Do diamond painting drills use DMC numbers?

Many diamond painting kits number their drills with DMC floss codes, so drill 310 is meant to match the color of DMC 310 floss, and its color is read from a DMC color chart. Not every brand uses DMC numbers, so check the legend that came with your kit.

What color is diamond painting drill 310?

DMC 310 is Black, shown here as #000000. Like every color on this page it is an on-screen approximation of the floss with the same number.

Why does the chart show 154 codes and not all 489?

The 154 codes are the drill set our source list, craft-color-codes, started with. Its authors say it is not a list of what is sold as drills and that they could not verify which codes exist as drills, so a kit can use DMC numbers that are not here. Every number is on the full DMC color chart, and the finder searches all 489 by default.

How do I find the drill closest to a color?

Enter a HEX color with «#» or an RGB color in the finder and pick the drill with the lowest ΔE; a number without «#», such as 310, is read as that DMC drill. The chart set is small, so close matches are rarer: for #FF0000 the nearest of the 154 codes is DMC 608 Burnt Orange Bright (ΔE 8.6), while among all 489 it is DMC 606 Orange Red Bright (ΔE 2.9).

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Q: Are these the exact drill colors?

No. According to independent chart makers, DMC publishes no RGB values for its floss, and the two independent open DMC lists we compared disagree by a median ΔE of 6.9. Drills are faceted and often glossy, and a screen emits light, so check the drills themselves before you order.

Many diamond painting kits number their drills with DMC floss codes, so a drill's color is meant to match the DMC thread with the same number. Below is a starter set of 154 DMC codes from our source list, with name and approximate HEX, and a finder: type a drill number to see its color and the nearest other drills, or a HEX or RGB color to find the closest drill. For every DMC number, see the full DMC color chart.

Ran out of a drill? The DMC substitute finder lists the nearest other DMC numbers for every code.

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Closest drills (DMC numbers)

DMC 911 Emerald Green Medium≈ #189065ApproximateΔE 3.70Lists disagree
DMC 505 Jade Green≈ #338362ApproximateΔE 5.42Stable in both lists
DMC 910 Emerald Green Dark≈ #187E56ApproximateΔE 5.68Stable in both lists
DMC 163 Celadon Green Medium≈ #4D8361ApproximateΔE 5.99Lists disagree
DMC 562 Jade Medium≈ #53976ADistantΔE 6.08Lists disagree

ΔE below 1: Excellent, no visible difference · 1–3: Good · 3–6: Approximate · 6 and up: Distant, a visibly different color.

The two independent open DMC lists we compared disagree by a median ΔE of 6.9. Codes marked Stable (17 of 154 here) look nearly the same (within ΔE 3) in two independent lists; for the others, the on-screen color is less certain. The 154 codes are a starter set from our source list; which codes are actually sold as drills is not verified.

154 DMC codes: our source's starter set

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Reds & Pinks 26

347Salmon Very Dark≈ #BF2D2D
352Coral Light≈ #FD9C97
351Coral≈ #E96A67Stable
350Coral Medium≈ #E04848Stable
349Coral Dark≈ #D21035Stable
666Bright Red≈ #E31D42
321Red≈ #C72B3B
304Red Medium≈ #B71F33
498Red Dark≈ #A7132B
816Garnet≈ #970B23
815Garnet Medium≈ #87071F
309Rose Dark≈ #C12041Stable
963Dusty Rose Ultra Very Light≈ #FFD7D7
962Dusty Rose Medium≈ #E68A8A
961Dusty Rose Dark≈ #CF7373
3326Rose Light≈ #FBADB4
776Pink Medium≈ #FCB0B9
335Rose≈ #EE546E
326Rose Very Dark≈ #B33B4B
3354Dusty Rose Light≈ #E4A6ACStable
3733Dusty Rose≈ #E8879B
3731Dusty Rose Very Dark≈ #DA6783
3350Dusty Rose Ultra Dark≈ #BC4365
718Plum≈ #9C2462
917Plum Medium≈ #9B1359
915Plum Dark≈ #820043

Oranges & Browns 32

353Peach≈ #FED7CC
818Baby Pink≈ #FFDFD9Stable
3047Yellow Beige Light≈ #E7D6C1
3046Yellow Beige Medium≈ #D8BC9A
3045Yellow Beige Dark≈ #BC966A
782Topaz Dark≈ #AE7720
781Topaz Very Dark≈ #A26D20
780Topaz Ultra Very Dark≈ #94631A
741Tangerine Medium≈ #FFA32B
740Tangerine≈ #FF8B00
947Burnt Orange≈ #FF7B4D
946Burnt Orange Medium≈ #EB6307
900Burnt Orange Dark≈ #D15807
608Burnt Orange Bright≈ #FD5D35
722Orange Spice Light≈ #F7976F
721Orange Spice Medium≈ #F27842
720Orange Spice Dark≈ #E55C1F
301Mahogany Medium≈ #B35F2B
400Mahogany Dark≈ #8F430F
300Mahogany Very Dark≈ #6F2F00
632Desert Sand Ultra Very Dark≈ #875539
437Tan Light≈ #E4BB8E
436Tan≈ #CB9051
435Brown Very Light≈ #B87748
434Brown Light≈ #985E33
433Brown Medium≈ #7A451FStable
801Coffee Brown Dark≈ #653919Stable
898Coffee Brown Very Dark≈ #492A13
938Coffee Brown Ultra Dark≈ #361F0E
3864Mocha Beige Light≈ #CBB69C
3863Mocha Beige Medium≈ #A4835C
3862Mocha Beige Dark≈ #8A6E4E

