Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs Roman Column (SW 7562)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa SW 7551 (simulated) — Greek Villa SW 7551#F0ECE2, LRV 84

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Roman Column SW 7562 (simulated) — Roman Column SW 7562#F6F0E2, LRV 88

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Roman Column, LRV 88 vs 84.
Warmer: Roman Column, both warm white (Lab b* 7.5 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Roman Column keeps more brightness (L* 91.0 vs 89.5 in north light); Greek Villa drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.3).
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.9, very close. At 1.9, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

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

More comparisons with Greek Villa

Roman ColumnSherwin-Williams, SW 7562LRV 88, #F6F0E2

Greek Villa (SW 7551) is slightly darker than Roman Column (SW 7562) and slightly cooler: LRV 84 vs 88, deltaE 1.9 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	Roman Column	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 7562
Hex	#F0ECE2	#F6F0E2
RGB	240, 236, 226	246, 240, 226
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	42°, 53%, 93%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	88	−4
Lab L*	93.5	94.9	−1.5
Lab a*	-0.4	-0.3	−0.0
Lab b*	5.3	7.5	−2.1
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	Off-white

Same paint, two kinds of light

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

Roman Column (SW 7562), published as #F6F0E2

North light (cool, indirect)
#E4E6E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFFAE2

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 Roman Column (SW 7562) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (88 vs 84), 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 Roman Column (SW 7562) 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 Greek Villa in other brands

Closest matches to Roman Column in other brands

Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as Roman Column?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.9. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Greek Villa and Roman Column.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or Roman Column?: Roman Column, with an LRV of 88 against 84.

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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.