DMC 967 thread Apricot Very Light
DMC stranded cotton 967 is officially called “Apricot Very Light”: a very light beige.
- On-screen colour
#FFDED5- RGB 255, 222, 213
- Family
- Beiges and skin tones
- Lightness
- 91 / 100
Approximate colour: no screen shows a thread exactly. Check against a DMC colour card.
The “Apricot” range
From lightest to darkest: handy for gradients and shading.
DMC threads closest to 967
Ranked by perceived colour difference (ΔE 2000): below 2.5 the eye can hardly tell them apart.
- DMC 225Shell Pink Ult Vy LtΔE 0.7 · almost identical
- DMC 818Baby PinkΔE 1.3 · almost identical
- DMC 353PeachΔE 2.2 · almost identical
- DMC 3713Salmon Very LightΔE 4 · very close
- DMC 948Peach Very LightΔE 4.8 · very close
- DMC 963Dusty Rose Ult Vy LtΔE 4.8 · very close
- DMC 950Desert Sand LightΔE 4.9 · very close
- DMC 754Peach LightΔE 5 · close
Watch out for mix-ups on the chart
On a printed chart, DMC 967 is easily confused with DMC 225, DMC 818, DMC 353, DMC 3713, DMC 948, DMC 963, DMC 950 and DMC 754. Grillo’s “contrast colours” mode gives each thread a colour clearly different from its neighbours, and all-different symbols.
How many skeins of DMC 967?
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.