Sweet Romance
DE5044 · #FFC4DD · LRV 62 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Sweet Romance62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Sweet Romance, Really?
Sweet Romance reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5044 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Romance
Sweet Romance 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 Sweet Romance
At LRV 62, Sweet Romance 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 Sweet Romance 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 DE5044 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 | Strawberry Mousse170A-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bermuda Breeze1345 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink Destiny1003-2B · Valspar | 3.4 | 65.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mountain LaurelPPG1181-3 · Glidden | 4.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glamping147-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Diamond Vogel | Garden Glory1106 · Diamond Vogel | 3.8 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Romance 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 #FFC4DD in HSL space. Pair Sweet Romance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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