DMC 702 — Kelly Green

Quick Conversion Table

Brand	Equivalent	Match	Buy links
Anchor	226	exact	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Madeira	1306	exact	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Cosmo ⚠	273	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Sullivans	45162	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
J&P Coats	6239	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Dimensions	6059	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Bucilla	318	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →
Candamar	6077	close	Amazon → LoveCrafts →

DMC 702 Kelly Green — Bold, Bright, and Full of Life

Named after the vivid green long associated with Irish identity, DMC 702 Kelly Green is one of the brightest, most saturated greens in the entire DMC range. This is not a nature green or a forest green. Kelly Green is a cultural color — the green of shamrocks, St. Patrick's Day, and Irish pride. It is also the green of soccer pitches, emerald jewelry, and anything that needs to say "green" loudly and unmistakably.

The hex (#47A72F) reveals a balanced, pure green with equal warmth and coolness. There is no muddiness, no grey, no brown pulling it toward olive or sage. Kelly Green is green at its most confident, and in cross stitch that confidence translates into eye-catching results.

St. Patrick's Day projects are the obvious starting point, and 702 is essential for them. Shamrock patterns, Irish blessing samplers, Celtic knot borders — they all lean heavily on Kelly Green to establish that unmistakable Irish visual identity. If you are stitching anything with a shamrock, 702 is the color you reach for without thinking twice.

Beyond the Irish connection, 702 has become a go-to shade for any project requiring a bright, friendly green. Children's designs love this color — it reads as cheerful and energetic, perfect for cartoon-style patterns, alphabet samplers with colorful letters, or playful animal designs. It is the green of crayon boxes and playground equipment, immediately readable even by small children.

For garden and nature stitchers, Kelly Green represents the most idealized version of spring foliage — the fresh, vivid green of new growth in strong sunlight. Use it sparingly alongside more naturalistic greens to represent highlights on sun-struck leaves, or lean into it fully for a stylized, illustrative approach to botanical subjects.

A technical note about this shade: because of its brightness, Kelly Green can be challenging to photograph accurately. Digital cameras and phone screens tend to oversaturate already-vivid greens. If you are photographing your finished piece for social media or a portfolio, shoot in indirect natural light and consider reducing the saturation slightly in editing to get a truer representation.

Thread Alternatives for DMC 702 Kelly Green

Anchor 226 is an exact match and reproduces the vivid Kelly Green saturation faithfully. For St. Patrick's Day projects where the color needs to be unmistakably bright and Irish, Anchor 226 works without compromise.

Madeira 1306 is also exact. Madeira's Kelly Green is virtually indistinguishable from DMC's in stitched form, making it one of the easier cross-brand swaps in the green family.

Cosmo 273 is a close match but may appear slightly more blue-green than DMC's version. Pure Kelly Green should lean neither warm nor cool, and any blue shift changes the character of the color. For cultural projects where the specific "Irish green" identity matters, test Cosmo 273 against DMC 702 before committing.

Bright greens are among the most variable shades between dye lots, even within a single brand. When purchasing multiple skeins, try to buy them from the same lot number. If your local store has limited stock, online retailers that list lot numbers give you the best chance of consistency.

Reference quality

How We Validate This Color Record

Use this page as a reference card for DMC 702: the structured data, quick conversions, and long-form copy are all tied back to the same stored color record.

Methodology: This page renders DMC 702, its hex value, and every brand equivalent from the site's source-of-truth color record, then checks long-form body copy against those same stored fields.
Verification status: Source-field checked. The page content is audited against the stored DMC number, brand equivalents, and match-quality labels before publishing.
Last reviewed: 2026-04-20
Approximation warning: Screen hex values, thread photos, and cross-brand conversions are reference aids. Dye lots, thread sheen, and fabric color can still shift the result in hand.

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Decision guide

When to use the DMC 702 reference page

This page should help you decide faster between palette planning, brand substitution, and shade comparison without turning the color record into a thin lookup page.

Best for

+ Palette planning when you want the stored DMC 702 Kelly Green record, hex value #47A72F, and linked brand equivalents in one place.
+ Checking the quickest cross-brand shortlist before you buy floss, compare stash substitutes, or route into a more specific conversion page.
+ Finding nearby shades in the greens family before you commit to accents, shading, or background blends.

Watch for

! Screen previews are only reference aids. Kelly Green can shift on real fabric because thread sheen, stitch coverage, and room lighting change how the color reads.
! A stored equivalent is still a shortlist, not a guarantee that two brands will disappear into each other in the same stitched motif.
! Older charts, discontinued kit floss, and dye-lot variation can all introduce small but visible differences that the page cannot detect for you.

Before you commit

Confirm the role of DMC 702 Kelly Green: decide whether you need an exact hero shade, a forgiving background, or a rough stash substitute.
Compare on project fabric: view the skein or stitched sample on the same fabric count and color you will actually use.
Use the linked conversion pages next: open the brand-specific pages when you need match-quality caveats before substituting away from the DMC reference.