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All 885 Candle Thread polyester colors and all 504 viscose colors, with a swatch for each one. Search by number. It's free and there's no signup. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

Candle Thread Polyester

Type a number like 8550. 885 colors, the complete polyester card Candle Thread USA sent.

Number
8550
6905
8294
6001
8007
7164
7722
8030
8249
8772
8062
8161
6068
6941
8551
6780
8761
8355
6069
7866
6776
7861
8370
8368
6382
7735
7623
6071
8778
8040
8644
7883
7873
8684
6782
6777
8702
8622
7971
7780
7019
8647
6118
6086
8226
8118
8055
7959
8659
7670
7960
7690
6041
6042
8233
7771
8683
8354
6934
6074
8181
8938
6787
6073
8257
7955
6364
7951
6788
6786
8788
8706
8218
8211
8373
7882
8224
8769
8738
8785
8052
8378
6094
8381
8382
8386
8783
8657
8713
8634
6075
8756
6043
8631
7278
8620
6445
6444
8116
8711
8693
6944
8384
8189
8710
8641
8627
6796
8398
8399
7815
8254
6225
6812
8393
7816
6983
8412
7921
6003
8255
8632
8613
8739
6228
6994
8290
7990
7787
8690
8008
7669
6679
7710
8709
8937
8193
6819
8243
6162
6715
6218
8400
8198
8047
8401
8625
8166
8392
8014
8178
7620
6935
7948
6005
8242
6113
8649
8411
7028
6232
8090
6148
6296
7961
6061
8096
8397
7786
7984
7910
8307
8720
8406
8404
6810
8775
6803
8717
8403
8799
8405
7993
7994
8667
8617
8753
6446
7878
8701
6798
6030
7637
6199
6982
6977
8712
8144
7838
7754
6036
7747
8990
6806
8798
8715
8164
6106
8413
8666
8051
6179
7603
8390
8036
8099
8391
7638
8714
6107
8220
8260
6108
7008
8716
8762
6384
8740
8718
7919
6621
8011
8221
6808
8402
8431
8432
7711
8424
6923
8757
7630
6096
8543
8664
7611
6978
6922
7834
8629
8420
8419
6823
6326
8163
8309
8415
7833
8033
8416
8636
8080
8417
8423
8422
8421
6825
7789
6057
8306
8767
6099
8425
8766
8795
6297
8079
8311
8436
8674
6088
8022
7000
8430
7634
7343
8426
8427
7525
8434
8435
8455
8759
6950
8782
8188
8746
8774
8447
8452
6174
6274
6839
6019
6130
6846
8005
8443
8440
7720
6114
8736
8699
8448
6951
6150
8010
7830
8637
8686
6203
8104
8651
8986
8679
6116
7649
7439
8687
8438
8722
8107
8259
6830
8737
8451
6975
8796
6842
8705
8146
8049
6999
7733
8297
6631
6669
8692
7953
8043
7799
8013
7167
6328
6779
6952
8199
8454
8755
8310
6283
7966
7042
7072
8042
6115
8102
7967
8106
6038
8450
8695
8437
8675
8723
6016
7743
8441
7762
8461
7774
7775
6354
8449
8458
6102
6948
8721
7103
8678
8694
8442
7844
7871
6123
8794
8698
8696
8763
8725
6235
6155
7893
8123
7695
