The floor finish is the reference
Judge Swiss Coffee against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is cream stone and aged brass. Swiss Coffee OC-45 is a warm-white choice whose identity must stay distinct from the lighter Behr reference with the same name.
Cream stone already contributes warmth; brass is an accent within that palette rather than proof that every warm white will fit.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
View Swiss Coffee vertically where it meets the installed timber. The floor can make a light white look warmer by comparison, but that does not establish a universal undertone. Include the existing trim so the wall is approved between both fixed neighbors rather than against wood alone.
Swiss Coffee has an LRV of 81.91; Behr Swiss Coffee 12 is 84. The difference is 2.09 points, with Swiss Coffee returning more light under the reference measurement.
The condition for keeping Swiss Coffee
Choose the OC-45 sample on its own merits; the Behr color with the same name is a separate paint reference.
Keep the Swiss Coffee board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee OC-45. The recorded LRV is 81.91. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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