Olive Gold vs Artichoke

Olive GoldCloverdale PaintvsArtichokeSherwin-WilliamsΔE 20.0Distinct difference

Olive Gold is a Cloverdale Paint color while Artichoke comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, Olive Gold belongs to the beige-greige family and Artichoke to the grey family. At LRV 43 vs 21, Olive Gold will read as the brighter of the two — a 22-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.0, 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.

Olive Gold vs Artichoke in Real Spaces

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

Olive GoldOlive Gold 0281 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 Olive Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.

Olive GoldOlive Gold 0281 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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ArtichokeSherwin Williams SW 6179 bedroom paint

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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 Olive Gold will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Artichoke would.

Olive GoldOlive Gold 0281 by Cloverdale Paint — Bathroom

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ArtichokeSherwin Williams Artichoke bathroom paint

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Color Details

Olive Gold
Cloverdale Paint · 0281
LRV43.0
BrandCloverdale Paint
Number0281
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Artichoke
Sherwin-Williams · 6179
LRV21.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6179
Undertone
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium

Olive Gold vs Artichoke Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Olive Gold 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 Olive Gold comparisons

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

Olive Gold
Ammonite
Olive Gold
Ammonite
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

At LRV 69 vs 43, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
Olive Gold
White Dove
Olive Gold
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Iron Ore
Olive Gold
Iron Ore
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Olive Gold
Purbeck Stone
Olive Gold
Purbeck Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.

Olive Gold
Evergreen Fog
Olive Gold
Evergreen Fog
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

At LRV 43 vs 30, Olive Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Olive Gold
Mizzle
Olive Gold
Mizzle
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Olive Gold
Agreeable Gray
Olive Gold
Agreeable Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.

Olive Gold
Accessible Beige
Olive Gold
Accessible Beige
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Denim Drift
Olive Gold
Denim Drift
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

Olive Gold
French Gray
Olive Gold
French Gray
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Olive Gold
Naval
Olive Gold
Naval
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 43 vs 4, Olive Gold is decisively the brighter choice.

Olive Gold
Tranquil Dawn
Olive Gold
Tranquil Dawn
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Bancha
Olive Gold
Bancha
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Olive Gold
Hardwick White
Olive Gold
Hardwick White
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Olive Gold
Pure White
Olive Gold
Pure White
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
Olive Gold
Balboa Mist
Olive Gold
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Shoji White
Olive Gold
Shoji White
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Snowbound
Olive Gold
Snowbound
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Pigeon
Olive Gold
Pigeon
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51

A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.

Olive Gold
Pewter Green
Olive Gold
Pewter Green
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Olive Gold
Duck Green
Olive Gold
Duck Green
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Olive Gold
Skimming Stone
Olive Gold
Skimming Stone
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Olive Gold encloses it.

Olive Gold
Dix Blue
Olive Gold
Dix Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Olive Gold
Hicks' Blue
Olive Gold
Hicks' Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold vs Hicks' Blue

Olive Gold
Slaked Lime Deep
Olive Gold
Slaked Lime Deep

Olive Gold vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Olive Gold
Vintage Vogue
Olive Gold
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Olive Gold
Livid
Olive Gold
Livid
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

Olive Gold vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Olive Gold
Saybrook Sage
Olive Gold
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Olive Gold
Pale Green
Olive Gold
Pale Green
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Olive Gold the marginally brighter of the two.

Olive Gold
Pine Needle
Olive Gold
Pine Needle
Cloverdale Paint
Olive Gold
0281 · LRV 43

At LRV 43 vs 7, Olive Gold is decisively the brighter choice.