Snowbound (SW 7004) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Snowbound SW 7004 (simulated) — Snowbound SW 7004#EDEAE5, 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: Greek Villa (Lab b* 5.3 vs 2.8). Snowbound reads neutral white; Greek Villa reads warm white.
North rooms: Snowbound drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.4 vs 3.6); both keep about the same brightness.
Trim that works: Cold Foam SW 9504, #EFECE3, LRV 84: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.3, very close. At 2.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

SnowboundSherwin-Williams, SW 7004LRV 83, #EDEAE5

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

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Snowbound (SW 7004) is about as light as Greek Villa (SW 7551) and slightly cooler: LRV 83 vs 84, deltaE 2.3 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Snowbound	Greek Villa	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7004	SW 7551
Hex	#EDEAE5	#F0ECE2
RGB	237, 234, 229	240, 236, 226
HSL	37°, 18%, 91%	43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	83	84	−1
Lab L*	92.8	93.5	−0.7
Lab a*	0.1	-0.4	+0.5
Lab b*	2.8	5.3	−2.5
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Snowbound (SW 7004), published as #EDEAE5

North light (cool, indirect)
#DBE0E3

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF4E5

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 Snowbound (SW 7004) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.8 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

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Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Snowbound the same color as Greek Villa?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Snowbound and Greek Villa.
Which is lighter, Snowbound 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.