Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) vs Du Jour (Valspar 7002-6)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Du Jour, LRV 87 vs 81.9.
- Warmer
- Swiss Coffee (Lab b* 5.6 vs 2.1). Swiss Coffee reads warm white; Du Jour reads neutral white.
- North rooms
- Du Jour: keeps more brightness (L* 90.9 vs 89.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.0).
- Trim that works
- Mountain Peak White BM 2148-70, #F7F5EB, LRV 88.6: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.3, noticeably different. At 3.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45) is darker than Du Jour (Valspar 7002-6) and warmer: LRV 81.9 vs 87, deltaE 3.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Swiss Coffee | Du Jour | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Valspar | |
| Color code | OC-45 | 7002-6 | |
| Hex | #EEECE1 | #F1F0EC | |
| RGB | 238, 236, 225 | 241, 240, 236 | |
| HSL | 51°, 28%, 91% | 48°, 15%, 94% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.9 | 87 | −5.1 |
| Lab L* | 93.3 | 94.8 | −1.5 |
| Lab a* | -1.2 | -0.4 | −0.9 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 2.1 | +3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | White | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Coffee (BM OC-45), published as #EEECE1
#DCE2DF
#FFF6E1
Du Jour (Valspar 7002-6), published as #F1F0EC
#DFE6EA
#FFFAEC
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 Du Jour (Valspar 7002-6) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 5.1 LRV points lighter (87 vs 81.9), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Du Jour (Valspar 7002-6) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.1 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 Du Jour in other brands
Common questions
- Is Swiss Coffee the same color as Du Jour?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.3. Most people can see the difference between Swiss Coffee and Du Jour side by side.
- Which is lighter, Swiss Coffee or Du Jour?
- Du Jour, with an LRV of 87 against 81.9.
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Sources: Swiss Coffee: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Du Jour: 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.