Simply White (BM 2143-70) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Simply White, LRV 89.5 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.3).
- North rooms
- Simply White: keeps more brightness (L* 92.5 vs 89.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Vanilla Milkshake BM 2141-70, #ECECE3, LRV 81: the Benjamin Moore 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
Simply White (BM 2143-70) is lighter than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 89.5 vs 81.9, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Simply White | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2143-70 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #F6F6ED | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 246, 246, 237 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 60°, 33%, 95% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.5 | 81.9 | +7.6 |
| Lab L* | 96.7 | 93.3 | +3.4 |
| Lab a* | -1.6 | -1.2 | −0.3 |
| Lab b* | 4.3 | 5.6 | −1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply White (BM 2143-70), published as #F6F6ED
#E4EBEB
#FFFFEB
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 Simply White (BM 2143-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.6 LRV points lighter (89.5 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Simply White (BM 2143-70) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.3 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 Simply White in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Simply White the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between Simply White and Swiss Coffee side by side.
- Which is lighter, Simply White or Swiss Coffee?
- Simply White, with an LRV of 89.5 against 81.9.
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Sources: 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.