Short and Sweet
DE6023 · #EDD1D3 · LRV 63 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Short and Sweet63
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Short and Sweet, Really?
Short and Sweet reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6023 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Short and Sweet
Short and Sweet 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 Short and Sweet
At LRV 63, Short and Sweet 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 Short and Sweet 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 DE6023 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 | Charming PinkSW 6309 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Malibu Coast230E-2 · Behr | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Pearl2005-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Delicate Pink Rose1008-6C · Valspar | 1.9 | 68.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | BeauteousPPG1183-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Princess Pearl Pink90RR 68/090 · Glidden | 0.2 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Short and Sweet 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 #EDD1D3 in HSL space. Pair Short and Sweet with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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