The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore equivalent of Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White (SW 7566, LRV 86) is Swiss Coffee OC-45, a warm creamy white near LRV 83 that reads the same soft, yellow-cream character as Westhighland White, sitting about three points deeper with a slightly more green-gray, earthier cast.
If that warmth feels like a touch too much yellow, White Dove OC-17 (near LRV 83) is the cleaner Benjamin Moore alternative: nearly the same brightness range, but grayer and more neutral. On the Behr deck, Bleached Linen PPU5-09 is the pick, a warm off-white near LRV 85 that lands closest of all on pure brightness.
The delta is small in every case (a point or two on LRV, a subtle shift in undertone), so treat these as very close and never exact. No brand publishes an official equivalent, and the only way to be sure is to confirm the match on your own wall before you buy gallons.
No paint company publishes an official cross-brand chart, so any Westhighland White equivalent really comes down to which color lands closest on two numbers: light reflectance value (LRV) and undertone. For the full method behind these calls, we walk through how cross-brand paint matching works in the pillar guide. The short version: brands mix on different bases and tint systems, so no color code maps one for one. What we can do is find the Benjamin Moore and Behr colors that read almost the same in a room, then hand you a way to prove it on your own wall before you commit a single gallon.
The closest matches, side by side
| Color | Brand + code | Approx LRV | Undertone vs Westhighland White | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhighland White (reference) | Sherwin-Williams SW 7566 | 86 | Warm yellow-cream, low chroma, faint gray softener that keeps it from going stark | The color you are matching |
| Swiss Coffee | Benjamin Moore OC-45 | ~83 | Same warm creamy family, a touch more green-gray and earthier, about three points deeper | Closest recommended BM match |
| White Dove | Benjamin Moore OC-17 | ~83 | Same brightness range, but grayer and less yellow, reads cleaner and more neutral | Cleaner BM alternative |
| Bleached Linen | Behr PPU5-09 | ~85 | Almost the same brightness, a warm off-white that reads a hair less yellow | Best Behr option |
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LRV figures are published-figure approximations and can move a point or two between fan decks and sample batches. Any hex or RGB you see for these colors is a digital rendering, not a spec: Westhighland White around #F3EEE3, Swiss Coffee around #ECE7DA, White Dove around #F0EEE1, Bleached Linen around #F3ECE1. The authoritative reference is always a physical paint chip viewed in your own light.
Read the lineup top to bottom and the pattern is clear. Swiss Coffee is the honest first call: it holds Westhighland White's soft, warm yellow-cream character and is the creamy white most people name on the Benjamin Moore deck, so the tradeoff is that it sits about three points deeper and leans a hair earthier and greener. White Dove goes the cleaner direction, matching the same brightness range but reading grayer and less yellow, which is exactly what you want if Westhighland White's warmth ever tips toward too much butter. Bleached Linen is the Behr pick and, interestingly, lands closest of all on pure brightness at roughly LRV 85, a warm off-white that reads just a touch less yellow than the Sherwin-Williams original. Every one of them is a near miss by a point or two, which is the whole reason this article ends where it does: on your own wall.
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Why there is no exact Westhighland White equivalent
Two forces keep a perfect Westhighland White clone off the shelf. The first is that every brand mixes its whites in-house. Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, and Behr each chase a warm creamy white from a different starting point, so two colors can post a similar LRV and still lean apart once real light hits the wall. Westhighland White is a bright, high-reflectance warm white at LRV 86, built on a soft yellow-cream base with just enough gray to keep it from reading like an old cream. Swiss Coffee lands close on that warm character but sits a few points deeper and a shade earthier, White Dove matches the brightness range but reads grayer and more neutral, and Bleached Linen tracks the reflectance almost exactly while leaning a hair less yellow. None of them is wrong. They are simply three points clustered around the same warm target.
The second force is the tint system, and context on top of it. Each brand builds a color on its own base paint, then loads a proprietary set of colorants, so a match that looks dead-on in a fan deck can drift a shade at the register, where the mix, the sheen, and even the batch nudge the undertone. Westhighland White is a warm white with a genuinely high LRV, which makes it sensitive to its surroundings: cool north light mutes the yellow and can make it read almost off-white, warm 2700K bulbs push it toward soft cream, and a wood floor or a brass fixture will bounce even more warmth back onto the wall. Westhighland White and its Benjamin Moore match can agree in a bright, sun-washed living room and separate in a dim north hallway. This is normal, and it is exactly why we frame these as the closest recommended matches rather than exact equivalents.
When the Benjamin Moore match works (and when to stay Sherwin-Williams)
- Switch to Swiss Coffee OC-45 when you already run Benjamin Moore for trim and cabinets and want one supplier. Near LRV 83, it holds Westhighland White's warm, creamy yellow-cream read while sitting about three points deeper, so it feels a touch cozier and earthier than the Sherwin-Williams original without losing the character.
- Reach for White Dove OC-17 when Westhighland White's yellow is the part you are unsure about. It occupies the same brightness range, near LRV 83, but reads grayer and less yellow, so most rooms register it as clean and neutral rather than creamy.
- Go with Behr Bleached Linen PPU5-09 when store access or budget points you to Behr. Near LRV 85, it is the closest of the group on pure brightness, a warm off-white that reads a hair less yellow than Westhighland White, and easy to grab at The Home Depot when you need a gallon today.
- Stay with Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White when the rest of your palette was built around SW 7566, or when your samples show a visible drift. For the full personality of the color, its lighting behavior, and its best rooms, see Westhighland White undertones and best rooms, and if you want the exact way to line two colors up without guessing, here is how to compare paint colors step by step.
Related matches
Rebuilding a whole Sherwin-Williams warm-neutral scheme on the Benjamin Moore deck? We ran the same math for two colors people cross-shop right alongside Westhighland White: the Benjamin Moore match for Balanced Beige, the warm greige a clear step deeper than a creamy white, and the Benjamin Moore match for City Loft, the soft warm off-white people pair with it on trim and adjoining walls. Read alongside this one, they let you carry a full Sherwin-Williams palette onto the Benjamin Moore shelf without guessing at each swap.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Westhighland White?
The closest widely recommended Benjamin Moore match is Swiss Coffee OC-45. Its LRV sits near 83, about three points below Westhighland White at LRV 86, and it reads the same warm, creamy yellow-cream character with a slightly more green-gray, earthier cast. White Dove OC-17 is the cleaner alternative if that warmth feels like too much yellow. The delta is small, so paint a sample and confirm it on your own wall before you commit.
Is there a Behr version of Westhighland White?
Behr does not sell Westhighland White, but Bleached Linen PPU5-09 is the warm off-white most people reach for. It sits near LRV 85, almost exactly matching Westhighland White's brightness, and reads just a hair less yellow. Because Behr and Sherwin-Williams tint on different bases, hold a Behr chip against a Westhighland White chip in your own light before deciding.
What is the LRV and undertone of Sherwin-Williams Westhighland White?
Westhighland White (SW 7566) has a published LRV of 86, which makes it a bright, high-reflectance warm white rather than a stark one. Its undertone is a soft, warm yellow-cream with low chroma and just enough gray to keep it from reading gold or sallow, which is why it feels creamy and calm in sunlight. A good cross-brand match needs a similar LRV and that same soft, warm-yellow character.
Will the Benjamin Moore match look identical to Westhighland White?
No. No brand publishes official equivalents, so even the closest match carries a small LRV and undertone delta that shifts with your lighting, sheen, and the surface underneath. Treat Swiss Coffee or Bleached Linen as very close, not identical, and test the specific match on your own wall before you buy gallons.
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