Cotton Candy vs Artichoke
Cotton Candy is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Cotton Candy reads as pink-red, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 85 vs 21, Cotton Candy will read as the brighter of the two — a 64-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 43.9, 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.
Cotton Candy vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cotton Candy 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. Cotton Candy 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 Cotton Candy 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 Cotton Candy will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Cotton Candy vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cotton Candy 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 Cotton Candy comparisons
See how Cotton Candy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 85 vs 6, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Cotton Candy the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Cotton Candy is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Cotton Candy reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.