Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
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Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is a very light, warm white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.9, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swiss Coffee
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Swiss Coffee by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Swiss Coffee, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ivory Mist | 750C-1 | 85.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polar White | 7003-16 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Accolade | 1208-1 | 85 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore white colors nearest to Swiss Coffee (LRV 81.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Swiss Coffee
Darker than Swiss Coffee
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-45 |
| Hex | #EEECE1 |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -1.2, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)?
- Swiss Coffee has an LRV of 81.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swiss Coffee is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Swiss Coffee in another brand?
- Polar White (Valspar 7003-16) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swiss Coffee warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Swiss Coffee as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.