Shoji White (SW 7042) vs Greek Villa (SW 7551)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Shoji White SW 7042 (simulated) — Shoji White SW 7042#E6DFD3, LRV 74

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 74.
Warmer: Shoji White, both warm white (Lab b* 6.7 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Greek Villa: keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 85.2 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.6).
Trim that works: Whitetail SW 7103, #F4EFE4, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Shoji WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7042LRV 74, #E6DFD3

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

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Shoji White (SW 7042) is darker than Greek Villa (SW 7551) and slightly warmer: LRV 74 vs 84, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Shoji White	Greek Villa	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7042	SW 7551
Hex	#E6DFD3	#F0ECE2
RGB	230, 223, 211	240, 236, 226
HSL	38°, 28%, 86%	43°, 32%, 91%
LRV (light reflectance value)	74	84	−10
Lab L*	89.1	93.5	−4.4
Lab a*	0.3	-0.4	+0.7
Lab b*	6.7	5.3	+1.4
Undertone	Warm	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Off-white	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Shoji White (SW 7042), published as #E6DFD3

North light (cool, indirect)
#D5D5D1

South light (warm, direct)
#F8E9D3

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 10 LRV points lighter (84 vs 74), 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 6.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Shoji White (SW 7042) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 6.7), which counters cool indirect light

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Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Common questions

Is Shoji White the same color as Greek Villa?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Shoji White and Greek Villa side by side.
Which is lighter, Shoji White or Greek Villa?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 74.

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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.