Pearly White (SW 7009) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Pearly White SW 7009 (simulated) — Pearly White SW 7009#E8E3D9, LRV 77

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 77.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.5 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Greek Villa keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 86.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.0, very close. At 2.0, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Pearly WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7009LRV 77, #E8E3D9

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

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Pearly White (SW 7009) is darker than Greek Villa (SW 7551) and about as warm: LRV 77 vs 84, deltaE 2.0 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Pearly White	Greek Villa	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7009	SW 7551
Hex	#E8E3D9	#F0ECE2
RGB	232, 227, 217	240, 236, 226
HSL	40°, 25%, 88%	43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	77	84	−7
Lab L*	90.4	93.5	−3.1
Lab a*	0.0	-0.4	+0.4
Lab b*	5.5	5.3	+0.2
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Off-white	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Pearly White (SW 7009), published as #E8E3D9

North light (cool, indirect)
#D6D9D7

South light (warm, direct)
#FAEDD9

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 7 LRV points lighter (84 vs 77), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Pearly White in other brands

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Pearly White the same color as Greek Villa?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.0. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Pearly White and Greek Villa.
Which is lighter, Pearly White or Greek Villa?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 77.

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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.