Anchor 391 Linen

Anchor reference: Anchor 391
Name: Linen
Colour: #CABAA0 · rgb(202, 186, 160)
Family: Browns

The eight nearest shades

Measured by eye rather than by number: the perceived difference (CIEDE2000) says how far apart two skeins still look once they are stitched. Under two, nobody will see that something other than 391 went into the cloth. That is where you start when a shop is out of a reference.

Anchor 830 · Sierra - Very Light · ΔE 2.5
Anchor 388 · Ecru - Medium · ΔE 2.9
Anchor 1080 · Mocha Beige - Light · ΔE 4.3
Anchor 831 · Sierra - Light · ΔE 4.8
Anchor 390 · Linen - Light · ΔE 5.5
Anchor 956 · Harvest - Light · ΔE 7.4
Anchor 880 · Copper - Light · ΔE 7.6
Anchor 886 · Sand Stone · ΔE 7.9

In the other brands

This thread's equivalent in DMC, Madeira and Cosmo: the one in Madeira's table when it gives one, otherwise the nearest.

DMC 822 · Beige Gray - Light · Madeira's conversion table
Madeira 1814 · Beaver Gray - Light · Madeira's conversion table
Cosmo 151 · nearest, ΔE 5.0

See it in a chart

This shade is one of the 445 Anchor threads the converter can put in a pattern. Give it a photograph and it picks the threads for you, this one included when the picture calls for it.

Make a chart

All 445 Anchor threads

No maker but DMC publishes its colours: these were measured by stitchers, so check a skein before you buy.

Where to buy it

From €0.64 to €2.59 at 9 shops, checked on 26/10/2026.

Charts using this thread

No published chart uses this one yet.