2023 Updated Embroidery Color Options

by | Nov 9, 2022

When it comes to embroidery, one of the most important choices you’ll make is picking the right thread color. With hundreds of different options to choose from, it can be tough to know where to start. But don’t worry—we’re here to help! We have compiled a list of the top thread colors for 2023. We’ll also give you some tips on how to pick the perfect thread color for your next embroidery project.

 1. Consider the fabric you’re using. The first thing you’ll want to think about is the fabric you’re using for your project. Different fabrics can affect the way a thread looks, so it’s important to keep that in mind when making your selection. For example, if you’re embroidering on a dark fabric, you’ll want to use a light-colored thread so that your design is visible. Conversely, if you’re working with a light-colored fabric, you can get away with using a darker thread

2. Think about the overall look you’re going for. Another thing to consider is the overall look you’re trying to achieve with your project. If you want your design to stand out, choosing a contrasting thread color is a good way to do that. But if you’re looking for a more subtle look, choosing a thread color that’s similar to the fabric color is usually the best bet.

3. Consider the purpose of your project. Last but not least, think about what the purpose of your project is. Are you making something for a special occasion? If so, you may want to choose colors that match the event’s theme or palette. Or are you simply making something for yourself or someone else? In that case, feel free to choose any colors you like! No matter what you’re making, there’s sure to be a perfect thread color out there for it.

Choosing the right thread color doesn’t have to be difficult—just follow these simple tips and you’ll be on your way in no time! And don’t forget—if you ever need help picking out threads or anything else for your next embroidery project, our team at Fusion is always happy to assist.

NOTE: Colors displayed on a monitor are not the same when printed. For the most accurate colors we suggest printing this page before making a choice.

