DMC 754 thread Peach Light
DMC stranded cotton 754 is officially called “Peach Light”: a very light beige.
- On-screen colour
#F7CBBF- RGB 247, 203, 191
- Family
- Beiges and skin tones
- Lightness
- 85 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Peach” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 754
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3824Apricot LightΔE 1.7 · almost identical
- DMC 353PeachΔE 2.9 · very close
- DMC 3779Rosewood Ult Vy LtΔE 4.3 · very close
- DMC 3771Terra Cotta Ult Vy LtΔE 4.8 · very close
- DMC 967Apricot Very LightΔE 5 · close
- DMC 224Shell Pink Very LightΔE 5.3 · close
- DMC 225Shell Pink Ult Vy LtΔE 5.3 · close
- DMC 818Baby PinkΔE 5.5 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 754 is easily confused with DMC 3824, DMC 353, DMC 3779, DMC 3771, DMC 967, DMC 224, DMC 225 and DMC 818. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 754?
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.