Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Whisper White, LRV 89.3 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- Whisper White: keeps more brightness (L* 91.8 vs 89.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Harmonious White Behr DC-013, #EEEDE4, LRV 84.3 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) is lighter than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 89.3 vs 81.9, deltaE 1.7 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Whisper White | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HDC-MD-08 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #F4F3EA | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 244, 243, 234 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 54°, 31%, 94% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.3 (est.) | 81.9 | +7.4 |
| Lab L* | 95.7 | 93.3 | +2.4 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -1.2 | +0.0 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 5.6 | −1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08), published as #F4F3EA
#E2E9E8
#FFFEEA
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 Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.4 LRV points lighter (89.3 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Whisper White (Behr HDC-MD-08) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.5 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 Whisper White in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Whisper White the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Whisper White and Swiss Coffee.
- Which is lighter, Whisper White or Swiss Coffee?
- Whisper White, with an LRV of 89.3 against 81.9.
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Sources: Whisper 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.