Behr Swiss Coffee 12
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- Swiss Coffee for bedroom (3 photos)
- Swiss Coffee for living room (5 photos)
- Behr 12 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Swiss Coffee for exterior (1 photo)
- Behr Swiss Coffee reviews (9 photos)
- What are Behr Swiss Coffee undertones?
- Is Swiss Coffee 12 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Swiss Coffee
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Swiss Coffee 12
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | 12 |
| Name: | Swiss Coffee |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Swiss Coffee?
Behr Swiss Coffee 12 is a light, softly warmed off-white with a creamy beige cast rather than a crisp, paper-white look. Its #f1ede0 value gives it a gentle, low-contrast presence that can keep walls bright without feeling stark. In daylight, Swiss Coffee reads as a pale ivory, while warmer evening bulbs can draw out its subtle creaminess. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where white trim would feel too sharp, and it can also soften kitchen cabinetry. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm gray tile, muted sage, or deep brown accents for a grounded palette.
Swiss Coffee for bedroom (3 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Swiss Coffee for living room (5 photos)
Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Behr 12 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Swiss Coffee for exterior
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Swiss Coffee reviews (9 photos)
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What are Behr Swiss Coffee undertones?
Swiss Coffee is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
241, 237, 224
Is Behr Swiss Coffee cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 46°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
12 Swiss Coffee HSL code: 46, 38%, 91%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Swiss Coffee
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Swiss Coffee:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Swiss Coffee
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Swiss Coffee with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 226, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Swiss Coffee
Swiss Coffee has an LRV of 84.45% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 84.45%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #f1ede0 |
| RGB Decimal | 241, 237, 224 |
| RGB Percent | 94.51%, 92.94%, 87.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 46° Saturation: 7.05% Value: 94.51% |
| HSL | hsl(46, 38, 91) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.66 Yellow: 7.05 Key: 5.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 236.714 I: 6.561 Q: -3.199 |
| XYZ | X: 80.012 Y: 84.652 Z: 82.625 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.733 a:-0.878 b:6.771 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.733 u:3.025 v:10.389 |
| Decimal | 15855072 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.006, -5.782, 11.16 |
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