	Poor match ΔE 11.4	362 369
1196	Blue	→	369	Blue Frost	Approximate ΔE 8.8	362 370
1076	Royal Blue	→	614	Slate Lilac	Close ΔE 2.3	687 358S
1143	True Blue	→	333	Baltic Blue	Approximate ΔE 7.5	614 364
1198	Dusty Navy	→	333	Baltic Blue	Close ΔE 3.8	367 366
1253	Dk. Sapphire	→	333	Baltic Blue	Approximate ΔE 6.4	367 364
526	Cobalt Blue	→	O55	N / A	Close ΔE 3.8	366 367
1535	Team Blue	→	K38	Deep Violet Purple	Approximate ΔE 8.7	665 368
1202	Deep Turquoise	→	307	Rocket Blue	Very close ΔE 2.0	334 308
1291	Winter Sky	→	485	Gray	Approximate ΔE 9.7	614 342
1172	Med. Weathered Blue	→	485	Gray	Approximate ΔE 9.2	332 K07
1284	Dk. Witner Sky	→	342	Slate Blue	Approximate ΔE 5.5	385 392
1233	Ocean Teal	→	206	Wreath Green	Poor match ΔE 11.4	266 416
1242	Nassau Blue	→	688	Grape Jelly	Very close ΔE 2.1	687 665
572	Blue Ribbon	→	K38	Deep Violet Purple	Approximate ΔE 7.5	368 665
1293	Deep Nassau Blue	→	689	Concord Grape	Very close ΔE 1.9	696 665
1042	Bright Navy Blue	→	689	Concord Grape	Close ΔE 2.5	368 357
1200	Med. Dk. Navy	→	358	Navy Satin	Close ΔE 3.5	335 357
1294	Deep Slate Gray	→	676	Royal Purple	Approximate ΔE 5.1	689 635
1043	Dk. Navy	→	358	Navy Satin	Approximate ΔE 5.3	360 335
505	Deep Arctic Sky	→	358	Navy Satin	Close ΔE 4.8	335 357
1171	Weathered Blue	→	436	Graphite	Poor match ΔE 10.5	900 416
1283	Slate Gray	→	358S	Midnight Navy	Approximate ΔE 5.3	616 765
643	Arctic Sky	→	335	Midnight Blue	Close ΔE 2.7	357 308
1044	Midnight Blue	→	358	Navy Satin	Close ΔE 4.0	357 335
1182	Blue Black	→	900	Black	Approximate ΔE 7.9	360 294
1234	Almost Black	→	749	Mahogany	Approximate ΔE 6.1	6655 489
1005	Black	→	900	Black	Near identical ΔE 0.0	436 344
1206	Dark Jade	→	223	Dark Teal	Close ΔE 2.7	292 222
1285	Dk. Sage Green	→	293	Blue Spruce	Close ΔE 2.8	266 265
1162	Deep Teal	→	393	Italian Blue	Approximate ΔE 8.0	294 314
1536	Midnight Teal	→	900	Black	Poor match ΔE 11.5	436 416
1560	Marine Aqua	→	369	Blue Frost	Approximate ΔE 5.2	383 K33
1090	Deep Peacock	→	292	Peppermint	Close ΔE 4.0	223 O74
1250	Duck Wing Blue	→	314	Federal Blue	Very close ΔE 1.9	385 392
1096	Dk. Turquoise	→	392	Honey Bird	Very close ΔE 1.4	385 378
1513	Wild Peacock	→	222	Teal	Close ΔE 4.3	255 292
1251	Bright Turquoise	→	392	Honey Bird	Close ΔE 4.5	223 292
1095	Turquoise	→	220	Wintergreen	Approximate ΔE 6.6	291 253
1094	Med. Turquoise	→	K33	Blue Harmony	Close ΔE 3.3	291 310
1252	Bright Peacock	→	2042	Aquamarine	Close ΔE 3.5	2040 P52
1534	Sapphire	→	372	Blue Pacific	Close ΔE 3.4	332 373

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) computed from screen RGB values. Sheen (rayon vs polyester), thread weight and dye lot also affect how a substitute looks — confirm with a physical thread card before ordering.

About Sulky Rayon 40

Sulky Rayon 40 is a viscose rayon embroidery thread popular with home embroiderers and quilters for its soft sheen and broad palette.

About Floriani Polyester

Floriani Polyester is a 40 wt polyester embroidery thread from RNK Distributing, popular in the U.S. home embroidery market.

More Sulky Rayon 40 conversion charts

Sulky→Brother Embroidery Sulky→Coats Sylko Sulky→Fil-Tec Glide Sulky→Gunold POLY 40 Sulky→Hemingworth PolySelect Sulky→Isacord 40 Sulky→Janome Polyester Sulky→Madeira Classic Rayon 40 Sulky→Madeira Polyneon 40 Sulky→Marathon Polyester Sulky→Marathon Rayon Sulky→Mettler Poly Sheen Sulky→Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon Sulky→Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester Sulky→Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco

Frequently asked questions

Is there a Sulky Rayon 40 to Floriani Polyester conversion chart?

Yes — this page lists the closest Floriani Polyester color for all 289 Sulky Rayon 40 colors, computed with the CIEDE2000 color-difference formula from each brand's published color values.

How many Sulky Rayon 40 colors have a close match in Floriani Polyester?

29 of 289 colors (10%) rate Very close or better, and 59% rate Close or better. The remaining colors have only approximate substitutes.

Can I convert Floriani Polyester back to Sulky Rayon 40?

Yes, use the reverse chart: Floriani Polyester to Sulky Rayon 40. Because each brand's palette is different, the reverse match is not always the same color.