Tickled Pink vs Artichoke
Where Tickled Pink belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Tickled Pink belongs to the pink-red family and Artichoke to the grey family. Tickled Pink (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 34 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Tickled Pink runs red while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 45.1, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tickled Pink vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Tickled Pink 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 Tickled Pink will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Tickled Pink vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tickled Pink 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 Tickled Pink comparisons
See how Tickled Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Tickled Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 4, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Tickled Pink encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 41, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 56, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 25, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Tickled Pink reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Tickled Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, Tickled Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.