Natural Cream (BM OC-14) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 81.9 vs 64.8.
- Warmer
- Natural Cream (Lab b* 8.0 vs 5.6). Natural Cream reads greige; Swiss Coffee reads warm white.
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee: keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 81.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 4.3).
- Trim that works
- White Down BM 970, #EBE6D7, LRV 76.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.4, clearly different. At 5.4, treat them as different colors.
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Natural Cream
More comparisons with Natural Cream
Natural Cream (BM OC-14) is much darker than Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly warmer: LRV 64.8 vs 81.9, deltaE 5.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Natural Cream | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-14 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #DAD5C6 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 218, 213, 198 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 45°, 21%, 82% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.8 | 81.9 | −17.1 |
| Lab L* | 85.3 | 93.3 | −8.0 |
| Lab a* | -0.9 | -1.2 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 8.0 | 5.6 | +2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Cream (BM OC-14), published as #DAD5C6
#C9CBC4
#ECDFC6
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 17.1 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 64.8), 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 8.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Natural Cream (BM OC-14) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 8.0), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Natural Cream in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is Natural Cream the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.4. Natural Cream and Swiss Coffee are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Natural Cream or Swiss Coffee?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 64.8.
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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.