— DMC stranded cotton —
DMC 452
Shell Gray - MED
- Hex
- #AD9994
- RGB
- 173, 153, 148
- Lab
- 64.81, 6.52, 5.33
- Family
- Neutrals
- Range
- DMC
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. Both ranges are ranked together, so the closest shade to a DMC colour may well be a J&P Coats one, and the other way round.
J&P Coats 8233
87%Rose Grey
ΔE 2.96
J&P Coats 8512
77%Grey Medium
ΔE 5.17
J&P Coats 8513
77%Charcoal Grey Medium
ΔE 5.17
DMC 3042
71%Antique Violet - LT
ΔE 6.40
DMC 3861
62%Cocoa - LT
ΔE 8.55
DMC 3895
60%Beaver Gray - MED DK
ΔE 8.90
J&P Coats 8232
57%Rose Grey Medium
ΔE 9.52
J&P Coats 4222
57%Amethyst Medium Light
ΔE 9.57
The rest of Shell Gray
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.
Know which of these you already own
Stitcheree keeps your floss box, your patterns and your finished pieces in one place — and when a chart calls for a colour you are out of, it ranks the substitutes against what is actually in your box rather than against the whole catalogue.