Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs City Loft (SW 7631)

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 City Loft SW 7631 (simulated) — City Loft SW 7631#DFDAD1, LRV 70

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Greek Villa, LRV 84 vs 70.
Warmer: About the same (Lab b* 5.3 vs 5.0). Greek Villa reads warm white; City Loft reads greige.
North rooms: Greek Villa: keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 83.3 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.1).
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.0, noticeably different. At 4.0, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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City LoftSherwin-Williams, SW 7631LRV 70, #DFDAD1

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Greek Villa (SW 7551) is lighter than City Loft (SW 7631) and about as warm: LRV 84 vs 70, deltaE 4.0 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	City Loft	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 7631
Hex	#F0ECE2	#DFDAD1
RGB	240, 236, 226	223, 218, 209
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	39°, 18%, 85%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	70	+14
Lab L*	93.5	87.2	+6.2
Lab a*	-0.4	0.1	−0.5
Lab b*	5.3	5.0	+0.3
Undertone	Neutral	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	Greige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

City Loft (SW 7631), published as #DFDAD1

North light (cool, indirect)
#CED0CF

South light (warm, direct)
#F1E4D1

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 14 LRV points lighter (84 vs 70), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Closest matches to City Loft in other brands

Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as City Loft?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.0. Most people can see the difference between Greek Villa and City Loft side by side.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or City Loft?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 70.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

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.