Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27)
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Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27) is a very light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 81.7, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swiss Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Swiss Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Swiss Cream, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ancient Ivory | 935 | 80.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pontoon White | 7006-13 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cake Batter | 1214-1 | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Swiss Cream (LRV 81.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Swiss Cream
Darker than Swiss Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CT-27 |
| Hex | #ECEAD9 |
| RGB | 236, 234, 217 |
| HSL | 54°, 33%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -2.2, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27), published as #ECEAD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swiss Cream (Behr HDC-CT-27)?
- Swiss Cream has an LRV of 81.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swiss Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Swiss Cream in another brand?
- Ancient Ivory (BM 935) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swiss Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Swiss Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.