Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 84.7 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 6.8 vs 5.6).
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 3.8); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Ivory Mist Behr 750C-1, #F1EEE2, LRV 85.3 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.1, very close. At 1.1, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) is slightly lighter than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly warmer: LRV 84.7 vs 81.9, deltaE 1.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee, Behr | Swiss Coffee, Benjamin Moore | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 12 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #F1EDE0 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 241, 237, 224 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 46°, 38%, 91% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.7 (est.) | 81.9 | +2.8 |
| Lab L* | 93.7 | 93.3 | +0.5 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -1.2 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 6.8 | 5.6 | +1.2 |
| 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
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
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 2.8 LRV points lighter (84.7 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.6 against 6.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Swiss Coffee (Behr 12) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.1. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Swiss Coffee and Swiss Coffee.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 84.7 against 81.9.
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Sources: Swiss Coffee: 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; Swiss Coffee: 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.