Alabaster vs Artichoke
Where Alabaster belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Alabaster belongs to the beige-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. Alabaster (LRV 85) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 64 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Alabaster runs yellow while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 43.0, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Alabaster vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Alabaster 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 Alabaster 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. Alabaster 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. Alabaster reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Alabaster vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Alabaster 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 Alabaster comparisons
See how Alabaster stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Alabaster the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.