Linen White (BM 912) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 80.9 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Linen White, both warm white (Lab b* 9.1 vs 5.6).
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 4.4); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Stoneware BM CSP-245, #EFEADB, LRV 80.8: the Benjamin Moore 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
Linen White (BM 912) is about as light as Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and warmer: LRV 80.9 vs 81.9, deltaE 2.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Linen White | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 912 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #F2EBDA | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 242, 235, 218 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 42°, 48%, 90% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.9 | 81.9 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 93.2 | 93.3 | −0.1 |
| Lab a* | -0.5 | -1.2 | +0.7 |
| Lab b* | 9.1 | 5.6 | +3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Linen White (BM 912), published as #F2EBDA
#E1E1D8
#FFF5DA
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 Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.6 against 9.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Linen White (BM 912) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Linen White in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Linen White the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.9. Most people can see the difference between Linen White and Swiss Coffee side by side.
- Which is lighter, Linen White or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 80.9.
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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.