DMC Mouliné Spécial

3782 — Mocha Brown light

Browns family

Below: DMC 3782 (Mocha Brown light), a medium-light, muted brown shade with hex #AC9278 and RGB 172, 146, 120. Find its closest Gentle Art Sampler, Valdani, and Crescent Colours matches ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 similar DMC shades and a full set of color harmony picks.

Hex

#AC9278

RGB

172, 146, 120

HSL

30°, 24%, 57%

Lab

62.2, 5.8, 17.4

Lightness

57%

Medium

Saturation

24%

Neutral

Hue

30°

Family

Browns

Brand Equivalents for DMC 3782

Top 5 closest matches in each brand, ranked by visual color similarity. How matching works

DMC 3782 Mocha Brown light

Anchor

Drab Brown Light 831 85% Good Taupe 1084 80% Good Tan Medium Light 362 72% Approx Coffee 368 72% Approx Gold Very Light 874 64% Fair

Madeira

Drab Brown Light 2109 92% Good

Beige Brown Light 1910 69% Approx

Hazelnut Brown Very Light 2102 68% Approx

Beige Grey Light 1901 61% Fair

Beige Grey Medium Light 1907 55% Fair

J&P Coates

Rose Grey 8233 56% Fair

Tawny Light 5388 55% Fair

Fawn Medium 5376 54% Fair

Laurel Green Light 6315 48% Fair

Grey Medium 8512 44% Fair

Sullivans

Mocha Brown Light 45394 89% Good

Drab Brown Light 45145 67% Approx

Mocha Beige Light 45462 66% Approx

Mustard Light 45085 65% Approx

Hazel Nut Brown Light 45093 63% Fair

Cosmo

Cosmo 307 307 69% Approx

Cosmo 2036 2036 64% Fair

Cosmo 382 382 60% Fair

Cosmo 713 713 56% Fair

Cosmo 383 383 56% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Tea and Biscuits Tea and Biscuits 94% Good

Eggshell Eggshell 87% Good

Baby Blanket Baby Blanket 84% Good

12-Grain 12-Grain 82% Good

Mariner's Compass Mariner's Compass 70% Approx

Weeks Dye Works

Spumoni (obsolete) 4147 84% Good

Cattail 1107 78% Approx

Peach Cobbler 4151 75% Approx

Broom Tree 1194 72% Approx

White Walnut (obsole 1211 71% Approx

Gentle Art Sampler

Fudge Ripple 1180 76% Approx

Flax 1150 74% Approx

Wood Smoke 1130 68% Approx

Tarnished Gold 0410 67% Approx

Brandy 0540 64% Fair

Valdani

Mocha Brown light 148 100% Excellent

Mocha Beige light 174 72% Approx

Mocha Brown medium P3 65% Approx

Beige Brown light 221 52% Fair

Tan light 13 51% Fair

Crescent Colours

Ripple 086 82% Good

Khaki Mocha 055 70% Approx

Nutmeggie 108 68% Approx

Bamboo 003 64% Fair

Ginger Snap 014 63% Fair

Similar DMC Colors to 3782

Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.

DMC 3782 Mocha Brown light

Beige Brown very light DMC 842 Close ΔE 5.28 Mocha Beige light DMC 3864 Noticeable ΔE 5.55 Drab Brown very light DMC 613 Noticeable ΔE 6.01 Medium Light Driftwood DMC 06 Noticeable ΔE 6.43 Mocha Brown medium DMC 3032 Noticeable ΔE 7.05 Drab Brown light DMC 612 Noticeable ΔE 7.95 Hazelnut Brown light DMC 422 Noticeable ΔE 8.36 Mustard light DMC 372 Noticeable ΔE 9.59

Color Harmonies for DMC 3782

DMC threads that pair well with 3782, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast

3782

932 Antique Blue light

Analogous

Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions

3782

3023 Brown Grey light 3864 Mocha Beige light

Triadic

Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced

3782

598 Turquoise light 30 Medium Light Blueberry

Monochromatic

Same hue, different lightness — great for shading

3782

3781 Mocha Brown dark 640 Beige Grey very dark 543 Beige Brown ultra very light

Browns Family

DMC 3782 in context with nearby shades from the browns color family.

3782 Mocha Brown light 3782 05 Light Driftwood 05 3024 Brown Grey very light 3024 644 Beige Grey medium 644 06 Medium Light Driftwood 06 842 Beige Brown very light 842 3864 Mocha Beige light 3864 613 Drab Brown very light 613 3032 Mocha Brown medium 3032 841 Beige Brown light 841 612 Drab Brown light 612

About DMC 3782

Mocha Brown light (catalog code DMC 3782) is a medium-light, muted shade from the browns family with earthy sienna tones. The gentle and grounded mood of this color makes it a natural fit for earth tones and animal fur. Expect to see it used in warm outlines and wooden textures across many cross-stitch charts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is DMC 3782?

DMC 3782 is called Mocha Brown light. It's a medium-light brown shade (hex #AC9278, RGB 172, 146, 120) in the browns family, commonly used for horse designs, cinnamon motifs, and similar motifs.

What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 3782?

The closest Anchor match for DMC 3782 (Mocha Brown light) is Anchor 831 (Drab Brown Light) with a 85% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 1084 (Taupe, 80%) and Anchor 362 (Tan Medium Light, 72%).

What's a good substitute for DMC 3782?

The closest DMC threads to 3782 are 842 Beige Brown very light (ΔE 5.28), 3864 Mocha Beige light (ΔE 5.55), and 613 Drab Brown very light (ΔE 6.01). These are useful substitutes when 3782 is unavailable or for building gradients.

What projects use DMC 3782?

Cross-stitchers pull DMC 3782 (Mocha Brown light) for charts featuring horse designs, cinnamon motifs, bark patterns, gingerbread themes. The medium-light tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.

DMC Color Chart DMC ↔ Anchor Conversion