Edgewood Rocks vs Artifact
Edgewood Rocks (Benjamin Moore) and Artifact (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 22 vs 23 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Edgewood Rocks leans red, Artifact reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Edgewood Rocks vs Artifact in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Edgewood Rocks and Artifact are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Edgewood Rocks vs Artifact Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Edgewood Rocks on one side and Artifact 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 Edgewood Rocks comparisons
See how Edgewood Rocks stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 4, Edgewood Rocks is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
Edgewood Rocks reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 22, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgewood Rocks reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Edgewood Rocks reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
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At LRV 41 vs 22, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Edgewood Rocks reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Edgewood Rocks encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.