Auburn Wave vs Artichoke
Where Auburn Wave belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Auburn Wave belongs to the pink-red family and Artichoke to the grey family. Auburn Wave (LRV 44) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.8, 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.
Auburn Wave vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Auburn Wave 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 Auburn Wave will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Auburn Wave reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
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. Auburn Wave reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Auburn Wave vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Auburn Wave 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 Auburn Wave comparisons
See how Auburn Wave stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 44, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 6, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 27, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 13, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 44), opening up a space where Auburn Wave encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 44, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 8, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Auburn Wave reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Auburn Wave is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Auburn Wave reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.