DMC 712 thread Cream
DMC stranded cotton 712 is officially called “Cream”: a white.
- On-screen colour
#FFFBEF- RGB 255, 251, 239
- Family
- Whites and creams
- Lightness
- 99 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
DMC threads closest to 712
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 746Off WhiteΔE 2.3 · almost identical
- DMC 3865Winter WhiteΔE 2.7 · very close
- DMC 3866Mocha Brn Ult Vy LtΔE 2.9 · very close
- DMC ECRUEcruΔE 3.9 · very close
- DMC WHITEWhiteΔE 4 · very close
- DMC 3024Brown Gray Vy LtΔE 5.3 · close
- DMC 822Beige Gray LightΔE 5.4 · close
- DMC 3823Yellow Ultra PaleΔE 5.5 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 712 is easily confused with DMC 746, DMC 3865, DMC 3866, DMC ECRU, DMC WHITE, DMC 3024, DMC 822 and DMC 3823. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 712?
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.