Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) vs Blank Canvas (Behr DC-003)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 84.7 vs 84.7.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 6.8 vs 6.3).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 89.8 vs 89.8 in north light).
- Trim that works
- White Stone Behr DC-012, #F1EDE1, LRV 84.7 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.4, indistinguishable. At 0.4, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) is about as light as Blank Canvas (Behr DC-003) and about as warm: LRV 84.7 vs 84.7, deltaE 0.4 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Blank Canvas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Behr | |
| Color code | 12 | DC-003 | |
| Hex | #F1EDE0 | #F1EDE1 | |
| RGB | 241, 237, 224 | 241, 237, 225 | |
| HSL | 46°, 38%, 91% | 45°, 36%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.7 (est.) | 84.7 (est.) | 0 |
| Lab L* | 93.7 | 93.8 | −0.0 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -0.7 | −0.2 |
| Lab b* | 6.8 | 6.3 | +0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (Behr 12), published as #F1EDE0
#DFE3DE
#FFF7E0
Blank Canvas (Behr DC-003), published as #F1EDE1
#DFE3DF
#FFF7E1
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 Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (84.7 vs 84.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Blank Canvas in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Blank Canvas?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.4. Most people cannot tell Swiss Coffee and Blank Canvas apart.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Blank Canvas?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 84.7.
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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.