Is Swiss Coffee 7002-16 warm or cool?
Its numeric screen value is summarized as white (yellow undertone). Surrounding flooring, daylight direction, lamps, and large fixed finishes can make the same sample read differently.
Valspar color reference
Swiss Coffee (7002-16) by Valspar
#F2F0EA
A white screen color with a white (yellow undertone) reading and LRV 87.1. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #F2F0EA
- RGB
- 242, 240, 234
- HSL
- 45°, 23.5%, 93.3%
- Lab D65
- 94.8, -0.38, 3.13
- LRV
- 87.1 estimated
- Undertone
- white (yellow undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
A soft white at this lightness can cover a full room while retaining enough warmth to sit comfortably with linen, rattan, and medium wood. It may suit bedrooms, relaxed living rooms, or cabinetry where a stark gallery white would feel severe. Northern exposure can quiet the creaminess, while late-day sun strengthens it. Test the sample beside white appliances, counters, and ceilings; those fixed whites often reveal more contrast than a small chip suggests.
Not affiliated with any paint brand. On-screen colors are approximations compiled from public references; verify with a physical swatch.
Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Benjamin Moorenearest three
PPGnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within Valspar
Similar, lighter, and darker
Bistro White7006-4 · #F0EEE9Similar · ΔE 0.633Du Jour7002-6 · #F1F0ECSimilar · ΔE 0.972Pearly Violet7001-23 · #F2EEE6Similar · ΔE 1.208Snowed In6004-1A · #EBEAE4Similar · ΔE 1.408Cream Delight7002-14 · #F2EEE5Similar · ΔE 1.512Sea Cove7005-5 · #EBF3E3Lighter · ΔE 6.713Du Jour7002-6 · #F1F0ECDarker · ΔE 0.972
Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://github.com/jpederson/colornerd
- Retrieved:
- LRV is calculated from the sRGB value and is labeled as an estimate.
Saveable reference
Color and closest-match card
FAQ
Questions about Swiss Coffee
Can I use the hex #F2F0EA for paint ordering?
No. Hex describes an sRGB screen color, not a paint tint formula. Use 7002-16 when requesting the brand color and verify a physical swatch in the intended product line.
How reliable are the matches for Swiss Coffee?
They're consistent, repeatable rankings of the screen colors. They don't account for sheen, substrate, application thickness, metamerism, or differences between paint products. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Cotton Tail PPG0998-1 by PPG at ΔE 0.478.
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