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Swiss Coffee OC-45: hex #EEECE1, LRV and undertone

Swiss Coffee OC-45 is a Benjamin Moore off-white, hex #EEECE1, LRV 81.91. It reads as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone (OKLCH hue 98°).

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreSwiss CoffeeOC-45

Hex: #EEECE1
RGB: 238, 236, 225
LRV: 81.91
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 81.91. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 98°, chroma 0.015). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

White DriftsOC-138
LushAF-475
FossilAF-65
Newburg GreenHC-158

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchSwiss Coffeepale, grayish yellow

HEX: #EEECE1
RGB: rgb(238, 236, 225)
HSL: hsl(51, 28%, 91%)

Best text on it: black at 17.72:1

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Swiss Coffee#EEECE1

Every code for Swiss Coffee

HEX#EEECE1
RGBrgb(238, 236, 225)
HSLhsl(51, 28%, 91%)
HSV51°, 5%, 93%
CMYK0%, 1%, 5%, 7%
Lablab(93.3% -0.7 5.6)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.015 98.3)
Decimal15658209

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Swiss Coffee in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FDFDFC
80%#FCFBF9
70%#FAF9F6
60%#F8F7F3
50%#F7F6F0
40%#F5F4ED
30%#F3F2EA
20%#F1F0E7
10%#F0EEE4
Base#EEECE1
10%#D6D4CB
20%#BEBDB4
30%#A7A59E
40%#8F8E87
50%#777671
60%#5F5E5A
70%#474744
80%#302F2D
90%#181817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E3E1D7
20%#D8D6CE
30%#CDCCC4
40%#C2C1BA
50%#B7B6B1
60%#ACABA7
70%#A1A09D
80%#969693
90%#8B8B8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#EEECE1
#E1E3EE

Analogous

#EEE6E1
#EEECE1
#EAEEE1

Triadic

#EEECE1
#E1EEEC
#ECE1EE

Split complementary

#EEECE1
#E1EAEE
#E6E1EE

Tetradic (square)

#EEECE1
#E1EEE6
#E1E3EE
#EEE1EA

Monochromatic

#B7AE7F
#D2CDB0
#EEECE1
#F8F7F2
#F8F7F2

Swiss Coffee in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Swiss Coffee with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Swiss Coffee
Triad #E1EEEC
Triad #ECE1EE
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Swiss Coffee in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; swiss coffee carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Swiss Coffee

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#EEECE1
Protanopia (no red cones)#EEEBE0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#EFECE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F0EAE9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.18:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	17.72:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.18:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	17.72:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.03:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --swiss-coffee: #eeece1;
  --swiss-coffee-rgb: 238 236 225;
  --swiss-coffee-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Swiss Coffee is Benjamin Moore OC-45 in the Off White Collection. The hex is #EEECE1, a gentle, creamy white with a little more body than the brightest whites in the same line.

What the figures say

RGB is 238, 236, 225 and HSL is hsl(51, 28%, 91%). Moving to OKLCH, we get oklch(94.2% 0.015 98.3). The chroma is low at 0.015, and a hue of 98° points toward yellow, so the computed reading is a yellowish warm neutral. That yellow tends to come forward in warm evening light and beside crisper whites.

With an LRV of 81.91, it is very light. It reflects a large share of available light, though visibly less than the whites in the 89 to 90 range, which is part of why it feels softer.

The brand's coordinating colors

The coordinating list holds White Drifts OC-138, Lush AF-475, Fossil AF-65 and Newburg Green HC-158. No pages exist on ColorPlum for these yet, so they are recorded by name and code.

Who is really close

This color has some of the tightest matches in the set. White Dove OC-17 is ΔE 1, which is under 2 and hard to tell apart on a wall. Simply White OC-117 is 2.4 and Classic Gray OC-23 is 2.7.

Across brands, Alabaster SW 7008 is 0.8 away, Greek Villa SW 7551 is 1.2 and Pure White SW 7005 is 2.2. Two of those three fall under the visible threshold. Still, finish and light change perception, so lay down real samples before choosing between brands.

Worked example

Suppose you are painting the living room walls and want to use a Sherwin-Williams color you already have left over from the hallway. Alabaster at 0.8 is close enough that a half-empty can could cover a small patch, but a whole wall may reveal a seam in raking light. Test a four-foot swatch near the window first.

Now imagine the same room with a west window. Swiss Coffee at LRV 81.91 will pick up amber near sunset and may read creamier than it does at noon. If that is too warm for the sofa, White Dove will not help, since it is only 1 away; Simply White at 2.4 is the real step cooler.

Text and contrast

On #EEECE1, black text measures 17.72:1, while white text is 1.18:1. Keep type dark on any panel or page colored this way.