Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Love Affair |
| SKU | DE5101 |
| Hex | #FFBEC8 |
| RGB | 255, 190, 200 |
| HSL | 351°, 100%, 87% |
| LRV | 61 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Pink |
About Dunn-Edwards Love Affair
At LRV 61, Love Affair is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Love Affair is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
Closest matches by brand
10 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Love Affair within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFBEC8 in HSL space. Pair Love Affair with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Love Affair Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Love Affair from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5101 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Love Affair
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Love Affair. The nearest is Loveable (SW 6590) at ΔE 4.18 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Loveable swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Love Affair
Behr's nearest match is Sherbet Fruit (P180-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 61) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Love Affair without repainting risk. See the full Sherbet Fruit swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Love Affair
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Love Affair is Bed of Roses (1318) — very close at ΔE 2.91, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62 vs 61) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bed of Roses swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Love Affair
Valspar has no exact twin of Love Affair. The nearest is Pink Icing (V041-3) at ΔE 3.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60.9 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pink Icing swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Love Affair
Glidden's nearest match is Cotton Candy Pink (75RR 63/207), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.51). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 61) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Love Affair without repainting risk. See the full Cotton Candy Pink swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Love Affair
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Love Affair. The nearest is Blushed Pink (103-3DB) at ΔE 4.86 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Blushed Pink swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Love Affair
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Love Affair. The nearest is Everything Pink (HGSW 1056) at ΔE 4.18 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Everything Pink swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Love Affair
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Garden Glory (1106), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.83). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 61) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Love Affair without repainting risk. See the full Garden Glory swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Love Affair
The closest Hirshfield's equivalent of Love Affair is A Lot of Love (1114). At ΔE 0.7 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 61). If Hirshfield's is your counter, order A Lot of Love and you'll get the same color. See the full A Lot of Love swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Love Affair
The closest Kompozit equivalent of Love Affair is A Lot of Love (1114). At ΔE 0.7 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 61). If Kompozit is your counter, order A Lot of Love and you'll get the same color. See the full A Lot of Love swatch →