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Bossa ThreadMatch

The free Pantone-to-Isacord thread converter from Bossa Embroidery. Match any Pantone colour or hex code to the closest Isacord threads we stitch with.

A printed colour is flat and matte. Thread has a soft sheen that catches the light, so a stitched colour can look a little different and will never match a print exactly. That is why picking the right thread shade matters.

1,341 Pantone colours

Pantone colour	Best match	2nd option	3rd option
100 C#F6EB61	01-0506Yellow Bird	01-0702Papaya	12-0221Light Brass
101 C#F7EA48	01-0506Yellow Bird	01-0702Papaya	01-0311Canary
102 C#FCE300	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird
103 C#C5A900	12-0546Ginger	12-0345Moss	12-6133Caper
104 C#AF9800	12-0345Moss	12-6133Caper	12-0546Ginger
105 C#897A27	13-0747Golden Brown	13-0465Umber	12-0345Moss
7401 C#F5E1A4	02-1060Shrimp Pink	12-0232Seaweed	14-0651Cornsilk
7402 C#ECD898	12-0232Seaweed	13-0822Palomino	02-1060Shrimp Pink
7403 C#EED484	13-0822Palomino	12-0232Seaweed	02-1060Shrimp Pink
7404 C#F4DA40	01-0702Papaya	01-0311Canary	01-0506Yellow Bird
7405 C#F2CD00	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	13-0822Palomino
7406 C#F1C400	12-0546Ginger	13-0822Palomino	01-0702Papaya
7407 C#CBA052	12-0453Army Drab	02-0904Spanish Gold	12-0546Ginger
106 C#F9E547	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird	01-0311Canary
107 C#FBE122	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird
108 C#FEDB00	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird
109 C#FFD100	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	13-0822Palomino
110 C#DAAA00	12-0546Ginger	01-0700Bright Yellow	13-0822Palomino
111 C#AA8A00	12-0345Moss	12-6133Caper	13-0747Golden Brown
112 C#9C8412	13-0747Golden Brown	12-0345Moss	12-6133Caper
113 C#FAE053	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird	01-0311Canary
114 C#FBDD40	01-0702Papaya	01-0311Canary	01-0506Yellow Bird
115 C#FDDA24	01-0311Canary	01-0702Papaya	01-0506Yellow Bird
116 C#FFCD00	01-0702Papaya	01-0311Canary	13-0822Palomino
117 C#C99700	02-0904Spanish Gold	12-0546Ginger	01-0700Bright Yellow
118 C#AC8400	13-0747Golden Brown	12-0345Moss	13-0941Golden Grain
119 C#897322	13-0747Golden Brown	13-0465Umber	15-0945Pine Park
127 C#F3DD6D	12-0232Seaweed	13-0822Palomino	01-0702Papaya
128 C#F3D54E	01-0702Papaya	13-0822Palomino	01-0311Canary
129 C#F3D03E	01-0702Papaya	13-0822Palomino	01-0311Canary
130 C#F2A900	01-0700Bright Yellow	02-1102Pumpkin	01-0800Goldenrod
131 C#CC8A00	02-0904Spanish Gold	01-0800Goldenrod	13-0941Golden Grain
132 C#A07400	13-0747Golden Brown	13-0941Golden Grain	15-0933Redwood
133 C#6C571B	14-1876Chocolate	12-5866Herb Green	15-0945Pine Park
1205 C#F8E08E	12-0232Seaweed	13-0822Palomino	02-1060Shrimp Pink
1215 C#FBD872	13-0822Palomino	12-0232Seaweed	01-0702Papaya
1225 C#FFC845	02-1220Apricot	13-0822Palomino	01-0700Bright Yellow
1235 C#FFB81C	01-0700Bright Yellow	02-1102Pumpkin	02-1220Apricot
1245 C#C69214	02-0904Spanish Gold	13-0941Golden Grain	01-0800Goldenrod
1255 C#AD841F	13-0941Golden Grain	13-0747Golden Brown	02-0904Spanish Gold

*Screen colours are approximate, so treat these matches as a guide. To be sure of a colour, look at the real thread, or send it to us and we will match it against a physical sample.

How it works

From a Pantone chip to a spool of thread.

Isacord is the thread we stitch with, and it comes in a few hundred fixed shades. Your brand colour almost never lands exactly on one of them, so the job is to find the closest shade that still reads right once it is stitched.

A Pantone chip is a printing-ink reference, printed flat on paper. It was never meant to describe thread, so a colour that looks perfect on a brand sheet can read a little differently as a stitched fill, where the light catches the thread. Bossa ThreadMatch bridges the two: give it a Pantone code or a hex value and it ranks the closest Isacord shades we stock, scored with CIEDE2000, the industry colour-difference standard that models how the eye actually sees colour.

Treat the top result as a strong starting point. Fabric, lighting, and dye lot all shift a colour, so when the shade has to be exact, send us the artwork and we will match it on the machine and stitch a sample first.

Bossa ThreadMatch

From a Pantone chip to a spool of thread.

A quick note on colour.

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