Cotton Ball vs Artichoke
Where Cotton Ball belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Cotton Ball belongs to the beige family and Artichoke to the grey family. Cotton Ball (LRV 86) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.6, 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.
Cotton Ball vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cotton Ball 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 Cotton Ball 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. Cotton Ball 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. Cotton Ball reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Cotton Ball vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Ball 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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Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 52, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 86 vs 58, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 27, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 55, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 13, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 44, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 86 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 86 vs 66, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (86 vs 74) makes Cotton Ball the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (86 vs 83) makes Cotton Ball the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 68, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 86 vs 12, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 45, Cotton Ball is decisively the brighter choice.
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Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Cotton Ball reflects far more light (LRV 86 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.