White Dove (BM OC-17) vs Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- White Dove, LRV 83.2 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.5).
- North rooms
- White Dove drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.1 vs 3.0); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Dune White BM 968, #ECEAE0, LRV 80.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.0, indistinguishable. At 1.0, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
White Dove (BM OC-17) is about as light as Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) and slightly cooler: LRV 83.2 vs 81.9, deltaE 1.0 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | White Dove | Swiss Coffee | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-17 | OC-45 | |
| Hex | #EFEEE5 | #EEECE1 | |
| RGB | 239, 238, 229 | 238, 236, 225 | |
| HSL | 54°, 24%, 92% | 51°, 28%, 91% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.2 | 81.9 | +1.3 |
| Lab L* | 94.0 | 93.3 | +0.7 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 |
| Lab b* | 4.5 | 5.6 | −1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Dove (BM OC-17), published as #EFEEE5
#DDE4E3
#FFF8E5
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 White Dove (BM OC-17) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.3 LRV points lighter (83.2 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick White Dove (BM OC-17) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.5 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 White Dove in other brands
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Common questions
- Is White Dove the same color as Swiss Coffee?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.0. Most people cannot tell White Dove and Swiss Coffee apart.
- Which is lighter, White Dove or Swiss Coffee?
- White Dove, with an LRV of 83.2 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.