Benjamin Moore · OC-45
Swiss Coffee on interior walls
- Color family
- Creamy off-white
- LRV
- 81.91
- Digital swatch
- #EEECE1
Where I’d start
Swiss Coffee is worth a sample when you want white walls that feel warmer beside oak or tile. Check the wall where it meets the trim or cabinets. If that edge looks too creamy to you, White Dove and Chantilly Lace give you two useful alternatives.
See Swiss Coffee on more walls
See what changes when the room, trim and light are different.
Kitchen with oak cabinets
Wall color beside the existing cabinet finish
Sunny nook
A wall that catches the daylight
Hall with blue trim
A cooler edge beside warm wall paint
Room with wood built-ins
Wall color against existing wood grain
Same room, three colors
Start at the edge where the wall meets the existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole room.
Swiss Coffee
Benjamin Moore · OC-45Check the wall right beside the oak. That’s the spot to judge whether the cream works with the existing wood.
White Dove
Benjamin Moore · OC-17Similar lightness, with a different balance of warmth. Watch the shaded edge against the trim.
Chantilly Lace
Benjamin Moore · OC-65The brighter comparison. Try it if the other two feel too creamy beside a white ceiling or countertop.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared wall area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Swiss Coffee or White Dove with warm wood?
Sample both. Swiss Coffee is a good place to start if you want more cream. White Dove is worth trying if the wood already brings the warmth you want.
See the White Dove guideWhich brand of Swiss Coffee is this?
This guide uses Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee OC-45. Behr also sells a color named Swiss Coffee, with the code 12. Give the store both the brand and the code.
See Behr Swiss Coffee 12Can I use Swiss Coffee on cabinets?
Benjamin Moore includes OC-45 in its cabinet color guide. The comparisons here show it on the walls. For cabinets, put a sample on a separate board and hold it beside the actual countertop and backsplash.
Benjamin Moore’s cabinet color guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Put the sample right next to the trim, cabinet or countertop you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Bring White Dove and a cleaner white along so you can judge how much cream you want.
Look in different light
Check the wall again after dark. Warm bulbs can make the contrast with white trim more obvious.
