Greek Villa

SW 7551 · Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams

Greek Villa

SW 7551

Hex code

#F0ECE2

Light reflectance value (LRV)

84.2Off-white, light and airy

0 black100 white

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige, a warm color

Color family: White
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Greek Villa SW 7551 is a warm white from the white family. At LRV 84 it is light enough to count as an off-white, and its undertone is a subtle yellow-beige, which keeps it soft rather than stark. It works on walls, trim, ceilings, cabinets and exteriors, and it can serve as the one white for a whole house.

Is Greek Villa warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans yellow

Undertone

Subtle yellow-beige

graysaturated

A gentle lean, quiet on the wall.

Greek Villa measures warm, with a lean right at the yellow end and only a little pigment behind it: enough to read as a cream against a bright white, not enough to look yellow on its own, and with almost nothing to push it pink or green. It behaves like a soft white with a little warmth, not a beige, and it picks up whatever sits next to it: warm oak floors make it creamier, gray tile cleaner and whiter. Its closest neighbors, Cold Foam SW 9504, Cotton SW 9581 and Alabaster SW 7008, are each hard to tell apart from it on a wall.

Greek Villa in north, south, east and west light

Greek Villa earns its keep in north rooms, where its warmth stops the walls going gray the way a cooler white such as Extra White SW 7006 can in weak light. South and west exposures are the ones to watch: afternoon sun can push it toward cream on the walls it hits directly, so test a sample on the sunniest wall in the afternoon.

Watch for

Next to a bright white trim it reads as a color, not a white.
Warm oak or pine floors bounce their color up and add to the warmth.
Cool white bulbs flatten it and make it look dull; use warm white bulbs instead.

Best rooms and surfaces for Greek Villa

Greek Villa is a walls color first: living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and hallways, and light enough to run through a whole house, trim and ceilings included in different sheens. On kitchen cabinets it is a soft warm white that hides fingerprints better than a bright white and sits well with brass, black and wood hardware. It falls flat beside a cool palette: blue-gray tile or stark white quartz with gray veins can make it look dingy or yellow. Its best partners are warm materials: white oak, walnut, honey-toned floors, warm-veined marble and terracotta. It pairs cleanly with Iron Ore SW 7069 on doors or an island, Evergreen Fog SW 9130 or Pewter Green SW 6208 on cabinets, and Urbane Bronze SW 7048 on an accent wall.

Greek Villa on an exterior

Greek Villa sits in the Top Exterior Colors collection. Outdoors it reads lighter and brighter than indoors, a soft white rather than a cream on siding or stucco, with the warmth showing mostly in shade and at dusk. Sherwin-Williams names no trim white for it, so use it for body and trim in different sheens, or add Extra White SW 7006 for a crisper trim. For the door, Iron Ore SW 7069, Tricorn Black SW 6258 or the coordinating In the Navy SW 9178 all hold their own.

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Greek Villa vs Alabaster, Pure White, Snowbound and Shoji White

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Alabaster SW 7008, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Greek Villa vs Alabaster SW 7008

Greek Villa is a touch lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Alabaster SW 7008 is the closest page color, close enough that most people cannot tell the two apart on the same wall. Alabaster is a touch darker, and a hair creamier. Pick Alabaster if the room is very bright and you want the white to feel softer. Pick Greek Villa in a room with less light, where the extra brightness helps.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Pure White SW 7005, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Greek Villa vs Pure White SW 7005

Greek Villa is a touch lighter; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs faint yellow-beige.

Pure White SW 7005 matches Greek Villa on brightness, but carries only a faint undertone where Greek Villa's is subtle. Side by side, Pure White looks cleaner and Greek Villa looks creamier. Pick Pure White for trim, ceilings and rooms with cool tile or gray floors. Pick Greek Villa for walls in a room with warm wood and warm light, where Pure White can look a little plain.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Snowbound SW 7004, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Greek Villa vs Snowbound SW 7004

Greek Villa is a touch lighter; undertone subtle yellow-beige vs faint yellow-beige.

Snowbound SW 7004 is slightly darker and has a fainter undertone, so next to Greek Villa it reads as the cooler, grayer white. Pick Snowbound with cool finishes, gray tile or blue cabinets, where Greek Villa could look yellow. Pick Greek Villa with warm wood and warm light, where Snowbound can look flat. In strong afternoon sun Snowbound stays whiter; Greek Villa goes creamy.

Living room walls rendered in Sherwin-Williams Shoji White SW 7042, white trim, ceiling and wood floor unchanged

Greek Villa vs Shoji White SW 7042

Greek Villa is noticeably lighter; both have a subtle yellow-beige undertone.

Shoji White SW 7042 sits on the same fan-deck strip, three steps down. It has the same subtle yellow-beige undertone but noticeably more depth, so it reads as a pale greige rather than a white. Pick Shoji White if you want the walls to show as a color against white trim. Pick Greek Villa if you want the walls to read as white with the warmth in the background.

Questions about Greek Villa

Does Greek Villa look yellow?

It can, in the wrong light. Greek Villa carries a subtle yellow-beige undertone, and in strong afternoon sun, under warm bulbs, or next to a cool bright white the yellow shows more. In a north room, or beside warm wood and warm light, it reads as a plain warm white.

What colors go with Greek Villa?

Greek Villa can be its own trim in a higher sheen; Extra White SW 7006 is the brighter choice and Pure White SW 7005 the quieter one. It also pairs with warm wood, Iron Ore SW 7069 on doors, and Evergreen Fog SW 9130 or Pewter Green SW 6208 on cabinets.

What is one shade darker than Greek Villa?

Greek Villa is the lightest color on its fan-deck strip, so there is no lighter step. One shade darker is Ivory Lace SW 7013, and Shoji White SW 7042 sits further down the same strip.

Is Greek Villa good for kitchen cabinets?

Yes. On cabinets it is a soft warm white that hides fingerprints better than a bright white, and it sits well with brass, black and wood hardware. Keep it away from blue-gray tile and stark quartz with gray veins, which can make it look yellow.

Is Greek Villa a good whole-house color?

Yes. It is light enough to run through a whole house, trim and ceilings included in different sheens, and it does not change much from room to room. In a small dark room it holds up better than a cooler white, which can turn gray.

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Use the visualizer to narrow your shortlist, then confirm the finalist on your actual wall. A peel-and-stick sample of Greek Villa, checked in morning and evening light, is the last step before a gallon.