— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 612

Drab Brown - LT

Hex: #A6885E
RGB: 166, 136, 94
Lab: 58.53, 5.59, 26.82
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 371
86%
Mustard
ΔE 3.04
DMC 3032
83%
Mocha Brown - MED
ΔE 3.73
DMC 3045
77%
Yellow Beige - DK
ΔE 5.01
DMC 372
77%
Mustard - LT
ΔE 5.04
DMC 3828
73%
Hazelnut Brown
ΔE 6.07
DMC 733
70%
Olive Green - MED
ΔE 6.61
DMC 680
67%
Old Gold - DK
ΔE 7.23
DMC 613
67%
Drab Brown - VY LT
ΔE 7.32

The rest of Drab Brown

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.

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