  • ï‘œ1123 - Parchment
  • ï‘œ1067 - Lemon Chiffon
  • ï‘œ1349 - Palomino
  • ï‘œ1083 - Daisy
  • ï‘œ1124 - Buttercup
  • ï‘œ1125 - Saffron
  • ï‘œ1066 - Cornmeal
  • ï‘œ1061 - Vanilla Pudding
  • ï‘œ1171 - Lemon Drop
  • ï‘œ1172 - Egg Yolk
  • ï‘œ1025 - Military Gold
  • ï‘œ1065 - Copper
  • ï‘œ1137 - Citrus Burst
  • ï‘œ1437 - Summer Sun
  • ï‘œ1024 - Gold Rush
  • ï‘œ1069 - Sunshine Yellow
  • ï‘œ1068 - Canary
  • ï‘œ1064 - Goldenrod
  • ï‘œ1223 - Lemon Tart
  • ï‘œ1180 - Daffodil
  • ï‘œ1135 - Baby Chick
  • ï‘œ1022 - Corn Silk
  • ï‘œ1023 - Lemon
  • ï‘œ1224 - Lemonade
  • ï‘œ1359 - Golden Nugget
  • ï‘œ1159 - Mustard
  • ï‘œ1192 - Honey Mustard
  • ï‘œ1026 - Orange Sorbet
  • ï‘œ1253 - Penny
  • ï‘œ1421 - Basket Ball
  • ï‘œ1021 - Rust
  • ï‘œ1155 - Marmalade
  • ï‘œ1478 - Orange Peel
  • ï‘œ1278 - Orange Icing
  • ï‘œ1078 - Pumpkin
  • ï‘œ1178 - Carrot
  • ï‘œ1378 - Paprika
  • ï‘œ1379 - Mandarin
  • ï‘œ1152 - Peach Tea
  • ï‘œ1017 - Orange Wisp
  • ï‘œ1018 - Light Salmon
  • ï‘œ1254 - Dark Salmon
  • ï‘œ1221 - Terra Cotta
  • ï‘œ1020 - Bright Peach
  • ï‘œ1179 - Sweet Potato
  • ï‘œ1477 - Salsa
  • ï‘œ1146 - Tomato Red
  • ï‘œ1037 - Tango
  • ï‘œ1447 - Cinnamon Candy
  • ï‘œ1147 - Christmas Red
  • ï‘œ1484 - Rhubarb
  • ï‘œ1481 - Cherry Pie
  • ï‘œ1181 - Candy Apple Red
  • ï‘œ1238 - Sangria
  • ï‘œ1013 - Peach Blush
  • ï‘œ1015 - Desert Bloom
  • ï‘œ1317 - Blush Pink
  • ï‘œ1220 - Conch Shell
  • ï‘œ1307 - Raspberry Punch
  • ï‘œ1485 - Electric Red
  • ï‘œ1039 - Brick Red
  • ï‘œ1038 - Barn Red
  • ï‘œ1114 - Pink Petal
  • ï‘œ1115 - Powder Puff
  • ï‘œ1315 - Pink Grapefruit
  • ï‘œ1148 - Rustic Pink
  • ï‘œ1384 - Merlot
  • ï‘œ1385 - Garnet
  • ï‘œ1182 - Mulberry
  • ï‘œ1281 - Radish
  • ï‘œ1184 - Scarlet Rose
  • ï‘œ1154 - Lipstick Rose
  • ï‘œ1107 - Honeysuckle
  • ï‘œ1014 - Bermuda Sand
  • ï‘œ1120 - Baby Pink
  • ï‘œ1116 - Cotton Candy
  • ï‘œ1108 - Pink Carnation
  • ï‘œ1354 - Watermelon
  • ï‘œ1081 - Azalea
  • ï‘œ1186 - Ruby Slipper
  • ï‘œ1381 - Ripe Raspberry
  • ï‘œ1111 - Evening Mist
  • ï‘œ1031 - Frosted Lavender
  • ï‘œ1235 - Crocus
  • ï‘œ1320 - Purple Heart
  • ï‘œ1388 - Plum
  • ï‘œ1319 - Iris
  • ï‘œ1488 - Dark Magenta
  • ï‘œ1310 - Magenta
  • ï‘œ1321 - Bubble Gum Pink
  • ï‘œ1121 - Candy Heart
  • ï‘œ1309 - Dahlia
  • ï‘œ1109 - Pink Rose
  • ï‘œ1110 - Fuchsia
  • ï‘œ1383 - Pink Pansy
  • ï‘œ1187 - Orchid
  • ï‘œ1234 - Hibiscus
  • ï‘œ1117 - Flamingo Pink
