Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink SW 6568

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Official page:Lighthearted Pink SW 6568
Code:SW 6568
Name:Lighthearted Pink
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Living Well

What color is Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink?

Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink SW 6568 is a pale, powdery pink with a soft rosy cast and a faint cool mauve undertone. Its high lightness keeps it airy on walls, while the muted saturation prevents it from reading overly sweet or bright. In warm artificial light, Lighthearted Pink can appear a little creamier and more blush-toned; cooler daylight brings out its delicate rosy-lilac side. It suits bedrooms, nurseries, dressing areas, and bathrooms, especially when paired with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed brass, or light natural linen. For a more grounded look, use this shade alongside charcoal accents, deep plum textiles, or muted sage-green details.

Lighthearted Pink for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing pink shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Bedroom
@ladyteeinc

Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink reviews (4 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this pink that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Sw Lighthearted Pink Living Room
@dana_what
Hallway
@stamppaints
Sw 6568 Nursery
@aluisyandco
Sw 6568 Nursery
@aluisyandco

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What are Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink undertones?

Lighthearted Pink is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#EDD5DD

RGB code:

237, 213, 221

Is Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink cool or warm?

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Color wheel

At 340° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.

SW 6568 Lighthearted Pink HSL code: 340, 40%, 88%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Lighthearted Pink

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Pink shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Lighthearted Pink:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Lighthearted Pink with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 160, such as Sherwin Williams Mountain Air and Billiard Green.

LRV of Lighthearted Pink

Lighthearted Pink has an LRV of 70.76% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 70.76%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#edd5dd
RGB Decimal237, 213, 221
RGB Percent92.94%, 83.53%, 86.67%
HSVHue: 340° Saturation: 10.13% Value: 92.94%
HSLhsl(340, 40, 88)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.13 Yellow: 6.75 Key: 7.06
YIQY: 221.088 I: 11.731 Q: 7.566
XYZX: 71.768 Y: 70.815 Z: 78.275
CIE LabL:87.395 a:9.636 b:-0.897
CIE LuvL:87.395 u:13.502 v:-3.098
Decimal15586781
Hunter Lab84.151, 4.968, 3.756

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