Tissue Pink (BM 1163) vs Bashful (BM 1171)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 71.2 vs 70.8.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 9.1 vs 9.0).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 84.6 vs 84.1 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Sun Kissed Peach BM 2168-70, #FCEFE4, LRV 85.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.5, indistinguishable. At 0.5, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Tissue Pink (BM 1163) is about as light as Bashful (BM 1171) and about as warm: LRV 71.2 vs 70.8, deltaE 0.5 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Tissue Pink | Bashful | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 1163 | 1171 | |
| Hex | #EDDBCD | #EBDACC | |
| RGB | 237, 219, 205 | 235, 218, 204 | |
| HSL | 26°, 47%, 87% | 27°, 44%, 86% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.2 | 70.8 | +0.4 |
| Lab L* | 88.5 | 88.1 | +0.4 |
| Lab a* | 3.9 | 3.5 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 9.1 | 9.0 | +0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tissue Pink (BM 1163), published as #EDDBCD
#DCD1CB
#FFE5CD
Bashful (BM 1171), published as #EBDACC
#DAD0CA
#FDE4CC
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Tissue Pink (BM 1163) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.4 LRV points lighter (71.2 vs 70.8), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Tissue Pink in other brands
Closest matches to Bashful in other brands
Common questions
- Is Tissue Pink the same color as Bashful?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.5. Most people cannot tell Tissue Pink and Bashful apart.
- Which is lighter, Tissue Pink or Bashful?
- Tissue Pink, with an LRV of 71.2 against 70.8.
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Sources: Tissue Pink: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Bashful: 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.