Nature's Reflection vs Artichoke
Where Nature's Reflection belongs to Behr's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Nature's Reflection reads as green, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Nature's Reflection (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 41 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Nature's Reflection runs green while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 32.9, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nature's Reflection vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Nature's Reflection 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 LRV gap is large enough that Nature's Reflection will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Nature's Reflection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
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. Nature's Reflection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
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. Nature's Reflection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Nature's Reflection reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Nature's Reflection vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nature's Reflection 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 Nature's Reflection comparisons
See how Nature's Reflection stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 62, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 6, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Nature's Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Nature's Reflection the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 62 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (62 vs 58) makes Nature's Reflection the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 27, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (62 vs 55) makes Nature's Reflection the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 13, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 44, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 62), opening up a space where Nature's Reflection encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (66 vs 62) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 62, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 62, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Nature's Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 8, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 62) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 12, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 45, Nature's Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Nature's Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.