Salisbury Green vs Artichoke
Where Salisbury Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Salisbury Green belongs to the green-grey family and Artichoke to the grey family. Salisbury Green (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 25 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Salisbury Green runs green while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 21.4, 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.
Salisbury Green vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Salisbury Green 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 Salisbury Green 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. Salisbury Green 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. Salisbury Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Salisbury Green vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Salisbury Green 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 Salisbury Green comparisons
See how Salisbury Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 30, Salisbury Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Salisbury Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 4, Salisbury Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 46, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 46), opening up a space where Salisbury Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 41) makes Salisbury Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Salisbury Green reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Salisbury Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 7, Salisbury Green is decisively the brighter choice.