Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) vs Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 81.9 vs 80.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee (Lab b* 5.6 vs 1.4). Swiss Coffee reads warm white; Sea Pearl reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 87.7 in north light); Sea Pearl drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Cloud White BM 967, #F2F1E6, LRV 85.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.3, clearly different. At 5.3, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is slightly lighter than Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1) and warmer: LRV 81.9 vs 80, deltaE 5.3 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Sea Pearl | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | PPG Paints | |
| Color code | OC-45 | 1136-1 | |
| Hex | #EEECE1 | #E0E9E4 | |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 | 224, 233, 228 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% | 147°, 17%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 | 80 | +1.9 |
| Lab L* | 93.3 | 91.6 | +1.7 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -3.9 | +2.7 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 1.4 | +4.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | White | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1), published as #E0E9E4
#CEDFE2
#F3F3E4
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 1.9 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 80), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Sea Pearl (PPG 1136-1) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 1.4 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 Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Pearl in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Sea Pearl?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.3. Swiss Coffee and Sea Pearl are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Sea Pearl?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 80.
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Sources: Swiss Coffee: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Sea Pearl: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.