DMC Mouliné Spécial

3863 — Mocha Beige medium

Browns family

Need details on DMC 3863? This medium, muted brown shade (Mocha Beige medium) is hex #92694F, RGB 146, 105, 79. Cross-brand equivalents in Madeira, J&P Coates, and Sullivans are listed below — ranked by perceptual similarity — alongside 8 nearby DMC shades and color-theory harmony pairings.

Hex
#92694F
RGB
146, 105, 79
HSL
23°, 30%, 44%
Lab
48.0, 13.0, 21.1
Lightness
44%
Medium
Saturation
30%
Muted
Hue
23°
Family
Browns

Brand Equivalents for DMC 3863

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

DMC 3863 Mocha Beige medium

Madeira

Beige Brown Medium 1911 85% Good
Drab Brown Medium 2108 75% Approx
Hazelnut Brown Light 2103 73% Approx
Peach Flesh Medium 2312 69% Approx
Flesh Dark 2310 66% Approx

J&P Coates

Sierra 5898 74% Approx
Wheat Dark 5374 64% Fair
Topaz Very Dark 5000 58% Fair
Topaz Dark 5309 51% Fair
Toast 5371 46% Fair

Sullivans

Mocha Beige Medium 45461 81% Good
Yellow Beige Dark 45328 79% Approx
Hazel Nut Brown 45425 75% Approx
Old Gold Dark 45158 62% Fair
Beige Brown Light 45239 61% Fair

Cosmo

Cosmo 308 308 71% Approx
Cosmo 425 425 70% Approx
Cosmo 2307 2307 66% Approx
Cosmo 309 309 60% Fair
Cosmo 706 706 56% Fair

Classic Colorworks

Fool's Gold Fool's Gold 85% Good
Caramel Caramel 79% Approx
Straw Hat Straw Hat 79% Approx
Country Lane Country Lane 76% Approx
Brown Hen Brown Hen 74% Approx

Weeks Dye Works

Cinnabar 2254 86% Good
Pecan 1228 83% Good
Stone 2326 76% Approx
Mocha 1236 71% Approx
Coleus (obsolete) 1126 70% Approx

Gentle Art Sampler

Cobblestone 1090 74% Approx
Dark Chocolate 1170 66% Approx
Cinnamon 0510 66% Approx
Country Redwood 0511 62% Fair
Sable 1110 60% Fair

Valdani

Mocha Beige medium 168 100% Excellent
Yellow Beige very dark P5 71% Approx
Beige Brown light 221 71% Approx
Desert Sand very dark 863 60% Fair
Clay Brown (3773) 862 53% Fair

Crescent Colours

La Tierra 084 86% Good
12-Grain 046 80% Good
Bunny Honey 141 71% Approx
Country Lane 126 69% Approx
Cinnamon Toast 115 64% Fair

Similar DMC Colors to 3863

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

DMC 3863 Mocha Beige medium
Yellow Beige very dark DMC 167 Noticeable ΔE 5.82 Beige Brown light DMC 841 Noticeable ΔE 5.86 Beige Brown medium DMC 840 Noticeable ΔE 6.16 Hazelnut Brown dark DMC 420 Noticeable ΔE 6.4 Brown very light DMC 435 Noticeable ΔE 7.21 Mocha Beige dark DMC 3862 Noticeable ΔE 7.66 Desert Sand very dark DMC 3772 Noticeable ΔE 7.98 Yellow Beige dark DMC 3045 Noticeable ΔE 8.49

Color Harmonies for DMC 3863

DMC threads that pair well with 3863, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.

Complementary
Opposite on the color wheel — maximum contrast
3863
3810 Turquoise dark
Analogous
Adjacent hues — smooth, natural transitions
3863
370 Mustard medium 3772 Desert Sand very dark
Triadic
Evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant and balanced
3863
3816 Celadon Green 28 Medium Light Eggplant
Monochromatic
Same hue, different lightness — great for shading
3863
801 Coffee Brown dark 3864 Mocha Beige light 20 Shrimp

Browns Family

DMC 3863 in context with nearby shades from the browns color family.

3863 Mocha Beige medium 3863 3032 Mocha Brown medium 3032 841 Beige Brown light 841 612 Drab Brown light 612 642 Beige Grey dark 642 3045 Yellow Beige dark 3045 371 Mustard 371 3829 Old Gold very dark 3829 782 Topaz dark (781) 782 07 Driftwood 07 840 Beige Brown medium 840

About DMC 3863

DMC 3863 (Mocha Beige medium) is a medium, muted shade in the browns family with warm chocolate tones. With a warm and grounded quality, this thread works beautifully in coffee themes and rustic designs. You will find this color at home in patterns featuring leather accents and horse designs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does DMC 3863 look like?

DMC 3863 (Mocha Beige medium) is a medium shade in the browns family with hex #92694F and RGB 146, 105, 79. Stitchers reach for it in projects featuring tree trunks and earth tones.

Which Anchor thread matches DMC 3863?

The closest Anchor match for DMC 3863 (Mocha Beige medium) is Anchor 369 (Coffee Medium Light) with a 76% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 379 (Dusty Flesh Dark, 74%) and Anchor 373 (Tan Medium Dark, 69%).

What DMC colors are similar to 3863?

The closest DMC threads to 3863 are 167 Yellow Beige very dark (ΔE 5.82), 841 Beige Brown light (ΔE 5.86), and 840 Beige Brown medium (ΔE 6.16). These are useful substitutes when 3863 is unavailable or for building gradients.

When should I use DMC 3863?

Reach for DMC 3863 (Mocha Beige medium) when your project calls for tree trunks, earth tones, animal fur, warm outlines. Its medium character carries both small accents and wider palette work; the harmony picks on this page show natural companions to 3863.

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