I totally understand why they do not label a thread as a colour name. There is an machine embroidery thread that I buy, that does label their threads by names .... but gosh, some of the names really have no relevance to what the colour is, to me.
There are numerous variations of most any colour.
Already mentioned above ..... several navies ... and we all have a different visual of what "navy" is .... bright, dark, in between, etc.!
Likewise, for other colours .... take a look when you are in a store at the different fabrics that are "white". On the weekend someone had a thread about all the different shades of blacks, when buying fabric.
And so on ........
Coding it with a number makes total sense
.... and then all ten colours of forest green (or whatever), are different!
Then it is up to us, the consumer, to match away to their little ♥'s content!
