— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 712

Cream

Hex: #F6EFDA
RGB: 246, 239, 218
Lab: 94.48, -1.13, 10.99
Family: Neutrals

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 3770
88%
Tawny - VY LT
ΔE 2.70
DMC 746
88%
Off White
ΔE 2.70
DMC Ecru
87%
Ecru/off-white
ΔE 2.82
DMC 3866
84%
Mocha Brown - ULT VY LT
ΔE 3.64
DMC 822
84%
Beige Gray - LT
ΔE 3.64
DMC 5283
78%
Metallic Silver
ΔE 4.92
DMC 3823
74%
Yellow - ULT PALE
ΔE 5.88
DMC 819
69%
Baby Pink - LT
ΔE 6.86

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