  • ï‘œ1183 - Cranberry
  • ï‘œ1389 - Bordeaux
  • ï‘œ1034 - Vintage Rose
  • ï‘œ1119 - English Rose
  • ï‘œ1035 - Burgundy
  • ï‘œ1386 - Eggplant
  • ï‘œ1356 - Pink Pearl
  • ï‘œ1141 - Mauve
  • ï‘œ1382 - Colonial Rose
  • ï‘œ1236 - Plum Brandy
  • ï‘œ1261 - Lavendula
  • ï‘œ1266 - Regal Blue
  • ï‘œ1166 - Hanukkah Blue
  • ï‘œ1466 - Sailor Blue
  • ï‘œ1335 - Dark Periwinkle
  • ï‘œ1330 - Bahamas Blue
  • ï‘œ1343 - Grape Juice
  • ï‘œ1366 - Dark Purple Iris
  • ï‘œ1322 - Royal Purple
  • ï‘œ1112 - Majestic Purple
  • ï‘œ1412 - Violet
  • ï‘œ1422 - African Violet
  • ï‘œ1122 - Deep Lilac
  • ï‘œ1311 - Mystic Lavender
  • ï‘œ1032 - Velvet Violet
  • ï‘œ1033 - Purple Pansy
  • ï‘œ1334 - Purple Passion
  • ï‘œ1188 - Chokecherry
  • ï‘œ1080 - Lilac
  • ï‘œ1232 - Lavender
  • ï‘œ1312 - Purple Grape
  • ï‘œ1313 - Berry Blast
  • ï‘œ1233 - Blackberry Purple
  • ï‘œ1263 - Dusty Lilac
  • ï‘œ1264 - Lavender Ice
  • ï‘œ1387 - Berry Frost
  • ï‘œ1362 - Slate Purple
  • ï‘œ1198 - Moonstone
  • ï‘œ1030 - Light Periwinkle
  • ï‘œ1364 - Storm Sky Blue
  • ï‘œ1365 - Dusty Plum
  • ï‘œ1175 - Dark Federal Blue
  • ï‘œ1242 - Dark Denim
  • ï‘œ1042 - Lapis
  • ï‘œ1029 - Blue Jay
  • ï‘œ1176 - Navajo Blue
  • ï‘œ1177 - Blue Bird
  • ï‘œ1434 - French Blue
  • ï‘œ1134 - Royal Blue
  • ï‘œ1133 - Forget-Me-Not
  • ï‘œ1432 - Little Boy Blue
  • ï‘œ1074 - Powder Blue
  • ï‘œ1075 - Baby Blue
  • ï‘œ1076 - True Blue
  • ï‘œ1167 - Blue Ink
  • ï‘œ1143 - China Blue
  • ï‘œ1275 - Periwinkle
  • ï‘œ1467 - Pea Coat
  • ï‘œ1243 - Star-kissed Night
  • ï‘œ1368 - Night Sky
  • ï‘œ1043 - Navy
  • ï‘œ1044 - Indigo
  • ï‘œ1367 - Black Pear
  • ï‘œ1244 - Darkest Night
  • ï‘œ1153 - Frosted Glass
  • ï‘œ1360 - Dusty Blue
  • ï‘œ1353 - Blue Spruce
  • ï‘œ1277 - Blueberry Smash
  • ï‘œ1028 - Country Kitchen Blue
  • ï‘œ1276 - Light Denim
  • ï‘œ1375 - Work Shirt
  • ï‘œ1376 - Space Blue
  • ï‘œ1274 - Porcelain Blue
  • ï‘œ1132 - Clear Blue
  • ï‘œ1027 - Dolphin
  • ï‘œ1373 - Cerulean Frost
  • ï‘œ1497 - Peacock Blue
  • ï‘œ1297 - Calypso Blue
  • ï‘œ1476 - Independence Blue
  • ï‘œ1296 - Deep Ocean
  • ï‘œ1096 - Cobalt
  • ï‘œ1092 - Summer Sky
  • ï‘œ1294 - Liberty
  • ï‘œ1295 - Cyan
  • ï‘œ1095 - Larimar
  • ï‘œ1094 - Caribbean Blue
  • ï‘œ1093 - Azure Sea
  • ï‘œ1089 - Sea Frost
  • ï‘œ1289 - Silver Mound
  • ï‘œ1291 - Marlin
  • ï‘œ1091 - Teal Blue
  • ï‘œ1163 - Steel Green
  • ï‘œ1160 - Antique Blue