7965
6954
6853
8464
6854
8006
8459
6323
8784
7116
8626
8227
8654
6852
8758
8473
6032
8210
7943
8053
6953
8364
6937
6154
8703
6029
6778
6091
6013
6051
6027
6023
6163
6332
8472
8791
8474
6025
6856
6009
8467
8468
6022
8470
6018
6897
8190
6335
8475
6857
8471
7949
6312
6361
6035
8483
6868
7521
6957
8296
6648
8478
8097
8479
8087
6020
6010
8493
6874
8176
8741
6193
8726
8781
8246
8264
8727
8682
8486
8680
6103
8484
6097
8312
8611
6859
8252
7651
8676
8624
8797
6862
8070
6370
8485
6956
8481
6178
7979
8480
8477
6466
8490
6206
8172
6955
8476
7014
8169
8744
6282
8700
6048
7779
7756
6149
7759
7968
8492
6958
8494
6119
7386
6305
8247
8262
7939
6070
6881
7191
8504
6630
8503
8506
8505
8669
8751
8507
6369
8502
6879
6961
7793
8900
8267
8313
8508
6880
8501
6962
8500
8663
6183
8362
7441
8498
6002
6132
8499
6878
7794
7744
7957
8101
6910
6960
7539
6146
7003
6014
8293
6182
8066
8361
8495
8496
8497
8707
8668
8491
6904
8103
8023
8752
6098
7682
7849
6979
8251
7482
6903
8038
8003
6221
6065
6181
7884
6170
7721
7738
8792
8662
6125
6265
8660
8159
8638
6289
6363
8084
7055
7004
6967
6929
6894
8535
6893
6892
8779
8301
7444
6338
7082
7938
8773
7729
8277
8780
6143
6142
8793
6890
8708
8359
8531
8548
8002
8091
8045
7064
8789
8196
8298
8222
6971
7791
7870
8688
8689
7626
7732
6314
6083
8133
8743
6965
8288
8742
7856
8197
6045
8256
8524
8523
8522
8516
8521
8517
8012
8175
8704
7857
8223
6084
8697
8541
6821
8760
6215
8771
6761
6176
8152
8677
8533
8214
8536
8538
8527
6120
8776
6008
7885
6081
6231
8157
6011
7758
8673
6680
7860
8303
6902
8248
7001
7338
4734
8921
8088
7115
6403
6841
8777
6747
8510
7748
7730
8041
6614
8026
8511
8786
8165
6062
8018
8194
8015
8770
8519
8020
6632
6082
6884
8225
6416
8258
6006
6986
8291
8261
8728
8518
8528
8529
8729
8691
8514
8745
8558
8574
8560
8747
8730
8734
8295
8241
8274
6913
8754
6243
8561
8108
8573
8562
6277
8681
6064
7119
8566
7612
8764
6989
8724
7162
6731
8569
8009
8457
7364
8240
7862
8749
8787
7487
6021
7024
7010
7687
7811
7911
8232
6024
8685
8230
7640
8564
7494
8546
8300
8326
8219
8545
7665
8544
7150
6072
6184
9016
8556
6247
8305
7840
8731
8567
8572
6911
8765
8565
8557
6212
8132
8208
8029
8750
8555
8554
8570
8571
7739
6917
8575
8768
8000
6991
8366
8367
8576
8732
8350
6992
8001
8733
6927
8601
8619
8653
7034
8083
7924
8790
8748
8598
8597
6970
8250
6931
7946
8670
8615
6972
8980
8671
8605
6933
6973
8292
8719
8968
8616
8672
8608
6822
6034
7925
8652
6140
8735
8642
8650
6938

