— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 168

Silver Gray

Hex: #B1AEB7
RGB: 177, 174, 183
Lab: 71.58, 2.77, -4.21
Family: Neutrals

Closest substitutes

Ranked by CIEDE2000 — the measure of colour difference built to match what an eye sees, rather than the distance between two sets of RGB numbers. A higher percentage means a swap fewer people would notice.

DMC 04
84%
Tin - DK
ΔE 3.66
DMC 03
80%
Tin - MED
ΔE 4.40
DMC 415
80%
Pearl Gray
ΔE 4.47
DMC 3743
67%
Antique Violet - VY LT
ΔE 7.24
DMC 318
65%
Steel Gray - LT
ΔE 7.86
DMC 932
60%
Antique Blue - LT
ΔE 8.93
DMC 762
58%
Pearl Gray - VY LT
ΔE 9.40
DMC 648
57%
Beaver Gray - LT
ΔE 9.54

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