Smoky White (Behr BWC-13) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 81.9 vs 77.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 5.5).
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee: keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 86.8 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 4.0).
- Trim that works
- Night Blooming Jasmine Behr YL-W10, #F9F7EC, LRV 92.7 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, noticeably different. At 2.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Smoky White (Behr BWC-13) is slightly darker than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and about as warm: LRV 77.9 vs 81.9, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Smoky White | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | BWC-13 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #E9E4DA | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 233, 228, 218 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 40°, 25%, 88% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.9 (est.) | 81.9 | −4 |
| Lab L* | 90.7 | 93.3 | −2.6 |
| Lab a* | 0.0 | -1.2 | +1.2 |
| Lab b* | 5.5 | 5.6 | −0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoky White (Behr BWC-13), published as #E9E4DA
#D7DAD8
#FBEEDA
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 (BM OC-45) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 77.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Smoky White in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Smoky White the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between Smoky White and Swiss Coffee side by side.
- Which is lighter, Smoky White or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 77.9.
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Sources: Smoky White: 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.