Coffee Shop vs Artichoke
Where Coffee Shop belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Coffee Shop belongs to the beige-pink family and Artichoke to the grey family. Artichoke (LRV 21) reflects noticeably more light than Coffee Shop (LRV 11), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.4, 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.
Coffee Shop vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coffee Shop 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 Artichoke will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Coffee Shop 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. Artichoke reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Coffee Shop.
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. Artichoke reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Coffee Shop.
Color Details
Coffee Shop vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coffee Shop 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.
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