Colors courtesy of Candle Thread USA, who sent their own color values for every number. Candle Thread is sold at candlethreadusa.com. A swatch on a screen is close to the spool, not identical, so order and stitch by the number.

Candle Thread Viscose

Type a number like 4700. 504 colors, the complete viscose card Candle Thread USA sent.

Number
13551
13000
13021
13001
13002
13020
13022
13512
13019
13018
13613
13023
13017
13003
13004
13005
13015
13008
13016
13517
13024
13571
13025
13547
13592
13267
13593
13026
13575
13010
13548
13006
13007
13511
13434
13268
13569
13417
13013
13435
13269
13503
13011
13027
13038
13311
13040
13037
13042
13031
13028
13505
13570
13034
13433
13513
13035
13546
13033
13032
13030
13029
13599
13041
13052
13039
13053
13060
13054
13061
13073
13072
13071
13062
13063
13074
13095
13088
13087
13522
13089
13090
13523
13562
13091
13092
13428
13094
13615
13055
13056
13043
13036
13044
13045
13423
13047
4705
13057
13524
13048
13525
13431
13049
13572
13058
13059
13050
13051
13078
13066
13065
13616
13313
13443
13070
13069
13530
13526
13075
13076
13068
13067
13077
13527
13518
13099
13098
13096
13097
13100
13104
13105
13101
13080
13079
13125
13124
13081
13084
13533
13086
13123
13122
13085
13083
13082
13120
13521
13553
13121
13118
13126
13115
13117
13116
13127
13114
13113
13112
13106
13119
13110
13111
13130
13129
13131
13132
13128
13158
13365
13133
13147
13134
13148
13151
13436
13501
13537
13563
13565
13564
13583
13585
13146
13554
13582
13141
13140
13145
13584
13604
13506
13143
13144
4703
13107
13108
13618
13109
13149
13152
13529
13160
13137
13163
13588
13165
13139
13172
13150
13538
13566
13135
13136
13607
13138
13161
13539
13606
13153
13154
13432
13156
13155
13371
13157
13168
13167
13175
13515
13166
13605
13169
13164
13587
13586
13608
13170
13171
13142
13438
13181
13182
13179
13540
13542
13541
13178
13556
13437
13555
13176
13174
13173
13183
13184
13187
13188
13195
13201
13212
13218
13217
13581
13531
13213
13204
13205
13500
13194
13200
13580
13196
13202
13199
13557
13198
13207
13206
13203
13197
13193
13192
13191
13190
13238
13239
13251
13252
13250
13514
13233
13224
13208
13219
13214
13532
13245
13567
13544
13543
13246
13244
13241
13249
13242
13510
13243
13247
13610
13611
13229
13228
13230
13231
13504
13516
13597
13598
13227
13232
13429
13225
13209
13502
13223
13439
13210
13545
13568
13558
13220
13221
13222
13211
13215
13216
13258
13256
13257
13261
13259
13260
13263
13264
13277
13287
13286
13280
13519
13281
13591
13253
13254
13255
13262
13279
13282
13278
13507
13288
13285
13338
13289
13284
13290
13234
13240
13235
13237
13236
13283
13291
13248
13336
13595
13337
13334
13320
13319
13573
13335
13528
13306
13307
13308
13309
13328
13444
13321
13333
13324
13323
13327
13265
13266
13270
13601
13292
13508
13536
13574
13295
13559
13272
13276
13274
13273
13275
13296
13299
13293
13271
13294
13440
13298
13560
13509
13300
13301
13302
13310
13303
13304
13520
13552
13325
13316
13305
13329
13326
13331
13549
13317
13318
13330
13312
13102
13103
13314
13315
13346
13342
13355
13357
13577
13340
13356
13354
13343
13344
13603
13339
13596
13332
13441
13348
13352
13351
13576
13364
13602
13579
13426
13430
13360
13600
13609
13416
13369
13578
13366
13185
13362
13561
13159
13186
13189
13361
13353
13345
13363
13350
13590
13594
13534
13349
13367
13370
13341
13589
13550
13373
13535
4701
13374
13372
13375
13379
13378
13377
13376
4700

Colors courtesy of Candle Thread USA, who sent their own color values for every number. Candle Thread is sold at candlethreadusa.com. A swatch on a screen is close to the spool, not identical, so order and stitch by the number.

Finding the right Candle Thread spool

Candle Thread numbers are plain four or five digit numbers, like 8550 or 13550, with no letters and no color names. The polyester and viscose cards are separate lists, so check which thread you run before you search.

When a customer picks a color off a screen, find the closest swatch here and write down the number with the order. The reorder six months from now needs the same spool, and the number is what you and your supplier agree on.

Common questions about the Candle Thread chart

Where do these colors come from?

From Candle Thread USA. In August 2026 their support team sent Broidry both master shade cards, polyester and viscose, with a color value for every number. Every number and swatch on this page comes straight from those cards. Nothing is measured off a photo or matched by eye.

Why is there no color name next to the number?

Because Candle Thread sells and labels by number alone. Their own shade cards have a column for a color name and leave it empty on every row. We did not make names up, since a made-up name sends somebody to the wrong spool. Search by number, or scroll the swatches to find the color you need.

Will the swatch on my screen look exactly like the spool?

Close, but not exactly. The values are Candle Thread's own, and every screen still shows color a little differently, and thread has a sheen a flat swatch can't show. Use the swatch to find the right number, then order and stitch by the number. When the color carries the design, run a test stitch first.

Is there a Madeira to Candle Thread conversion?

Yes. Candle Thread published their own pairings with Madeira Polyneon, and the free Madeira to Candle Thread converter on this site searches those. This page is Candle Thread's own card on its own.

Keep track of the Candle Thread spools you own

Broidry is order-management software for machine embroidery shops. These same Candle Thread cards are built into its thread drawer, so you add the spools you own by number and mark each one on hand, running low, or out.

The chart above stays free either way.

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