DMC 973 Canary - Bright

973
DMC number
973
Name
Canary - Bright
Hex
#FFE300
RGB
255, 227, 0
CIELAB
L 90 · a -8 · b 89
Family
Yellows & golds

DMC 973 is a six-strand cotton embroidery floss in the yellows & golds 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 Canary

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

  • 972Canary - Deep

Closest DMC colours to 973

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

  • 444Lemon - Dark · ΔE 4.1
  • 307Lemon · ΔE 4.9
  • 726Topaz - Light · ΔE 6.5
  • 725Topaz - Medium Light · ΔE 10.3
  • 3819Moss Green - Light · ΔE 10.9
  • 445Lemon - Light · ΔE 11.0