DMC 3706 thread Melon Medium
DMC stranded cotton 3706 is officially called “Melon Medium”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FFADBC- RGB 255, 173, 188
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 79 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Melon” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 3706
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 604Cranberry LightΔE 0.7 · almost identical
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 2 · almost identical
- DMC 894Carnation Very LightΔE 2.1 · almost identical
- DMC 3326Rose LightΔE 2.6 · very close
- DMC 603CranberryΔE 3.4 · very close
- DMC 605Cranberry Very LightΔE 4.9 · very close
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 5.2 · close
- DMC 760SalmonΔE 5.2 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 3706 is easily confused with DMC 604, DMC 776, DMC 894, DMC 3326, DMC 603, DMC 605, DMC 957 and DMC 760. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 3706?
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.