Greenhouse vs Artichoke
Where Greenhouse belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Greenhouse belongs to the green-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. Greenhouse (LRV 40) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.0, 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.
Greenhouse vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Greenhouse 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 Greenhouse 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. Greenhouse 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. Greenhouse reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Greenhouse vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Greenhouse 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 Greenhouse comparisons
See how Greenhouse stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 40 vs 6, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 13, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 40 vs 12, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 8, Greenhouse is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
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