Lavender Blessing vs Artichoke

Lavender Blessing is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Lavender Blessing belongs to the pink family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 53 vs 21, Lavender Blessing will read as the brighter of the two — a 32-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 34.1, 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.

Lavender Blessing vs Artichoke in Real Spaces

3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lavender Blessing 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. Lavender Blessing returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Lavender BlessingLavender Blessing 1211 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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ArtichokeWarm green accent wall Sherwin Williams Artichoke SW 6179

@jess.esmith

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 Lavender Blessing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.

Lavender BlessingLavender Blessing 1211 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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ArtichokeSherwin Williams SW 6179 bedroom paint

@pagemontfarmhouse

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 Lavender Blessing will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.

Lavender BlessingLavender Blessing 1211 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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ArtichokeSherwin Williams Artichoke bathroom paint

@thelauralarkins

Color Details

Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint · 1211
Hex#D3B9C5
LRV53.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number1211
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams · 6179
Hex#7F8266
LRV21.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6179
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Lavender Blessing vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lavender Blessing on one side and Artichoke on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Lavender Blessing comparisons

See how Lavender Blessing stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Lavender Blessing
White Dove
Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 83 vs 53, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Ammonite
Lavender Blessing
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 53), opening up a space where Lavender Blessing encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Iron Ore
Lavender Blessing
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 53 vs 6, Lavender Blessing is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Purbeck Stone
Lavender Blessing
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Lavender Blessing
Evergreen Fog
Lavender Blessing
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Mizzle
Lavender Blessing
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 53 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Lavender Blessing
Agreeable Gray
Lavender Blessing
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Lavender Blessing
Accessible Beige
Lavender Blessing
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

A 5-point LRV gap (58 vs 53) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.

Lavender Blessing
Denim Drift
Lavender Blessing
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 53 vs 27, Lavender Blessing is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
French Gray
Lavender Blessing
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Lavender Blessing reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Lavender Blessing
Naval
Lavender Blessing
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Tranquil Dawn
Lavender Blessing
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Lavender Blessing
Bancha
Lavender Blessing
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 53 vs 13, Lavender Blessing is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Hardwick White
Lavender Blessing
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

A 9-point LRV gap (53 vs 44) makes Lavender Blessing the marginally brighter of the two.

Lavender Blessing
Pure White
Lavender Blessing
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 53), opening up a space where Lavender Blessing encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Lavender Blessing
Balboa Mist
Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 66 vs 53, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Shoji White
Lavender Blessing
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 74 vs 53, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Snowbound
Lavender Blessing
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 53, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Pewter Green
Lavender Blessing
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 53 vs 12, Lavender Blessing is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Skimming Stone
Lavender Blessing
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 68 vs 53, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Lavender Blessing
Dix Blue
Lavender Blessing
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Calamine
Lavender Blessing
Calamine
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 53), opening up a space where Lavender Blessing encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Treron
Lavender Blessing
Treron
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Lavender Blessing
Vintage Vogue
Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

At LRV 53 vs 12, Lavender Blessing is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Lavender Blessing
Saybrook Sage
Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

A 8-point LRV gap (53 vs 45) makes Lavender Blessing the marginally brighter of the two.

Lavender Blessing
Pale Green
Lavender Blessing
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Pine Needle
Lavender Blessing
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Lavender Blessing
Cement grey
Lavender Blessing
Cement grey
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Lavender Blessing reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Lavender Blessing
Guilford Green
Lavender Blessing
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Lavender Blessing
Just Walnut
Lavender Blessing
Just Walnut
Cloverdale Paint
Lavender Blessing
1211 · LRV 53

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 53), opening up a space where Lavender Blessing encloses it.