Hi Michele, There is a window in Design Shop when you go to Color Properties (where you assign your colors to your design) click on the box Match Colors and you can match many of the company colors--it will give you the closest match. I will admit, Design Shop colors don't show very true but it still gives you the color numbers. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: Michele Zimmer To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: [amayausers] thread colors Does anyone use ARC thread? I'm having a hard time matching up colors to the Dakota designs. Does anyone have a list that they use to best match up your ARC colors? I have colors picked out that I like best for certain colors, red, blue, green, etc.... It's the other colors I'm having trouble with, like taupe, tan, rust, and lights and darks of colors. Thanks for any help! Michele Zimmer Carefree Creations Michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.CarefreeCreations.com