Grecian Ivory (SW 7541)
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Grecian Ivory (SW 7541) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grecian Ivory
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grecian Ivory by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Grecian Ivory, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar Key | 982 | 61.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aged Beige | PPU7-09 | 62.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parlour Taupe | 7003-1 | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Crushed Silk | 1024-3 | 63 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Grecian Ivory (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Grecian Ivory
Darker than Grecian Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7541 |
| Hex | #D8CFBE |
| RGB | 216, 207, 190 |
| HSL | 39°, 25%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 0.2, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grecian Ivory (SW 7541), published as #D8CFBE
#C7C5BC
#EAD9BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grecian Ivory (SW 7541)?
- Grecian Ivory has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grecian Ivory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Grecian Ivory in another brand?
- Crushed Silk (PPG 1024-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grecian Ivory warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grecian Ivory as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.