Swiss Coffee (Valspar 7002-16)
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Swiss Coffee (Valspar 7002-16) is a very light, neutral white from Valspar: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swiss Coffee
Four Valspar 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. Valspar 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 | White Snow | SW 9541 | 90 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gardenia | AF-10 | 85 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nano White | HDC-MD-06 | 87.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cow's Milk | 1053-1 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar white colors nearest to Swiss Coffee (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Swiss Coffee
Darker than Swiss Coffee
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 7002-16 |
| Hex | #F2F0EA |
| RGB | 242, 240, 234 |
| HSL | 45°, 24%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -0.4, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (Valspar 7002-16), published as #F2F0EA
#E0E6E8
#FFFAEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swiss Coffee (Valspar 7002-16)?
- Swiss Coffee has an LRV of 87. 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?
- Nano White (Behr HDC-MD-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swiss Coffee warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Swiss Coffee as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.