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MARD Color Codes (色号): How to Avoid Palette Confusion
Search interest around mard色号表 and 拼豆色号对照表 is high for a reason: shop color numbers are not always interchangeable. This guide explains the problem, a simple rule that saves remakes, and which high-use colors to stock first.
Color numbers are not universal
Some brands and shops use independent color systems. Codes that look the same on two bags may not match after ironing.
Coco-style and some boutique lines (e.g. independent shop charts) often keep their own numbering. Conversion / 替换表 exist, but every conversion adds risk.
Why makers standardize on MARD
In many Chinese fuse-bead communities, MARD numbering is the common reference. Using one system for patterns, restocks, and storage labels reduces mistakes.
Popular shops and group buys change over time — pick established sellers and check recent reviews (e.g. Xiaohongshu) before trusting a tiny unknown shop.
Starter colors people stock first
Beginners often start with a partial set (around 72 or 144 colors) instead of buying every shade at once.
High-use colors to overstock: black, white, and skin tones. In common MARD-style charts these are often discussed as H7 (black), H2 (white), E11 (warmer skin), E16 (cooler/lighter skin) — always verify against your shop’s current chart.
If you rarely make character faces, buy fewer skin tones; black and white still disappear fast on most projects.
- Prefer same-batch white when restocking large amounts
- Label boxes with the same codes as your pattern
- One project = one color system
How to use this in PixelBeads
In the pattern maker, choose the palette that matches the beads you will buy: MARD for mard色号 workflows, or Perler / Hama / COCO when that is what you own.
After generating, check color usage before ordering. If you follow a mard色号替换表, keep one master palette for the whole project — do not mix charts mid-build.