Dragonfly vs Artichoke
Where Dragonfly belongs to Behr's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Dragonfly belongs to the blue-grey family and Artichoke to the grey family. Dragonfly (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Dragonfly runs blue while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of NaN, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dragonfly vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dragonfly and Artichoke 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Dragonfly gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Dragonfly reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Dragonfly reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Dragonfly gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Dragonfly reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Dragonfly vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dragonfly on one side and Artichoke 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 Dragonfly comparisons
See how Dragonfly stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Dragonfly reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
Dragonfly reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Dragonfly encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 26 vs 7, Dragonfly is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 26, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 26, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.