Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)

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 Natural Linen SW 9109 (simulated) — Natural Linen SW 9109#DFD3C3, LRV 66

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Greek Villa, LRV 84 vs 66.
Warmer: Natural Linen (Lab b* 9.4 vs 5.3). Greek Villa reads warm white; Natural Linen reads greige.
North rooms: Greek Villa: keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 81.2 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.6 vs 4.9).
Trim that works: Whitetail SW 7103, #F4EFE4, LRV 86: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 6.6, clearly different. At 6.6, treat them as different colors.

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

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Natural LinenSherwin-Williams, SW 9109LRV 66, #DFD3C3

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Greek Villa (SW 7551) is much lighter than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and cooler: LRV 84 vs 66, deltaE 6.6 (clearly different).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	Natural Linen	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 9109
Hex	#F0ECE2	#DFD3C3
RGB	240, 236, 226	223, 211, 195
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	34°, 30%, 82%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	66	+18
Lab L*	93.5	85.1	+8.3
Lab a*	-0.4	1.5	−1.9
Lab b*	5.3	9.4	−4.1
Undertone	Neutral	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	White	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

Natural Linen (SW 9109), published as #DFD3C3

North light (cool, indirect)
#CEC9C1

South light (warm, direct)
#F1DDC3

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 18 LRV points lighter (84 vs 66), 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 9.4, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Natural Linen (SW 9109) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.4), which counters cool indirect light

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Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as Natural Linen?: They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 6.6. Greek Villa and Natural Linen are different colors.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or Natural Linen?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 66.

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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.