DMC 760 thread Salmon
DMC stranded cotton 760 is officially called “Salmon”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#F5ADAD- RGB 245, 173, 173
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 78 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Salmon” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 760
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 2 · almost identical
- DMC 3326Rose LightΔE 2.6 · very close
- DMC 3688Mauve MediumΔE 2.9 · very close
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 3.4 · very close
- DMC 894Carnation Very LightΔE 3.6 · very close
- DMC 3716Dusty Rose Med Vy LtΔE 3.8 · very close
- DMC 3354Dusty Rose LightΔE 4 · very close
- DMC 3689Mauve LightΔE 4.7 · very close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 760 is easily confused with DMC 957, DMC 3326, DMC 3688, DMC 776, DMC 894, DMC 3716, DMC 3354 and DMC 3689. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 760?
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.