DMC 948 thread Peach Very Light
DMC stranded cotton 948 is officially called “Peach Very Light”: a white.
- On-screen colour
#FEE7DA- RGB 254, 231, 218
- Family
- Whites and creams
- Lightness
- 93 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Peach” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 948
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3774Desert Sand Vy LtΔE 2.4 · almost identical
- DMC 3770Tawny Vy LightΔE 2.5 · very close
- DMC 951Tawny LightΔE 2.8 · very close
- DMC 225Shell Pink Ult Vy LtΔE 4.2 · very close
- DMC 950Desert Sand LightΔE 4.5 · very close
- DMC 819Baby Pink LightΔE 4.7 · very close
- DMC 967Apricot Very LightΔE 4.8 · very close
- DMC 818Baby PinkΔE 5.4 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 948 is easily confused with DMC 3774, DMC 3770, DMC 951, DMC 225, DMC 950, DMC 819, DMC 967 and DMC 818. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 948?
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.