DMC 761 thread Salmon Light
DMC stranded cotton 761 is officially called “Salmon Light”: a very light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FFC9C9- RGB 255, 201, 201
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 86 / 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 761
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3779Rosewood Ult Vy LtΔE 2.1 · almost identical
- DMC 3689Mauve LightΔE 2.6 · very close
- DMC 3716Dusty Rose Med Vy LtΔE 3.3 · very close
- DMC 3708Melon LightΔE 3.8 · very close
- DMC 963Dusty Rose Ult Vy LtΔE 4.3 · very close
- DMC 3824Apricot LightΔE 4.7 · very close
- DMC 605Cranberry Very LightΔE 5 · close
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 5.3 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 761 is easily confused with DMC 3779, DMC 3689, DMC 3716, DMC 3708, DMC 963, DMC 3824, DMC 605 and DMC 957. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 761?
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.