Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) vs Alabaster (SW 7008)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 81.9 vs 82.
- Warmer
- About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 5.2).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 89.4 vs 88.8 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Dune White BM 968, #ECEAE0, LRV 80.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is about as light as Alabaster (SW 7008) and about as warm: LRV 81.9 vs 82, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Alabaster | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-45 | SW 7008 | |
| Hex | #EEECE1 | #EDEAE0 | |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 | 237, 234, 224 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% | 46°, 27%, 90% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 | 82 | −0.1 |
| Lab L* | 93.3 | 92.7 | +0.6 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.7 | −0.5 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 5.2 | +0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
Alabaster (SW 7008), published as #EDEAE0
#DBE0DE
#FFF4E0
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 Alabaster (SW 7008) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0.1 LRV points lighter (82 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Alabaster in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Alabaster?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Swiss Coffee and Alabaster apart.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Alabaster?
- Alabaster, with an LRV of 82 against 81.9.
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Sources: Swiss Coffee: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Alabaster: 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.