Cliffswallow vs Artichoke
Cliffswallow is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Cliffswallow belongs to the beige family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 75 vs 21, Cliffswallow will read as the brighter of the two — a 54-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 37.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cliffswallow vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cliffswallow 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
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. Cliffswallow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Cliffswallow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Cliffswallow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Cliffswallow vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cliffswallow 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 Cliffswallow comparisons
See how Cliffswallow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Cliffswallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 6, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 52, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 58, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 55, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 13, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 44, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Cliffswallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (83 vs 75) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Cliffswallow the marginally brighter of the two.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Cliffswallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 12, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 45, Cliffswallow is decisively the brighter choice.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cliffswallow reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Cliffswallow reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.