  • ï‘œ1161 - Twilight
  • ï‘œ1162 - Admiral Blue
  • ï‘œ1252 - Neptune
  • ï‘œ1290 - Mallard Teal
  • ï‘œ1052 - Mermaid
  • ï‘œ1293 - Malachite
  • ï‘œ1090 - Deep Sky Blue
  • ï‘œ1088 - Robin’s Egg
  • ï‘œ1292 - Limestone
  • ï‘œ1246 - Teal Green
  • ï‘œ1185 - Dark Teal
  • ï‘œ1298 - Tree Frog
  • ï‘œ1380 - Oasis
  • ï‘œ1299 - Green Turquoise
  • ï‘œ1045 - Light Mint
  • ï‘œ1279 - Tropical Teal
  • ï‘œ1371 - Deep Sea
  • ï‘œ1046 - Eucalyptus
  • ï‘œ1245 - Sea Foam Green
  • ï‘œ1280 - Oregon Green
  • ï‘œ1284 - Emerald Sea
  • ï‘œ1301 - Jade
  • ï‘œ1247 - Bottle Green
  • ï‘œ1480 - Rain Forest
  • ï‘œ1304 - Ivy
  • ï‘œ1219 - Hint of Mint
  • ï‘œ1227 - Mint Jubilee
  • ï‘œ1391 - Spruce Green
  • ï‘œ1390 - Forest Green
  • ï‘œ1397 - Evergreen
  • ï‘œ1195 - Menthol
  • ï‘œ1097 - Honeydew Melon
  • ï‘œ1098 - Blue Grass
  • ï‘œ1351 - Alligator
  • ï‘œ1370 - Fir
  • ï‘œ1103 - Hunter Green
  • ï‘œ1479 - Emerald Isle
  • ï‘œ1302 - Spearmint
  • ï‘œ1079 - Celtic Green
  • ï‘œ1250 - Christmas Green
  • ï‘œ1251 - Kelly Green
  • ï‘œ1051 - Bell Pepper
  • ï‘œ1249 - Shamrock
  • ï‘œ1377 - Kiwi
  • ï‘œ1050 - Green Thumb
  • ï‘œ1369 - Fresh Pine
  • ï‘œ1101 - Wintergreen
  • ï‘œ1047 - Celadon
  • ï‘œ1392 - Silver Sage
  • ï‘œ1396 - Dark Sage
  • ï‘œ1303 - Fresh Oregano
  • ï‘œ1395 - Rosemary
  • ï‘œ1100 - Cucumber
  • ï‘œ1099 - Leek
  • ï‘œ1495 - Safari
  • ï‘œ1451 - Celery
  • ï‘œ1048 - Aloe
  • ï‘œ1170 - Fern
  • ï‘œ1049 - Lime Green
  • ï‘œ1248 - Margarita Lime
  • ï‘œ1469 - Granny Smith
  • ï‘œ1489 - Clover
  • ï‘œ1189 - Moss Green
  • ï‘œ1169 - Split Pea
  • ï‘œ1448 - Julep
  • ï‘œ1104 - Scallion
  • ï‘œ1102 - Light Moss Green
  • ï‘œ1106 - Guacamole
  • ï‘œ1156 - Palm Frond
  • ï‘œ1140 - Avocado Green
  • ï‘œ1449 - Key Lime
  • ï‘œ1450 - Electric Lime
  • ï‘œ1150 - Chartreuse
  • ï‘œ1323 - Golden Wheat
  • ï‘œ1193 - Peridot
  • ï‘œ1350 - Citrus Green
  • ï‘œ1190 - Sea Weed
  • ï‘œ1196 - Medium Camo Green
  • ï‘œ1352 - Old Gold
  • ï‘œ1270 - Sawdust
  • ï‘œ1070 - Tawny Tan
  • ï‘œ1225 - Liquid Gold
  • ï‘œ1372 - Honey
  • ï‘œ1425 - Pumpkin Spice
  • ï‘œ1470 - Vegas Gold
  • ï‘œ1491 - Brass
  • ï‘œ1255 - Khaki
  • ï‘œ1344 - Camel
  • ï‘œ1338 - Nutmeg
  • ï‘œ1348 - Antique Bronze
  • ï‘œ1273 - Peanut Brittle
  • ï‘œ1191 - Gold Coin
  • ï‘œ1194 - Dark Olive
  • ï‘œ1494 - Olive Green
  • ï‘œ1260 - Canvas
  • ï‘œ1105 - Weeping Willow
  • ï‘œ1157 - Marsh
  • ï‘œ1357 - Dark Seaweed
  • ï‘œ1406 - Dark Camo Green
