Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace 2121-70 (simulated)
Chantilly Lace BM 2121-70#F4F6F1, LRV 90 Verified 2026-10-02
Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa SW 7551 (simulated)
Greek Villa SW 7551#F0ECE2, LRV 84

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter
Chantilly Lace, LRV 90 vs 84.
Warmer
Greek Villa (Lab b* 5.3 vs 2.2). Chantilly Lace reads neutral white; Greek Villa reads warm white.
North rooms
Chantilly Lace: keeps more brightness (L* 92.7 vs 89.5 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 3.6).
Trim that works
Chantilly Lace BM OC-65, #F4F6F1, LRV 90: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness
deltaE 3.8, noticeably different. At 3.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) is lighter than Greek Villa (SW 7551) and cooler: LRV 90 vs 84, deltaE 3.8 (noticeably different).

Side by side

MeasureChantilly LaceGreek VillaGap
BrandBenjamin MooreSherwin-Williams
Color code2121-70SW 7551
Hex#F4F6F1#F0ECE2
RGB244, 246, 241240, 236, 226
HSL84°, 22%, 95%43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)9084+6
Lab L*96.693.5+3.2
Lab a*-1.5-0.4−1.2
Lab b*2.25.3−3.2
UndertoneNeutralNeutral
Temperatureneutralwarm
Color familyWhiteWhite

Same paint, two kinds of light

Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70), published as #F4F6F1

North light (cool, indirect)
#E2ECEF
South light (warm, direct)
#FFFFEF

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0
South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

  • Pick Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 6 LRV points lighter (90 vs 84), so it bounces back more of the limited light
  • Pick Chantilly Lace (BM 2121-70) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.2 against 5.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
  • Pick Greek Villa (SW 7551) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.3), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Chantilly Lace in other brands

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Chantilly Lace the same color as Greek Villa?
They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.8. Most people can see the difference between Chantilly Lace and Greek Villa side by side.
Which is lighter, Chantilly Lace or Greek Villa?
Chantilly Lace, with an LRV of 90 against 84.

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Sources: Chantilly Lace: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Greek Villa: 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.