DMC 444
Dark Lemon
- Hex
- #FFD600
- RGB
- 255, 214, 0
- Anchor
- 290
- Family
- Lemon
DMC 444 is Dark Lemon, a solid six-strand cotton floss from DMC's Mouliné Spécial range. The swatch above is a screen approximation — always confirm against a physical color card before buying for a project where the shade matters.
Closest substitutes for DMC 444
Ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance — the measure ArtPatt's generator uses to match photos to floss. Useful when 444 is out of stock.
- DMC 973Bright CanaryΔE 4.1
- DMC 726Light TopazΔE 4.6
- DMC 725Medium Light TopazΔE 6.6
- DMC 19Medium Light Autumn GoldΔE 6.8
- DMC 307LemonΔE 7.9
- DMC 743Medium YellowΔE 9.5
The Lemon family
DMC names shades within a family using Very Light, Light, Medium, Dark, and Very Dark qualifiers. Stitching a gradient usually means working up or down this ladder.
- DMC 307Lemon
- DMC 445Light Lemon
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