Gray, white and black DMC floss colors
FlossChart's DMC table has 54 gray, white and black colors. This page lists all of them with the DMC number, the name and an approximate screen color, from the lightest (DMC B5200, Snow White) to the darkest (DMC 310, Black).
How the list is made: a color is on this page when its DMC name contains one of these words: "gray", "grey", "pewter", "white", "black", "tin", "steel", "ash", "pearl", "snow", "ecru", "beaver". Names are what DMC calls the color, so a few colors show up in two families (for example a "Blue Green" is on the green page and the blue page). Lightness is measured as CIELAB L*, the same color math the FlossChart converter uses.
The biggest gray, white and black color groups
Many DMC colors come in runs of one name from very light to very dark. In this family the biggest runs are: Beaver Gray (6), Beige Gray (5), Brown Gray (5), Gray Green (5), Blue Gray (3). The Beaver Gray run, light to dark, is: Beaver Gray Very Light (3072), Beaver Gray Light (648), Beaver Gray Medium (647), Beaver Gray Dark (646), Beaver Gray Very Dark (645), Beaver Gray Ultra Dark (844).
The closest look-alikes in this family, by the same color difference: DMC 3072 and DMC 762 (difference 1,7); DMC 3024 and DMC 762 (difference 1,7); DMC 415 and DMC 02 (difference 1,7). On screen these are hard to tell apart, so check the real thread before you swap one for another.
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All 54 gray, white and black DMC colors, light to dark
| Color | DMC | Name | Screen color (hex) |
|---|---|---|---|
| B5200 | Snow White | #FFFFFF | |
| 746 | Off White | #FCFCEE | |
| Blanc | White | #FCFBF8 | |
| 3865 | Winter White | #F9F7F1 | |
| 27 | White Violet | #F0EEF9 | |
| 762 | Pearl Gray Very Light | #ECECEC | |
| Ecru | Ecru | #F0EADA | |
| 3024 | Brown Gray Very Light | #EBEAE7 | |
| 3072 | Beaver Gray Very Light | #E6E8E8 | |
| 01 | White Tin | #E3E3E6 | |
| 822 | Beige Gray Light | #E7E2D3 | |
| 928 | Gray Green Very Light | #DDE3E3 | |
| 24 | White Lavender | #E0D7EE | |
| 644 | Beige Gray Medium | #DDD8CB | |
| 02 | Tin | #D7D7D8 | |
| 415 | Pearl Gray | #D3D3D6 | |
| 168 | Pewter Very Light | #D1D1D1 | |
| 453 | Shell Gray Light | #D7CECB | |
| 159 | Blue Gray Light | #C7CAD7 | |
| 927 | Gray Green Light | #BDCBCB | |
| 03 | Tin Medium | #B8B8BB | |
| 452 | Shell Gray Medium | #C0B3AE | |
| 648 | Beaver Gray Light | #BCB4AC | |
| 04 | Tin Dark | #AEAEB1 | |
| 318 | Steel Gray Light | #ABABAB | |
| 3023 | Brown Gray Light | #B1AA97 | |
| 926 | Gray Green Medium | #98AEAE | |
| 647 | Beaver Gray Medium | #B0A69C | |
| 3053 | Green Gray | #9CA482 | |
| 160 | Blue Gray Medium | #999FB7 | |
| 642 | Beige Gray Dark | #A49878 | |
| 3022 | Brown Gray Medium | #8E9078 | |
| 3052 | Green Gray Medium | #889268 | |
| 414 | Steel Gray Dark | #8C8C8C | |
| 169 | Pewter Light | #848484 | |
| 161 | Blue Gray | #7880A4 | |
| 451 | Shell Gray Dark | #917B73 | |
| 646 | Beaver Gray Dark | #877D73 | |
| 640 | Beige Gray Very Dark | #857B61 | |
| 3768 | Gray Green Dark | #657F7F | |
| 3790 | Beige Gray Ultra Dark | #7F6A55 | |
| 317 | Pewter Gray | #6C6C6C | |
| 645 | Beaver Gray Very Dark | #6E655C | |
| 924 | Gray Green Vy Dark | #566A6A | |
| 535 | Ash Gray Very Light | #636458 | |
| 3051 | Green Gray Dark | #5F6648 | |
| 3787 | Brown Gray Dark | #625D50 | |
| 413 | Pewter Gray Dark | #565656 | |
| 3021 | Brown Gray Very Dark | #4F4B41 | |
| 844 | Beaver Gray Ultra Dark | #484848 | |
| 3799 | Pewter Gray Very Dark | #424242 | |
| 934 | Avocado Grn Black | #313919 | |
| 3371 | Black Brown | #1E1108 | |
| 310 | Black | #000000 |
Screen colors are approximations of real thread. Full list of all 489 colors: DMC floss color chart.