DMC 822 thread Beige Gray Light
DMC stranded cotton 822 is officially called “Beige Gray Light”: a white.
- On-screen colour
#E7E2D3- RGB 231, 226, 211
- Family
- Whites and creams
- Lightness
- 90 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Beige Gray” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 822
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC ECRUEcruΔE 1.8 · almost identical
- DMC 644Beige Gray MedΔE 2.4 · almost identical
- DMC 3033Mocha Brown Vy LtΔE 4.2 · very close
- DMC 543Beige Brown Ult Vy LtΔE 4.5 · very close
- DMC 712CreamΔE 5.4 · close
- DMC 3024Brown Gray Vy LtΔE 5.6 · close
- DMC 746Off WhiteΔE 5.8 · close
- DMC 3047Yellow Beige LtΔE 5.8 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 822 is easily confused with DMC ECRU, DMC 644, DMC 3033, DMC 543, DMC 712, DMC 3024, DMC 746 and DMC 3047. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 822?
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.