Greek Villa (SW 7551) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

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 Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

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

Quick decision

Lighter: Greek Villa, LRV 84 vs 69.
Warmer: About the same (Lab b* 5.3 vs 4.4). Greek Villa reads warm white; Drift of Mist reads greige.
North rooms: Greek Villa keeps more brightness (L* 89.5 vs 82.5 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Cheviot SW 9503, #F6F2E8, LRV 89: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.5, noticeably different. At 4.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

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

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Greek Villa (SW 7551) is much lighter than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and about as warm: LRV 84 vs 69, deltaE 4.5 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Greek Villa	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7551	SW 9166
Hex	#F0ECE2	#DCD8D0
RGB	240, 236, 226	220, 216, 208
HSL	43°, 32%, 91%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	84	69	+15
Lab L*	93.5	86.5	+7.0
Lab a*	-0.4	0.0	−0.4
Lab b*	5.3	4.4	+0.9
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	White	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Greek Villa (SW 7551), published as #F0ECE2

North light (cool, indirect)
#DEE2E0

South light (warm, direct)
#FFF6E2

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#EEE2D0

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 15 LRV points lighter (84 vs 69), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Greek Villa in other brands

Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Greek Villa the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.5. Most people can see the difference between Greek Villa and Drift of Mist side by side.
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or Drift of Mist?: Greek Villa, with an LRV of 84 against 69.

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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.