DMC 9, Cocoa - Very Dark

DMC reference: 9
Name: Cocoa - Very Dark
French name: Cacao très foncé
Colour: #5C4442 · rgb(92, 68, 66)
Family: Browns

The eight nearest shades

Measured by eye rather than by number: the perceived difference (CIEDE2000) says how far apart two skeins still look once they are stitched. Under two, nobody will see that something other than 9 went into the cloth. That is where you start when a shop is out of a reference.

DMC 779 · Brown · Brun · #53332D · ΔE 6.3
DMC 839 · Beige Brown - Dark · Brun beige foncé · #5A3C2D · ΔE 7.1
DMC 535 · Ash Gray - Very Light · Gris cendre très clair · #5B514F · ΔE 7.3
DMC 3740 · Antique Violet - Dark · Violet ancien foncé · #5C3E4B · ΔE 7.5
DMC 3857 · Rosewood - Dark · Bois de rose foncé · #5C2F31 · ΔE 8.8
DMC 3031 · Mocha Brown - Very Dark · Brun moka très foncé · #45352A · ΔE 9.0
DMC 3781 · Mocha Brown - Dark · Brun moka foncé · #593F2B · ΔE 9.3
DMC 838 · Beige Brown - Very Dark · Brun beige très foncé · #4A3021 · ΔE 9.6

In the other brands

This thread's equivalent in Anchor, Madeira and Cosmo: the one in Madeira's table when it gives one, otherwise the nearest.

Anchor 1086 · nearest, ΔE 7.8
Madeira 0806 · nearest, ΔE 7.9
Cosmo 310 · nearest, ΔE 7.2

See it in a chart

This shade is one of the 483 the converter can put in a pattern. Give it a photograph and it picks the threads for you, this one included when the picture calls for it.

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Where to buy it

From €0.94 to €2.70 at 11 shops, checked on 20/10/2026.

Charts using this thread

No published chart uses this one yet.