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Greek Villa SW 7551: hex #F0ECE2, RGB and LRV

Greek Villa (SW 7551) is a Sherwin-Williams white at #F0ECE2 with an LRV of 84.223. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsGreek VillaSW 7551

Hex: #F0ECE2
RGB: 240, 236, 226
LRV: 84.223
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 84.223. Very light: brightens a room and works on ceilings and trim.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 89°, chroma 0.014). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Illusive GreenSW 9164
In the NavySW 9178

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchGreek Villapale, grayish orange

HEX: #F0ECE2
RGB: rgb(240, 236, 226)
HSL: hsl(43, 32%, 91%)

Best text on it: black at 17.80:1

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Every code for Greek Villa

HEX#F0ECE2
RGBrgb(240, 236, 226)
HSLhsl(43, 32%, 91%)
HSV43°, 6%, 94%
CMYK0%, 2%, 6%, 6%
Lablab(93.5% 0.1 5.4)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.014 88.7)
Decimal15789282

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Greek Villa in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FEFDFC
80%#FCFBF9
70%#FBF9F6
60%#F9F7F3
50%#F8F6F1
40%#F6F4EE
30%#F5F2EB
20%#F3F0E8
10%#F2EEE5
Base#F0ECE2
10%#D8D4CB
20%#C0BDB5
30%#A8A59E
40%#908E88
50%#787671
60%#605E5A
70%#484744
80%#302F2D
90%#181817

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#E5E1D8
20%#DAD6CE
30%#CECCC5
40%#C3C1BB
50%#B8B6B1
60%#ADABA7
70%#A2A09D
80%#969694
90%#8B8B8A

Matching colors

Complementary

#F0ECE2
#E2E6F0

Analogous

#F0E5E2
#F0ECE2
#EDF0E2

Triadic

#F0ECE2
#E2F0EC
#ECE2F0

Split complementary

#F0ECE2
#E2EDF0
#E5E2F0

Tetradic (square)

#F0ECE2
#E2F0E5
#E2E6F0
#F0E2ED

Monochromatic

#BCAA7D
#D6CBB0
#F0ECE2
#F8F6F2
#F8F6F2

Greek Villa in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Greek Villa with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Greek Villa
Triad #E2F0EC
Triad #ECE2F0
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Greek Villa in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; greek villa carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Greek Villa

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#F0ECE2
Protanopia (no red cones)#EFEBE1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#F0EDE2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#F3EAE9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.17:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	17.80:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.17:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	17.80:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.03:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --greek-villa: #f0ece2;
  --greek-villa-rgb: 240 236 226;
  --greek-villa-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Greek Villa is Sherwin-Williams SW 7551, a soft off-white. In hex it is #F0ECE2, in RGB it is 240, 236, 226, and its LRV is 84.223. The file gives no collection name.

What the codes tell you

Its HSL is hsl(43, 32%, 91%) and its OKLCH is oklch(94.3% 0.014 88.7). Compared with a true neutral white, the chroma of 0.014 is double, and the hue near 89 degrees lands in yellow. The undertone label reads warm neutral with a yellow tilt, so this is a white with a little cream in it rather than a stark one.

The LRV puts it in the very light band, a range where a color brightens a space and is often used on ceilings and trim. In a room with warm bulbs, expect the yellow to deepen slightly, and next to a cooler white it will look creamier still.

Close calls and clear differences

The nearest Sherwin-Williams color is Alabaster SW 7008 at 0.7, well under 2, so the two are hard to separate on a wall. Pure White SW 7005 is 2.1 and Snowbound SW 7004 is 2.2: related, with a visible difference once placed side by side.

On the Benjamin Moore side, Swiss Coffee OC-45 is 1.2 away and White Dove OC-17 is 1.6, both hard to tell apart. Classic Gray OC-23 at 2.7 is a noticeable step darker and grayer. Confirm any swap with real samples in your own light.

Worked example

Suppose a living room with a south-facing bay and a navy sofa. You want the walls to feel warm without turning yellow, and you want a coordinating accent. Sherwin-Williams lists Illusive Green (SW 9164) and In the Navy (SW 9178) with Greek Villa. The navy echoes the sofa, so a pair of painted built-ins in In the Navy would anchor the room, while Illusive Green could go on a smaller piece or the inside of a reading nook.

With an LRV of 84.223 on the main walls, the room will stay bright even if the bay window is shaded by a porch. Because the yellow reading is modest, the navy should still look crisp against it instead of muddy.

Text on this color

For a web banner or printed card in this tone, black text reaches 17.80:1 and white text only 1.17:1. Dark type is the clear choice. The color converter can translate the hex into other formats if you need them for a design file.