Rose Colored (SW 6303)
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Rose Colored (SW 6303) is a medium, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rose Colored
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rose Colored by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rose Colored, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Attraction | 1255 | 50.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tea Room | S150-2 | 51.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Pink | 1008-8B | 55 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Radiant Rouge | 1053-4 | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Rose Colored (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Rose Colored
Darker than Rose Colored
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6303 |
| Hex | #DCB6B5 |
| RGB | 220, 182, 181 |
| HSL | 2°, 36%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 13.5, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rose Colored (SW 6303), published as #DCB6B5
#CCACB3
#EDC0B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rose Colored (SW 6303)?
- Rose Colored has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rose Colored is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rose Colored in another brand?
- Pink Attraction (BM 1255) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Rose Colored warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rose Colored as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.