DMC 367 — Dark Pistachio Green

DMC 367 Dark Pistachio Green: Shadow Green With Warmth

DMC 367 Dark Pistachio Green occupies one of the most useful positions in the green spectrum: it's dark enough to read as shadow, warm enough to feel natural, and versatile enough to pair with nearly everything. At hex #3B7A4A, it's a deep-to-mid forest green that sits between the near-black depth of DMC 319 and the middle value of DMC 320. In the five-step pistachio sequence, 367 is the shadow step — darker than the main fill but lighter than the deepest shade, doing the work of making leaves, stems, and ground cover look three-dimensional.

What distinguishes the pistachio greens from the other green families in the DMC range is their warmth. This isn't the cool blue-green of the 500-series or the earthy muted green of the sage family. Pistachio greens are firmly in warm-green territory, which makes them look like living plant matter rather than decorative color. DMC 367 carries that quality at a dark value — it's the color of heavy foliage in dappled shade, of the underside of a leaf, of the deep green in a dense hedge.

Practical applications where 367 does its best work:

• Leaf shadow fills: In a botanical design using 320 as the primary leaf fill and 368 as the highlight, 367 handles the shadow sides and base of leaves where direct light doesn't reach.
• Stem shadows: Stems are rarely the same value all the way around. A round stem is lighter on the top surface and darker on the underside — 367 handles that underside shadow beautifully.
• Dark foliage backgrounds: When a floral design has a dense foliage background rather than a fabric background, 367 fills the deeper areas between lighter flowers and leaves.
• Wreath designs: Christmas wreaths, laurel wreaths, and floral garland designs often use a two-step green sequence of 367 and 368 (or 367 and 320) to give the woven foliage its rounded, dimensional appearance.

DMC 367 is also a surprisingly effective backstitch color for designs that use green as a dominant tone. Where backstitching in black over a green-heavy floral or botanical design can feel heavy and inorganic, 367 provides clear definition while keeping the eye in the green family. The outlines blend into the palette rather than imposing on it.

In wreath and garland patterns specifically, 367 and 368 are one of the great pairings in all of cross-stitch. The two values are distinct enough that the light-on-dark transition reads clearly, but close enough in hue that the design maintains unity. If you stitch holiday themes or botanical borders, having both colors in abundance is never a mistake.

One note for pattern adaptation: some older chart books list 367 as an alternative for neighboring values like 319 or 320 where a shade was unavailable in a kit. These substitutions reduce the gradient's range but are acceptable for simplified versions of botanical designs. The closer together two shades are in value, the less you lose by combining them — 367 can substitute for 319 with less visual impact than 367 could substitute for 368, because the value jump is smaller.