DMC #8 is wonderful to use in embroidery as well as wool applique.  The #8 size is equivalent to 3 strands of embroidery floss.  However, Perle Cotton is the "height of laziness" as you use it just as it comes off the ball - no pulling apart the tangly strands of floss!! 

Search for the Perle Cotton color by number.  I often use a more generic name to describe a color in a Pattern Design and DMC may have another name. The color numbers are always the same from embroidery floss to the 3 sizes of Perle Cotton.