Greek Villa vs Minute Mauve
Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Greek Villa reads as beige, while Minute Mauve reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Greek Villa (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Minute Mauve (LRV 59), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Greek Villa runs warm while Minute Mauve is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 12.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Greek Villa vs Minute Mauve in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Greek Villa and Minute Mauve in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The LRV gap is large enough that Greek Villa will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Minute Mauve would.
Color Details
Greek Villa vs Minute Mauve Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Greek Villa on one side and Minute Mauve on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Greek Villa comparisons
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At LRV 84 vs 69, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 52, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 30, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 60, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 43, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 4, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 84 vs 21, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Greek Villa reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
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Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
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At LRV 84 vs 41, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
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Greek Villa reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.