Bayshore Beige (BM 1079)
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Bayshore Beige (BM 1079) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.2, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bayshore Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bayshore Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bayshore Beige, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Fragile Beauty | SW 7553 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stone Wash | QE-10 | 67.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tagsale Linen | 3001-10C | 64 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sandpiper | 1077-2 | 72 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bayshore Beige (LRV 67.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Bayshore Beige
Darker than Bayshore Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1079 |
| Hex | #E5D5C3 |
| RGB | 229, 213, 195 |
| HSL | 32°, 40%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, 2.6, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bayshore Beige (BM 1079), published as #E5D5C3
#D4CBC1
#F6DFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bayshore Beige (BM 1079)?
- Bayshore Beige has an LRV of 67.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bayshore Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bayshore Beige in another brand?
- Fragile Beauty (SW 7553) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bayshore Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bayshore Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.