Artisan White vs Whitetail
Artisan White is a Cloverdale Paint color while Whitetail comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige-white family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 87 and 86, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Artisan White vs Whitetail in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Artisan White and Whitetail 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Artisan White vs Whitetail Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Artisan White on one side and Whitetail 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 Artisan White comparisons
See how Artisan White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Artisan White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 84), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Artisan White reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 25, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Artisan White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 7, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 24, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 57, Artisan White is decisively the brighter choice.