Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs Oyster White (SW 7637)

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 Oyster White SW 7637 (simulated) — Oyster White SW 7637#E2DDD0, LRV 72

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Greek Villa, LRV 84 vs 72.
Warmer: Oyster White, both warm white (Lab b* 7.0 vs 5.3).
North rooms: Greek Villa: keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 84.3 in north light) and 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 3.5, noticeably different. At 3.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Oyster WhiteSherwin-Williams, SW 7637LRV 72, #E2DDD0

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Greek Villa (SW 7551) is lighter than Oyster White (SW 7637) and slightly cooler: LRV 84 vs 72, deltaE 3.5 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	Oyster White	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 7637
Hex	#F0ECE2	#E2DDD0
RGB	240, 236, 226	226, 221, 208
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	43°, 24%, 85%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	72	+12
Lab L*	93.5	88.2	+5.3
Lab a*	-0.4	-0.5	+0.2
Lab b*	5.3	7.0	−1.7
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

Oyster White (SW 7637), published as #E2DDD0

North light (cool, indirect)
#D1D3CE

South light (warm, direct)
#F4E7D0

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 12 LRV points lighter (84 vs 72), 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 7.0, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Oyster White (SW 7637) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.0), which counters cool indirect light

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Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as Oyster White?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.5. Most people can see the difference between Greek Villa and Oyster White side by side.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or Oyster White?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 72.

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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.