Yellows 16

677Old Gold Very Light≈ #F5ECCB
783Topaz Medium≈ #CE9124
676Old Gold Light≈ #E5CE97
729Old Gold Medium≈ #D0A53E
307Lemon≈ #FDED54Stable
973Canary Bright≈ #FFE300
444Lemon Dark≈ #FFD600
726Topaz Light≈ #FDD755Stable
725Topaz Medium Light≈ #FFC840
972Canary Deep≈ #FFB515
745Yellow Pale Light≈ #FFE9ADStable
744Yellow Pale≈ #FFE793Stable
743Yellow Medium≈ #FED376
742Tangerine Light≈ #FFBF57
739Tan Ultra Very Light≈ #F8E4C8
738Tan Very Light≈ #ECCC9E

Greens 24

564Jade Very Light≈ #A7CDAF
563Jade Light≈ #8FC098
562Jade Medium≈ #53976A
955Nile Green Light≈ #A2D6AD
954Nile Green≈ #88BA91
913Nile Green Medium≈ #6DAB77
912Emerald Green Light≈ #1B9D6B
911Emerald Green Medium≈ #189065
910Emerald Green Dark≈ #187E56Stable
909Emerald Green Very Dark≈ #156F49Stable
3348Yellow Green Light≈ #CCD9B1
3347Yellow Green Medium≈ #71935C
3346Hunter Green≈ #406A3A
3345Hunter Green Dark≈ #1B5915
704Chartreuse Bright≈ #9ECF34
703Chartreuse≈ #7BB547
702Kelly Green≈ #47A72F
701Green Light≈ #3F8F29
700Green Bright≈ #07731B
699Green≈ #056517
907Parrot Green Light≈ #C7E666
906Parrot Green Medium≈ #7FB335
905Parrot Green Dark≈ #628A28
3022Brown Gray Medium≈ #8E9078

Teals & Blues 24

794Cornflower Blue Light≈ #8F9CC1
793Cornflower Blue Medium≈ #707DA2
3840Lavender Blue Light≈ #B0C0DA
3839Lavender Blue Medium≈ #7B8EAB
3838Lavender Blue Dark≈ #5C7294
809Delft Blue≈ #94A8C6
799Delft Blue Medium≈ #748EB6
798Delft Blue Dark≈ #466A8E
797Royal Blue≈ #13477D
796Royal Blue Dark≈ #11416D
827Blue Very Light≈ #BDDDED
813Blue Light≈ #A1C2D7
826Blue Medium≈ #6B9EBF
825Blue Dark≈ #4781A5
824Blue Very Dark≈ #396987
996Electric Blue Medium≈ #30C2EC
995Electric Blue Dark≈ #2696B6
3755Baby Blue≈ #93B4CE
334Baby Blue Medium≈ #739FC1
322Baby Blue Dark≈ #5A8FB8
312Baby Blue Very Dark≈ #35668B
336Navy Blue≈ #253B73
828Sky Blue Very Light≈ #C5E8ED
311Wedgewood Ultra Very Dark≈ #1C5066

Purples 13

211Lavender Light≈ #E3CBE3
210Lavender Medium≈ #C39FC3
209Lavender Dark≈ #A37BA7
208Lavender Very Dark≈ #835B8B
327Violet Dark≈ #633666
554Violet Light≈ #DBB3CB
553Violet≈ #A3638B
552Violet Medium≈ #803A6B
550Violet Very Dark≈ #5C184E
3747Blue Violet Very Light≈ #D3D7ED
3746Blue Violet Dark≈ #776B98
333Blue Violet Very Dark≈ #5C5478
792Cornflower Blue Dark≈ #555B7B

Whites, Greys & Blacks 19

819Baby Pink Light≈ #FFEEEB
800Delft Blue Pale≈ #C0CCDE
3756Baby Blue Ultra Very Light≈ #EEFCFC
3371Black Brown≈ #1E1108
B5200Snow White≈ #FFFFFFStable
BlancWhite≈ #FCFBF8
EcruEcru≈ #F0EADAStable
3024Brown Gray Very Light≈ #EBEAE7
3023Brown Gray Light≈ #B1AA97
535Ash Gray Very Light≈ #636458
648Beaver Gray Light≈ #BCB4AC
762Pearl Gray Very Light≈ #ECECEC
415Pearl Gray≈ #D3D3D6
318Steel Gray Light≈ #ABABAB
414Steel Gray Dark≈ #8C8C8C
317Pewter Gray≈ #6C6C6C
413Pewter Gray Dark≈ #565656
3799Pewter Gray Very Dark≈ #424242
310Black≈ #000000Stable

Color data: craft-color-codes by MakeBead, licensed under CC BY 4.0. «Stable in both lists» compares it with the independent png2dmc list; only that yes/no is used, not its colors. Changes: we add that flag, compute nearest-color matches and substitutes and, on the diamond painting chart, show a subset of the codes; the colors are unchanged.

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