DMC 01 thread White Tin
DMC stranded cotton 01 is officially called “White Tin”: a white.
- On-screen colour
#E3E3E6- RGB 227, 227, 230
- Family
- Whites and creams
- Lightness
- 90 / 100
Approximate colour (estimate: this newer thread is missing from public tables): no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
DMC threads closest to 01
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3072Beaver Gray Vy LtΔE 2.3 · almost identical
- DMC 762Pearl Gray Vy LtΔE 2.5 · very close
- DMC 3753Antique Blue Ult Vy LtΔE 3.4 · very close
- DMC 3024Brown Gray Vy LtΔE 3.5 · very close
- DMC 415Pearl GrayΔE 3.6 · very close
- DMC 928Gray Green Vy LtΔE 3.7 · very close
- DMC 168Pewter Very LightΔE 4.5 · very close
- DMC WHITEWhiteΔE 5.9 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 01 is easily confused with DMC 3072, DMC 762, DMC 3753, DMC 3024, DMC 415, DMC 928, DMC 168 and DMC WHITE. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 01?
A skein of DMC stranded cotton is 8 m long and splits into 6 strands. Stitched with 2 strands on 14-count Aida, it covers about 1,800 cross stitches. For your own chart, the cross-stitch calculator gives the number of skeins and the finished size.