Crown Jewels vs Artichoke
Crown Jewels is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Crown Jewels belongs to the purple family and Artichoke to the grey family. With LRVs of 22 and 21, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 49.1, 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.
Crown Jewels vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Crown Jewels 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Crown Jewels vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Crown Jewels 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 Crown Jewels comparisons
See how Crown Jewels stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 22 vs 4, Crown Jewels is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
Crown Jewels reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 22, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Crown Jewels reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 22, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Crown Jewels reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Crown Jewels encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 7, Crown Jewels is decisively the brighter choice.