DMC 3689 thread Mauve Light
DMC stranded cotton 3689 is officially called “Mauve Light”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FBBFC2- RGB 251, 191, 194
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 83 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Mauve” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 3689
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3716Dusty Rose Med Vy LtΔE 1.7 · almost identical
- DMC 761Salmon LightΔE 2.6 · very close
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 3.3 · very close
- DMC 605Cranberry Very LightΔE 3.5 · very close
- DMC 3708Melon LightΔE 4.1 · very close
- DMC 894Carnation Very LightΔE 4.1 · very close
- DMC 3779Rosewood Ult Vy LtΔE 4.2 · very close
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 4.3 · very close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 3689 is easily confused with DMC 3716, DMC 761, DMC 957, DMC 605, DMC 3708, DMC 894, DMC 3779 and DMC 776. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 3689?
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.