Aesthetic White (SW 7035) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Aesthetic White SW 7035 (simulated) — Aesthetic White SW 7035#E3DDD3, LRV 73

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 73.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.6 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Greek Villa: keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 84.4 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.5).
Trim that works: Pearly White SW 7009, #E8E3D9, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.3, noticeably different. At 3.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Aesthetic WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7035LRV 73, #E3DDD3

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

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Aesthetic White (SW 7035) is darker than Greek Villa (SW 7551) and about as warm: LRV 73 vs 84, deltaE 3.3 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Aesthetic White	Greek Villa	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7035	SW 7551
Hex	#E3DDD3	#F0ECE2
RGB	227, 221, 211	240, 236, 226
HSL	38°, 22%, 86%	43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	73	84	−11
Lab L*	88.3	93.5	−5.1
Lab a*	0.3	-0.4	+0.7
Lab b*	5.6	5.3	+0.3
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Off-white	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Aesthetic White (SW 7035), published as #E3DDD3

North light (cool, indirect)
#D2D3D1

South light (warm, direct)
#F5E7D3

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 11 LRV points lighter (84 vs 73), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Aesthetic White in other brands

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Aesthetic White the same color as Greek Villa?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.3. Most people can see the difference between Aesthetic White and Greek Villa side by side.
Which is lighter, Aesthetic White or Greek Villa?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 73.

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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.