Boston Brick vs Artichoke
Boston Brick is a Benjamin Moore color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Boston Brick reads as pink-red, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 21 vs 12, Artichoke will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. The tonal difference — Boston Brick's red character against Artichoke's neutral — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 33.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Boston Brick vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Boston Brick 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Artichoke returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Boston Brick would.
Color Details
Boston Brick vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Boston Brick 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 Boston Brick comparisons
See how Boston Brick stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 12, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Boston Brick the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Boston Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Treron reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 12, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Boston Brick reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Boston Brick encloses it.