Benjamin Moore Bashful 1171
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| Official page: | Bashful 1171 |
| Code: | 1171 |
| Name: | Bashful |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Bashful?
Benjamin Moore Bashful 1171 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable peachy cast, drawn from its soft blend of cream, blush, and tan. Its low saturation keeps it from looking overly pink, while the warm undertone gives walls a gently sunlit appearance. In bright natural light, Bashful can look airy and pale; under warm lamps, its peach-beige character becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining spaces where a quiet warm neutral is wanted, especially alongside ivory trim, natural oak, linen, and matte brass. For contrast, pair this shade with dusty olive, muted terracotta, or deep brown accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Bashful undertones?
Bashful is a light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
RGB code:
235, 218, 204
Is Benjamin Moore Bashful cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 27° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
1171 Bashful HSL code: 27, 44%, 86%
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 Bashful
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Bashful:
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.
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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 Bashful with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Benjamin Moore Nimbus Gray and Providence Blue.
LRV of Bashful
Bashful has an LRV of 70.8% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 70.8%, 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
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EBDACC |
| RGB Decimal | 235, 218, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 92.16%, 85.49%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 13.19% Value: 92.16% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 44, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.23 Yellow: 13.19 Key: 7.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 221.487 I: 14.629 Q: -0.761 |
| XYZ | X: 70.23 Y: 72.166 Z: 67.34 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.048 a:3.543 b:8.994 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.048 u:10.898 v:12.69 |
| Decimal | 15456972 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.95, -1.095, 12.466 |
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