Dover White (SW 6385) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Dover White SW 6385 (simulated) — Dover White SW 6385#F0EADC, LRV 83

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: Greek Villa, LRV 84 vs 83.
Warmer: Dover White, both warm white (Lab b* 7.5 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Greek Villa drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.3); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Classic Light Buff SW 0050, #F0EADC, LRV 83: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.7, very close. At 1.7, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Dover WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 6385LRV 83, #F0EADC

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Greek VillaSherwin-Williams, SW 7551LRV 84, #F0ECE2

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Dover White (SW 6385) is about as light as Greek Villa (SW 7551) and slightly warmer: LRV 83 vs 84, deltaE 1.7 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Dover White	Greek Villa	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6385	SW 7551
Hex	#F0EADC	#F0ECE2
RGB	240, 234, 220	240, 236, 226
HSL	42°, 40%, 90%	43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	83	84	−1
Lab L*	92.8	93.5	−0.6
Lab a*	-0.3	-0.4	+0.0
Lab b*	7.5	5.3	+2.2
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Off-white	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Dover White (SW 6385), published as #F0EADC

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE0DA

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4DC

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 Greek Villa (SW 7551) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (84 vs 83), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Greek Villa (SW 7551) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 5.3 against 7.5, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Dover White (SW 6385) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.5), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Dover White in other brands

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Dover White the same color as Greek Villa?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.7. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Dover White and Greek Villa.
Which is lighter, Dover White or Greek Villa?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 83.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.