Old Grey Mare vs Artichoke
Old Grey Mare is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. At LRV 68 vs 21, Old Grey Mare will read as the brighter of the two — a 47-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 35.3, 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.
Old Grey Mare vs Artichoke in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Old Grey Mare 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. Old Grey Mare returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Old Grey Mare will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
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 Old Grey Mare will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.
Color Details
Old Grey Mare vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Old Grey Mare 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 Old Grey Mare comparisons
See how Old Grey Mare stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 68 vs 6, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 52, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Old Grey Mare reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Old Grey Mare the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 13, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where Old Grey Mare encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 12, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Old Grey Mare is decisively the brighter choice.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Old Grey Mare reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Old Grey Mare reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.