Lemon Sponge Cake vs Artichoke
Where Lemon Sponge Cake belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, Artichoke is a Sherwin-Williams color. Lemon Sponge Cake reads as beige-yellow, while Artichoke reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Lemon Sponge Cake (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than Artichoke (LRV 21), a difference of 63 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.9, 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.
Lemon Sponge Cake vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lemon Sponge Cake 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 Lemon Sponge Cake 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. Lemon Sponge Cake 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. Lemon Sponge Cake reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Artichoke.
Color Details
Lemon Sponge Cake vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lemon Sponge Cake 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.
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At LRV 84 vs 27, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 55, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 13, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 66, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Lemon Sponge Cake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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At LRV 84 vs 68, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 12, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Lemon Sponge Cake is decisively the brighter choice.
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Lemon Sponge Cake reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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