  • ï‘œ1306 - Army Green
  • ï‘œ1305 - Chamois
  • ï‘œ1339 - Spanish Moss
  • ï‘œ1337 - Gray Mist
  • ï‘œ1308 - Army Fatigues
  • ï‘œ1394 - Kale
  • ï‘œ1393 - Bass Green
  • ï‘œ1055 - Latte
  • ï‘œ1256 - Teddy Bear
  • ï‘œ1173 - Autumn Gold
  • ï‘œ1272 - Golden Retriever
  • ï‘œ1056 - Golden Oak
  • ï‘œ1057 - Caramel
  • ï‘œ1126 - Light Brown Sugar
  • ï‘œ1226 - Amber
  • ï‘œ1257 - Bronze
  • ï‘œ1258 - Grizzley Bear
  • ï‘œ1158 - Chestnut
  • ï‘œ1058 - Sienna
  • ï‘œ1145 - Coffee Bean
  • ï‘œ1059 - Dark Chocolate
  • ï‘œ1127 - Loofah
  • ï‘œ1342 - Fawn
  • ï‘œ1142 - Peach Puff
  • ï‘œ1054 - Tawny
  • ï‘œ1259 - Cocoa
  • ï‘œ1053 - Light Coral
  • ï‘œ1174 - Cinnamon Stick
  • ï‘œ1374 - Maroon
  • ï‘œ1358 - Cedar Bark
  • ï‘œ1036 - Raisin
  • ï‘œ1445 - Cappuccino
  • ï‘œ1430 - Dusky Mauve
  • ï‘œ1431 - Bittersweet Chocolate
  • ï‘œ1149 - Tusk
  • ï‘œ1138 - Doe Skin
  • ï‘œ1428 - Rice
  • ï‘œ1128 - Taupe
  • ï‘œ1230 - Root Beer
  • ï‘œ1144 - Bark
  • ï‘œ1336 - Saddle Brown
  • ï‘œ1129 - Mud Pie
  • ï‘œ1329 - Toasted Marshmellow
  • ï‘œ1328 - Buckskin
  • ï‘œ1130 - Chocolate Chip
  • ï‘œ1131 - Espresso
  • ï‘œ1229 - Clove
  • ï‘œ1228 - Mink
  • ï‘œ1136 - Dark Taupe
  • ï‘œ1082 - Antique Ecru
  • ï‘œ1084 - Sandy Shores
  • ï‘œ1072 - Coconut Cream
  • ï‘œ1060 - Pussywillow
  • ï‘œ1063 - Elephant
  • ï‘œ1062 - Rhino
  • ï‘œ1460 - Ecru
  • ï‘œ1071 - Baby’s Breath
  • ï‘œ1410 - Ivory
  • ï‘œ1405 - Goose Gray
  • ï‘œ1463 - Willow
  • ï‘œ1361 - Moody Gray
  • ï‘œ1286 - Mist
  • ï‘œ1040 - Weimaraner
  • ï‘œ1287 - Gun Metal
  • ï‘œ1318 - Graphite
  • ï‘œ1439 - Ash
  • ï‘œ1239 - Charcoal
  • ï‘œ1240 - Stone
  • ï‘œ1288 - Shark
  • ï‘œ1085 - Cement
  • ï‘œ1086 - Sterling Silver
  • ï‘œ1087 - Silver Birch
  • ï‘œ1010 - Gray Haze
  • ï‘œ1012 - Smoke
  • ï‘œ1118 - Overcast Gray
  • ï‘œ1212 - Stainless Steel
  • ï‘œ1415 - Battleship
  • ï‘œ1461 - Iron Gray
  • ï‘œ1440 - Cobblestone
  • ï‘œ1411 - Silver
  • ï‘œ1151 - Silver Moon
  • ï‘œ1363 - Steel Lavender
  • ï‘œ1164 - Twister
  • ï‘œ1011 - Chrome
  • ï‘œ1041 - Polished Pewter
  • ï‘œ1241 - Obsidian
  • ï‘œ1199 - Onyx
  • ï‘œ1001 - Super White
  • ï‘œ1002 - Snow White
  • ï‘œ1003 - Cream White
  • ï‘œ1004 - Natural White
  • ï‘œ1005 - Fluorescent White
  • ï‘œ1000 - Emerald Black
  • ï‘œ1006 - Diamond Black
  • ï‘œ1007 - Amber Black
  • ï‘œ1008 - Ruby Black
  • ï‘œ1009 - Sapphire Black

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