— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 5279

Metallic Copper

Hex: #9B6E5B
RGB: 155, 110, 91
Lab: 50.54, 15.36, 17.70
Family: Browns

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 3863
82%
Mocha Beige - MED
ΔE 4.00
DMC 105
80%
Tan/Brown - VAR
ΔE 4.54
DMC 841
72%
Beige Brown - LT
ΔE 6.24
DMC 407
69%
Desert Sand - DK
ΔE 6.84
DMC 3064
66%
Desert Sand
ΔE 7.56
DMC 3772
63%
Desert Sand - VY DK
ΔE 8.28
DMC 3859
62%
Rosewood - LT
ΔE 8.48
DMC 435
60%
Brown - VY LT
ΔE 8.78

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