DMC 166 Moss Green - Medium Light

166
DMC number
166
Name
Moss Green - Medium Light
Hex
#C0C840
RGB
192, 200, 64
CIELAB
L 78 · a -20 · b 64
Family
Greens

DMC 166 is a six-strand cotton embroidery floss in the greens range. Stitched on white Aida it is subtle — outline it or use it for highlights. It shows up well on darker fabric. Screen colours are approximate; compare with a real skein before buying for a large area.

Other shades of Moss Green

Light to dark. Shades from one family blend smoothly when you shade an area.

  • 165Moss Green - Very Light
  • 3819Moss Green - Light
  • 581Moss Green
  • 580Moss Green - Dark

Closest DMC colours to 166

Ranked by CIEDE2000 colour difference; under 2.5 is hard to tell apart.

  • 733Olive Green - Medium · ΔE 6.9
  • 581Moss Green · ΔE 7.1
  • 3819Moss Green - Light · ΔE 7.7
  • 704Chartreuse - Bright · ΔE 7.8
  • 907Parrot Green - Light · ΔE 8.3
  • 734Olive Green - Light · ΔE 8.8