Sweetie Pie
DE6003 · #E1BBDB · LRV 53 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Gothic Purple24
- 2Wisteria48
- 3Sweetie Pie53
- 4Lavender Mist63
- 5Silver Peony68
What Color Is Sweetie Pie, Really?
Sweetie Pie reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6003 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweetie Pie
Sweetie Pie 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Sweetie Pie
At LRV 53, Sweetie Pie 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 Sweetie Pie 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 DE6003 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 | Child's PlaySW 6845 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Girl TalkP110-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Magic Wand1001-2A · Valspar | 2.5 | 56.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pink PeonyPPG1251-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pink PeonyPPG1251-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 58 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Doll Cheeks146-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sweetie Pie 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 #E1BBDB in HSL space. Pair Sweetie Pie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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