Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) vs Creamy White (BM OC-7)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 81.9 vs 71.
- Warmer
- Creamy White (Lab b* 10.7 vs 5.6). Swiss Coffee reads warm white; Creamy White reads greige.
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee: keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 83.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 4.4).
- Trim that works
- Capitol White BM CW-10, #F5F2E5, LRV 86.9: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.1, clearly different. At 5.1, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is lighter than Creamy White (BM OC-7) and cooler: LRV 81.9 vs 71, deltaE 5.1 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Creamy White | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | OC-45 | OC-7 | |
| Hex | #EEECE1 | #E3DCC8 | |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 | 227, 220, 200 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% | 44°, 33%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 | 71 | +11 |
| Lab L* | 93.3 | 87.8 | +5.5 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -1.0 | −0.3 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 10.7 | −5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Yellow | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
Creamy White (BM OC-7), published as #E3DCC8
#D2D2C6
#F5E6C8
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 11 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 71), 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 10.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Creamy White (BM OC-7) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 10.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Creamy White in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Creamy White?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.1. Swiss Coffee and Creamy White are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Creamy White?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 71.
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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.