Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs Westhighland White (SW 7566)

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 Westhighland White SW 7566 (simulated) — Westhighland White SW 7566#F3EEE3, LRV 86

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Westhighland White, LRV 86 vs 84.
Warmer: About the same, both warm white (Lab b* 5.3 vs 5.9).
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 90.3 vs 89.5 in north light).
Trim that works: Whitetail SW 7103, #F4EFE4, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 0.7, indistinguishable. At 0.7, pick on price, finish or availability.

See each color

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

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Westhighland WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7566LRV 86, #F3EEE3

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Greek Villa (SW 7551) is slightly darker than Westhighland White (SW 7566) and about as warm: LRV 84 vs 86, deltaE 0.7 (indistinguishable).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	Westhighland White	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 7566
Hex	#F0ECE2	#F3EEE3
RGB	240, 236, 226	243, 238, 227
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	41°, 40%, 92%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	86	−2
Lab L*	93.5	94.2	−0.8
Lab a*	-0.4	-0.2	−0.2
Lab b*	5.3	5.9	−0.6
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	White

Same paint, two kinds of light

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

Westhighland White (SW 7566), published as #F3EEE3

North light (cool, indirect)
#E1E4E1

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF8E3

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 Westhighland White (SW 7566) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2 LRV points lighter (86 vs 84), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Closest matches to Westhighland White in other brands

Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as Westhighland White?: They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.7. Most people cannot tell Greek Villa and Westhighland White apart.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or Westhighland White?: Westhighland White, with an LRV of 86 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.