— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 3689

Mauve - LT

Hex: #F8BBC8
RGB: 248, 187, 200
Lab: 81.66, 23.84, 2.05
Family: Pinks

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 48
87%
Baby Pink - VAR
ΔE 2.82
DMC 151
83%
Pink
ΔE 3.81
DMC 3716
82%
Dusty Rose - VY LT
ΔE 4.07
DMC 605
79%
Cranberry - VY LT
ΔE 4.72
DMC 963
78%
Dusty Rose - ULT VY LT
ΔE 4.87
DMC 3354
72%
Dusty Rose - LT
ΔE 6.12
DMC 776
70%
Pink - MED
ΔE 6.66
DMC 3708
67%
Melon - LT
ΔE 7.40

The rest of Mauve

DMC prints this shade across a range, light to dark. These are its siblings — often the right answer when you want the same colour a shade deeper rather than a different colour altogether.

3688
99
3687
3803
3685

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