Swiss Coffee vs White Dove

Swiss Coffee (LRV 81) is a Benjamin Moore warm off-white with a yellow undertone; White Dove (LRV 85) runs four points brighter and carries a softer cream undertone, less yellow than Swiss Coffee side by side.

Swiss Coffee Benjamin Moore · OC-45 LRV 81

Pick Swiss Coffee for a warmer, slightly deeper off-white, common on trim in a home with a lot of natural wood.

White Dove Benjamin Moore · OC-17 LRV 85

Pick White Dove for the brighter, more universally popular Benjamin Moore trim white that still avoids a stark, cool look.

How close are they?

Delta-E (perceptual color distance) between Swiss Coffee and White Dove is 2.2 (close enough that most eyes will not tell them apart on a wall). LRV runs 81 for Swiss Coffee versus 85 for White Dove, a 4-point gap.