DMC 894 thread Carnation Very Light
DMC stranded cotton 894 is officially called “Carnation Very Light”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FFB2BB- RGB 255, 178, 187
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 80 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Carnation” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 894
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 0.6 · almost identical
- DMC 3326Rose LightΔE 1.4 · almost identical
- DMC 604Cranberry LightΔE 1.6 · almost identical
- DMC 3706Melon MediumΔE 2.1 · almost identical
- DMC 957Geranium PaleΔE 3.2 · very close
- DMC 760SalmonΔE 3.6 · very close
- DMC 3716Dusty Rose Med Vy LtΔE 3.9 · very close
- DMC 3689Mauve LightΔE 4.1 · very close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 894 is easily confused with DMC 776, DMC 3326, DMC 604, DMC 3706, DMC 957, DMC 760, DMC 3716 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 894?
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.