Winter Orchard vs Artichoke
Where Winter Orchard belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Winter Orchard reads as greige-grey, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Winter Orchard (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 49 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Winter Orchard runs yellow while Artichoke is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 36.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Winter Orchard vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Winter Orchard 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 Winter Orchard will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Winter Orchard reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Winter Orchard vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Winter Orchard 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 Winter Orchard comparisons
See how Winter Orchard stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Winter Orchard encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Winter Orchard the marginally brighter of the two.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Winter Orchard encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Winter Orchard reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Winter Orchard is decisively the brighter choice.