Turret vs Artichoke
Where Turret belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Turret belongs to the beige-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. Turret (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Turret runs red while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 14.3, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Turret vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Turret 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 Turret will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
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. Turret reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Turret vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Turret 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 Turret comparisons
See how Turret stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Turret the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 36, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
Turret reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 36) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 36, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
Turret reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Turret encloses it.
Turret reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Turret the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 36 vs 7, Turret is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (36 vs 24) makes Turret the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 36, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 36, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.