DMC 794 to Sullivans: Thread Conversion

Sullivans 45205 is a close match for DMC 794 Light Cornflower Blue. For designs where 794 serves as the lightest highlight in a cornflower gradient — petal tips in direct sun, the most illuminated areas of a botanical cornflower, the brightest points of a folk motif flower — Sullivans 45205 should provide adequate value and warmth at design viewing distance for most practical applications. The soft, slightly warm pale blue character that distinguishes 794 from cooler pale blues is the key quality to verify before use in demanding floral applications: if Sullivans 45205 reads as a generic pale blue without the lavender-warm undertone, it will look like a cold highlight at the top of a warm gradient rather than as the lightest version of the same blue-purple family. For atmospheric perspective and sky applications where 794’s warm pale blue provides haze-at-distance without coldness, the close match is workable because the exact warmth of the pale blue is less critical than its general soft, non-cold quality. For designs that combine 794 with mauves and dusty pinks in a modern-vintage palette, verifying that Sullivans 45205 reads harmoniously alongside those warm companion colors in your working light confirms whether the warmth is present. For small-quantity highlight use, the close match is workable in most conditions.