— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 581

Moss Green

Hex: #838A29
RGB: 131, 138, 41
Lab: 55.24, -15.49, 48.56
Family: Greens

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 470
69%
Avocado Green - LT
ΔE 6.88
DMC 3881
57%
Avocado Green - PALE
ΔE 9.64
DMC 3347
56%
Yellow Green - MED
ΔE 9.71
DMC 906
55%
Parrot Green - MED
ΔE 10.01
DMC 988
51%
Forest Green - MED
ΔE 10.92
DMC 3364
46%
Pine Green
ΔE 11.93
DMC 3012
46%
Khaki Green - MED
ΔE 12.03
DMC 733
45%
Olive Green - MED
ΔE 12.32

The rest of Moss Green

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.

3819
580

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