Hama to MARD Color Conversion Chart

Every Hama bead color mapped to its closest MARD equivalent. Matches are computed with the CIEDE2000 perceptual color-difference formula in CIELAB space. A Delta E below 3 is effectively indistinguishable; below 8 is a strong visual match.

92Hama colors

25Perfect (ΔE<3)

60Good (ΔE<8)

7Fair (ΔE≥8)

Hama → MARD conversion table, sorted by source code.
Hama Code	Hama Name	→	MARD Code	MARD Name	ΔE
`H01`	White	→	`P12`	P12	0.9
`H02`	Cream	→	`P11`	P11	3.5
`H03`	Yellow	→	`A5`	A5	4.0
`H04`	Orange	→	`G20`	G20	10.4
`H05`	Red	→	`F8`	F8	6.3
`H06`	Pink	→	`R27`	R27	3.2
`H07`	Purple	→	`D14`	D14	5.4
`H08`	Blue	→	`D22`	D22	4.0
`H09`	Light Blue	→	`R8`	R8	1.7
`H10`	Green	→	`B12`	B12	2.6
`H11`	Light Green	→	`P6`	P6	4.1
`H12`	Brown	→	`H16`	H16	11.4
`H13`	Transparent Red	→	`F8`	F8	3.2
`H14`	Transparent Yellow	→	`G5`	G5	2.6
`H16`	Transparent Green	→	`B7`	B7	4.5
`H17`	Grey	→	`H20`	H20	5.8
`H18`	Black	→	`H7`	H7	3.9
`H19`	Clear	→	`R12`	R12	2.6
`H20`	Reddish Brown	→	`F10`	F10	7.0
`H21`	Light Brown	→	`R21`	R21	5.2
`H22`	Dark Red	→	`F6`	F6	8.0
`H24`	Translucent Purple	→	`D14`	D14	8.1
`H25`	Translucent Brown	→	`G14`	G14	3.9
`H26`	Matt Rose	→	`P22`	P22	2.0
`H27`	Beige	→	`ZG2`	ZG2	1.9
`H28`	Dark Green	→	`B23`	B23	6.0
`H29`	Claret	→	`F8`	F8	7.3
`H30`	Burgundy	→	`F11`	F11	6.0
`H31`	Turquoise	→	`C26`	C26	6.4
`H32`	Neon Fuchsia	→	`R2`	R2	2.4
`H33`	Cerise	→	`F12`	F12	4.1
`H34`	Neon Yellow	→	`B1`	B1	1.2
`H35`	Neon Red	→	`F4`	F4	2.3
`H36`	Neon Blue	→	`D3`	D3	1.2
`H37`	Neon Green	→	`R5`	R5	5.2
`H38`	Neon Orange	→	`R3`	R3	3.4
`H39`	Fluorescent Yellow	→	`B1`	B1	2.4
`H40`	Fluorescent Orange	→	`A10`	A10	5.3
`H41`	Fluorescent Blue	→	`C16`	C16	2.3
`H42`	Fluorescent Green	→	`R5`	R5	3.0
`H43`	Pastel Yellow	→	`B18`	B18	3.5
`H44`	Pastel Red	→	`A19`	A19	5.6
`H45`	Pastel Purple	→	`D18`	D18	5.8
`H46`	Pastel Blue	→	`C5`	C5	3.1
`H47`	Pastel Green	→	`B6`	B6	4.7
`H48`	Pastel Pink	→	`E9`	E9	4.0
`H49`	Azure	→	`C26`	C26	3.1
`H60`	Teddybear Brown	→	`P17`	P17	3.2
`H70`	Light Grey	→	`H15`	H15	6.8
`H71`	Dark Grey	→	`H5`	H5	7.9
`H75`	Tan	→	`G21`	G21	4.5
`H76`	Nougat	→	`G14`	G14	5.3
`H77`	Cloudy White	→	`H14`	H14	3.2
`H78`	Light Peach	→	`G2`	G2	1.6
`H79`	Apricot	→	`A10`	A10	2.3
`H82`	Plum	→	`E13`	E13	6.8
`H83`	Petrol Blue	→	`R7`	R7	1.6
`H84`	Olive Green	→	`B11`	B11	3.1
`H95`	Pastel Rose	→	`F24`	F24	3.5
`H96`	Pastel Lilac	→	`E22`	E22	4.6
`H97`	Pastel Ice Blue	→	`ZG6`	ZG6	6.9
`H98`	Pastel Mint	→	`R18`	R18	3.6
`H15`	Transparent Blue	→	`C7`	C7	2.9
`H55`	Green (Glow in the Dark)	→	`H18`	H18	1.3
`H56`	Red (Glow in the Dark)	→	`G3`	G3	1.8
`H57`	Blue (Glow in the Dark)	→	`C28`	C28	3.9
`H61`	Gold	→	`G10`	G10	3.2
`H62`	Silver	→	`H5`	H5	3.1
`H63`	Bronze	→	`H6`	H6	7.8
`H64`	Pearl	→	`H19`	H19	2.8
`H72`	Translucent Pink	→	`F24`	F24	2.4
`H73`	Translucent Aqua	→	`C6`	C6	1.4
`H74`	Translucent Lilac	→	`D25`	D25	3.4
`H101`	Eucalyptus	→	`P3`	P3	6.7
`H102`	Forest Green	→	`B12`	B12	6.3
`H103`	Light Yellow	→	`A17`	A17	2.2
`H104`	Lime	→	`B29`	B29	5.2
`H105`	Light Apricot	→	`Y2`	Y2	2.4
`H106`	Light Lavender	→	`P10`	P10	4.2
`H107`	Lavender	→	`D24`	D24	5.4
`H108`	Aubergine	→	`H6`	H6	7.4
`H109`	Cloudy Grey	→	`H4`	H4	6.6
`H110`	Matcha	→	`B26`	B26	10.3
`H111`	Dark Blush	→	`G17`	G17	3.4
`H112`	Blush	→	`M8`	M8	5.5
`H113`	Aqua	→	`P15`	P15	2.9
`H114`	Cherry Red	→	`F6`	F6	3.1
`H115`	Bright Green	→	`M2`	M2	9.3
`H116`	Midnight Blue	→	`C12`	C12	6.5
`H117`	Taupe Grey	→	`M15`	M15	8.2
`H118`	Maroon Red	→	`F11`	F11	5.2
`H119`	Sky Blue	→	`R8`	R8	3.8

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