Colour reference problem

Yup, there are pantone swatches for fabrics, too, which are expensive. Many manufacturers also use the Pantine printing colors.

If money is no object then have a look at

Thank goodness I'm colour blind

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Can you go to a paint store or someplace like Home Depot and check it with there color cards Juno

Or, when I worked in a fabric store, we used the spools of Coats and Clarks threads.

Unless you've got a really carefully calibrated monitor, the colors you see online won't match a pantone book anyhow. Your best bet may be to find a commercial artist or printer who'll let you sit there with your swatch and play matchy-match.

I belong to a fabric coop that uses the $20 shopping color guide for describing colors, even if the description is "nearest Blue Green pg 150 18-4525"

There are also markers available at art stores with Pantone numbers... you may be able to find a match that way, but there are only about 300 colors.