Cameo White (Behr MQ3-32) 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 80.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee (Lab b* 5.6 vs 3.3). Cameo White reads neutral white; Swiss Coffee reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 88.1 in north light); Cameo White drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.2 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Smart White Behr 730A-1, #F6F3EC, LRV 89.8 (estimated): the Behr white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.6, noticeably different. At 2.6, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Cameo White (Behr MQ3-32) is about as light as Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 80.9 vs 81.9, deltaE 2.6 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Cameo White | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Behr | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | MQ3-32 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #EBE8E2 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 235, 232, 226 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 40°, 18%, 90% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.9 (est.) | 81.9 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 92.1 | 93.3 | −1.2 |
| Lab a* | 0.0 | -1.2 | +1.2 |
| Lab b* | 3.3 | 5.6 | −2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cameo White (Behr MQ3-32), published as #EBE8E2
#D9DEE0
#FDF2E2
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 1 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 80.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Cameo White (Behr MQ3-32) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.3 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 Cameo White in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Cameo White the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.6. Most people can see the difference between Cameo White and Swiss Coffee side by side.
- Which is lighter, Cameo White or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 80.9.
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Sources: Cameo 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.