DMC 730 thread Olive Green V Dk
DMC stranded cotton 730 is officially called “Olive Green V Dk”: a medium yellow.
- On-screen colour
#827B30- RGB 130, 123, 48
- Family
- Yellows and golds
- Lightness
- 51 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Olive Green” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 730
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
An easy thread to spot
No other DMC thread is really close to 730, so it stands out on a colour chart. On a black-and-white chart, Grillo can still colour every symbol for you.
How many skeins of DMC 730?
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.