Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Whipped Cream, LRV 91.1 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee (Lab b* 5.6 vs 3.0). Whipped Cream reads neutral white; Swiss Coffee reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Whipped Cream: keeps more brightness (L* 92.6 vs 89.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Cotton Ball Behr HDC-CT-18G, #F6F5EF, LRV 91.1 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.9, noticeably different. At 2.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) is lighter than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 91.1 vs 81.9, deltaE 2.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Whipped Cream | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | DC-001 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #F6F5EF | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 246, 245, 239 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 95% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 91.1 (est.) | 81.9 | +9.2 |
| Lab L* | 96.5 | 93.3 | +3.2 |
| Lab a* | -0.7 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| Lab b* | 3.0 | 5.6 | −2.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001), published as #F6F5EF
#E4EBED
#FFFEEE
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 Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9.2 LRV points lighter (91.1 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Whipped Cream (Behr DC-001) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.0 against 5.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Whipped Cream in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Whipped Cream the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.9. Most people can see the difference between Whipped Cream and Swiss Coffee side by side.
- Which is lighter, Whipped Cream or Swiss Coffee?
- Whipped Cream, with an LRV of 91.1 against 81.9.
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Sources: Whipped Cream: 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.