Pink and Sleek
DE5108 · #FFC3C6 · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Pink and Sleek63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Pink and Sleek, Really?
Pink and Sleek reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5108 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pink and Sleek
Pink and Sleek 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.
How Lighting Changes Pink and Sleek
At LRV 63, Pink and Sleek 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.
Most complaints about Pink and Sleek are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE5108 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bella PinkSW 6596 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Apricot Lily230A-3 · Behr | 4.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Smashing Pink1303 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach Whisper1008-2B · Valspar | 2.9 | 62.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | RosewinePPG1188-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cotton Candy Pink75RR 63/207 · Glidden | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Pink and Sleek within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFC3C6 in HSL space. Pair Pink and Sleek with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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