DMC 742
Light Tangerine
- Hex
- #FFBF57
- RGB
- 255, 191, 87
- Anchor
- 303
- Family
- Tangerine
DMC 742 is Light Tangerine, 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 742
Ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance — the measure ArtPatt's generator uses to match photos to floss. Useful when 742 is out of stock.
- DMC 972Deep CanaryΔE 5.0
- DMC 725Medium Light TopazΔE 5.5
- DMC 728TopazΔE 5.9
- DMC 3827Pale Golden BrownΔE 6.2
- DMC 743Medium YellowΔE 6.5
- DMC 3820Dark StrawΔE 6.6
The Tangerine 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 740Tangerine
- DMC 741Medium Tangerine
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