966 — Baby Green medium
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DMC 966 (Baby Green medium) is a medium-light, muted green shade with hex code #8DBF8E and RGB values 141, 191, 142. Below you'll find the closest Valdani, Crescent Colors, and Anchor equivalents — ranked by visual color similarity — plus 8 similar DMC shades and color harmony pairings.
About DMC 966
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Pearlescent Soft Green
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 966
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 966 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.
More stranded cotton
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 966 (Baby Green medium) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 966
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 966
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 966 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 Baby Green medium turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D966, Diamond Drills USA DMC966. A kit legend or drill bag marked 966 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 966
DMC threads that pair well with 966, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Greens Family
DMC966 in context with nearby shades from the greens color family.
About DMC 966
Meet DMC 966, Baby Green medium — a muted, medium-light thread in the greens family with true green tones. Its restrained and versatile presence shines in forest canopies and cactus motifs alike. Pull this thread for shamrock designs or frog patterns when you need a dependable shade.
Frequently Asked Questions
DMC 966 — what color is it?
The color of DMC 966 is Baby Green medium — a medium-light green thread (hex #8DBF8E, RGB 141, 191, 142). It shows up most in nature scenes and holiday projects.
What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 966?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 966 (Baby Green medium) is Anchor 225 (Christmas Green Very Light) with a 83% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 241 (Pistachio Green, 83%) and Anchor 242 (Pistachio Green Medium, 81%).
Which DMC threads are close to 966?
The closest DMC threads to 966 are 13 Medium Light Nile Green (ΔE 3.29), 564 Jade very light (ΔE 4.75), and 164 Forest Green light (ΔE 4.82). These are useful substitutes when 966 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What is DMC 966 good for?
DMC 966 (Baby Green medium) is commonly used in cross-stitch projects featuring nature scenes, holiday projects, landscape details, ferns. Its medium-light tone works well for standalone motifs and as part of larger palettes. This page includes color harmonies and similar shades to pair with 966.
What fabric color works best with DMC 966 (Baby Green medium)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 966 has a contrast ratio of about 2.1:1 on white fabric and 10:1 on black. As a soft cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 966 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Light Effects E966. 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 966?
Diamond Dotz D966 and Diamond Drills USA DMC966 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 966 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 966?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Needle Necessities 140 Creme de Menthe (92%), Appleton 423 Leaf Green (92%), Soie d'Alger 1832 Pine Green medium (89%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.