DMC 957 thread Geranium Pale
DMC stranded cotton 957 is officially called “Geranium Pale”: a light pink.
- On-screen colour
#FDB5B5- RGB 253, 181, 181
- Family
- Pinks and fuchsias
- Lightness
- 80 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Geranium” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 957
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 3716Dusty Rose Med Vy LtΔE 2 · almost identical
- DMC 760SalmonΔE 2 · almost identical
- DMC 3326Rose LightΔE 2.9 · very close
- DMC 894Carnation Very LightΔE 3.2 · very close
- DMC 776Pink MediumΔE 3.2 · very close
- DMC 3689Mauve LightΔE 3.3 · very close
- DMC 3688Mauve MediumΔE 4.3 · very close
- DMC 604Cranberry LightΔE 4.8 · very close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 957 is easily confused with DMC 3716, DMC 760, DMC 3326, DMC 894, DMC 776, DMC 3689, DMC 3688 and DMC 604. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 957?
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.