964 — Sea Green light
Teals family#75CDC1
Need details on DMC 964? This medium-light, moderately saturated teal shade (Sea Green light) is hex #75CDC1, RGB 117, 205, 193. Cross-brand equivalents in Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Art Sampler, and Valdani are listed below — ranked by perceptual similarity — alongside 8 nearby DMC shades and color-theory harmony pairings.
About DMC 964
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Sea Green
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 964
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 964 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
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Hand-dyed & overdyed
Silk
Wool for needlepoint
Metallic, rayon & specialty
Other threads & beads
Fuse beads
Yarn for crochet & knitting
Need the runners-up, or a whole pattern converted? The thread conversion chart ranks every alternative for DMC 964 (Sea Green light) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 964
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 964
It reads best on black or dark fabric and can wash out on white, so reach for a dark or mid-tone ground.
DMC 964 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Sea Green light turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D964, Diamond Drills USA DMC964. A kit legend or drill bag marked 964 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 964
DMC threads that pair well with 964, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Teals Family
DMC964 in context with nearby shades from the teals color family.
About DMC 964
A medium-light, moderately saturated entry in the teals family, DMC 964 carries the name Sea Green light. Stitchers describe its character as steady and approachable, perfect for ocean waves and peacock feathers. It blends comfortably into projects centered on coastal scenes and dragonflies.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 964?
DMC 964 is called Sea Green light. It's a medium-light teal shade (hex #75CDC1, RGB 117, 205, 193) in the teals family, commonly used for tidepool patterns, water and sky, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 964?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 964 (Sea Green light) is Anchor 186 (Turquoise Light) with a 86% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 1070 (Jade Light, 83%) and Anchor 1072 (Jade Medium Light, 74%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 964?
The closest DMC threads to 964 are 3811 Turquoise very light (ΔE 8.39), 504 Blue Green Very Light (ΔE 9.63), and 598 Turquoise light (ΔE 9.81). These are useful substitutes when 964 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 964?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 964 (Sea Green light) for charts featuring tidepool patterns, water and sky, tropical motifs, cool accents. The medium-light tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.
What fabric color works best with DMC 964 (Sea Green light)?
It reads best on black or dark fabric and can wash out on white, so reach for a dark or mid-tone ground. For reference, 964 has a contrast ratio of about 1.9:1 on white fabric and 11.3:1 on black. As a cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 964 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Satin S964. The base shade is matched across the lines, but the fiber changes the look: Satin is a high-sheen rayon, Light Effects is a metallic polyester most people blend one strand at a time, and Étoile is cotton with a sparkle filament that stitches like ordinary floss.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 964?
Diamond Dotz D964 and Diamond Drills USA DMC964 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 964 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 964?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are ThreadworX 1059 Mystique (92%), Planet Earth Pepperpot 153 mermaid (89%), Soie d'Alger 5012 Jade (87%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.