Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Swiss Coffee, LRV 81.9 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 5.6). Swiss Coffee reads warm white; Agreeable Gray reads greige.
- North rooms
- Swiss Coffee: keeps more brightness (L* 89.4 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.0 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- Dove Wing BM 960, #E9E6DB, LRV 77.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 7.6, clearly different. At 7.6, treat them as different colors.
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More comparisons with Agreeable Gray
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is much lighter than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and about as warm: LRV 81.9 vs 60, deltaE 7.6 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | OC-45 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #EEECE1 | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 | 60 | +21.9 |
| Lab L* | 93.3 | 81.9 | +11.4 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | 0.3 | −1.6 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 5.7 | −0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | White | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 21.9 LRV points lighter (81.9 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Swiss Coffee in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 7.6. Swiss Coffee and Agreeable Gray are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Agreeable Gray?
- Swiss Coffee, with an LRV of 81.9 against 60.
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Sources: Swiss Coffee: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Agreeable Gray: 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.