Rose Glow
DE5043 · #FFDBEB · LRV 73 — near-white with a hint of color, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Pale Cherry Blossom61
- 2Romance66
- 3Rose Glow73
- 4Pink Bliss82
- 5Ballerina Gown87
What Color Is Rose Glow, Really?
Rose Glow reads as a near-white with a hint of color — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5043 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rose Glow
Rose Glow 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 Rose Glow
At LRV 73, Rose Glow is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Rose Glow 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 DE5043 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Floral Linen160C-1 · Behr | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Candy Stripe2079-70 · Benjamin Moore | 4.3 | 81 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Utterly Pink1003-2C · Valspar | 2.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Princess Pink55RR 75/106 · Glidden | 3.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | It's A Girl!1105 · Diamond Vogel | 3.1 | 76 | Color page → |
| Hirshfield's | Sweet Pea1119 · Hirshfield's | 3.0 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Rose Glow 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 #FFDBEB in HSL space. Pair Rose Glow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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