Seapearl (BM 961) 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 76.4.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.6).
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 86.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- China White BM OC-141, #E7E4D9, LRV 76.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.8, very close. At 1.8, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
See each color
Seapearl (BM 961) is darker than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and about as warm: LRV 76.4 vs 81.9, deltaE 1.8 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Seapearl | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 961 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #E7E4D9 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 231, 228, 217 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 47°, 23%, 88% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.4 | 81.9 | −5.5 |
| Lab L* | 90.5 | 93.3 | −2.7 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -1.2 | +0.3 |
| Lab b* | 5.7 | 5.6 | +0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seapearl (BM 961), published as #E7E4D9
#D5DAD7
#F9EED9
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 5.5 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 76.4), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Seapearl in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Seapearl the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.8. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Seapearl and Swiss Coffee.
- Which is lighter, Seapearl or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 76.4.
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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.