Picking the perfect off-white paint color for your home? Let’s compare SW Creamy vs BM Swiss Coffee to see which might be perfect for your home!
Warm, off-white paint colors are a great choice for those looking for a neutral paint color with some sophistication and warmth.
Off-whites are timeless. They fit many decor styles and pair well with many finishes and other paint colors.
Creamy, off-white paint colors are perfect for those looking for a neutral option without feeling too cold or stark. There are several gorgeous shades of off-white paint to choose from.
Today I want to compare two super popular shades of off-white paint – Creamy and Swiss Coffee.
Let’s talk about the difference between these two popular shades.
Read my full review of Swiss Coffee
Creamy vs Swiss Coffee
SW Creamy and BM Swiss Coffee are both warm, neutral off-white paint colors that work well in a variety of spaces. However, they do have slight differences.
Creamy is slightly warmer. Swiss Coffee is more neutral, but it can read a bit green in certain lighting situations!
What is similar about Creamy vs Swiss Coffee?
Creamy and Swiss Coffee are both warm off-white paint colors.
Both have an LRV of 81, meaning they have the same level of color depth and reflect the same amount of light back into a room.
Creamy and Swiss Coffee both feature warm beige undertones, although Swiss Coffee has additional undertones as well, as listed below.
Creamy and Swiss Coffee are both great choices for whole house paint colors.
What is different about Creamy vs Swiss Coffee?
Creamy and Swiss Coffee are similar off-white paint colors that are neutral enough to work well in a lot of homes. But, they do have some slight differences.
Both have warm beige undertones, but Swiss Coffee also has yellow and slight green undertones. It can even look great in rooms with cool-toned lighting.
Overall, Creamy is slightly warmer and creamier, and Swiss Coffee is slightly cooler and more neutral.
| Creamy | Swiss Coffee | |
| LRV | 81 | 81 |
| RBG | R: 239 G: 232 B: 219 | R:237 G:234 B:224 |
| Undertones | warm beige | warm yellow/beige, slightly green |
Light Reflectance Value
Light Reflective Value is the measurement of how much light a color bounces around. This is on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white.
Creamy and Swiss Coffee both have an LRV of 81, which means they absorb and reflect the same amount of light back into a room.
Generally, anything with an LRV from 72-82 is considered an off-white, with anything higher than 82 being true white.
This means both Creamy and Swiss Coffee are considered off-whites, although they’re both lighter than many other off-whites.
Undertones
Creamy and Swiss Coffee both feature warm undertones.
Creamy has warm beige undertones, and Swiss Coffee has warm yellow and beige undertones with the slightest hint of green.
Between the two colors, Creamy looks slightly warmer and creamier (ha!), and Swiss Coffee looks slightly cooler and more neutral.
Both colors will look warmer in south-facing rooms with lots of natural light and a bit cooler in north-facing rooms that lack natural light.
Swiss Coffee can even read as slightly green, especially in cool-toned lighting.
It’s very important to swatch colors on your wall to make sure they look good – day and night – in your actual space before committing.
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How do I decide between these two colors?
SW Creamy and BM Swiss Coffee are very similar, so it can be hard to choose between the two. However, take a good look at the lighting in your room.
South-facing rooms with lots of natural light may cause Creamy to look a bit yellow. Swiss Coffee will read a bit more neutral.
If you have a north-facing room without much natural light, go with Creamy. Swiss Coffee could read as slightly green in these circumstances.
Sherwin Williams Creamy color palette
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Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee color palette
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Thanks for reading!
Meg Hemmelgarn is a freelance writer and home decor + DIY blogger who loves to talk about paint colors. She and her husband are currently renovating their third fixer upper. You can see their projects on her blog, Green With Decor.