Blue Heather vs Artichoke
Where Blue Heather belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Blue Heather reads as blue, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Blue Heather (LRV 51) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 29 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blue Heather runs blue while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 31.0, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Heather vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Heather 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 Blue Heather will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
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. Blue Heather 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. Blue Heather 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. Blue Heather reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Blue Heather vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Heather 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 Blue Heather comparisons
See how Blue Heather stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Blue Heather encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Blue Heather the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Heather reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Blue Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Blue Heather is decisively the brighter choice.