SwarovskiŽ Crystal & Cat's Eye Correspondences
by Erin Weik - www.123bead.com
Sparkling SwarovskiŽ crystal and satiny cat's eye (fiber optic) glass beads go together like hotcakes and molasses! To facilitate the mixing and matching of these wonderful beads, I've put together the following chart of correspondences. The cat's eye names and numbers are specific to my shop (located online at http://www.123bead.com). Other bead shops may have different names and numbers for the same or similar colors.
For each cat's eye color, I have listed the closest SwarovskiŽ color match (for hue and saturation), similar matches with in the same hue, and the occasional comment, suggestion or warning. For example, the color cat's eye color Light Green (#25) most closely matches the Swarovski color Chrysolite. Swarovski colors Peridot and Green Turmaline also match (they're the same hue but darker), and Emerald and Erinite (also the same hue) clash.
Occasionally, a cat's eye color will matches have no "best match" (same hue and shade), but don't hesitate to pull from the other hue matches for your work. In fact - mixing a darker color and a lighter color usually has a much more dramatic effect - for example mixing dark purple cat's eye and light amethyst crystal is smashing, even though amethyst is listed as the "best match."
One other note - both cat's eye colors and SwarovskiŽ colors vary from dye-lot to dye-lot. What matches in this batch of beads could clash with the next batch. The author, therefore, makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of this information.
| Cat's Eye Color
| Best Swarovski® Match
| Other Swarovski® Hue Matches
| Comments
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| White (#5)
| Crystal AB
| White Opal, Shadow Crystal, Black Diamond, Jet
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| Pink (#12)
| Light Rose
| Rose, Fushia, Ruby
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| Dark Pink (#8)
| Rose
| Light Rose
| Fushia & Ruby Clash with this dusty pink color
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| Dark Orange (#1)
| Fireopal
| Light Peach, Silk
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| Peach (#15)
| Light Peach
| Fire Opal, Sun, Light Peach & Silk
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| Ice Peach (#33)
| Silk
| Light Peach
| Fire Opal and Sun clash
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| Light Yellow (#6)
| Jonquil
| Lime
| Light Topaz and Citrine clash
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| Dark Yellow (#21)
| Light Topaz
| Jonquil
| Lime clashes
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| Apple Green (#17)
| Light Olivine
| Olivine
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| Olive (#35)
| Olivine
| Light Olivine
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| Dark Green (#2)
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| Chrysolite & Peridot
| Emerald & Erinite clash
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| Light Green (#25)
| Chrysolite
| Peridot, Green Turmaline
| Emerald & Erinite clash
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| Light Aqua (#23)
| Aquamarine
| Light Azore
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| Aqua (#11)
| Aquamarine
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| Dark Aqua (#9)
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| No Good Matches
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| Montana (#30)
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| Light Sapphire, Dark Sapphire
| Other Sapphires & Montana clash
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| Cobalt (#3)
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| Light Sapphire
| Other Sapphires & Montana clash
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| Sapphire (#7)
| Medium Sapphire
| Light Sapphire, Sapphire & Dark Sapphire
| Montana clashes
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| Baby Blue (#36)
| Light Sapphire
| Dark Sapphire
| Other Sapphires & Montana clash
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| Light Violet (#32)
| Light Tanzanite
| Tanzanite, Purple Velvet
| Amethysts & Violet clash
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| Violet (#31)
| Tanzanite
| Light Tanzanite
| Amethysts, Purple Velvet & Violet clash
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| Dark Purple (#16)
| Amethyst
| Light Amethyst
| Tanzanites, Purple Velvet & Violet clash
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| Light Purple (#27)
| Light Amethyst
| Amethyst
| Tanzanites & Violet clash
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| Grey (#18)
| Shadow Crystal
| Jet, White Opal, Crystal (AB), Black Diamond
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| Black (#10)
| Jet
| Shadow Crystal, White Opal, Crystal (AB)
| Black Diamond clashes
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| Dark Brown (#26)
| Smoked Topaz
| Light Smoked Topaz, Light Colorado Topaz, Topaz
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| Rust (#20)
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| Light Peach, Silk
| Indian Red & Topaz clash
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| Wheat (#19)
| Light Colorado Topaz
| Light Smoked Topaz, Smoked Topaz
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