Hama bead color chart and pattern maker

This site's palette covers 77 Hama bead colors. Check the chart against the beads you own, then turn any image into a pattern written in Hama codes.

Hama color codes
77
Hama color codes
bead brands
9
bead brands
cell canvas
300
cell canvas

This page answers one question: which code is the Hama bead in my hand? Each row is one code, with a screen swatch and its hex value. Sorting beads by code beats sorting by color name — the same light blue drifts by several codes across brands, and even across batches.

Only colors that really map to Hama are listed: if Hama has the color, its code appears; if it does not, no code is invented. The table doubles as a list of which colors this site supports for Hama.

Hama color chart

Swatches are screen approximations and differ from real beads; check a physical chart before ordering. Sorted by code.

CodeSwatchHex
H01#E6EEF2
H02#F3ECC9
H03#F4D738
H04#A94023
H06#EA8CB1
H07#8B279B
H08#333A95
H09#1A60C3
H10#166F41
H11#5FD0A7
H12#1D1414
H13#BC0028
H14#EDB045
H15#3677D2
H16#3DAF80
H17#949FA3
H18#000000
H19#D8D5CE
H20#8A4526
H21#AD6F3C
H25#8D614C
H26#E4A89F
H27#D6AA87
H28#303A21
H32#F92F83
H33#FD4E6A
H34#E6EE31
H35#FC283C
H36#2F54AF
H38#FD8324
H41#1557A8
H42#35C75B
H43#E6EE49
H44#FD7C72
H45#A45EC7
H46#01ACEB
H47#65E2A6
H48#E970CC
H49#3CAED8
H55#FFFDF0
H56#F4C3A5
H57#BBCFED
H60#FEA324
H61#D98C39
H62#48464E
H64#F6EFE2
H70#98A6A8
H72#E698AA
H73#50AAF0
H74#494FC7
H75#B88558
H77#CFD7D3
H78#FFC4AA
H79#F77C31
H82#B5006D
H83#19779D
H84#5D722A
H96#B785A1
H97#94BFE2
H98#7FCD9D
H101#AFDCAB
H103#FFE36E
H104#C5E254
H105#FEB481
H106#D9C7EA
H107#7786E5
H108#2F2B2F
H109#89858C
H110#8D7A35
H111#78524B
H112#B38281
H113#668575
H114#943630
H115#8AA386
H116#1C334D
H117#757D78
H118#5A2121

How the codes read

Codes keep the spelling used on the Hama chart, such as H01 · H02 · H03, with nothing translated or renumbered. Take this table to a shop and match it against the box, or work the other way round and look a color up here by its code.

What happens to colors Hama does not make

The palette here holds 291 colors and Hama covers 77 of them. Choose Hama as the palette in the convert dialog and the conversion only uses those 77 colors; anything the pattern used that Hama lacks is replaced by the closest Hama code. Pick Hama again as the color scheme in the export dialog so the legend prints that brand's codes.

Three steps to a Hama pattern

  1. 1

    Lock the color range

    Tick Hama in the editor's color picker, or select the whole brand in one click; then choose Hama as the palette in the convert dialog. With the range set, the conversion cannot hand you beads you cannot buy.

  2. 2

    Convert the image

    Upload a photo, drawing or pixel art and set the grid for your finished size, one cell per bead. Each cell is matched to the nearest color in range.

  3. 3

    Check colors and export

    Cross-check the bead count per color against the chart above, pick Hama as the color scheme in the export dialog so the legend prints those codes, then export; for printing choose PDF (a Pro feature, free users can print the PNG grid).

Questions

Are these the official Hama codes?

Yes. Codes follow the chart's spelling (for example H01 · H02 · H03) with no translation or renaming; hex values come from the open-source beadcolors project (MIT), averaged from photos of real beads, so they look different on screen — trust the physical beads.

My pattern uses another brand — can I switch it to Hama?

Yes. Set the color range to Hama in the editor and choose Hama as the palette in the convert dialog, then convert again; every color lands on the nearest Hama code. The color count may drop, because Hama has fewer codes than the full palette.

Why does Hama list fewer colors than other brands?

Because this site only lists colors that map to the Hama chart, not the brand's complete chart: Hama covers 77 of the 291 colors in the palette.

Is one cell one bead, and how big is the result?

One cell, one bead. Finished size follows bead diameter: 5 mm midi beads take 5 mm per cell, 2.6 mm mini beads take 2.6 mm per cell, and the pattern itself stays the same.

Can I print this color chart?

Yes — print this page from the browser. If you want the pattern on paper too, export a PDF from the editor (Pro feature): it carries the grid, the code list and the bead count per color.

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