The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Swiss Coffee
Benjamin Moore · OC-45
The warm white everyone starts with
Simply White
Benjamin Moore · OC-117
The warm white that stays white
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSimply White is the lighter of the two at LRV 89.52, 5.5 points above Swiss Coffee at LRV 84. Both read warm. Both belong to the whites family. For a whole room, Simply White is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Swiss Coffee is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsSwiss Coffee is the warm white by which other warm whites are measured. With an LRV near 84 it stays bright and open, but a slight yellow-beige undertone keeps it creamy rather than clinical — the look of fresh cream rather than fresh snow.
Simply White is one of Benjamin Moore's most-specified whites — bright, at LRV 90, and warm without being creamy. A touch of yellow keeps it friendly, but it is light enough that it reads as a true white in almost every room, which is why it works on walls, trim and ceilings together.