Vanilla Milkshake (BM 2141-70) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 81 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.4).
- North rooms
- Vanilla Milkshake drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 3.0); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Vanilla Milkshake BM OC-59, #ECECE3, LRV 81: the Benjamin Moore 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
Vanilla Milkshake (BM 2141-70) is about as light as Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 81 vs 81.9, deltaE 1.1 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Vanilla Milkshake | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2141-70 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #ECECE3 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 236, 236, 227 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 60°, 19%, 91% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 | 81.9 | −0.9 |
| Lab L* | 93.2 | 93.3 | −0.1 |
| Lab a* | -1.6 | -1.2 | −0.3 |
| Lab b* | 4.4 | 5.6 | −1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Milkshake (BM 2141-70), published as #ECECE3
#DAE2E1
#FEF6E3
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 0.9 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 81), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Vanilla Milkshake (BM 2141-70) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.4 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 Vanilla Milkshake in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Vanilla Milkshake 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 Vanilla Milkshake and Swiss Coffee.
- Which is lighter, Vanilla Milkshake or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 81.
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Sources: Vanilla Milkshake: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); 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.