Sherwin-Williams Greek VillavsSherwin-Williams White Duck
Why this comparison: White Duck is darker and greiger, Greek Villa brighter — the same warm-white shortlist. Greek Villa and White Duck are very close (ΔE 3.12). The difference shows up most in side-by-side comparison and under specific light.
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The Numbers
Greek Villa is meaningfully lighter (LRV 84 vs 74). On a wall, Greek Villa reads near-white; White Duck reads light, airy.
What Each Color Really Is
A warm white built on a soft red-orange base, which at this lightness lands as cream rather than yellow or beige. The hue sits at 42 degrees — squarely warm — and it carries real saturation, not the trace amount a chameleon neutral carries. That matters, because it means Greek Villa does not shift around trying to match whatever is near it. It stays warm. Whether that warmth reads as "creamy and inviting" or "why is my wall yellow" is decided entirely by what you put beside it, which is the single most useful thing to know about this color.
At LRV 84 it reflects almost as much light as the deck allows, so it behaves like a bright white on the wall, not a soft one. Set it next to Pure White (SW 7005), which has the identical LRV 84, and the difference is not brightness at all — Pure White reads clean and Greek Villa reads creamy. Against Alabaster (SW 7008, LRV 82) it is the brighter and slightly more colorful of the two. That combination of high reflectance and visible warmth is unusual, and it is why Greek Villa works in dim hallways where softer creams go dull.
White Duck is a warm off-white built on beige, with a small amount of green-gray mixed in to stop the beige from tipping butter-yellow. That green-gray is the whole story of this color. Most of the time you never notice it — it just makes the warmth read soft and slightly aged instead of creamy, which is exactly why designers hand it to clients who say "warm, but not yellow." It is also why the same paint gets called the perfect warm white by one person and "weirdly green" by the next. Both of them are describing the same can.
At LRV 74 it bounces a lot of light around a room, but it is clearly not a white. Put it beside Alabaster SW 7008 at LRV 82 and the eight-point gap does something useful: Alabaster reads as white, and White Duck suddenly shows its body — a soft tan-greige you cannot quite name. That is the trade. You give up the bright-white look and you get a wall that has some color in it, which is why it holds up so well across an open plan where the light changes room to room.
Specs Side by Side
| Spec | Greek Villa | White Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams |
| SKU | SW 7551 | SW 7010 |
| Hex | #F0ECE2 | #E5DFD2 |
| RGB | 240, 236, 226 | 229, 223, 210 |
| LRV | 84 | 74 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm | red-orange / warm |
| Family | White | Neutral |
How Light Changes Them
Bright and creamy all day without tipping sour. This is the exposure it was made for.
Cool indirect light subtracts the warmth and it reads slightly dull. Warm bulbs help; test first.
Low direct sun pushes it to butter for a few hours. Big west windows are the deal-breaker.
2700K lamps make it cozy cream. 4000K LEDs drain it — change bulbs, not paint.
Lightest and warmest here, and the green cast is basically invisible. Whole-house safe.
Cool daylight strips the warmth and leaves the green-gray showing. Test big samples first.
Creamy at the sun hours, soft greige the rest of the day. Most people like the swing.
2700K lamps: cozy and creamy. 4000K LEDs: gray and green. Change bulbs before you change paint.
Both Colors in Real Rooms
Photos from our full reviews — the same rooms and captions, so you can judge each color where it actually lives, not on a chip.
When to Pick Which
Whole-house walls and trim in one warm white · kitchens with wood floors and brass · cabinets over honey oak or white oak · exteriors that need warmth without going beige
You are keeping brighter builder-white trim · a west room takes hard afternoon sun · the room is a dim north box or a basement · your floors and counters are cool gray
Whole-house walls in south or west daylight · kitchens with white oak, brass and warm stone · cabinets that should not look factory-white · softening a room that has too much bright white in it
Your room faces north and stays dim · your trim is a bright builder white you are keeping · your floors are cool gray LVP · you want a crisp modern gallery white
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Greek Villa vs White Duck FAQ
Which is lighter, Greek Villa or White Duck?
Greek Villa is lighter: LRV 84 vs 74. Greek Villa is meaningfully lighter (LRV 84 vs 74). On a wall, Greek Villa reads near-white; White Duck reads light, airy.
Which is warmer, Greek Villa or White Duck?
They share the same undertone family — both read red-orange / warm. The difference between them is lightness and depth, not temperature.
How similar are Greek Villa and White Duck?
Greek Villa and White Duck are very close (ΔE 3.12). The difference shows up most in side-by-side comparison and under specific light. The only reliable test is seeing both in your own room and light — a side-by-side on a screen or chip flattens the difference.
Can I use Greek Villa and White Duck together in one house?
Not in the same room, and be careful in the same house. At ΔE 3.12 they are so close that two walls in each will read as a tinting mistake, not a design choice. Pick one, or keep them on different floors where they are never seen together.
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