Swiss Coffee
50YY 83/057 · #F2ECE1 · LRV 83 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Swiss Coffee83
- 4Moonlit Beach88
- 5Crème Fraiche93
What Color Is Swiss Coffee, Really?
Swiss Coffee reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden 50YY 83/057 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Swiss Coffee
Swiss Coffee shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Swiss Coffee
Swiss Coffee is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Swiss Coffee are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden 50YY 83/057 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Greek VillaSW 7551 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 84 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blank CanvasDC-003 · Behr | 1.2 | 85 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky2163-70 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cream Delight7002-14 · Valspar | 0.5 | 84.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | AccoladePPG1208-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 85 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pristine Pearl021W · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 84 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Swiss Coffee within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F2ECE1 in HSL space. Pair Swiss Coffee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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