Daylilly Yellow vs Artichoke
Where Daylilly Yellow belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Daylilly Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Artichoke to the grey family. Daylilly Yellow (LRV 87) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 66 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.1, 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.
Daylilly Yellow vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Daylilly Yellow 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 Daylilly Yellow 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. Daylilly Yellow 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. Daylilly Yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Daylilly Yellow vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Daylilly Yellow 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 Daylilly Yellow comparisons
See how Daylilly Yellow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Daylilly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 6, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 13, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Daylilly Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Daylilly Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Daylilly Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 72), opening up a space where Just Walnut encloses it.