DMC 928 thread Gray Green Vy Lt
DMC stranded cotton 928 is officially called “Gray Green Vy Lt”: a white.
- On-screen colour
#DDE3E3- RGB 221, 227, 227
- Family
- Whites and creams
- Lightness
- 90 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Gray Green” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 928
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3072Beaver Gray Vy LtΔE 2.3 · almost identical
- DMC 3753Antique Blue Ult Vy LtΔE 3.5 · very close
- DMC 762Pearl Gray Vy LtΔE 3.6 · very close
- DMC 01White TinΔE 3.7 · very close
- DMC 3024Brown Gray Vy LtΔE 3.8 · very close
- DMC 168Pewter Very LightΔE 4.8 · very close
- DMC 775Baby Blue Very LightΔE 4.9 · very close
- DMC 415Pearl GrayΔE 5 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 928 is easily confused with DMC 3072, DMC 3753, DMC 762, DMC 01, DMC 3024, DMC 168, DMC 775 and DMC 415. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 928?
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.