DMC 3716 thread Dusty Rose Med Vy Lt
DMC stranded cotton 3716 is officially called “Dusty Rose Med Vy Lt”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FFBDBD- RGB 255, 189, 189
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 83 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Dusty Rose” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 3716
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3689Mauve LightΔE 1.7 · almost identical
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 2 · almost identical
- DMC 761Salmon LightΔE 3.3 · very close
- DMC 760SalmonΔE 3.8 · very close
- DMC 894Carnation Very LightΔE 3.9 · very close
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 4.2 · very close
- DMC 3326Rose LightΔE 4.3 · very close
- DMC 605Cranberry Very LightΔE 4.8 · very close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 3716 is easily confused with DMC 3689, DMC 957, DMC 761, DMC 760, DMC 894, DMC 776, DMC 3326 and DMC 605. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 3716?
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.