A creamy white that keeps its warmth in north light and turns gently buttery in late-afternoon sun. It has been a Behr favorite for decades because it softens stark rooms without reading yellow. Common on whole-house walls, kitchen cabinets and exterior siding.
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Undertone: Warm white with a soft creamy base.
LRV 84: Swiss Coffee is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Where to use it: Living room, kitchen cabinets, exterior siding.
Trim: Swiss Coffee pairs well with Ultra Pure White 1850 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Behr colors that work with Swiss Coffee on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Swiss Coffee from Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Behr Swiss Coffee (12) is #F1EDE0, which is rgb(241, 237, 224). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Behr Swiss Coffee has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Swiss Coffee is a very light color that reflects most of the light in a room.
Swiss Coffee has a warm white with a soft creamy base undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Behr Swiss Coffee is Westhighland White (SW 7566, #F3EEE3), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.2). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Behr Swiss Coffee is Swiss Coffee (OC-45, #EEECE1), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.3). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.